A BUSY schedule of warm-up matches to prepare for a new season started on Saturday.

And it continues into August.

The Guardian has compiled a comprehensive list of matches involving senior teams from mid Cheshire:

Witton Albion

July

16 Crewe Alexandra (h) 1945

20 Northwich Victoria (h, for the Vijay Anthwal Trophy) 1500

23 Vauxhall Motors (a) 1945

August

03 Mossley (a) 1500

06 Runcorn Linnets (a) 1945

10 Marine (a) 1500

1874 Northwich

July

06 Market Drayton Town (a) W3-0

13 Pontefract Collieries (a) 1500

16 Hyde United (a) 1945

18 Barnton (h, at Barnton FC) 1945

20 Rhyl (a) 1500

23 Chester (h, at Barnton FC, for the Supporters Direct Shield) 1945

27 City of Liverpool (at Bootle FC, for the North West Counties League President's Cup) 1500

Northwich Victoria

July

06 Llandudno (a) W4-1

09 Lostock Gralam (a) 1900

13 Cheadle Heath Nomads (a) 1500

16 Sandbach United (a) 1945

20 Witton Albion (a, for the Vijay Anthwal Trophy) 1500

23 Garstang (a, for the Adam Swanwick Trophy) 1930

30 Buxton (h, at Witton Albion FC) 1945

Winsford United

July

06 Abbey Hey (a) W2-1

09 Sandbach United (a) 1945

13 Curzon Ashton (h) 1500

16 Nantwich Town (h) 1945

20 Prescot Cables (h) 1500

24 Barnton (a) 1945

27 Oldham Athletic (h) 1300

30 Knutsford (a) 1830

Barnton

July

06 Stockport Hesketh (a, at Edge Hill University) W2-0

13 Cuddington (a) ko tbc

17 Lostock Gralam (a) 1900

18 1874 Northwich (a, at Barnton FC) 1945

20 Runcorn Linnets (h) 1500

24 Winsford United (h) 1945

27 Conwy Borough (a) 1400

30 Winnington Avenue 1994 (a) 1830

Lostock Gralam

July

06 Runcorn Town (a) L1-5

09 Northwich Victoria (h) 1900

13 Buckley Town (a) 1430

17 Barnton (h) 1900

20 Ford Motors (a) 1500

27 Irlam Steel (a) 1500

30 Whitchurch Alport (h) 1900

August

03 Dukinfield (a) 1500

Middlewich Town

July

06 Madeley White Star (n, Middlewich High School) W4-2

13 Winnington Avenue 1994 (n, Moss Farm 3G) 1230

17 Atherton LR (a) 1930

18 Runcorn Town (h) 1900

20 Grappenhall Sports ko tbc

24 Pilkington (h) 1900

27 Stockport Town (h) 1500

31 George & Dragon (h) 1900

Cuddington

July

06 Crewe FC (h) tbc

13 Barnton (h) tbc

20 Moore United (h) tbc

27 Newton Athletic Doves (a) tbc

Winnington Avenue 1994

July

06 Golborne Sports (n, Hartford Campus 3G) 1400

10 Barnton under 21s (h) 1830

13 Middlewich Town (n, Moss Farm 3G) 1230

20 Partington Village (a) 1500

27 Middlewich Town res (h) 1500

30 Barnton (h) 1830

NB. Fixtures and venues subject to change at short notice. Check with host club before travelling