Fry will clash against Kinnear

Wigan showed signs of improvement towards the end of last season under Paul Jewell and newly-promoted Cheltenham will test if they can carry on their good form this season.

Luton return to Division Two and face Peterborough in a match pitting two characters of the game against each other in managers Joe Kinnear and Barry Fry.

Plymouth were promoted as Division Three champions while Mansfield came up via third place last term. These two sides meet at Fieldmill.

Queens Park Rangers are out of administration and will hope promotion is the next step out of trouble but they will have Chesterfield trying to spoil their opening day party at Loftus Road.

Bristol City are another team who will have eyes on promotion after a seventh place finish last season.

They kick-off against Blackpool and elsewhere Oldham, Wycombe and Tranmere, who fell short of the play-off zone last term, take on Cardiff, Notts County and Port Vale respectively.

10 August opening day fixtures

Bristol City v Blackpool
Cheltenham v Wigan
Colchester v Stockport
Huddersfield v Brentford
Luton v Peterborough
Mansfield v Plymouth
Northampton v Crewe
Notts County v Wycombe
Oldham v Cardiff
Port Vale v Tranmere
QPR v Chesterfield
Swindon v Barnsley

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