Isthmian Premier fixtures are out: Three Bridges, Eastbourne Borough, Lewes, Burgess Hill Town and Whitehawk find out schedules
The Isthmian Premier fixtures for 2026-27 are out – and the five Sussex teams in the division and their fans are poring over who they will play and when. And there’s a tasty Sussex derby to come on the first Tuesday of the season.
The step three division has one extra Sussex occupant for 26-27 – having lost Chichester City to the Southern League Premier South but gained Eastbourne Borough – relegated from National South – and Three Bridges, promoted as champions of the Isthmian SE division.
That means there will be plenty of Sussex derbies for fans to enjoy, and there will be plenty of tough tests too,with an increasing number of teams at step three working towards going full-time or to a full/part-time hybrid model.
Three Bridges have a high-profile opener on Saturday, August 8 – Dartford will visit Jubilee Fields to get Bridges’ step three bid for honours under way.
On the same day, Eastbourne Borough will go to Aveley, Lewes will host Enfield, Burgess Hill Town will go to Brentwood and Whitehawk will go to Welling.
The bank holiday Monday after Christmas – December 28 – brings two derbies, Three Bridges vs Burgess Hill Town and Whitehawk vs Eastbourne Borough.
Games over the festive period are scheduled for Saturday 28 December, with the customary New Year’s fixtures to be played on Saturday 2 January.
The season concludes with the final day of the regular season on Saturday 17 April.
Eastbourne Borough’s first five fixtures are Aveley (A) on August 8, Three Bridges (H) on August 11, Brentwood (H) on August 15, Cray Wanderers (A) on August 22 and Leatherhead (H) on August 29.
They make the short trip to Lewes on bank holiday Monday, August 31. Other trips around Sussex include ones to Three Bridges on Tuesday, October 20 and Burgess Hill on Saturday, November 28.
The bank holiday Monday after Christmas – December 28 – brings a trip to Whitehawk and the Sports welcome Lewes to Priory Lane on Monday, January 2.
Steve King’s side’s final three games, on the first three Saturdays in April, are away to Brentwood and Welling and at home to St Albans.
Three Bridges have a tough start – after Dartford and Eastbourne Borough to kick off for Jamie Crellin’s men, they visit Chatham, and then play Aveley, Dulwich and Carshalton before August is out.
Bridges’ next Sussex derby is at Whitehawk on September 15 and they have midweek home games against Lewes and Eastbourne Borough in October.
It’s Burgess Hill visiting Bridges on December 28 while Crellin’s team host Whitehawk and visit Lewes within one week in February. They finish up away to Aveley, home to Whyteleafe and away to Burgess Hill.
As for Gary Mansell’s Hillians, after kicking off away to Brentwood, they host Whyteleafe and Leatherhead, while August also includes meetings with Cheshunt, Dartford and Whitehawk.
They welcome Eastbourne Borough on November 28, and visit Lewes and host Three Bridges either side of Chritmas week, on December 19 and 28. Their final three games are away to Leatherhead and Aveley and at home to Welling.
Lewes, with Craig Nelson at the helm, after kicking off versus Enfield, visit Whitehawk and St Albans, and also face Whyteleafe, Aveley and Eastbourne Borough before the end of August.
A seven-match October includes Three Bridges away and Whitehawk at home, while it’s Burgess Hill away on the Saturday before Christmas, and Welling at the Dripping Pan on the Monday after it.
A visit to Eastbourne Borough begins 2027 for the Rooks and they finish in April at home to St Albans and Cray Wanderers and away to Maldon and Tiptree.
Whitehawk, with Jay Lovett now bossing them, kick off away to Welling then face Lewes, Aveley, Chatham and Burgess Hill over the rest of August.
They welcome Three Bridges on September 15 and go to Lewes on October 20. Eastbourne Borough are Christmas week visitors to the Enclosed Ground on December 28.
April brings down the curtain on the Hawks’ season at home to Aveley, away to Ramsgate and at home to Chesham.
Here’s a selection of the fixtures for Isthmian Premier teams on key dates
Opening day (Saturday 8 August)
AFC Whyteleafe vs Carshalton Athletic
Aveley vs Eastbourne Borough
Brentwood Town vs Burgess Hill Town
Cheshunt vs Stanway Rovers
Dulwich Hamlet vs Maldon & Tiptree
Lewes vs Enfield Town
Ramsgate vs Leatherhead
St. Albans vs Chatham Town
Three Bridges vs Dartford
Welling United vs Whitehawk
Wingate & Finchley vs Cray Wanderers
Monday 28 December
Brentwood Town vs Aveley
Cheshunt vs Enfield Town
Cray Wanderers vs AFC Whyteleafe
Dartford vs Dulwich Hamlet
Leatherhead vs Carshalton Athletic
Lewes vs Welling United
Ramsgate vs Chatham Town
Stanway Rovers vs Maldon & Tiptree
Three Bridges vs Burgess Hill Town
Whitehawk vs Eastbourne Borough
Wingate & Finchley vs St. Albans
New Year’s (Saturday 2 January)
AFC Whyteleafe vs Ramsgate
Aveley vs Stanway Rovers
Burgess Hill Town vs Whitehawk
Carshalton Athletic vs Three Bridges
Chatham Town vs Dartford
Dulwich Hamlet vs Leatherhead
Eastbourne Borough vs Lewes
Enfield Town vs Wingate & Finchley
Maldon & Tiptree vs Brentwood Town
St. Albans vs Cheshunt
Welling United vs Cray Wanderers
Final day (Saturday 24 April)
Burgess Hill Town vs Welling United
Carshalton Athletic vs Dulwich Hamlet
Chatham Town vs Aveley
Cray Wanderers vs Ramsgate
Dartford vs AFC Whyteleafe
Eastbourne Borough vs St. Albans
Enfield Town vs Three Bridges
Leatherhead vs Brentwood Town
Maldon & Tiptree vs Lewes
Stanway Rovers vs Wingate & Finchley
Whitehawk vs Cheshunt
For full fixture lists, see the Isthmian League site.
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