COLCHESTER United will travel to play Bradford City on the opening day of the new League Two season.

The U's will travel to Valley Parade to take on the Bantams on September 12, after the fixtures for the new 2020-21 campaign were released this morning.

Steve Ball's side will then have a home game against Bolton Wanderers who were relegated from League One last season.

And they finish September to play Barrow, who were promoted as National League champions last season.

The U's finish the season with a trip to play Tranmere Rovers, on May 8.

Colchester will travel to play Southend United on Boxing Day in the Essex derby.

They will then host Blues at the JobServe Community Stadium on Tuesday, April 20.

Colchester will begin their campaign with a Carabao Cup first-round tie at Reading, on September 5.

They will then play their first Group A game in the Football League Trophy, the following week, before the League Two season gets underway on September 12.

Colchester will be hoping to at least emulate their achievement of reaching the League Two play-offs last season, when they embark on the brand new campaign.

Ball is preparing for his first season in charge of the U's, after taking over from John McGreal as head coach this summer.

COLCHESTER UNITED FIXTURES FOR 2020-21 LEAGUE TWO SEASON:

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 12:

Bradford City (A)

Saturday 19:

Bolton Wanderers (H)

Saturday 26:

Barrow (A)

OCTOBER

Saturday 3:

Oldham Athletic (H)

Saturday 10:

Walsall (A)

Saturday 17:

Carlisle United (A)

Tuesday 20:

Forest Green Rovers (H)

Saturday 24:

Harrogate Town (H)

Tuesday 27:

Newport County (A)

Saturday 31:

Scunthorpe United (A)

NOVEMBER

Tuesday 3:

Stevenage (H)

Saturday 14:

Leyton Orient (H)

Saturday 21:

Mansfield Town (A)

Tuesday 24:

Exeter City (A)

DECEMBER

Tuesday 1:

Crawley Town (H)

Saturday 5:

Grimsby Town (H)

Saturday 12:

Port Vale (A)

Tuesday 15:

Cambridge United (A)

Saturday 19:

Morecambe (H)

Boxing Day:

Southend United (A)

Tuesday 29:

Cheltenham Town (H)

JANUARY

Saturday 2:

Tranmere Rovers (H)

Saturday 9:

Salford City (A)

Saturday 16:

Cambridge United (H)

Saturday 23:

Morecambe (A)

Tuesday 26:

Stevenage (A)

Saturday 30:

Scunthorpe United (H)

FEBRUARY

Saturday 6:

Leyton Orient (A)

Saturday 13:

Mansfield Town (H)

Saturday 20:

Crawley Town (A)

Tuesday 23:

Exeter City (H)

Saturday 27:

Forest Green Rovers (A)

MARCH

Tuesday 2:

Carlisle United (H)

Saturday 6:

Newport County AFC (H)

Tuesday 9:

Harrogate Town (A)

Saturday 13:

Grimsby Town (A)

Saturday 20:

Port Vale (H)

Saturday 27:

Bradford City (H)

APRIL

Friday 2:

Bolton Wanderers (A)

Monday 5:

Barrow (H)

Saturday 10:

Oldham Athletic (A)

Saturday 17:

Walsall (H)

Tuesday 20:

Southend United (H)

Saturday 24:

Cheltenham Town (A)

MAY

Saturday 1:

Salford City (H)

Saturday 8:

Tranmere Rovers (A)