Accrington Stanley start their new League One season away to newly-promoted Lincoln City.

Last season’s League Two champions will host John Coleman’s Reds on Saturday, August 3.

The first home game of the season sees Bury visit the Wham Stadium seven days later.

The opening month then sees Stanley travel to AFC Wimbledon, host Shrewsbury Town, visit Fleetwood Town and welcome Milton Keynes Dons.

The Christmas period sees Coleman take his side to Blackpool on Boxing Day before Burton Albion are the visitors on December 29.

Another home game follows on New Year’s Day against the manager’s former club Rochdale.

The Easter weekend sees Fleetwood travel across Lancashire on Friday, April 10 before Stanley travel to MK Dons the following Monday, April 13.

The season concludes at home to Wycombe Wanderers on Sunday, May 3.

The full fixture list is as follows:

Sat Aug 3 Lincoln City A

Sat Aug 10 Bury H

Sat Aug 17 AFC Wimbledon A

Tue Aug 20 Shrewsbury Town H

Sat Aug 24 Fleetwood Town A

Sat Aug 31 MK Dons H

Sat Sep 7 Bristol Rovers A

Sat Sep 14 Sunderland H

Tue Sep 17 Wycombe Wanderers A

Sat Sep 21 Blackpool H

Sat Sep 28 Southend United A

Sat Oct 5 Oxford United H

Sat Oct 12 Rochdale A

Sat Oct 19 Ipswich Town H

Tue Oct 22 Peterborough United A

Sat Oct 26 Gillingham H

Sat Nov 2 Coventry City A

Sat Nov 16 Rotherham United A

Sat Nov 23 Bolton Wanderers H

Sat Dec 7 Tranmere Rovers A

Sat Dec 14 Portsmouth H

Sat Dec 21 Doncaster Rovers A

Thu Dec 26 Blackpool A

Sun Dec 29 Burton Albion H
Wed Jan 1 Rochdale H

Sat Jan 4 Oxford United A
Sat Jan 11 Ipswich Town A

Sat Jan 18 Southend United H

Sat Jan 25 Burton Albion A

Tue Jan 28 Peterborough United H

Sat Feb 1 AFC Wimbledon H

Sat Feb 8 Bury A

Tue Feb 11 Shrewsbury A

Sat Feb 15 Lincoln City H

Sat Feb 22 Rotherham United H

Sat Feb 29 Bolton Wanderers A

Sat Mar 7 Tranmere Rovers H

Sat Mar 14 Portsmouth A

Sat Mar 21 Doncaster Rovers H
Sat Mar 28 Coventry City H

Sat Apr 4 Gillingham A

Fri Apr 10 Fleetwood Town H

Mon Apr 13 MK Dons A

Sat Apr 18 Bristol Rovers H

Sat Apr 25 Sunderland A

Sun May 3 Wycombe Wanderers H