*BS*The moment Whites fans have been waiting for is finally here – the club’s 2016/17 Vanarama National League campaign has been mapped out, with the fixtures now released.*BF*

Chris Kinnear’s men start the season with a trip to Wrexham on Saturday August 6th – a side they beat twice last season – before hosting home matches against Boreham Wood and newly-promoted North Ferriby United on Tuesday August 9th and Saturday August 13th respectively.

Then follows the club’s first midweek away trip, away at Eastleigh on Tuesday August 16th.

A run of fixtures in September sees Whites host Forest Green Rovers on September 10th – the side who beat Whites in the playoff semi-final last season – before consecutive away games at the two sides relegated from League Two last season, Dagenham & Redbridge and York City.

Whites’ second-longest trip of the season, away at Gateshead, is scheduled for Saturday October 8th.

The first Kent derby of the club’s season will be at Crabble on Tuesday October 25th, with Bromley the visitors – and it’s also an all-Kent affair over Christmas, with Whites hosting Maidstone United at Crabble on Boxing Day, before making the trip to the county town on New Year’s Day.

Kinnear’s side return to Prenton Park to face Tranmere Rovers on Saturday March 11th, before finishing the regular season with their longest trip of the season – away at Barrow.

October 15th has been left free for the 4th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, with the First Round pencilled in for November 5th. The First and Second Rounds of the FA Trophy will be held on December 10th and January 14th respectively.

*BS*The club have added League One side Millwall to their pre-season schedule, with Neil Harris’ men making the trip down to Crabble on Tuesday 26th July for a 7.30pm kick-off.*BF*

The South London side lost in the playoffs for promotion to the Championship to Barnsley back in May, and make it a hat-trick of Football League sides coming to Crabble in the close season.

As per the friendlies against AFC Wimbledon (July 12th) and Leyton Orient (July 16th), admission for the Millwall clash will be at the standard admission prices. This is due to the additional costs involved in covering the opposition club’s expenses for these fixtures.

Whites’ friendly away at Welling United, originally scheduled for the same date, will be rescheduled with a new date announced once confirmed.

Please note, due to the ongoing Family Stand development, all pre-season friendlies will be segregated.

*IS*DOVER ATHLETIC PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
Saturday July 9th, 3pm: Dover Athletic vs Billericay Town
Tuesday July 12th, 7.45pm: Dover Athletic vs AFC Wimbledon
Saturday July 16th, 3pm: Dover Athletic vs Leyton Orient
Tuesday July 26th, 7.30pm: Dover Athletic vs Millwall
Saturday July 30th, 3pm: Chelmsford City vs Dover Athletic
Disclaimer: All fixtures are subject to change*IF*

*BS*The club have added League One side Millwall to their pre-season schedule, with Neil Harris’ men making the trip down to Crabble on Tuesday 26th July for a 7.30pm kick-off.*BF*

The South London side lost in the playoffs for promotion to the Championship to Barnsley back in May, and make it a hat-trick of Football League sides coming to Crabble in the close season.

As per the friendlies against AFC Wimbledon (July 12th) and Leyton Orient (July 16th), admission for the Millwall clash will be at the standard admission prices. This is due to the additional costs involved in covering the opposition club’s expenses for these fixtures.

Whites’ friendly away at Welling United, originally scheduled for the same date, will be rescheduled with a new date announced once confirmed.

Please note, due to the ongoing Family Stand development, all pre-season friendlies will be segregated.

*IS*DOVER ATHLETIC PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
Saturday July 9th, 3pm: Dover Athletic vs Billericay Town
Tuesday July 12th, 7.45pm: Dover Athletic vs AFC Wimbledon
Saturday July 16th, 3pm: Dover Athletic vs Leyton Orient
Tuesday July 26th, 7.30pm: Dover Athletic vs Millwall
Saturday July 30th, 3pm: Chelmsford City vs Dover Athletic
Disclaimer: All fixtures are subject to change*IF*

*BS*Dover Athletic are looking for volunteers to provide help to the club’s media output, primarily with our matchday magazine and on our social media channels.*BF*

We are looking to further extend our media offering for the 2016/17 season, and are keen to hear from supporters who feel they could contribute to this.

Opportunities are available in a number of areas – for our matchday magazine, you would be expected to assist with writing articles, updating statistics and conducting interviews, whilst for our social media output you would be needed to update news as and when required, and generally help to raise the profile of the club online.

In addition, we are looking into increasing our video output online, and are keen to hear from supporters who feel they have strengths in this area.

These positions contribute to what we put in front of our supporters, so a high degree of trust and professionalism is required and you will also need to have a strong grasp of the English language.

If you are interested, please e-mail jack.osullivan@doverathletic.com, including any information or skills that may make you stand out from the crowd.

Successful applicants will be invited along to further discuss the role prior to one of the club’s pre-season friendlies in the coming weeks.

*BS*PRESS RELEASE: BBC Local Radio sign agreement to cover 68 National League clubs*BF*

The BBC Local Radio stations across England and Wales have signed an agreement with the National League to provide coverage of the leagues’ matches until 2020.

The National League has 68 member clubs in three divisions, known as the National League, National League North and the National League South.

Welcoming today’s announcement Jason Horton, BBC Head of Sport for England said:

“Today’s deal with the National League demonstrates the BBC local radio stations commitment to bring sports fans across England and Wales all the sporting action from their area. So whether you’re tuning in to BBC Radio Lincolnshire’s coverage of Lincoln City, listening to BBC Radio Solent reporting on Eastleigh or following one of the other 66 clubs across The National League we’ll be bringing you the latest action.”

