ST HELENS Town’s preparations for the new season continue with two more friendlies.
Town, who will start the North West Counties First Division campaign at Chadderton on Saturday, August 8, face Rainhill Town on the plastic pitch at Edge Hill University this Saturday, kick off 3pm, and then visit Hesketh Bank next Thursday, kick off 7pm.
Their other warm-up games are at Euxton Villa on Saturday, August 1, and Blackpool’s Wren Rovers on Tuesday, August 4.
An impressive 5-1 win at Helsby was followed by 4-2 and 3-1 defeats at Coppull United and Prescot Cables last week.


League and cup fixtures:
Aug 8...Chadderton...Away
Aug 11...ATHERTON LR...Home
Aug 15...Maine Road (FA Cup ExPR)...Away
Aug 22...IRLAM...Home
Aug 29...Ossett Albion (FA Cup PR)...Away or HOLKER OLD BOYS...Home
Sep 5...Winterton Rangers (FA Vase QR1)...Away
Sep 9...Litherland REMYCA...Away
Sep 12...BARNTON...Home
Sep 15...Rochdale Town...Away
Sep 19...CHEADLE TOWN...Home
Sep 26...Hanley Town (Men United Cup R1)...Away
Oct 3...FA Vase QR2 (Rochdale Town or Parkgate)...Away
Oct 10...LITHERLAND REMYCA...Home
Oct 13...WIDNES...Home
Oct 17...Stockport Town...Away
Oct 24...Men United Cup R2
Oct 27...Holker Old Boys...Away
Oct 31...Daisy Hill...Away
Nov 7...CHADDERTON or BACUP (FDC Rd2)...Home
Nov 14...Atherton LR...Away
Nov 21...DAISY HILL...Home
Nov 28...Bacup Borough...Away
Dec 5...HANLEY TOWN...Home
Dec 19...ECCLESHALL...Home
Dec 26...Ashton Town...Away
Jan 2...ROCHDALE TOWN...Home
Jan 9...Northwich Manchester Villa...Away
Jan 16...STOCKPORT TOWN...Home
Jan 23...Eccleshall...Away
Jan 30...Cheadle Town...Away
Feb 6...BACUP BOROUGH...Home
Feb 13...Whitchurch Alport...Away
Mar 5...Hanley Town...Away
Mar 12...Widnes...Away
Mar 26...CHADDERTON Home
Mar 28...ASHTON TOWN...Home
Apr 2...Irlam Away
Apr 16...NORTHWICH MANCHESTER VILLA...Home
Apr 23...WHITCHURCH ALPORT...Home
Apr 30...Barnton Away