OLDHAM Athletic will kick off their season with a trip to Forest Green Rovers on Saturday, August 3.

The first home game of the season sees Crewe visit Boundary Park seven days later.

Then comes a trip to Bradford on Saturday, August 17, before a home game against Exeter on Tuesday August 20.

Laurent Banide’s men then travel to Cambridge United on Saturday, August 24 before finishing the opening month of the season with a home game against Colchester on August 31.

The Christmas period sees Latics visit Morecambe on Boxing Day before hosting Football League new boys Salford City on Sunday December 29.

Another game at Boundary Park follows on New Year’s Day with Scunthorpe United the visitors.

Oldham host Cambridge United on Good Friday to kick off the Easter weekend on April 10 with a trip to Colchester United following on Monday, April 13.

The season concludes away at Grimsby Town on April 25.

The fixtures in full are: 

Sat Aug 3 Forest Green Rovers A

Sat Aug 10 Crewe Alexandra H

Sat Aug 17 Bradford City A

Tue Aug 20 Exeter City H

Sat Aug 24 Cambridge United A

Sat Aug 31 Colchester United H

Sat Sep 7 Plymouth Argyle A

Sat Sep 14 Grimsby Town H

Tue Sep 17 Scunthorpe United A

Sat Sep 21 Morecambe H

Sat Sep 28 Carlisle United A

Sat Oct 5 Cheltenham Town H

Sat Oct 12 Mansfield Town A

Sat Oct 19 Macclesfield Town H

Tue Oct 22 Walsall H

Sat Oct 26 Port Vale A

Sat Nov 2 Northampton Town H

Sat Nov 16 Stevenage A

Sat Nov 23 Newport County A

Sat Dec 7 Leyton Orient H

Sat Dec 14 Swindon Town A

Sat Dec 21 Crawley Town H

Thu Dec 26 Morecambe A

Sun Dec 29 Salford City H

Wed Jan 1 Scunthorpe United H

Sat Jan 4 Cheltenham Town A

Sat Jan 11 Macclesfield Town A

Sat Jan 18 Carlisle United H

Sat Jan 25 Salford City A

Tue Jan 28 Mansfield Town H

Sat Feb 1 Bradford City H

Sat Feb 8 Crewe Alexandra A

Tue Feb 11 Exeter City A

Sat Feb 15 Forest Green Rovers H

Sat Feb 22 Leyton Orient A

Sat Feb 29 Newport County H

Sat Mar 7 Crawley Town A

Sat Mar 14 Swindon Town H

Tue Mar 17 Walsall A

Sat Mar 21 Port Vale H

Sat Mar 28 Northampton Town A

Sat Apr 4 Stevenage H

Fri Apr 10 Cambridge United H

Mon Apr 13 Colchester United A

Sat Apr 18 Plymouth Argyle H

Sat Apr 25 Grimsby Town A