The FOUR key dates you need to know ahead of the 2017/18 football season

Clubs are busy planning their pre seasons and recruiting for their squads, but the calendar for the 2017/18 season is already coming together so here’s the dates you need to put in your diaries for the month ahead

1st July

The start of July is when the Hellenic League release and start accepting player registrations for the season ahead. Expect it to get very busy, but you can keep track of all the moves here.

Don’t miss our comprehensive pre season friendly fixture list here.

7th July

The big day for FA competition draws. The Football Association will reveal the draws for the early rounds of the FA Cup, FA Trophy and FA Vase tournaments.

31st July

The Hellenic League season officially gets underway with clubs playing a round of league fixtures between Monday 31st July and Wednesday 2nd August in preparation for..

5th August

The road to Wembley for the 2017/18 Emirates FA Cup begins in August with the Extra Preliminary Round Saturday 5th August.

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Upcoming fixtures

Saturday 14th November 2026

Binfield15:00Ascot United

Maidenhead Town15:00Spelthorne Sports

Maidstone United15:00Maidenhead United

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Related Topics: Emirates FA Cup, Uhlsport Hellenic League

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Tom Canning

Tom Canning is the co-editor of Football in Berkshire. He has played at the lowest possible level of football in the Bracknell Sunday League Fourth Division. In real life Tom is a Freelance Digital Content Producer having spent 20 years at Reach PLC, starting out on the Reading Evening Post - as well as a year with The Cricketer Magazine. He co-founded Football in Berkshire with Darrell Freeland in 2016. He is the former manager of Bracknell Town Ladies Reserves and Binfield Ladies in the Thames Valley Women's League.

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