Brackley Town to host Eastleigh in their first ever National League match

Brackley Town will host Eastleigh on August 9th in their first ever National League match.

The Saints won promotion to the 5th tier of English football for the first time in 2025 after winning last season’s National League North.

After the publication of the 2025/26 National League fixtures earlier today (09/07), the Saints have found out their first assignment in the National League will see them welcome an Eastleigh team who finished 13th in the National League last season.

A week later, the first ever away match in the division sees them travel to play a Morecambe side who were relegated from last season’s League 2 in the EFL. Brackley make the trip to Lancashire on August 16th.

A busy August for the Saints will see them also play matches against Yeovil Town, Rochdale, Tamworth and fellow newly promoted outfit Scunthorpe United.

One noteworthy early game will see Brackley welcome Carlisle United, with Mark Hughes’ team that were relegated from League Two in May making the trip to Northamptonshire for a midweek match in early September.

Over the busy Christmas period, Brackley will welcome last season’s play-off semi-finalists Forest Green Rovers on Boxing Day. Their last home game before Christmas will be against on December 20th.

Brackley’s last away game of 2025 will be at Boston United on December 30th, with their first game of 2026 being a trip to Rochdale on January 3rd.

January will bring Brackley on one of their longest trips of the season in midweek, when they travel to play National League South champions Truro City on January 20th.

Brackley’s season finale will be one of their other longest trips of the campaign, as they make the trip to Carlisle on the final day of the National League season on April 25th 2026. They welcome Aldershot Town to St James’ Park on April 18th in their final home match of the season.