The fixtures are finally out for the Spartan South Midlands League - just days before the opening day.

Colney Heath and Harpenden Town begin their Premier Division season on Saturday, although they did at least know their opening two fixtures a few weeks in advance.

Colney Heath go to Dunstable Town on Saturday before a midweek home game with Biggleswade United.

Harpenden meanwhile are at Shefford Town & Campton first before their opener at Rothamsted Park against Wormley Rovers on Tuesday.

Both teams now know the rest of their campaign, and when they will be facing each other.

The first games comes at Harpenden on November 23 while the return at the Recreation Ground is also the penultimate match of the year on April 12.

Colney finish the regular season away to Cockfosters on Easter Saturday, that opponent also one of the two Christmas games for the Magpies on December 28, the other being Crawley Green away on December 21.

Harpenden finish at home  to Crawley Green, who they go to on December 28.

Their pre-Christmas fixture is at Tring Athletic.

Both sides continued their pre-season campaigns on Saturday.

Colney lost 2-0 at home to Southern League Division One Central Northwood.

Harpenden were also in action against a side from the same step four division but they were victorious, beating Hertford Town 2-0 at home with goals from Hadley Gleeson and Danny Webb.

St Albans City continued their own pre-season fixtures with a second home game against a professional side.

They had lost the first outing against Leyton Orient 5-1, the O's featuring some of their League One squad.

Tottenham Hotspur sent their U21 side, minus some, like St Albans-born Will Lankshear who was playing with the first team at QPR.

The young Spurs side still came out on top, winning 2-0.