Key Dates for Next Season

Nothing ever stops at the Football League headquarters. The current season is only a third of the way gone but planning and preparations are already well underway for the next campaign.

The 2010/11 campaign will kick off on Saturday August 6th, with the Carling Cup getting underway just days later, during the week commencing August 8th.

The Johnstone's Paint Trophy kicks off at the end of August, with the Round 1 ties taking place during the week commencing the 29th.

As always Christmas and the New Year will be a busy period, where the games in quick succession can go a long way to making or breaking a club's season.

The traditional Boxing Day matches will go ahead a usual and will be followed by games on the 31st of December and January 2nd 2012.

The New Year brings with it the first of the finals, with the Carling Cup Final taking place on Sunday February 26th. The Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final takes place four weeks later on Sunday March 25th.

The league season's then draw to a close with the final round of Championship matches taking place during the weekend of 28th/29th April, with League's 1 and 2 finishing a week later during the weekend of 5th / 6th of May.

The Championship Play-Off final will be played on Saturday 19th May 2012, while the League 1 and 2 finals taking place over the weekend of Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May 2012.

The Full List:

June 2011
17/06/2011 : Football League Fixtures Published

August 2011
06/08/2011 : Start of 2011-12 Football League Season
w/c 08/08/2011 : League Cup First Round
w/c 22/08/2011 : League Cup Second Round
w/c 29/08/2011 : Football League Trophy First Round

September 2011
w/c 19/09/2011 : League Cup Third Round

October 2011
w/c 03/10/2011 : Football League Trophy Second Round
w/c 24/10/2011 : League Cup Fourth Round

November 2011
w/c 07/11/2011 : Football League Trophy Area Quarter-Finals
w/c 28/11/2011 : League Cup Quarter-Finals
w/c 28/11/2011 : Football League Trophy Area Semi-Finals

December 2011
26/12/2011 : Football League Boxing Day Fixtures
31/12/2011 : Football League Christmas Holiday Fixtures

January 2012
02/01/2012 : Football League New Year Fixtures
w/c 09/01/2012 : League Cup Semi-Finals First Leg
w/c 16/01/2012 : Football League Trophy Area Finals First Leg
w/c 23/01/2012 : League Cup Semi-Finals Second Leg

February 2012
w/c 06/02/2012 : Football League Trophy Area Finals First Leg
26/02/2012 : League Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)

March 2012
25/03/2012 : Football League Trophy Final (Wembley Stadium)

April 2012
28-29/04/2012 : Final Matches For Football League Championship Division

May 2012
05-06/05/2012 : Final Matches For Football League One and Two Divisions
??/05/2012 : Football League Play-Offs - Dates To Be Determined

August 2012
18/08/2012 : 2012-13 Season Commences (delayed due to 2012 Olympics)

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