FOOTBALL LEAGUE reveals six fixtures early to mark 125th ann
Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:40 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22894378
Burnley will entertain Bolton on the opening weekend of the new season, 3-4 August, as one of six games to mark the Football League's 125th anniversary.
The Clarets' Turf Moor ground hosted games in the inaugural 1888-89 season.
The other Championship fixture is Derby v Blackburn, plus Preston v Wolves and Sheffield United v Notts County in League One, and Rochdale v Hartlepool and Newport v Accrington in League Two.
The full 2013-14 fixture list will be released at 09:00 BST on Wednesday
Burnley and neighbours Bolton are two of the Football League's 12 founder clubs, while the Clarets' Turf Moor home is one of only three grounds still in use that hosted matches during the first season.
Derby, Blackburn, Wolverhampton, Preston and Notts County are also among the 12 founder members of the competition, the idea for which started to take shape on 2 March 1888.
It was on that date that William McGregor, then secretary of Aston Villa, sent out a letter suggesting "that 10 or 12 of the most prominent clubs in England combine to arrange home and away fixtures each season".
Burnley will entertain Bolton on the opening weekend of the new season, 3-4 August, as one of six games to mark the Football League's 125th anniversary.
The Clarets' Turf Moor ground hosted games in the inaugural 1888-89 season.
The other Championship fixture is Derby v Blackburn, plus Preston v Wolves and Sheffield United v Notts County in League One, and Rochdale v Hartlepool and Newport v Accrington in League Two.
The full 2013-14 fixture list will be released at 09:00 BST on Wednesday
Burnley and neighbours Bolton are two of the Football League's 12 founder clubs, while the Clarets' Turf Moor home is one of only three grounds still in use that hosted matches during the first season.
Derby, Blackburn, Wolverhampton, Preston and Notts County are also among the 12 founder members of the competition, the idea for which started to take shape on 2 March 1888.
It was on that date that William McGregor, then secretary of Aston Villa, sent out a letter suggesting "that 10 or 12 of the most prominent clubs in England combine to arrange home and away fixtures each season".
Re: FOOTBALL LEAGUE reveals six fixtures early to mark 125th
Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:42 pm
Reveals? Alright yes. 