Games in bold are home fixtures and all of which are held at Rockliffe Park.

Each team plays the other 10 teams in their group twice, with an added 10 inter-group fixtures comprising selected teams from the other three groups, totalling 28 fixtures.

AUGUST

Saturday 22 - Tottenham Hotspur

Saturday 29 - Aston Villa

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 5 - West Bromwich Albion

Saturday 12 - Manchester City

Saturday 19 - Stoke City

Saturday 26 - Nottingham Forest

OCTOBER

Saturday 3 - Huddersfield Town

Saturday 10 - Sunderland

Saturday 17 - Sheffield Wednesday

Saturday 31 - Sheffield United

NOVEMBER

Saturday 7 - Leeds United

Saturday 14 - Newcastle United

Saturday 21 - Barnsley

DECEMBER

Saturday 5 - Derby County

Saturday 12 - Sheffield Wednesday

JANUARY

Saturday 9 - Sheffield United

Saturday 16 - Leeds United

Saturday 23 - Newcastle United

Saturday 30 - Barnsley

FEBRUARY

Saturday 6 - Derby County

Saturday 20 - Nottingham Forest

Saturday 27 - Huddersfield Town

MARCH

Saturday 6 - Sunderland

Saturday 13 - Bolton Wanderers

Saturday 20 - Everton

Saturday 27 - Blackburn Rovers

APRIL

Saturday 17 - Manchester United

Saturday 24 - Liverpool