Get your diary at the ready....again
By Nathan Jackson
June 5 2008
All the preliminary dates for the new season have been set. There aren't many midweek matches planned at the moments with the exception of the cup games. City fans will be able to look forward to recovering from New Year's Eve as there isn't due to be any games played on that day.
ALL THE BELOW INFORMATION IS BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY DETAILS RELEASED BY THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
The season will kick off on August 9th and the Imps will know their first league opponents on Monday 16th June when the fixture list is announced, although we will know who we will face in the Carling Cup on Friday 13th June. That Carling Cup game's default date at the moment is August 12th. The second round will take place exactly two weeks after that.
Regarding League fixtures, the midweek fixtures are currently scheduled to take place in the weeks starting October 20th, October 28th, November 24th, January 26th, February 2nd, March 2nd and March 9th.
The Christmas period is scheduled to see games on Saturday December 20th, Friday December 26th and Sunday December 28th. There is no New Year's Day fixture planned.
The international breaks in the Premiership and the Championship will take place on September 6th, October 11th and Saturday March 28th.
SCHEDULED CUP DATES
CARLING CUP
1ST ROUND - 12TH AUGUST
2ND ROUND - 26TH AUGUST
3RD ROUND - 23RD SEPTEMBER
4TH ROUND - 11TH NOVEMBER
5TH ROUND - 2ND DECEMBER
SEMIS - 6TH JANUARY AND 20TH JANUARY
FINAL - 1ST MARCH
FA CUP
1ST ROUND - 8TH NOVEMBER (REPLAY 18TH NOVEMBER)
2ND ROUND - 29TH NOVEMBER (REPLAY 9TH DECEMBER)
3RD ROUND - 3RD JANUARY (REPLAY 13TH JANUARY)
4TH ROUND - 24TH JANUARY (REPLAY 3RD FEBRUARY)
5TH ROUND - 14TH FEBUARY (REPLAY 24TH FEBUARY)
Q/FINALS - 7TH MARCH (REPLAY 17TH MARCH)
S/FINALS - 19TH APRIL
FINAL - 30TH MAY
JP TROPHY
1ST ROUND - 2ND SEPTEMBER
2ND ROUND - 7TH OCTOBER
NORTHERN 1/4 FINAL - 4TH NOVEMBER
NORTHERN 1/2 FINAL - 16TH DECEMBER
NORTHERN FINAL - 20TH JANUARY AND 17TH FEBRUARY
NATIONAL FINAL - APRIL 5TH