King’s Lynn Town was given a frenzied home game to start his second NHL campaign.

The Linnets will host Southend United, relegated from League Two last season, on Saturday, August 21, in what should attract a bumper door to The Walks.

Lynn makes the long trip to Yeovil – the team they greeted in front of BT Sport cameras on the opening day of last season’s campaign – a week later ahead of a home game against Chesterfield on August 30 .

The matchlist – released at 1 p.m. today – also gave them an exceptional home holiday game in Notts County on Boxing Day with a trip to Chesterfield on January 2, sandwiching a trip in Grimsby Town on December 28.

Another relegated team, Grimsby, will be at The Walks on April 18, a bank holiday Monday, while the final game of the campaign will see Lynn travel to Wealdstone.

Ian Culverhouse’s side begin their preseason schedule by hosting League One MK Dons next Tuesday (7 p.m.) before hosting Premier League Norwich City at The Walks three days later on Friday.

King’s Lynn Town National League schedule 2021/22

Sat Aug 21 Southend United (H)

Sat 28 Aug Yeovil Town (A)

Mon August 30 Chesterfield (H)

Sat 04 Sep Eastleigh (A)

Sat Sep 11 Dagenham & Redbridge (H)

Tue 14 Sep Altrincham (A)

Sat Sep 25 Wealdstone (H)

Sat 02 Oct Maidenhead Utd (A)

Tue 05 Oct Barnet (H)

Sat 09 Oct Solihull Moors (H)

Sat 23 Oct Torquay Utd (A)

Tue 26 Oct Boreham Wood (H)

Sat 30 Oct Weymouth (A)

Sat 13 Nov Wrexham (H)

Sat 20 Nov Bromley (A)

Mar 23 Nov Stockport County (A)

Sat Nov 27 Aldershot Town (H)

Sat 04 Dec FC Halifax Town (A)

Sat 11 Dec Dover Athletic (M)

Sun Dec 26 Notts County (H)

Tue 28 Dec Grimsby Town (A)

Sun 02 Jan Chesterfield (A)

Sat 08 Jan Woking (H)

Sat 22 Jan Southend Utd (A)

Tue 25 Jan Altrincham (H)

Sat Jan 29 Boreham Wood (A)

Sat 05 Feb Weymouth (H)

Sat 12 Feb Wrexham (A)

Sat 19 Feb Bromley (H)

Tue 22 Feb Barnet (A)

Sat 26 Feb Maidenhead Utd (H)

Sat 05 Mar Solihull Moors (A)

Sat Mar 12 Torquay Utd (H)

Sat 19 March Aldershot Town (A)

Tue Mar 22 Stockport County (H)

Sat Mar 26 FC Halifax Town (H)

Sat 02 Apr Dover Athletic (A)

Sat 09 Apr Yeovil Town (H)

Fri 15 Apr Notts County (A)

Mon Apr 18 Grimsby Town (H)

Sat 23 Apr Dagenham & Redbridge (A)

Sat 30 Apr Eastleigh (H)

Mon 02 May Woking (A)

Sat 07 May Wealdstone (A)

Key dates of the National Vanarama League

Start date: Saturday August 21

End date: Saturday May 21

Play-offs: from Wednesday May 25, 2022 to Sunday June 5, 2022 (actual dates to be confirmed)

Christmas schedule

Sunday 26 December

Tuesday December 28 (public holiday)

Sunday January 2, 2022 – Clubs will have the option of postponing matches to Saturday January 1, 2022 or Monday January 3, 2022 (public holidays)