HAVANT & Waterlooville will have a score to settle when they arrive at Clarence Park for the opening fixture of the campaign in August. City virtually ended the Hawks play off hopes with victory in March last season thanks to a Paul Hakim strike.

HAVANT & Waterlooville will have a score to settle when they arrive at Clarence Park for the opening fixture of the campaign in August.

City virtually ended the Hawks play off hopes with victory in March last season thanks to a Paul Hakim strike. This summer manager Shaun Gale has been busy splashing some of the cash gained from the lucrative FA Cup run which ended valiantly at Anfield and has raided 2007/08 Blue Square South winners Lewes for four of their top stars. Striker Paul Booth, defenders Ian Simpemba and Jay Conroy and midfielder Gary Holloway all started for Lewes when City won 2-0 at the Dripping Pan to upset the title pretenders and boost their own survival bid.

St Albans City will host Hayes & Yeading in the Setanta Shield Southern Section First Round. The tie is due to be played on the week commencing Monday, September 8.

St Albans City Fixtures 2008/09

Blue Square South

Sat August 9 Havant & Waterlooville (H) 3pm

Mon August 11 Worcester City (A) 7.45pm

Sat August 16 Dorchester Town (A) 3pm

Sat August 23 Chelmsford City (H) 3pm

Mon August 25 Maidenhead United (A) 3pm

Sat August 30 Eastleigh (H) 3pm

Tue September 2 Bishop's Stortford (H) 7.45pm

Sat September 6 Team Bath (A) 3pm

Sat September 13 Thurrock (H) 3pm

Sat September 20 Newport County (A) 3pm

Sat October 4 Basingstoke Town (A) 3pm

Sat October 18 Bognor Regis Town (H) 3pm

Tue October 21 Welling United (A) 7.45pm

Sat October 25 Bath City (H) 3pm

Sat November 1 Bromley (A) 3pm

Sat November 8 Fisher Athletic (H) 3pm

Sat November 15 Hayes & Yeading United (H) 3pm

Sat November 29 Braintree Town (A) 3pm

Sat December 6 Worcester City (H) 3pm

Sat December 20 Havant & Waterlooville (A) 3pm

Fri December 26 Hampton & Richmond B. (H) 3pm

Thu January 1 Hampton & Richmond B. (A) 3pm

Sat January 3 Dorchester Town (H) 3pm

Sat January 10 Eastleigh (A) 3pm

Sat January 17 Bromley (H) 3pm

Sat January 24 Bath City (A) 3pm

Tue January 27 Welling United (H) 7.45pm

Sat January 31 Weston-super-Mare (A) 3pm

Sat February 7 AFC Wimbledon (H) 3pm

Sat February 14 Bishop's Stortford (A) 3pm

Sat February 21 Hayes & Yeading United (A) 3pm

Tue February 24 Basingstoke Town (H) 7.45pm

Sat February 28 Bognor Regis Town (A) 3pm

Sat March 7 Team Bath (H) 3pm

Sat March 14 Fisher Athletic (A) 3pm

Sat March 21 Newport County (H) 3pm

Sat March 28 Thurrock (A) 3pm

Sat April 4 Weston-super-Mare (H) 3pm

Fri April 10 Chelmsford City (A) 3pm

Mon April 13 Maidenhead United (H) 3pm

Sat April 18 Braintree Town (H) 3pm

Sat April 25 AFC Wimbledon (A) 3pm