SEAN Long’s men will kick off their League One campaign with an away trip to Workington Town on March 17, 3pm kick-off.
Oldham were victorious in their two games against the West-Cumbrian side last season with a 28-18 away win and a 40-24 victory in the club’s first game back at Boundary Park.
Looking to improve on their 5th-place finish, Workington have signed the experienced championship winger – and former Roughyed – Dave Eccleston as well as Tyler Walton from Newcastle and Connor Saunders from Barrow, amongst others.
Roughyeds’ first home game – as revealed yesterday morning – will be on Easter Sunday (March 31), 3pm kick-off, against local rivals Rochdale Hornets.
“It’s going to be exciting and I can’t wait for the season to start,” said the Roughyeds boss.
“We’ve got a couple of friendlies, the 1895 Cup and some Challenge Cup games to start off the season, before we play Workington and then Rochdale.
“We’re hoping for a really good atmosphere and we want Boundary Park to be bouncing when we play Rochdale in our first home game.
“There’s some ex-Oldham lads in their squad, which adds a bit of extra spice.
“We’re going to be taking it one game at a time and seeing where we are at each week.”
Rounding off the first five fixtures are away trips to Hunslet and Midlands as well as a home fixture against Cornwall.
Included in the club’s 20 League One fixtures, will be four loop fixtures – two home and two away.
Oldham will travel to Workington and Keighley twice and play Newcastle and Cornwall twice at home.
Part-way through the year, Roughyeds have a run of five away games on the trot but finish off the season with four home games out of five.
The final round of League One will take place on September 1, with Oldham at home to Workington Town.
Full fixture details can be found on our fixture listing page.
