Five days later, City face a mouth-watering home opener with relegated Wrexham, with the match to be shown live on Setanta – as will the trip to face Torquay on August 28.

City's Christmas games are at Burton on Boxing Day and at home to Altrincham on December 28.

Colin Walker and his troops round off the season with their first-ever trip to the Dripping Pan to face newboys Lewes on April 25.

Full York City fixture list (3pm unless stated): August 9: Crawley A, 14: Wrexham H (7.45pm), 16: Histon H, 23: Northwich A, 25: Barrow H, 28: Torquay A (7.45pm).
September 2: Mansfield H (7.45pm), 6: Woking H, 13: Kettering A, 20: Salisbury H, 23: Kidderminster A (7.45pm), 27: Stevenage A.
October 4: Cambridge H, 7: Wrexham A, 11: Woking A, 18: Rushden & Diamonds H.
November 1: Oxford A, 15: Torquay H, 18: Cambridge A, 22: Crawley H, 29: Salisbury A.
December 6: Grays H, 9: Histon A, 20: Ebbsfleet H, 26: Burton A, 28: Altrincham H.
January 1: Burton H, 3: Weymouth A, 17: Lewes H, 24: Eastbourne A, 27: Altrincham A (7.45pm), 31: Stevenage H.
February 7: Mansfield A, 14: Forest Green H, 21: Oxford H, 24: Rushden & Diamonds A (7.45pm), 28: Weymouth H.
March 7: Ebbsfleet A, 14: Kettering H, 21: Forest Green A, 28: Kidderminster H.
April 4: Grays A, 11: Northwich H, 13: Barrow A, 18: Eastbourne H, 25: Lewes A.