Workington Reds will start the new NPL West season next month with a home game against Mossley.
A famous fixture in Reds’ history, it was the final game of the 1998/99 season when a 2-1 win at Borough Park gave Workington the North Western Trains League title.
They will go head-to-head on on Saturday, August 13. This time round it signals a return to the club for Danny Grainger whose two previous seasons in charge of Reds ended in both being voided.
The opening midweek fixture on Tuesday, August 16 will see Reds travelling to Merseyside to tackle Prescot Cables.
The second Saturday of the season is set aside for the FA Cup when Reds could be tackling a Cumbrian derby at Penrith in the preliminary round if Darren Edmondson’s side can beat West Allotment Celtic in the extra preliminary round on August 6.
Reds first home mid-week clash will be on Tuesday, August 23 when Trafford will be the visitors to Borough Park.
There has already been much interest in the promotion of Macclesfield to NPL West after they topped the NWCounties Premier Division and have been installed as favourites to win the League. Reds will play the away game first on Saturday, October 8.
The big clash at Borough Park will be on Saturday, February 25, which is expected to produce one of the biggest attendances of the season.
Reds will be at home on Boxing Day with Kidsgrove Athletic having to make the long trip from the Midlands while on Monday, January 2, Reds will be on the road to Clitheroe.
The season is due to end on Saturday, April 22 with a home game against Colne.
Fixtures
- Sat Aug 13 Mossley H
- Tue Aug 16 Prescot Cables A
- Sat Aug 20 Emirates FA Cup Prelim
- Tue Aug 23 Trafford H
- Sat Aug 27 Witton Albion A
- Mon Aug 29 Clitheroe H
- Sat Sep 3 Emirates FA Cup 1Q
- Tue Sep 6 Ramsbottom United A
- Sat Sep 10 Isuzu FA Trophy 1Q
- Tue Sep 13 Skelmersdale United H
- Sat Sep 17 Bootle A or Emirates FA Cup 2Q
- Sat Sep 24 Isuzu FA Trophy 2Q
- Sat Oct 1 Leek Town H or Emirates FA Cup 3Q
- Sat Oct 8 Macclesfield A or Isuzu FA Trophy 3Q
- Sat Oct 15 Runcorn Linnets H or Emirates FA Cup 4Q
- Sat Oct 22 Hanley Town A
- Sat Oct 29 City Of Liverpool FC or H Isuzu FA Trophy 1
- Sat Nov 5 Glossop North End A or Emirates FA Cup 1
- Sat Nov 12 Widnes H
- Sat Nov 19 Colne A Isuzu or FA Trophy 2
- Sat Nov 26 1874 Northwich H or Emirates FA Cup 2
- Sat Dec 3 Newcastle Town A
- Sat Dec 10 Bootle H
- Sat Dec 17 Mossley Aor Isuzu FA Trophy 3
- Mon Dec 26 Kidsgrove Athletic H
- Mon Jan 2 Clitheroe A
- Sat Jan 7 Prescot Cables H or Emirates FA Cup 3
- Sat Jan 14 Trafford A or Isuzu FA Trophy 4
- Sat Jan 21 Skelmersdale United A
- Sat Jan 28 Newcastle Town Hor Emirates FA Cup 4
- Sat Feb 4 Leek Town A
- Tue Feb 7 Ramsbottom United H
- Sat Feb 11 Isuzu FA Trophy 5
- Sat Feb 18 Runcorn Linnets A
- Sat Feb 25 Macclesfield H
- Wed Mar 1 Emirates or FA Cup 5
- Sat Mar 4 Hanley Town H
- Sat Mar 11 Isuzu FA Trophy 6
- Sat Mar 18 City Of Liverpool FC A or Emirates FA Cup Quarter-Final
- Sat Mar 25 Glossop North End H
- Sat Apr 1 Widnes A or Isuzu FA Trophy Semi-Final
- Sat Apr 8 Witton Albion H
- Mon Apr 10 Kidsgrove Athletic A
- Sat Apr 15 1874 Northwich A
- Sat Apr 22 Colne H Emirates or FA Cup Semi-Final
- Sun May 21 Isuzu FA Trophy Final
- Sat Jun 3 Emirates FA Cup Final
