YORK City will travel to newly-promoted Maidstone United on the opening day of the National League season.

The Kent club, who have an artificial pitch, will entertain Jackie McNamara's men on Saturday, August 6.

Back-to-back home games against Macclesfield and Boreham Wood will then follow during a busy start to the new campaign.

Boxing Day, meanwhile, will see City travel to Humberside neighbours North Ferriby, with the return fixture taking place on New Year's Day.

The season will end with a Bootham Crescent clash against last term's beaten play-off finalists Forest Green Rovers on Saturday, April 29.

Fixtures in full:

Sat Aug 6 Maidstone United A

Tue Aug 9 Macclesfield Town H

Sat Aug 13 Boreham Wood H

Tue Aug 16 Gateshead A

Sat Aug 20 Forest Green Rovers A

Sat Aug 27 Woking H

Mon Aug 29 Wrexham A

Sat Sep 3 Solihull Moors H

Sat Sep 10 Torquay United A

Tue Sep 13 Tranmere Rovers H

Sat Sep 17 Dover Athletic H 

Sat Sep 24 Barrow A

Sat Oct 1 Aldershot Town H  

Tue Oct 4 Guiseley A

Sat Oct 8 Braintree Town A

Sat Oct 15 FA Cup 4Q

Sat Oct 22 Chester H

Tue Oct 25 Southport A

Sat Oct 29 Sutton United H

Sat Nov 5 FA Cup 1

Sat Nov 12 Eastleigh A

Sat Nov 19 Dagenham and Redbridge H

Tue Nov 22 Lincoln City H

Sat Nov 26 Bromley A

Tue Nov 29 Guiseley H

Sat Dec 3 Tranmere Rovers A FA Cup 2

Sat Dec 10 FA Trophy 1

Sat Dec 17 Torquay United H

Mon Dec 26 North Ferriby United A

Sun Jan 1 North Ferriby United H

Sat Jan 7 Dover Athletic A FA Cup 3

Sat Jan 14 FA Trophy 2

Sat Jan 21 Barrow H

Sat Jan 28 Aldershot Town A FA Cup 4

Sat Feb 4 Macclesfield Town A FA Trophy 3

Sat Feb 11 Maidstone United H

Sat Feb 18 Boreham Wood A FA Cup 5

Sat Feb 25 Gateshead H FA Trophy 4

Tue Feb 28 Lincoln City A

Sat Mar 4 Eastleigh H

Sat Mar 11 Sutton United A FA Cup 6 / FA Trophy Semi-Final (1)

Sat Mar 18 Bromley H FA Trophy Semi-Final (2)

Tue Mar 21 Southport H

Sat Mar 25 Dagenham and Redbridge A

Sat Apr 1 Braintree Town H

Sat Apr 8 Chester A

Fri Apr 14 Solihull Moors A

Mon Apr 17 Wrexham H

Sat Apr 22 Woking A FA Cup Semi-Final

Sat Apr 29 Forest Green Rovers H

Sat May 27 FA Cup Final