On Wednesday morning, fans of League Two all across England were waiting to see when and who their respective sides would be facing. Here are your League Two fixtures:
Saturday 8 August – Fixture 1
Saturday 15 August – Fixture 2
AFC Wimbledon begin their campaign with a home game against last season’s play-off semi-finalists Plymouth Argyle, before a visit to Crawley Town, who suffered relegation from League One last season.
Accrington Stanley welcome play-off hopefuls Luton Town to the Crown Ground on the opening day before a visit to Morecambe.
Conference champions Barnet travel to recently relegated Leyton Orient in their opening fixture, before welcoming last season’s beaten play-off finalists Wycombe.
Conference runners-up Bristol Rovers begin their return to League Two football with a home game against Northampton Town, before the first of many West Country derbies, firstly away to Yeovil. Yeovil then visit the Memorial Ground on April 16. Rovers also face Plymouth, first at home on September 19 before a trip to Home Park on January 23. The final West Country Derby is against Exeter City, with a visit to St. James Park on November 28 before the return fixture coming on April 23.
Cambridge United welcome Newport County to the Abbey Stadium on the opening day before the long distance visit to Brunton Park to face Carlisle United.
Crawley suffered relegation last season and that they begin life in League Two visit a visit to the Kassam Stadium to face Oxford United, before a home game against AFC Wimbledon.
Carlisle United travel to Mansfield Town on the opening day before a trip to Richard Money’s Cambridge United.
Dagenham begin this season with a trip to Portsmouth, before the first of two East London derbies against Leyton Orient at Victoria Road, with the return coming on April 16.
Exeter City will be hoping to push for promotion this season, and they begin their campaign with a home game against West Country rivals Yeovil, before a trip to Northampton, with the return fixture against Yeovil comes from Huish Park on April 9. Exeter also face Bristol Rovers is another West Country Derby, first a home game on November 28 before the return fixture on April 23. Then the Devon Derby against Plymouth, the first game coming from Home Park on November 21 and the return at St. James Park on April 2.
Hartlepool United will be hoping to push for promotion this season, and they begin the season with a home game against Morecambe before an away day at York City.
Leyton Orient suffered relegation from League One last season and they begin life in League Two with a home fixture against Conference champions Barnet, before an away day at East London rivals Dagenham and Redbridge, with the return fixture coming on April 16.
Luton just missed out on last season’s playoffs, and John Still takes his side to Accrington on the opening day before welcoming Oxford United to Kenilworth Road.
Mansfield welcome last season’s fellow strugglers Carlisle to Field Mill on the opening day before a trip to recently relegated Notts County in the first of two Nottinghamshire derbies, with the return coming at Field Mill on April 16.
Morecambe travel to Hartlepool on the opening day before a visit to Accrington Stanley.
Newport, now under former England captain Terry Butcher, travel to Cambridge on the opening day before welcoming another side with a new manager to Rodney Parade, Stevenage.
Northampton Town will be looking to push for promotion this season, and they begin life away at newly promoted Bristol Rovers before an away day at Exeter.
Notts County begin life in League Two with a trip to Teddy Sheringham’s Stevenage before the Nottinghamshire Derby against Mansfield at Meadow Lane.
Oxford United will be hoping to mount a promotion bid this season, and Michael Appleton’s side welcome recently relegated Crawley Town to the Kassam Stadium before a visit to Luton Town.
Plymouth lost in the play-off semi-finals last season, and now under new manager Derek Adams, they’ll be looking to go one further. The Pilgrims start life in League Two with a trip to Wimbledon before welcoming Portsmouth to Home Park in the Docklands Derby. There are three sides as part of a West Country Derby this season; Plymouth face Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium on September 19 before the return fixture on January 23. The Pilgrims welcome Yeovil on boxing day before the return fixture on February 6. Then, the Devon Derby; Plymouth are at home first on November 21 before travelling to external on April 2.
Stevenage, under new manager Teddy Sheringham, welcome recently relegated Notts County to the Lamex Stadium before a trip to Newport County.
Last season’s beaten play-off finalists Wycombe Wanderers welcome York City on the opening day before a trip to Conference champions Barnet.
Yeovil suffered relegation from League One last season, and they begin life with a West Country Derby against Exeter at St. James Park, before welcoming fellow West Country rivals Bristol Rovers to Huish Park the following weekend. The return fixture against Exeter comes on April 9, with the return fixture against Rovers coming on April 16. Finally, Yeovil still face Plymouth, with the first a visit to Home Park on boxing day before the return fixture on February 6.
York City begin their campaign with a trip to Wycombe, before welcoming Hartlepool United to Bootham Crescent.