What the 2017/18 non league season looks like so far – key dates for your diary

From Hellenic League to FA Cup, all the dates are here

The football season will shortly be upon us again so we thought we’d put down the key dates for the early part of the season.

The Hellenic Premier Division kicks off for all bar Windsor on Tuesday 1st August and is quickly followed by the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round and FA Vase Qualifying Rounds.

Tuesday 1st August: Opening day of the Hellenic Premier Division season with 7 fixtures

Wednesday 2nd August: Two more fixtures on the opening day of the Hellenic Premier Division season

Saturday 5th August: Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round – fixtures here

Saturday 12th August: Opening day of the Hellenic League Division 1 East and West season – fixtures here

Saturday 19th August: Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round – fixtures here

Saturday 2 September: Emirates FA Cup First Round Qualifying

Sunday 3rd September: SSE Women’s FA Cup First Qualifying Round, expected start date of Thames Valley Counties Women’s Football League

Saturday 9th September: Buildbase FA Vase First Qualifying Round – fixtures here

Saturday 23rd September: Buildbase FA Vase Second Qualifying Round – fixtures here

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Upcoming fixtures

Tuesday 25th August 2026

Tadley Calleva19:45Hamble Club

Wokingham Town19:45Hungerford Town

Ascot United19:45Binfield

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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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