WANDERERS will kick-off the brand-new season in League One with a home game against MK Dons on Saturday, August 7.

Fans are on course to be welcomed back to the University of Bolton Stadium for a competitive game for the first time since February 2020.

The club’s first league away game will be on August 14, at AFC Wimbledon, and the season will also finish at home with Ian Evatt’s side welcoming Fleetwood Town.

Other key dates for Wanderers fans include the Christmas schedule, which sees Bolton play against Wycombe at home on December 18 – although an EFL statement last night confirmed that the Chairboys could yet see their fixtures swapped with Derby County.

Wanderers are at home to Morecambe on Boxing Day then go to Burton Albion on Wednesday, December 29, and Rotherham United on New Year’s Day.

On Good Friday the Whites go to Doncaster Rovers, hosting Accrington Stanley on Easter Monday.

The two derby games against Wigan Athletic will also be of interest to Bolton fans – and they happen on Saturday, October 16 at the UniBol, and Saturday, April 2, at the DW Stadium.

Some big venues for away travel are also worth looking out for – and Bolton go to Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough on Saturday, October 9, plus Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on Saturday, September 25.

Midweek away travel is another one worth point out – Lincoln away on Tuesday, August 17, Charlton away on Tuesday, September 28, Plymouth Argyle (!) on Tuesday, October 19, Fleetwood on Tuesday, December 7.

THE LIST IN FULL

SAT AUG 7 – MK Dons (H).

WED AUG 11 – Carabao Cup One.

SAT AUG 14 – AFC Wimbledon (A).

TUES AUG 17 – Lincoln City (A).

SAT AUG 21 – Oxford United (H).

WED AUG 25 – Carabao Cup Two.

SAT AUG 28 – Cambridge United (A).

SAT SEPT 4 – Burton Albion (H), SAT SEPT 11 – Ipswich Town (A).

SAT SEPT 18 – Rotherham (H).

WED SEPT 22 – Carabao Cup Three.

SAT SEPT 25 – Sunderland (A).

TUES SEPT 28 – Charlton Athletic (A).

SAT OCT 2 – Shrewsbury Town (H).

SAT OCT 9 – Sheffield Weds (A).

SAT OCT 16 – Wigan Athletic (H).

TUES OCT 19 – Plymouth Argyle (A).

SAT OCT 23 – Gillingham (H).

SAT OCT 30 – Portsmouth (A).

SAT NOV 6 – FA Cup First Round.

SAT NOV 13 – Crewe (H).

SAT NOV 20 – Wycombe (A).

TUES NOV 23 – Doncaster Rovers (H).

SAT NOV 27 – Cheltenham Town (H).

SAT DEC 4 – FA Cup Second Round.

TUES DEC 7 – Fleetwood (A).

SAT DEC 11 – Accrington (A).

SAT DEC 18 – Wycombe (H).

SUN DEC 26 – Morecambe (H).

WED DEC 29 – Burton Albion (A).

2022.

SAT JAN 1 – Rotherham United (A).

SAT JAN 8 – Cambridge (H)/FA Cup Third Round.

SAT JAN 15 – Ipswich Town (H).

SAT JAN 22 – Shrewsbury Town (A).

SAT JAN 29 – Sunderland (H).

SAT FEB 5 – Morecambe (A).

TUES FEB 8 – Charlton (H).

SAT FEB 12 – Oxford United (A).

SAT FEB 19 – AFC Wimbledon (H).

TUES FEB 22 – Lincoln (H).

SAT FEB 26 – MK Dons (A).

SAT MAR 5 – Gillingham (A).

SAT MAR 12 – Plymouth Argyle (H).

SAT MAR 19 – Crewe (A).

SAT MAR 26 – Portsmouth (H).

SAT APR 2 – Wigan (A).

SAT APR 9 – Sheffield Weds (H).

FRI APR 15 – Doncaster Rovers (A).

MON APR 18 – Accrington (H).

SAT APR 23 – Cheltenham (A).

SAT APR 30 – Fleetwood (H).