A - Ashton United welcome EFL clubs Oldham Athletic and Crewe Alexandra (10th and 14th July) to Hurst Cross for friendlies with all tickets priced at £5.
B - Bradford Town of the Hellenic League have four home friendlies scheduled, starting against Trowbridge Town on Wednesday 7th July. Admission for each game is priced at £4 for adults, £2 for concessions.
C - Centenary celebrations at Guildford City where admission prices will be a maximum of £5 this coming season. Home pre-season games (taking place at either Horsham FC or Dorking Wanderers) start on 30 June and are all priced at £5/£3.
D - Diversity in Non-League Football will be celebrated at Punjab United on Saturday 3rd July, Leicester Nirvana FC, Sporting Bengal Utd FC and Sporting Khalsa FC also taking part.
E - Eastbourne Borough FC are selling tickets for two of their home friendlies, against Bexhill United on Tuesday 6th July and Kingstonian on Saturday 24th July, for just £2.
F - Free football at Tamworth FC on Tuesday 6th July for the home friendly against Chasetown.
G - Great value at Stafford Rangers on Saturday 26th June for a Fans Day which includes 2 matches, competitions and more.
H - Horsham FC have five home friendlies lined up, including a game against Crawley Town on Saturday 17th July. Admission to that one is £8/£4/£1, for the other matches it is £5/£3 and free for under 16's.
I - Ilkley Town AFC step up to semi-professional football this season after promotion to the North West Counties First Division was confirmed. Tickets for their friendly against Eccleshill Utd on Saturday 3rd July are available at £5 adults, £3 concessions.
J - Jersey Bulls have made a very successful start to life in the Non-League ranks and are hoping (restrictions very much permitting) to be hosting FC United of Manchester, Cray Wanderers and Hashtag United in a pre-season tournament over the weekend of 10th/11th July.
K - Kentish Football has a comprehensive list of fixtures involving clubs from the county, including Folkestone Invicta where pre-season friendlies are priced at £5/£3, starting on Saturday 26th June against Ramsgate.
L - Lowestoft Town are offering free entry on Friday 2nd July versus Caister. Other home friendlies, including versus an Ipswich Town XI, are £5/£1.
M - Macmillan Cancer Support will be the very worthy recipients of the proceeds from Glasgow United versus Pollok FC on Wednesday 7th July where admission is £5.
N - Northern Counties East League clubs involved in friendlies have their own comprehensive guide on the official NCEFL website.
O - Only a fiver for the pre-season action at Wakefield AFC (concessions £3, juniors free) with three fixtures scheduled at Post Office Road, starting with Hallam FC on Saturday 10th July.
P - Pay What You Want for the Dan Davis testimonial at Felixstowe & Walton Utd FC on Saturday 3rd July.
Q - A quid is all it will cost to watch Coalville Town in their opening friendly of the summer, against Melton Town on Tuesday 13th July.
R - Runcorn Linnets are offering free admission on Saturday 10th July for the friendly with Euxton Villa.
S - Scottish Football Fixtures has a comprehensive list of pre-season friendlies taking place north of the border.
T - Ten fixtures are scheduled for the Aliport Arena, home of Fawley AFC, 5 for the first team and 5 for the reserves. All of them are free entry.
U - Unusual fixture of the summer winner? Probably Wrexham AFC scoring a trip to face MLS side Philadelphia Union at their Subaru Park home. Arranged through the club's new owners, the game, on 29th July, will be free admission with food donations to local charities required to gain entry.
V - VS Rugby may now be known as Rugby Town but my hometown club will always be 'The Valley' to many. Pre-season games scheduled for Butlin Road include the visit of Stourbridge on Saturday 17th July.
W- World's Oldest Derby is the title proudly held by the annual game between Sheffield FC and Hallam FC. Hallam host this year's edition on Tuesday 27th July with admission priced at £5 adults, £3 concessions.
X - Xcellent value at Golcar United for six home friendlies in July which are each priced at £5 adults, £3 concessions.
Y - Yarmouth's Wellesley Recreation Ground, home of Great Yarmouth Town is surely unsurpassed as a place to watch football in the summer. The Bloaters take on Norwich United on Saturday 10th July (a double header with reserves and 1st team), Stowmarket Town the following Saturday and Harwich & Parkeston on the 24th.
Z- The Zebras, Brigg Town FC, are proudly a Community Interest Club and the 7th oldest in the world. They have six home friendlies lined up, starting on Saturday 26th June against Barton Town. Admission for each game is priced at £5 adults, £3 concessions and free for accompanied under 16's.
Please check with clubs' official websites and/or social media pages. Pre-season games can change at the best of times and there is still some uncertainty out there around current restrictions.
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