Tough start for Harrogate Town as fixtures released

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Harrogate Town will travel to two of the relegated sides in their first three games of the 2025/26 English Football League Two season.

The Sulphurites will visit Bristol Rovers for their first match on August 2, before making the trip to Cambridge on match week three.

Both sides will be aiming to regain their League One statuses — and are fancied to do so by the bookies.

Bristol Rovers are 3/1 to be promoted on Bet365; Cambridge United are 5/1 and Town are 14/1.

Town will also welcome relegated Crawley Town and Shrewsbury Town to Wetherby Road by match week nine, highlighting their tough start.

Simon Weaver’s side will spend their Boxing Day in Manchester, as they travel to Salford City’s Moor Lane.

The club will host Tranmere Rovers on New Year's Day. The two sides put on an impressive display when Harrogate came out 3-2 victors in last season’s relegation scrap.

Town’s final game of the season will see newly promoted Barnet make the trip to North Yorkshire.

Harrogate are currently joint-bottom odds to be promoted from League Two with Newport County, at 14/1.

Relegation odds have not been priced yet.

FA Cup and Carabao Cup fixtures are yet to be released.

Fixture list

The full fixture list is as follows:

Sat Aug 2 - Bristol Rovers A

Sat Aug 9 - Grimsby Town H

Wed Aug 13 - Carabao Cup One

Sat Aug 16 - Cambridge United A

Tue Aug 19 - Barrow H

Sat Aug 23 - Chesterfield H

Wed Aug 27 - Carabao Cup Two

Sat Aug 30 - Bromley A

Sat Sep 6 - Crawley Town H International Date

Sat Sep 13 - Swindon Town A

Wed Sep 17 - Carabao Cup Three

Sat Sep 20 - Shrewsbury Town H

Wed Sep 24 - Carabao Cup Three

Sat Sep 27 - Gillingham A

Sat Oct 4 - Crewe Alexandra H

Sat Oct 11 - Fleetwood Town A International Date

Sat Oct 18 - Colchester United A

Sat Oct 25 - Newport County H

Wed Oct 29 - Carabao Cup Four

Sat Nov 1 - Emirates FA Cup 1

Sat Nov 8 - Oldham Athletic H

Sat Nov 15 - Notts County A International Date

Sat Nov 22 - Walsall H

Sat Nov 29 - Barnet A

Sat Dec 6 - Emirates FA Cup 2

Tue Dec 9 - Accrington Stanley H

Sat Dec 13 - Cheltenham Town A

Wed Dec 17 - Carabao Cup Five

Sat Dec 20 - Milton Keynes Dons H

Fri Dec 26 - Salford City A

Mon Dec 29 - Accrington Stanley A

Thu Jan 1 - Tranmere Rovers H

Sun Jan 4 - Swindon Town H

Sat Jan 10 - Crewe Alexandra A Emirates FA Cup 3

Wed Jan 14 - Carabao Cup Semi-Final (1)

Sat Jan 17 - Shrewsbury Town A

Sat Jan 24 - Gillingham H

Tue Jan 27 - Fleetwood Town H

Sat Jan 31 - Crawley Town A

Wed Feb 4 - Carabao Cup Semi-Final (2)

Sat Feb 7 - Cambridge United H

Sat Feb 14 - Chesterfield A Emirates FA Cup 4

Tue Feb 17 - Barrow A

Sat Feb 21 - Bromley H

Sat Feb 28 - Cheltenham Town H

Sat Mar 7 - Milton Keynes Dons A Emirates FA Cup 5

Sat Mar 14 - Salford City H

Tue Mar 17 - Tranmere Rovers A

Sat Mar 21 - Oldham Athletic A

Sun Mar 22 - Carabao Cup Final

Sat Mar 28 - Notts County H International Date

Fri Apr 3 - Grimsby Town A

Sat Apr 4 - Emirates FA Cup Quarter-Final

Mon Apr 6 - Bristol Rovers H

Sat Apr 11 - Newport County A

Sat Apr 18 - Colchester United H

Sat Apr 25 - Walsall A Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final

Sat May 2 - Barnet H

Sat May 16 - Emirates FA Cup Final