Northampton Town supporters will just be glad to still be a Football League club after last season's great escape but expectations will also have been raised by the way Chris Wilder galvanised the squad after taking over and also by the manager's early summer transfer dealings.
Luton Town and Cambridge United return as opponents for the Cobblers in addition to relegated quartet Stevenage, Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United and Shrewsbury Town.
The Sixfields groundshare with Coventry City continues and this year will be fed into the fixture computer meaning the Sky Blues are set to be playing on alternate Saturdays at the stadium when last season they had a number of Sunday fixtures.