LEAGUE Two new boys Macclesfield Town will visit Swindon Town on the opening day of the season on August 4, it was revealed this morning.

The Silkmen, who appointed Mark Yates as their manager earlier this week, will be the opponents as Phil Brown kicks off his first full season  in charge at the Energy Check County Ground.

Town also visit Lincoln City, Crawley Town and Forest Green Rovers in the opening month of the campaign, with a Carabao Cup tie against Rovers also scheduled for August.

Town will travel to Northampton Town on Boxing Day and host Exeter City on New Year's Day 2019.

A trip to Cambridge United is booked for Good Friday (April 19) next year, with Crewe Alexandra the visitors to the County Ground on Easter Monday (April 22).

Town also conclude their campaign at home to last season's play-off semi-finalists Notts County on May 4 next year.

SWINDON TOWN 2018-19 FIXTURE LIST

Skybet League Two and 3pm KO unless stated

Home fixture in CAPS

AUGUST

04: MACCLESFIELD TOWN

11: Lincoln City

18: TRANMERE ROVERS

21: Crawley Town (7.45pm)

25: Forest Green Rovers

SEPTEMBER

01: MILTON KEYNES DONS

08: Morecambe

15: BURY

22: Yeovil Town

29: OLDHAM ATHLETIC

OCTOBER

02: Crewe Alexandra (7.45pm)

06: NORTHAMPTON TOWN

13: Exeter City v Swindon Town

20: MANSFIELD TOWN

23: CAMBRIDGE UNITED (7.45PM)

27: Notts County

NOVEMBER

03: Colchester United v Swindon Town

17: CARLISLE UNITED

24: Port Vale

27: STEVENAGE (7.45pm)

DECEMBER

08: NEWPORT COUNTY

15: Grimsby Town

22: CHELTENHAM TOWN

26: Northampton Town

29: Mansfield Town

JANUARY 2019

01: EXETER CITY

05: Macclesfield Town

12: LINCOLN CITY

19: Tranmere Rovers

26: CRAWLEY TOWN

FEBRUARY

02: FOREST GREEN ROVERS

09: Milton Keynes Dons

16: Newport County

23: GRIMSBY TOWN

MARCH

02: COLCHESTER UNITED

09: Carlisle United

12: Stevenage (7.45pm)

16: PORT VALE

23: MORECAMBE

30: Bury

APRIL

06: YEOVIL TOWN

13: Oldham Athletic

19: Cambridge United

22: CREWE ALEXANDRA

27: Cheltenham Town

MAY

04: NOTTS COUNTY