The Football League have revealed their key dates for the 2015/16 season.
United will get their new season underway with the first game of the League One campaign at Burton Albion on Saturday, August 8.Other key dates are as follows:
AUGUST 2015
8th/9th - Season start
w/c 10th - Capital One Cup Round 1
w/c 24th - Capital One Cup Round 2
w/c 31st - Football League Trophy Round 1
SEPTEMBER 2015
w/c 21st - Capital One Cup Round 3
OCTOBER 2015
w/c 5th - Football League Trophy Round 2
w/c 26th - Capital One Cup Round 4
NOVEMBER 2015
w/c 9th - Football League Trophy Area Quarter-Finals
w/c 30th - Capital One Cup Round 5
DECEMBER 2015
w/c 7th - Football League Trophy Area Semi-Finals
26th - Boxing Day fixtures
28th - Festive fixtures
JANUARY 2016
2nd - Festive fixtures
w/c 4th - Capital One Cup Semi-Final 1st legs
w/c 10th - Football League Trophy Area Final 1st legs
w/c 25th - Capital One Cup Semi-Final 2nd legs
w/c 25th - Football League Trophy Area Final 2nd legs
FEBRUARY 2016
28th - Capital One Cup Final
APRIL 2016
3rd - Football League Trophy Final
MAY 2016
7th/8th - Season ends (day and kick-off times TBC)
28th - Championship Play-Off Final (kick-off time TBC)
29th - League 1 Play-Off Final (kick-off time TBC)
30th - League 2 Play-Off Final (kick-off time TBC)