BURY will take on promotion rivals Gillingham in their opening league fixture of the 1999/2000 season.

The Kent side, painfully beaten by Manchester City in the Division Two play-off final, kick off the new campaign at Gigg Lane on August 7.

Four days later the Shakers will open their Worthington Cup account against Notts County.

Games to look forward to include a mouthwatering Boxing Day clash at home to Stan Ternent's Burnley and derby clashes with Oldham on September 11 (away) and March 4 (home).

FIXTURES

AUGUST

7 Gillingham...(H)

11 Notts County...Worth Cup 1(1)

14 Wrexham...(A)

21 Brentford...(H)

25 Notts County...Worth Cup 1(2)

28 Bristol City...(A)

30 Colchester Utd...(H)

SEPTEMBER

4 Luton Town...(A)

11 Oldham Athletic...(A)

18 Wycombe Wdrs...(H)

25 AFC Bournemouth...(A) OCTOBER

2 Cardiff City...(H)

9 Notts County...(H)

16 Blackpool...(A)

20 Reading...(A)

23 AFC Bournemouth...(H)

30 ...FA Cup 1

NOVEMBER

2 Bristol Rovers...(A)

6 Stoke City...(H)

13 Oxford Utd...(A)

23 Wigan Athletic...(H)

27 Preston Nth End...(H)

DECEMBER

4 Gillingham...(A)

11 Cambridge...(H)

18 Scunthorpe Utd...(A)

26 Burnley...(H)

28 Chesterfield...(A)

JANUARY

3 Millwall...(H)

8 Cambridge Utd...(A)

15 Wrexham...(H)

22 Brentford...(A)

29 Bristol City...(H) sFEBRUARY

5 Colchester Utd...(A)

12 Luton Town...(H)

19 Preston Nth End...(A)

26 Wycombe Wdrs...(A)

MARCH

4 Oldham Athletic...(H)

9 Stoke City...(A)

11 Bristol Rovers...(H)

18 Wigan Athletic...(A)

21 Oxford United...(H)

25 Burnley...(A)

APRIL

1 Scunthorpe Utd...(H)

9 Millwall...(A)

15 Chesterfield...(H)

22 Blackpool...(H)

24 Cardiff City...(A)

29 Reading...(H)

MAY

6 Notts County...(A)

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