Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson can't wait to get season up and running

Posh will travel to the Crown Ground to take on Accrington Stanley on the opening day on September 12, before hosting Fleetwood Town on September 19 and then going to Sunderland a week later.

The trip to Stanley will be preceded by two home cup ties, with Posh taking on Cheltenham Town in the Carabao Cup on September 5, and then entertaining Burton Albion in the EFL Trophy, and that pleasing for Ferguson, who admits he finds that the final couple of weeks of pre-season 'drag on'.

Asked for his thoughts on the fixture list, Ferguson said: "We have to play everybody twice, so it is what it is.

"We look at the fixtures, and everybody looks at the start, and then you look at around Easter time and Christmas, but we have to play them all twice.

"We have Accrington first, and we are all looking forward to it.

"Now the fixtures are out you get the butterflies in the stomach, and I am looking at the fixtures after October when hopefully the crowds come back, and we have some good games to end the season.

"We have been waiting for this day for a long time, and now the fixtures are here it seems real and we are all looking forward to the start."

Posh are currently on a training camp at St George's Park, and have two more pre-season friendlies against Colchester United and Coventry City before their cup date with the Robins, which can't come quickly enough for the manager.

"I think these last two weeks before the season starts drag out for me," admitted Ferguson.

"We have had quite a long period together, and I think they just drag out because you want to get started, and I am delighted we have a couple of cup games before league one starts.

"It means we don't have to wait until the 12th, so it all really starts on the 5th.

"But we are all really looking forward to it, it is going to be a long, long season but we are in good condition and we are ready."

Full 2020/21 Sky Bet League One fixtures

Sat Sep 12 Accrington Stanley A

Wed Sep 16 Carabao Cup Two

Sat Sep 19 Fleetwood Town H

Wed Sep 23 Carabao Cup Three

Sat Sep 26 Sunderland A

Wed Sep 30 Carabao Cup Four

Sat Oct 3 Swindon Town H

Sat Oct 10 Northampton Town A (International date)

Sat Oct 17 Oxford United H

Tue Oct 20 Wigan Athletic A

Sat Oct 24 Hull City A

Tue Oct 27 Burton Albion H

Sat Oct 31 Shrewsbury Town H

Tue Nov 3 Bristol Rovers A

Sat Nov 7 Emirates FA Cup first round

Sat Nov 14 Crewe Alexandra A (International date)

Sat Nov 21 Blackpool H

Tue Nov 24 Plymouth Argyle H

Sat Nov 28 Emirates FA Cup second round

Tue Dec 1 A.F.C. Wimbledon A

Sat Dec 5 Portsmouth A

Sat Dec 12 Rochdale H

Tue Dec 15 Milton Keynes Dons A

Sat Dec 19 Ipswich Town H

Wed Dec 23 Carabao Cup Five

Sat Dec 26 Gillingham A

Tue Dec 29 Charlton Athletic H

Sat Jan 2 Doncaster Rovers H

Wed Jan 6 Carabao Cup Semi-Final

Sat Jan 9 Lincoln City A (Emirates FA Cup 3)

Sat Jan 16 Milton Keynes Dons H

Sat Jan 23 Ipswich Town A (Emirates FA Cup 4)

Tue Jan 26 Bristol Rovers H

Sat Jan 30 Shrewsbury Town A

Sat Feb 6 Crewe Alexandra H

Wed Feb 10 (Emirates FA Cup 5)

Sat Feb 13 Blackpool A

Sat Feb 20 A.F.C. Wimbledon H

Tue Feb 23 Plymouth Argyle A

Sat Feb 27 Wigan Athletic H

Sun Feb 28 Carabao Cup Final

Tue Mar 2 Oxford United A

Sat Mar 6 Burton Albion A

Tue Mar 9 Hull City H

Sat Mar 13 Portsmouth H

Sat Mar 20 Rochdale A Emirates (FA Cup Quarter-Final)

Sat Mar 27 Accrington Stanley H (International date)

Fri Apr 2 Fleetwood Town A

Mon Apr 5 Sunderland H

Sat Apr 10 Swindon Town A

Sat Apr 17 Northampton Town H

Tue Apr 20 Gillingham H

Sat Apr 24 Charlton Athletic A

Sat May 1 Lincoln City H

Sat May 8 Doncaster Rovers A