Harriers will kick-off the Blue Square Bet Premier at home to Gateshead on Saturday, August 13.

Steve Burr's troops will then go to relegated Lincoln City three days later for their first away trip of the 2011-12 season.

Harriers face the first of the newly-promoted sides when they entertain play-off winners Ebbsfleet on Saturday, September 10 and Blue Square North Champions Alfreton a week later.

Over Christmas, they will entertain Forest Green Rovers on Boxing Day and make the trip to the New Lawn on New Year's Day.

The Aggborough outfit end the season at home to Mansfield on April 28.

Meanwhile, defender Tom Sharpe has re-signed for the club one a one-year deal to make him Harriers' longest serving player.

Sharpe suffered injury near the end of last season but has recovered sufficiently to earn a new deal.

The 22-year-old former Nottingham Forest trainee joined Harriers in the summer of 2009.

Harriers' Blue Square Bet Premier 2011-12 fixtures:

13 August, Gateshead (H)

16 August, Lincoln City (A)

20 August, Cambridge United (A)

23 August, Stockport County (H)

27 August, Southport; (H)

29 August, Newport County (A)

03 September, Wrexham (A)

10 September, Ebbsfleet United (H)

17 September, Alfreton Town (H)

20 September, Fleetwood Town (A)

24 September, Mansfield Town (A)

27 September, Grimsby Town (H)

01 October, Kettering Town (A)

08 October, Luton Town (H)

11 October, AFC Telford United (H)

15 October, Darlington (A)

18 October, Braintree Town (H)

22 October, Barrow (A)

05 November, Tamworth (H)

19 November, Hayes & Yeading United (A)

26 November, Cambridge United (H)

29 November, Ebbsfleet United (A)

03 December, Gateshead (A)

06 December, Bath City (H)

17 December, York City (A)

26 December, Forest Green Rovers (H)

01 January, Forest Green Rovers (A)

07 January, Hayes & Yeading United (H)

21 January, Alfreton Town (A)

24 January, York City (H)

28 January, Stockport County (A)

04 February, Wrexham (H)

07 February, AFC Telford United (A)

11 February, Tamworth (A)

18 February, Lincoln City (H)

25 February, Bath City (A)

03 March, Barrow (H)

10 March, Fleetwood Town (H)

17 March, Braintree Town (A)

24 March, Darlington (H)

31 March, Grimsby Town (A)

07 April, Southport (A)

09 April, Newport County (H)

14 April, Kettering Town (H)

21 April, Luton Town (A)

28 April, Mansfield Town (H)