IT has been confirmed that Hereford FC will be in Evo-Stik Southern Football League Division One South & West next season.

The Bulls will face derbies against Evesham United and Bishop's Cleeve, while return matches against Salisbury will also take place.

Unlike this season, when Hereford predominately travelled around the East Midlands, the 2016/17 campaign will involve trips to Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire. 

And there are play-offs in this league - one team automatically goes up as champions, with the second to fifth placed teams going into the play-offs.

Teams Hereford will face (mileages are estimates)

AFC Totton (near Southampton, Hampshire) - 112 miles

Barnstaple Town (near Ilfracombe, Devon) - 149 miles

Bideford (just south of Barnstaple) - 156 miles

Bishop's Cleeve (very near Cheltenham) - 46 miles

Bridgwater Town (south of Weston-super-Mare) - 90 miles

Didcot Town (between Oxford and Reading) - 85 miles

Evesham United (Worcestershire) - 45 miles

Larkhall Athletic (based in Bath) - 73 miles

Mangotsfield United (near Bristol) - 62 miles

North Leigh (near Oxford) - 70 miles

Paulton Rovers (just south of Bristol and Bath) - 79 miles

Salisbury (Wiltshire) - 100 miles

Shortwood United (not far from Forest Green Rovers in Gloucestershire) - 45 miles

Slimbridge (Gloucestershire) - 40 miles

Swindon Supermarine (Wiltshire) - 62 miles

Taunton Town (Somerset) - 100 miles

Tiverton Town (Devon, near Exeter) - 120 miles

Wantage Town (near Swindon) - 80 miles

Wimborne Town (near Bournemouth) - 130 miles

Winchester City (Hampshire) - 110 miles

Yate Town (north of Bristol) - 51 miles