Football: The season's main fixtures
14 Aug: FA Premier League and Football League season start
w/c 16 Aug: Coca-Cola Cup 1st rd 1st leg
18 Aug: European Cup, Cup-Winners' Cup prelim rd 1st leg
w/c 23 Aug: Coca-Cola Cup 1st rd 2nd leg
1 Sept: European Cup, Cup-Winners' Cup prelim rd 2nd leg
8 Sept: World Cup: England v Poland
15 Sept: European club competitions, 1st rd 1st leg
w/c 20 Sept: Coca-Cola Cup 2nd rd 1st leg
29 Sept: European club competitions, 1st rd 2nd leg
w/c 4 Oct: C-C Cup 2nd rd 2nd leg
13 Oct: World Cup: Netherlands v England
20 Oct: European club competitions, 2nd rd 1st leg
w/c 25 Oct: Coca-Cola Cup 3rd rd
3 Nov: European club competitions, 2nd rd 2nd leg
13 Nov: FA Cup 1st rd
16 Nov: World Cup: San Marino v England
24 Nov: Uefa Cup 3rd rd 1st leg, European Champions' League
w/c 29 Nov: Coca-Cola Cup 4th rd
4 Dec: FA Cup 2nd rd
8 Dec: Uefa Cup 3rd rd 2nd leg, European Champions' League
8 Jan: FA Cup 3rd rd
w/c 10 Jan: Coca-Cola Cup 5th rd
29 Jan: FA Cup 4th rd
13 and 16 Feb: Coca-Cola Cup s-f 1st leg
19 Feb: FA Cup 5th rd
23 and 27 Feb: Coca-Cola Cup s-f 2nd leg
2 Mar: ECWC, Uefa Cup q-f 1st leg, European Champions' League
12 Mar: FA Cup 6th rd
16 Mar: ECWC, Uefa Cup q-f 2nd leg, European Champions' League
27 Mar: Coca-Cola Cup final (Wembley)
30 Mar: ECWC, Uefa Cup s-f 1st leg, European Champions' League
9 Apr: FA Cup semi-finals
13 Apr: ECWC, Uefa Cup s-f 2nd leg, European Champions' League
16 Apr: Anglo-Italian Cup final (Wembley)
20 Apr: Germany v England (friendly)
24 Apr: Autoglass Trophy final (Wembley)
27 Apr: Uefa Cup final 1st leg, European Champions' League
4 May: European Cup-Winners' Cup final
7 May: Final day, regular league season
11 May: Uefa Cup final 2nd leg
14 May: FA Cup final (Wembley)
15 May: Football League play-off s-f 1st leg
18 May: European Cup final, Football League play-off s-f 2nd leg
28 May: Third Division play-off final (Wembley)
29 May: Second Division play-off final (Wembley)
30 May: First Division play-off final (Wembley)
17 June: World Cup begins (United States)
17 July: World Cup final (Pasadena, Calif)
w/c: week commencing
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