Gillingham will travel to newly-promoted Accrington Stanley on the opening day of the League 1 season on Saturday, August 4.

Their full fixture list was revealed on Thursday morning and sees Steve Lovell's side start the campaign against the League 2 champions at the Wham Stadium.

There is an early home game against former Premier League giants Sunderland, who visit Priestfield on Tuesday, August 21.

Gills are at home to Portsmouth on Boxing Day and visit Southend on New Year's Day before finishing their campaign with a trip to Blackpool on Saturday, May 4.

Gillingham's full League 1 fixture list:

Sat Aug 4 Accrington (a)

Sat Aug 11 BURTON (H)

Sat Aug 18 Walsall (a)

Tue Aug 21 SUNDERLAND (H)

Sat Aug 25 COVENTRY (H)

Sat Sep 1 Barnsley (a)

Sat Sep 8 AFC WIMBLEDON (H)

Sat Sep 15 Rochdale (a)

Sat Sep 22 PETERBOROUGH (H)

Sat Sep 29 Shrewsbury (a)

Tue Oct 2 BLACKPOOL (H)

Sat Oct 6 Portsmouth (a)

Sat Oct 13 SOUTHEND (H)

Sat Oct 20 Doncaster (a)

Tue Oct 23 Plymouth (a)

Sat Oct 27 BRADFORD (H)

Sat Nov 3 FLEETWOOD (H)

Sat Nov 17 Oxford (a)

Sat Nov 24 LUTON (H)

Tue Nov 27 Bristol Rovers (a)

Sat Dec 8 Scunthorpe (a)

Sat Dec 15 WYCOMBE (H)

Sat Dec 22 Charlton (a)

Wed Dec 26 PORTSMOUTH (H)

Sat Dec 29 DONCASTER (H)

Tue Jan 1 Southend (a)

Sat Jan 5 ACCRINGTON (H)

Sat Jan 12 Burton (a)

Sat Jan 19 WALSALL (H)

Sat Jan 26 Sunderland (a)

Sat Feb 2 Coventry (a)

Sat Feb 9 BARNSLEY (H)

Sat Feb 16 SCUNTHORPE (H)

Sat Feb 23 Wycombe (a)

Sat Mar 2 Fleetwood (a)

Sat Mar 9 OXFORD (H)

Tue Mar 12 BRISTOL ROVERS (H)

Sat Mar 16 Luton (a)

Sat Mar 23 AFC Wimbledon (a)

Sat Mar 30 ROCHDALE (H)

Sat Apr 6 Peterborough (a)

Sat Apr 13 SHREWSBURY (H)

Fri Apr 19 PLYMOUTH (H)

Mon Apr 22 Bradford (a)

Sat Apr 27 CHARLTON (H)

Sat May 4 Blackpool (a)