SWINDON Wildcats will begin and end their EPL campaign with trips to Manchester Phoenix.

The Link Centre side will face the team that beat them in the play-off semi-finals on September 14 in their opening league fixture and the season will end on March 22 against the same outfit.

Ryan Aldridge’s men will first be in competitive active on Saturday September 14 when they welcome Chelmsford Chieftains to Swindon in the new look Challenge Cup.

Before the season gets underway, Wildcats will play three challenge games against MK Lightning on September 3, before home and away matches with Bracknell Bees on September 6 and 7.

WILDCATS 2014-15 FIXTURES

September

3 MK Lightning (h, 7:45pm, Challenge)

6 Bracknell Bees (h, 6pm, Challenge)

7 Bracknell Bees (a, 6pm – Challenge)

13 Chelmsford Chieftains (h, 6pm – Cup)

14 Manchester Phoenix (a, 5:30pm – EPL)

20 Guildford Flames (h, 6pm – EPL/Cup)

21 Guildford Flames (a, 6pm – EPL/Cup)

28 Sheffield Steeldogs (a, 5:30pm – EPL)

October

1 Telford Tigers (a, 7:30pm – EPL)

4 Wightlink Raiders (h, 6pm – Cup)

5 Peterborough Phantoms (a, 5:30pm – EPL)

11 Peterborough Phantoms (h, 6pm – EPL)

12 Telford Tigers (a, 5:30pm – EPL)

18 Guildford Flames (h, 6pm – EPL)

19 Bracknell Bees (a, 6pm – EPL/Cup)

25 Sheffield Steeldogs (h, 6pm – EPL)

26 Basingstoke Bison (h, 6pm – EPL/Cup)

29 MK Lightning (h, 7:45pm – EPL/Cup)

November

1 Wightlink Raiders (a, 6pm – Cup)

2 Invicta Dynamos (h, 6pm – Cup)

8 Telford Tigers (h, 6pm – EPL)

9 MK Lightning (a, 5:15pm – EPL/Cup)

15 Basingstoke Bison (a, 6:30pm – EPL/Cup)

16 MK Lightning (h, 6pm – EPL)

22 Sheffield Steeldogs (a, 7:30pm – EPL)

29 Sheffield Steeldogs (h, 6pm – EPL)

30 Invicta Dynamos (a, 5:15pm – Cup)

December

6 Manchester Phoenix (h, 6pm – EPL)

7 Peterborough Phantoms (a, 5:30pm – EPL)

10 MK Lightning (a, 7:45pm – EPL)

13 Telford Tigers (h, 6pm – EPL)

27 Bracknell Bees (h, 6pm – EPL/Cup)

28 Basingstoke Bison (a, 5:30pm – EPL)

January

1 Basingstoke Bison (h, 4pm – EPL)

3 Guildford Flames (h, 6pm – EPL)

4 Chelmsford Chieftains (a, 6:30pm – Cup)

10 Manchester Phoenix (h, 6pm – EPL)

11 Bracknell Bees (a, 6pm – EPL)

17 Telford Tigers (h, 6pm – EPL)

18 Bracknell Bees (a, 6pm – EPL)

24 Peterborough Phantoms (h, 6pm – EPIHL)

25 MK Lightning (a, 5:15pm – EPL)

31 Sheffield Steeldogs (h, 6pm – EPL)

February

1 Telford Tigers (a, 5:30pm – EPL)

7 Bracknell Bees (h, 6pm – EPL)

8 Manchester Phoenix (a, 5:30pm – EPL)

14 Manchester Phoenix (h, 6pm – EPL)

18 MK Lightning (h, 7:45pm – EPL)

21 Guildford Flames (a, 6pm – EPL)

22 Peterborough Phantoms (a, 5:30pm – EPL)

28 Bracknell Bees (h, 6pm – EPL)

March

7 Basingstoke Bison (a, 6pm – EPL)

8 Guildford Flames (a, 6pm – EPL)

14 Basingstoke Bison (h, 6pm – EPL)

15 Sheffield Steeldogs (a, 5:30pm – EPL)

21 Peterborough Phantoms (h, 6pm – EPL)

22 Manchester Phoenix (a, 5:30pm – EPL)