SPFL fixtures: Hamilton Accies handed Broadwood opener as Airdrie and East Kilbride also facing home starts
The Lanarkshire sides have learned their fixtures for the campaign
Four of the five Lanarkshire sides in the SPFL will kick-off the new season at home after the fixtures for the new season were announced this morning.
Motherwell start with a blockbuster clash at Fir Park against Rangers on Saturday, August 2 - kick-off 5.30pm on Sky Sports - which will see new boss Jens Berthel Askou lock horns with his old Norwich City team-mate and new Gers gaffer Russell Martin.
Championship side Airdrieonians will welcome Ross County, who were relegated from the Premiership last season, to New Broomfield in a regular 3pm kick-off, while League One Hamilton Accies will play at their new home on the opening day. They play host to Montrose at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld.
Meanwhile, Lowland League champions and newly promoted East Kilbride will kick-off life in the SPFL by welcoming Spartans to K-Park for their League Two opener and Clyde are the only local side to be on the road, with a trip to Dumbarton first up for them in League Two.
Here are thE first six fixtures for the Lanarkshire sides in thE SPFL.
Motherwell's first six:
August 2 - Rangers (H)
August 9 - St Mirren (A)
August 23 - Hearts (A)
August 30 - Kilmarnock (H)
September 13 - Dundee (A)
September 27 - Aberdeen (H)
Airdrieonians' first six:
August 2 - Ross County (H)
August 9 - Dunfermline (A)
August 23 - Queen's Park (H)
August 30 - Arbroath (A)
September 6 - St Johnstone (H)
September 13 - Partick Thistle (A)
Hamilton Accies' first six:
August 2 - Montrose (H)
August 9 - Queen of the South (A)
August 16 - East Fife (H)
August 23 - Alloa (A)
August 30 - Cover Rangers (H)
September 13 - Peterhead (A)
August 2 - Dumbarton (A)
August 9 - Forfar (H)
August 16 - Spartans (H)
August 23 - Stranraer (A)
August 30 - Elgin (H)
September 13 - Annan (A)
East Kilbride's first six:
August 2 - Spartans (H)
August 9 - Elgin City (A)
August 16 - Stranrar (H)
August 23 - Stirling (A)
August 30 - Forfar (H)
September 13 - Edinburgh City (A)
A full list of the SPFL fixtures for the season ahead can be found on the SPFL website.
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