Brian Barwick, Chairman at The National League said:

“The National League is pleased to confirm our existing partnership has been extended until 2020. This will permit continuing stadium access with match commentary, thus complementing the excellent support given generally by BBC Local Radio stations covering all 68 member clubs and their local communities”.

*BS*Dover Athletic are looking for volunteers to provide help to the club’s media output, primarily with our matchday magazine and on our social media channels.*BF*

We are looking to further extend our media offering for the 2016/17 season, and are keen to hear from supporters who feel they could contribute to this.

Opportunities are available in a number of areas – for our matchday magazine, you would be expected to assist with writing articles, updating statistics and conducting interviews, whilst for our social media output you would be needed to update news as and when required, and generally help to raise the profile of the club online.

In addition, we are looking into increasing our video output online, and are keen to hear from supporters who feel they have strengths in this area.

These positions contribute to what we put in front of our supporters, so a high degree of trust and professionalism is required and you will also need to have a strong grasp of the English language.

If you are interested, please e-mail jack.osullivan@doverathletic.com, including any information or skills that may make you stand out from the crowd.

Successful applicants will be invited along to further discuss the role prior to one of the club’s pre-season friendlies in the coming weeks.

*BS*PRESS RELEASE: BBC Local Radio sign agreement to cover 68 National League clubs*BF*

The BBC Local Radio stations across England and Wales have signed an agreement with the National League to provide coverage of the leagues’ matches until 2020.

The National League has 68 member clubs in three divisions, known as the National League, National League North and the National League South.

Welcoming today’s announcement Jason Horton, BBC Head of Sport for England said:

“Today’s deal with the National League demonstrates the BBC local radio stations commitment to bring sports fans across England and Wales all the sporting action from their area. So whether you’re tuning in to BBC Radio Lincolnshire’s coverage of Lincoln City, listening to BBC Radio Solent reporting on Eastleigh or following one of the other 66 clubs across The National League we’ll be bringing you the latest action.”

Brian Barwick, Chairman at The National League said:

“The National League is pleased to confirm our existing partnership has been extended until 2020. This will permit continuing stadium access with match commentary, thus complementing the excellent support given generally by BBC Local Radio stations covering all 68 member clubs and their local communities”.

*BS*The club are pleased to present our first-team home, away and third kits for the forthcoming 2016/17 season – manufactured by Nike, using their latest Dri-FIT technology. Supporters will be able to purchase their replica shirts from www.dafcdirect.com in July.*BF*

Unveiled to the players at the first session of pre-season training on Tuesday, the new range of kits are now being produced in time for the new season.

Last month, Whites signed a deal with Nike distributor Just Sport to deliver our three outfield kits, three goalkeeper kits and also our training kit. Dover Chairman Jim Parmenter said: “This season we wanted to ensure that we could keep our offering affordable for the fans, our previous suppliers where talking price increases across the entire range.

“Just Sport have put together a package including top quality Nike branded kit at a cost that will allow us to continue to provide value to our supporters”.

*BS*HOME KIT*BF*
White shirt, black shorts, black socks

*BS*AWAY KIT*BF*
Blue shirt, white shorts, white socks

*BS*THIRD KIT*BF*
Yellow shirt, black shorts, black socks

Shirts will be available to order from the club’s online shop – www.dafcdirect.com – in July, with further details and dates announced once we have received stock.

*BS*The club are pleased to present our first-team home, away and third kits for the forthcoming 2016/17 season – manufactured by Nike, using their latest Dri-FIT technology. Supporters will be able to purchase their replica shirts from www.dafcdirect.com in July.*BF*

Unveiled to the players at the first session of pre-season training on Tuesday, the new range of kits are now being produced in time for the new season.

Last month, Whites signed a deal with Nike distributor Just Sport to deliver our three outfield kits, three goalkeeper kits and also our training kit. Dover Chairman Jim Parmenter said: “This season we wanted to ensure that we could keep our offering affordable for the fans, our previous suppliers where talking price increases across the entire range.

“Just Sport have put together a package including top quality Nike branded kit at a cost that will allow us to continue to provide value to our supporters”.

*BS*HOME KIT*BF*
White shirt, black shorts, black socks

*BS*AWAY KIT*BF*
Blue shirt, white shorts, white socks

*BS*THIRD KIT*BF*
Yellow shirt, black shorts, black socks

Shirts will be available to order from the club’s online shop – www.dafcdirect.com – in July, with further details and dates announced once we have received stock.

*BS*Dover Athletic are delighted to announce the signing of Kingsley James, who arrives from FC Halifax Town for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old midfielder, formerly of Sheffield United and Port Vale, is an England C international and made 57 appearances for Town last season.*BF*

Chris Kinnear has pulled off a major signing in Kingsley, who is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders outside of the Football League.

James began his career at Sheffield United, joining at the age of ten years old – and went on to captain the likes of Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker in the youth team at Bramall Lane. He made his first-team debut in the League Cup in 2010, before making the switch to Port Vale the following year.

There, he made 11 appearances in League Two before signing for Hereford United, and then Chester – before turning down a two-year deal with Steve Burr’s side to sign for FC Halifax Town.

In the 2016/17 season, he scored 11 goals in 57 appearances and consistently impressed despite his side suffering relegation from the Vanarama National League.

James has won 3 caps for the England C side, and scored on his debut for the national side against Estonia in 2014.

We are delighted to welcome Kingsley to Crabble and wish him every success during his time at the club.