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