The two relegated Kent sides will start the new Isthmian Premier season on the road.

Dover, who finished bottom of National League South last season, visit Potters Bar on Saturday, August 10.

It’s 15 years since Whites last played at Step 3, Andy Hessenthaler leading them to title glory in 2009.

Dartford, Isthmian Premier champions a year later, open the campaign at Cray Valley.

The sides were separated by two divisions last season with Darts joining Dover in being relegated, while Steve McKimm’s Millers lost just once en route to Isthmian South East title glory.

Chatham Town, last season’s runners-up and beaten play-off finalists, are off to Lewes, ambitious Folkestone open at home to Carshalton and Cray Wanderers visit Hashtag.

The first round of midweek fixtures throws up a cracker with Dover hosting old rivals Folkestone on August 13.

In Isthmian South East, relegated Margate start life under new player-boss Ben Greenhalgh with a home game against East Grinstead on August 10.

Ramsgate - runners-up for the past two years - go to league new boys AFC Croydon while Sittingbourne - who finished third last season - meet Broadbridge Heath at Woodstock.

Southern Counties East champions Deal begin their first season at Step 4 at home to Sussex outfit Lancing.

Danny Kedwell’s first league game as Ashford manager takes him to Erith Town, while Sheppey United visit last season’s beaten play-off finalists Three Bridges.

Herne Bay, play-off contenders for much of the 2023/24 campaign, travel to Littlehampton, Hythe Town entertain Phoenix Sports and Sevenoaks host Burgess Hill.

Opening league fixtures

August 10

Isthmian Premier: Billericay v Whitehawk, Cheshunt v Bognor Regis, Chichester v Canvey Island, Cray Valley v Dartford, Folkestone v Carshalton, Hashtag United v Cray Wanderers, Hastings United v Horsham, Hendon v Bowers & Pitsea, Lewes v Chatham, Potters Bar v Dover, Wingate & Finchley v Dulwich Hamlet.

Isthmian South East: AFC Croydon v Ramsgate, Deal v Lancing, Eastbourne Town v Beckenham, Erith Town v Ashford, Hythe v Phoenix, Littlehampton v Herne Bay, Margate v East Grinstead, Sevenoaks v Burgess Hill, Sittingbourne v Broadbridge, Steyning v Merstham, Three Bridges v Sheppey.

August 13

Isthmian Premier: Bognor Regis v Lewes, Bowers & Pitsea v Cheshunt, Canvey Island v Hashtag, Chatham v Billericay, Cray Wanderers v Cray Valley, Dartford v Potters Bar, Dover v Folkestone, Dulwich Hamlet v Hendon, Horsham v Chichester, Whitehawk v Hastings.

August 17

Isthmian Premier: Billericay v Dover, Bowers & Pitsea v Chatham, Chichester v Carshalton, Cray Valley v Cheshunt, Dartford v Canvey Island, Dulwich Hamlet v Whitehawk, Hastings v Bognor Regis, Hendon v Cray Wanderers, Horsham v Potters Bar, Lewes v Hashtag, Wingate & Finchley v Folkestone.

August 24

Isthmian Premier: Bognor Regis v Hendon, Canvey Island v Wingate & Finchley, Carshalton v Dartford, Chatham v Dulwich Hamlet, Cheshunt v Billericay, Cray Wanderers v Lewes, Dover v Chichester, Folkestone v Cray Valley, Hashtag v Horsham, Potters Bar v Hastings, Whitehawk v Bowers & Pitsea.

Isthmian South East: Ashford v Margate, Beckenham v Hythe, Broadbridge v Deal, Burgess Hill v Littlehampton, East Grinstead v AFC Croydon, Herne Bay v Steyning, Lancing v Erith Town, Merstham v Eastbourne Town, Phoenix v Three Bridges, Ramsgate v Sittingbourne, Sheppey v Sevenoaks.

August 26

Isthmian Premier: Billericay v Hashtag, Bowers & Pitsea v Canvey Island, Chichester v Bognor Regis, Cray Valley v Carshalton, Dartford v Chatham, Dulwich Hamlet v Cray Wanderers, Hastings v Folkestone, Hendon v Cheshunt, Horsham v Dover, Lewes v Whitehawk, Wingate & Finchley v Potters Bar.

Isthmian South East: AFC Croydon v Beckenham, Deal v Ramsgate, Eastbourne Town v Burgess Hill, Erith Town v Phoenix, Hythe v Sheppey, Littlehampton v Lancing, Margate v Herne Bay, Sevenoaks v East Grinstead, Sittingbourne v Ashford, Steyning v Broadbridge, Three Bridges v Merstham.