SWINDON Town will travel to Carlisle United on the opening day of the EFL League Two season on August 5.

David Flitcroft's men face their longest away trip of the campaign first up, with the trip to Brunton Park, with a hefty journey to Championship side Norwich City in the Carabao Cup following three days later.

A trio of lengthy travelling days in the opening month is complete with a trip to Morecambe on Saturday, August 19.

Town's first home league match is against Exeter City on Saturday, August 12, with Crawley Town also visiting the County Ground in the opening month.

Flitcroft's side make the short trip to face Forest Green Rovers and former Town chief Mark Cooper on September 23, with a trip to Cheltenham on October 7.

Town are at home on Boxing Day, with last season's Checkatrade Trophy conquerors Luton Town the visitors, while they also host Notts County on December 30.

A trip to Barnet follows on New Year's Day, with Forest Green at home following on January 13.

Town have back-to-back home games against Yeovil Town and Cheltenham Town at the start of March, while Accrington Stanley at home on May 5 rounds off the League Two campaign.

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SWINDON TOWN 2017-18 FIXTURES

Home matches in CAPS

AUGUST

Sat 5: Carlisle United

Tues 8: Norwich (CC)

Sat 12: EXETER CITY

Sat 19: Morecambe

Sat 26: CRAWLEY TOWN

SEPTEMBER

Sat 2: BARNET

Sat 9: Luton Town

Tues 12: Notts County

Sat 16: STEVENAGE

Sat 23: Forest Green Rovers

Tues 26: COVENTRY

Sat 30: CAMBRIDGE UNITED

OCTOBER

Sat 7: Cheltenham Town

Sat 14: Mansfield Town

Tues 17: LINCOLN CITY

Sat 21: WYCOMBE WANDERERS

Sat 28: Port Vale

NOVEMBER

Sat 11: CHESTERFIELD

Sat 18: Yeovil Town

Tues 21: Grimsby Town

Sat 25: NEWPORT COUNTY

DECEMBER

Sat 9: Accrington Stanley

Sat 16: COLCHESTER UNITED

Sat 23: Crewe Alexandra

Tues 26: LUTON TOWN

Sat 30: NOTTS COUNTY

JANUARY

Mon 1: Barnet

Sat 6: Stevenage

Sat 13: FOREST GREEN ROVERS

Sat 20: Coventry City

Sat 27: CREWE ALEXANDRA

FEBRUARY

Sat 3: Lincoln City

Sat 10: MANSFIELD TOWN

Tues 13: Wycombe Wanderers

Sat 17: PORT VALE

Sat 24: Chesterfield

MARCH

Sat 3: YEOVIL TOWN

Sat 10: CHELTENHAM TOWN

Sat 17: Cambridge United

Sat 24: Exeter City

Sat 31: MORECAMBE

APRIL

Mon 2: Crawley Town

Sat 7: CARLISLE UNITED

Sat 14: Newport County

Sat 21: GRIMSBY TOWN

Sat 28: Colchester United

MAY

Sat 5: ACCRINGTON STANLEY

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