CRAWLEY Town will play York City in the first game of the 2008/09 Blue Square Premier season.
The Reds will start the season with a home game against York which is followed up by an away trip local rivals Lewes.
Reds boss Steve Evans said: "It is always an exciting time when the fixtures are released.
"Very early we face York City, Torq
uay United, Stevenage Borough, Forest Green and Gary Hills big spenders Rushden so it's a difficult start but it is one we are looking forward to."
Crawley will play Woking on Boxing Day (A) and New Years Day (H) with Eastbourne Borough travelling to the Broadfield Stadium on Sunday, December 29.
On Easter Monday the Reds will entertain Stevenage Borough after facing Torquay United only 48 hours previously.
The opening day fixtures are as follows (see below all of Crawley's fixtures):
Friday, August 8 19.30 Barrow v Oxford United
Saturday, August 9 15.00 Crawley Town v York City Eastbourne Borough v Rushden & Diamonds
Ebbsfleet United v Mansfield Town
Histon v Torquay United
Kettering Town v Forest Green Rovers
Kidderminster Harriers v Lewes
Northwich Victoria v Cambridge United
Salisbury City v Burton Albion
Weymouth v Grays Athletic
Woking v Altrincham
Wrexham v Stevenage Borough
Tuesday, August 12 19.45 Altrincham v Barrow
Burton Albion v Northwich Victoria
Cambridge United v Kidderminster Harriers
Forest Green Rovers v Salisbury City
Grays Athletic v Kettering Town
Lewes v Crawley Town Mansfield Town v Histon
Oxford United v Weymouth
Rushden & Diamonds v Ebbsfleet United
Stevenage Borough v Eastbourne Borough
Torquay United v Woking
Saturday, August 16 15:00Forest Green v Crawley Town
Saturday, August 23 15:00Crawley Town v Torquay
Monday, August 25 19:45Stevenage v Crawley Town
Saturday, August 30 15:00Crawley Town v Northwich Victoria
Tuesday, September 2Crawley Town v Grays Athletic
Saturday, September 6 15:00Rushden & D'monds v Crawley Town
Saturday, September 13 15:00Crawley Town v Mansfield, 15:00
Saturday, September 20 15:00Oxford Utd v Crawley Town
Tuesday, September 23 19:45Weymouth v Crawley Town
Saturday, September 27 15:00Crawley Town v Kettering
Saturday, October 4 15:00Burton Albion v Crawley Town
Tuesday, October 7 19:45Crawley Town v Forest Green, 19:45
Saturday, October 11 15:00Crawley Town v Barrow, 15:00
Saturday, October 18 15:00Histon v Crawley Town
Saturday, November 1 15:00Salisbury v Crawley Town
Saturday, November 15 15:00Crawley Town v Cambridge Utd
Tuesday, November 18 19:45Crawley Town v Ebbsfleet United
Saturday, November 22 15:00York v Crawley Town
Saturday, November 29 15:00Northwich v Crawley Town
Saturday, December 6 15:00Crawley Town v Altrincham
Tuesday, December 9 19:45 Kettering v Crawley Town
Saturday, December 20 15:00Crawley Town v Kidderminster
Friday, December 26 15:00 Woking v Crawley Town
Sunday, December 28 15:00Crawley Town v Eastbourne
Thursday, January 1 19:45Crawley Town v Woking
Saturday, January 3 15:00Kidderminster v Crawley Town
Saturday, January 17 15:00Mansfield v Crawley Town
Saturday, January 24 15:00Crawley Town v Oxford
Tuesday, January 27 19:45Ebbsfleet v Crawley Town
Saturday, January 31 15:00Crawley Town v Wrexham
Saturday, February 7 15:00Grays Athletic v Crawley Town
Saturday, February 14 15:00Eastbourne v Crawley Town
Saturday, February 21 15:00Crawley Town v Salisbury
Tuesday February 24 19:45Crawley Town v Lewes
Saturday, February 28 15:00Cambridge v Crawley Town
Saturday, March 7 15:00Crawley Town v Weymouth
Saturday, March 14 15:00Crawley Town v Rushden
Saturday, March 21 15:00Wrexham v Crawley Town
Saturday, March 28 15:00Altrincham v Crawley Town
Saturday, April 4 15:00Crawley Town v Burton
Saturday, April 11 15:00Torquay v Crawley Town
Monday, April 13 19:45Crawley Town v Stevenage
Saturday, April 18 15:00Barrow v Crawley Town
Saturday, April 25 15:00Crawley Town v Histon
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