Swindon Town will kick-off the 2017/18 Sky Bet League Two season with a long trip to Carlisle United.
The Reds will get life underway in the fourth tier of English football at Brunton Park on Saturday 5th August, after the 2017/18 fixtures were revealed earlier this morning.
Dave Flitcroft’s first home game in charge will be against Exeter City the following week, which comes just days after the Carabao Cup First Round clash against Norwich City.
Town will then round off the month of August with a trip to Morecambe (22nd) and a home clash against Crawley Town (26th).
Forest Green Rovers are the newcomers to the EFL and the Robins will be heading to the New Lawn for their first-ever league fixture against Mark Cooper’s side on Saturday 23rd September.
There is an extra fixture in the Christmas schedule to contend with this season and Swindon will open the festive period away at Crewe Alexandra on Saturday 23rd December, before hosting Luton Town at The County Ground on Boxing Day.
Notts County will then be the visitors to SN1 on Saturday 30th December, which will be the final game of 2017, and Town’s first assignment of 2018 will be away at Barnet on New Year’s Day.
Town round off the 2017/18 campaign at home to Accrington Stanley on Saturday 5th May, coming off the back of a run-in which sees them face the the likes of Carlisle United, Newport County, Grimsby Town and Colchester United in the final weeks of the season.
Please note, all fixture dates are subject to change.
You can find Town’s 2017/18 Sky Bet League Two fixture list in full below:
| Date | Opposition | Venue |
| Saturday 5th August | Carlisle United | Brunton Park |
| Saturday 12th August | Exeter City | The County Ground |
| Saturday 19th August | Morecambe | Globe Arena |
| Saturday 26th August | Crawley Town | The County Ground |
| Saturday 2nd September | Barnet | The County Ground |
| Saturday 9th September | Luton Town | Kenilworth Road |
| Tuesday 12th September | Notts County | Meadow Lane |
| Saturday 16th September | Stevenage | The County Ground |
| Saturday 23rd September | Forest Green Rovers | The New Lawn |
| Tuesday 26th September | Coventry City | The County Ground |
| Saturday 30th September | Cambridge United | The County Ground |
| Saturday 7th October | Cheltenham Town | Whaddon Road |
| Saturday 14th October | Mansfield Town | One Call Stadium |
| Tuesday 17th October | Lincoln City | The County Ground |
| Saturday 21st October | Wycombe Wanderers | The County Ground |
| Saturday 28th October | Port Vale | Vale Park |
| Saturday 11th November | Chesterfield | The County Ground |
| Saturday 18th November | Yeovil Town | Huish Park |
| Tuesday 21st November | Grimsby Town | Blundell Park |
| Saturday 25th November | Newport County | The County Ground |
| Saturday 9th December | Accrington Stanley | Crown Ground |
| Saturday 16th December | Colchester United | The County Ground |
| Saturday 23rd December | Crewe Alexandra | Gresty Road |
| Tuesday 26th December | Luton Town | The County Ground |
| Saturday 30th December | Notts County | The County Ground |
| Monday 1st January | Barnet | The Hive |
| Saturday 6th January | Stevenage | Broadhall Way |
| Saturday 13th January | Forest Green Rovers | The County Ground |
| Saturday 20th January | Coventry City | Ricoh Arena |
| Saturday 27th January | Crewe Alexandra | The County Ground |
| Saturday 3rd February | Lincoln City | Sincil Bank |
| Saturday 10th February | Mansfield Town | The County Ground |
| Tuesday 13th February | Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park |
| Saturday 17th February | Port Vale | The County Ground |
| Saturday 24th February | Chesterfield | Proact Stadium |
| Saturday 3rd March | Yeovil Town | The County Ground |
| Saturday 10th March | Cheltenham Town | The County Ground |
| Saturday 17th March | Cambridge United | Abbey Stadium |
| Saturday 24th March | Exeter City | St James Park |
| Saturday 31st March | Morecambe | The County Ground |
| Monday 2nd April | Crawley Town | Checkatrade.com Stadium |
| Saturday 7th April | Carlisle United | The County Ground |
| Saturday 14th April | Newport County | Rodney Parade |
| Saturday 21st April | Grimsby Town | The County Ground |
| Saturday 28th April | Colchester United |
Colchester Community Stadium |
| Saturday 5th May | Accrington Stanley | The County Ground |
