The Ravens will provide the opposition on Saturday 9th July, three years after the Whites last visited The Bowl when they faced a representative side.

Northern Premier League Premier Division sides Atherton Collieries (July 23) and Lancaster City (July 30) will visit the DCBL Stadium as Dave Dempsey’s team ramp up preparations for the 2022/23 season.

There are also trips to Vauxhall Motors (July 2) and Ashton Town (July 12), while Widnes will then travel to North Wales to face Cefn Druids on July 16.

Ashton United, also of the NPL Premier Division, will provide the opposition on July 26.

The first team squad is due to report back to training on Saturday 11 June.

A squad retention list will be released in due course, as will details of 2022/23 season tickets.

Our full 2022/23 pre-season programme

Saturday 2 July - Away - Vauxhall Motors
Saturday 9 July - Away - FC Isle of Man
Tuesday 12 July - Away - Ashton Town
Saturday 16 July - Away - Cefn Druids
Saturday 23 July - Home - Atherton Collieries
Saturday 26 July - Away - Ashton United
Saturday 30 July - Home - Lancaster City