Wayne Rooney
In a career that has seen Derby boss Wayne Rooney become England's record goalscorer and win five Premier League, his side's opening day clash against Oxford United will be his first-ever taste of League One football

Derby County will play their first League One game in 36 years on July 30th.

After being docked 21 points for finance issues, Derby were demoted to the second tier.

The first day of the season will see opening day trips to Argyle and Town.

The season will start early with Forest Green travelling to Bristol.

League Two play-off winners Port Vale are at home to Fleetwood Town in the first game of the third-tier season, while fellow promoted side Exeter City are away to Lincoln City.

First round of fixtures in full

The game is between the Stanley and Athletic teams.

Bristol and Forest Green are both teams.

The Dons are against Cambridge United.

The town of Cheltenham is against the United Kingdom.

Oxford United vs Derby County.

The town of Ipswich has a match against the Trotters.

The city of Lincoln has a game against the city of Exeter.

The game is between Morecambe and the Town.

The game is between the Pilgrims and the Tykes.

The game is between Port Vale and Fleetwood Town.

The game is betweenSheffield Wednesday and Pompey.

The game is between Wycombe Wanderers and Burton Albion.

How will financially stricken Derby cope?

Derby County players
Derby's relegation was confirmed after a 1-0 loss at QPR on 18 April having had 21 points deducted for going into administration and breaking EFL finance rules

Derby are going to start pre-season on Monday with just five players under contract for the 2022-23 season and two more options.

Wayne Rooney can't bring in any new players at the moment because the club is in administration, and he doesn't know what kind of squad he can build.

The administrators of the Rams could be forced to sell some or all of the five players if a takeover isn't happening.

Both Oxford United and the Rams were once owned by media baron Robert Maxwell.

Derby fans don't like to read about the history of financially troubled sides in League One.

After the club was put into administration, they were kicked out of the league without a ball being kicked.

A Trotters side made up mostly of youth players gave up 23 goals in their first six league games of the season and had a game called off due to welfare concerns.

After losing 18 of their 34 games before the Covid-19 epidemic ended the season, they were demoted to League Two.

Rams fan won't want a repeat of either situation, but aBolton scenario would be more acceptable.

Forest Green Rovers face short trip south

Forest Green Rovers players celebrate
Forest Green's home town of Nailsworth in Gloucestershire will become the smallest place to host third-tier football, with a population of less that 6,000 according to the 2011 census

Fans of Forest Green Rovers could not have asked for more than a 30-mile journey to Bristol.

Forest Green play a third-tier game for the first time in their history, following the departure of Rob Edwards.

After losing in the League One play-off final, Wycombe begin a second successive season in the third tier with a home game against Burton.

After being pipped to the second-tier title on the final day of the season, the Grecians will play their first derby game in three years against the Pilgrims.

There are two opening day matches that you may have expected to see on Match of the Day a few years ago because seven of the teams in the division have played in the premier league.

At home to 2008 FA Cup winners Pompey, Wednesday begin their second season in League One.

Beaten play-off semi-finalists Milton Keynes Dons face a short trip to Cambridge United, while Morecambe begin a second season in the third tier.

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