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Shrewsbury v Millwall on the opening day

Shrewsbury Town face a tough start to the new League One season as they prepare to host recently relegated Millwall.

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Salop welcome the Lions to Greenhous Meadow on August 8 and face a trip to Bradford a week later to kick off the 2015/16 season.

That game will be followed by a home match against Chesterfield on August 18 before a trip to Oldham on August 22.

AUGUST

08/08/2015: Millwall (H)

15/08/2015: Bradford City (A)

18/08/2015: Chesterfield (H)

22/08/2015: Oldham Athletic (A)

29/08/2015: Burton Albion (H)

SEPTEMBER

05/09/2015: Shrewsbury Town (A)

12/09/2015: Southend United (A)

19/09/2015:Crewe Alexandra (H)

26/09/2015: Blackpool (H)

29/09/2015: Rochdale (A)

OCTOBER

03/10/2015: Coventry City (A)

10/10/2015: Colchester United (H)

17/10/2015: Scunthorpe United (A)

20/10/2015: Doncaster Rovers (H)

24/10/2015: Bury (H)

31/10/2015: Port Vale (A)

NOVEMBER

14/11/2015: Walsall (H)

21/11/2015: Wigan Athletic (A)

24/11/2015: Sheffield United (A)

28/11/2015: Gillingham (H)

DECEMBER

12/12/2015: Peterborough United (A)

19/12/2015: Swindon Town (H)

26/12/2015: Fleetwood Town (H)

28/12/2015: Crewe Alexandra (A)

JANUARY

02/01/2016: Chesterfield (A)

09/01/2016: Oldham Athletic (H)

16/01/2016: Barnsley (H)

23/01/2016: Burton Albion (A)

30/01/2016: Southend United (H)

FEBRUARY

06/02/2016: Fleetwood Town (A)

13/02/2016: Blackpool (A)

20/02/2016: Coventry City (H)

27/02/2016: Colchester United (A)

MARCH

01/03/2016: Rochdale (H)

05/03/2016: Doncaster Rovers (A)

12/03/2016: Scunthorpe United (H)

19/03/2016: Bury (A)

26/03/2016: Port Vale (H)

28/03/2016: Walsall (A)

APRIL

02/04/2016: Wigan Athletic (H)

09/04/2016: Millwall (A)

16/04/2016: Bradford City (H)

19/04/2016: Sheffield United (H)

23/04/2016: Gillingham (A)

30/04/2016: Peterborough United (H)

MAY

Micky Mellon's team will host his former side Fleetwood on Boxing Day before a local derby at Crewe on December 28 and then a trip to Chesterfield on January 2.

Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium will be the furthest journey with Shrews fans facing a 400 mile round trip to Kent on April 23 – the start of their three game run-in.

The shortest journey of the new season will be to Walsall on March 28, whose Banks's stadium is 37 miles away from Greenhous Meadow.

Salop have a tough run-in, alongside the Gillingham fixture they will face Peterborough United at home on April 30.

The Shrews will then close the league campaign at Swindon on May 8.

Mellon said: "It's exciting, we all love football and now we know what's in front of us let's get on it.

"This is a fantastic league to be part of. It's a very northern league with a lot of localish games so we have a lot of good rivalries to look forward to.

"Millwall will be a tough start, they are an experienced Championship team and they will be wanting to respond very quickly following their relegation last season

"It's a tough test for us but one we are looking forward to, it will give us an early indicator to where we are as a group.

"Once the season starts it's all about the first one, then they come thick and fast."

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