Along with Hereford, Salisbury are favourites for promotion this season having reformed after being expelled from the National League in 2015 for unpaid debts. Salisbury were originally founded in 1947 and played in the Western League winning the Division Two title and then the Western League title on two occasions. In 1968/69 they joined the Southern League. After changing their name to Salisbury City (not to be confused with the Salisbury City that existed from 1905-1939) they became Southern League Southern Division Champions in 1994/95. In 2005/06 they were Southern League Champions and a season later were promoted to the Conference after finishing runners-up in the Conference South. After a brief spell back in the Southern League they found their way back to the Conference (later renamed the National League) but they folded after being expelled from the league in 2014 due to unpaid debts. They reformed as Salisbury in 2015/16 and won the Wessex League Premier Division and promotion to the Southern League Division One South & West. Salisbury also reached the semi final of the FA Vase last season losing out to Hereford 3-1 on aggregate.

Bideford have not faced Salisbury in the league since dropping out of the Southern League in 1975. There have been three competitive meetings since then:

1976/77 Bideford 2 Salisbury 1 (FA Trophy 1st Qualifying Round)
1985/86 Salisbury 2 Bideford 0 (FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying Round)
2002/03 Salisbury City 1 Bideford 2 (FA Cup Preliminary Round)

Managed by Steve Claridge, Salisbury come in to Saturday's game on the back of five straight wins after a shaky start which included away defeats to Winchester City and Taunton Town. They currently sit in 5th position in Division One S&W after six games. Bideford's form has been a bit indifferent and they lie in 11th position after three wins and three defeats. Bideford remain without the suspended Matt Andrew and will also be without Dan Western and captain Matt Bye but welcome back Dan Harrison after serving a one match ban for his sending off against Bodmin Town.

Bideford's last six (WDWLWL)
03/09/16 Bideford 1 AFC Portchester 2 (FA Cup Q1)
29/08/16 Bideford 2 Barnstaple Town 1 (League)
27/08/16 Evesham United 2 Bideford 0 (League)
24/08/16 Bodmin Town 1 Bideford 2 (FA Cup PR replay)
20/08/16 Bideford 1 Bodmin Town 1 (FA Cup PR)
16/08/16 Bridgwater Town 1 Bideford 4 (League)

Salisbury's last six (LWWWWW)
03/09/16 Salisbury 2 Frome Town 0 (FA Cup Q1)
29/08/16 AFC Totton 0 Salisbury 4 (League)
27/08/16 Salisbury 2 Mangotsfield United 1 (League)
20/08/16 Salisbury 5 Bitton 0 (FA Cup PR)
16/08/16 Salisbury 4 Bishops Cleeve 1 (League)
13/08/16 Taunton Town 3 Salisbury 1 (League)

Salisbury vs Bideford
Sat 10th September 2016
Southern League Division One South & West
Kick off 3:00pm
£9 Adults / £6 Seniors & Students / £2 Under 16s / Free Under 5s

Salisbury FC
Raymond McEnhill Stadium
Partridge Way
Old Sarum
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP4 6PU
Tel: 01722 776655
Website: http://www.salisburyfc.co.uk
Twitter: @SalisburyFC