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Aug 2020

Last Updated: 21/08/2020
Harrogate
Harrogate

Harrogate Town to play Southend in first ever EFL fixture

by Calvin Robinson

| 21 Aug, 2020
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A 220 mile trip to Southend United awaits Harrogate Town for their first ever fixture in the Football League. Town will also play the likes of Bradford City and Bolton Wanderers.

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Picture: Matt Kirkham Harrogate Town

Harrogate Town will play Southend United in their first ever game in the Football League.

Fixtures for the upcoming EFL campaign were released this morning and Town fans can now prepare for trips to the likes of Bradford City and Bolton Wanderers.

Town will make the 220 mile trip to Roots Hall to play Southend on September 12 for their opening fixture in League Two.

The first few home games of the season will be played at Doncaster Rovers’ Keepmoat Stadium as the artificial 3G pitch at the CNG Stadium is replaced with grass due to EFL regulations.

The club will welcome Walsall to the Keepmoat on September 19. Town will then play Port Vale away before welcoming former Premier League side Bolton Wanderers to the Keepmoat on October 3.

A Yorkshire derby awaits a week later away at Bradford on October 10. The first ever EFL campaign for Town will end away at Cheltenham Town on May 8.

Manager Simon Weaver said he and the players are looking forward to the season getting underway.

He said:

“It’s a long way to go, but we all get along so will enjoy the trip and look forward to what is a really big fixture for us in Southend away, the start of an intriguing season for us.
“It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for all the staff and players, there’s been so much to sort in such a short space of time, but when the excitement levels are high we manage it and look forward to the prospect of competing in the Football League.”
“You look right down the fixture list and it is new territory for us all, we have to learn fast, stay together and ride the punches at times, who knows where we may end up at the end of the season!”





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Just weeks after celebrating promotion, Town also learned of the cup competitions which await them in the Football League.

Earlier this week, the group stage for the EFL Cup was drawn and Town will be pitted against Hull City, Grimsby Town and Leicester City Under 21s in Northern Group H.

A trip to Prenton Park against Tranmere in the Carabao Cup also awaits. The competition is expected to host first round fixtures on September 5.