STOURPORT Swifts will start their season in the re-structured Southern Football League Midlands Division with a home clash against Spalding United on Saturday, August 19.

It will be followed with away clashes at Cinderford Town on Tuesday, August 22 and Bedworth United on Saturday, August 26.

They will lock horns with local rivals Bromsgrove Rovers at home on Tuesday, August 29 and away on Saturday, January 20.

Two fixtures that boss Roy Rencher was looking forward to are the away trip to former club Sutton Coldfield on Saturday October 7 and the return match at Walshes Meadow on Saturday, February 24.

Meanwhile, Swifts will kick off their programme of pre-season friendlies when they host Unibond Northern Premier League Hednesford Town at 3pm on Saturday.

They will also have home advanatage for their derby game with Kidderminster Harriers at 7.30pm on Wednesday, August 26.

Other Swifts friendlies: Sunday July 30 Lye (h); Tuesday August 1 Bewdley (a); Saturday August 5 Halesowen Town (h); Tuesday August 8 Bromyard (a); Tuesday August 15 Pershore (a).

Stourport hope to have two new players on board by the time the Southern Football League Midlands Division campaign ticks around.

Rencher is closing in on the signings of striker Rory May, who left midway through last season to join Redditch, and former Rushall Olympic central midfielder Leon Allen.

"It looks as though Rory wants to come back from Redditch and I think it's about 80 per cent sure that we'll get him," said the Swifts boss.

"He's not completely happy with what we're offering him, but the budget's what is is and we can't change that.

"Leon is training with us and we're still talking to him. He went from Rushall to Hednesford but he didn't like it there so we've got a chance of signing him."

Rencher currently has around 24 players at pre-season training but he wants to trim the squad back to 20 by the time the season starts.

"Everybody is buzzing and pre-season has gone better than I thought," he added. "If we don't finish high up in the top half of the table then I'll be very disappointed."

Swifts travel to Romulus in the FA Cup preliminary round on Saturday, September 2, kick off 3pm.