Gillingham have been handed a home start for the second successive season in League 1.

The Gills will entertain Lincoln City on Saturday, August 7 at Priestfield in their first match of the campaign. The EFL fixtures were released on Thursday morning.

The Imps will certainly hope it's a lucky omen for them, as Gillingham met eventual champions Hull at Priestfield on the first day of the 2020/21 league campaign.

Gills lost that game 2-0 and were well beaten by Lincoln at Priestfield in February, going down 3-0 in a televised match.

They did exact a measure of revenge, however, by winning the return game 3-0 with goals from Vadaine Oliver, Kyle Dempsey and a Jordan Graham penalty.

After hosting Lincoln, Gillingham travel to Plymouth Argyle on August 14 before a midweek trip to AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday, August 17.

Gills host Ipswich on Boxing Day, visit Charlton on Wednesday, December 29 and round off their campaign at home to Rotherham on April 30.

There is a midweek trip to Rotherham on Tuesday, December 7 but in a change to recent seasons, the remaining midweek matches are reasonably local. Along with AFC Wimbledon, Gills also visit Cambridge United on September 28 while they host Doncaster on October 19, Cheltenham midweek on November 23, along with the return matches against Cambridge United and AFC Wimbledon in February.

Gills are due to host Charlton on September 4 but that game could be postponed due to international call-ups. Other international dates are Wycombe (October 9), Sheffield Wednesday (November 13), Oxford (January 29) and Accrington Stanley (March 26).

The 2021/22 season ends a week earlier than the Championship and League 2 due to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

GILLINGHAM'S LEAGUE 1 FIXTURES

Sat Aug 7 Lincoln City H

Sat Aug 14 Plymouth Argyle A

Tue Aug 17 AFC Wimbledon A

Sat Aug 21 Morecambe H

Sat Aug 28 Shrewsbury Town A

Sat Sep 4 Charlton Athletic H

Sat Sep 11 Burton Albion A

Sat Sep 18 Milton Keynes Dons H

Sat Sep 25 Oxford United A

Tue Sep 28 Cambridge United A

Sat Oct 2 Wigan Athletic H

Sat Oct 9 Wycombe Wanderers A

Sat Oct 16 Sunderland H

Tue Oct 19 Doncaster Rovers H

Sat Oct 23 Bolton Wanderers A

Sat Oct 30 Accrington Stanley H

Sat Nov 13 Sheffield Wednesday A

Sat Nov 20 Crewe Alexandra A

Tue Nov 23 Cheltenham Town H

Sat Nov 27 Portsmouth H

Tue Dec 7 Rotherham United A

Sat Dec 11 Fleetwood Town A

Sat Dec 18 Crewe Alexandra H

Sun Dec 26 Ipswich Town H

Wed Dec 29 Charlton Athletic A

Sat Jan 1 Milton Keynes Dons A

Sat Jan 8 Shrewsbury Town H

Sat Jan 15 Burton Albion H

Sat Jan 22 Wigan Athletic A

Sat Jan 29 Oxford United H

Sat Feb 5 Ipswich Town A

Tue Feb 8 Cambridge United H

Sat Feb 12 Morecambe A

Sat Feb 19 Plymouth Argyle H

Tue Feb 22 AFC Wimbledon H

Sat Feb 26 Lincoln City A

Sat Mar 5 Bolton Wanderers H

Sat Mar 12 Doncaster Rovers A

Sat Mar 19 Sheffield Wednesday H

Sat Mar 26 Accrington Stanley A

Sat Apr 2 Sunderland A

Sat Apr 9 Wycombe Wanderers H

Fri Apr 15 Cheltenham Town A

Mon Apr 18 Fleetwood Town H

Sat Apr 23 Portsmouth A

Sat Apr 30 Rotherham United H

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