Colchester United will host Blackpool on the opening day of the new Sky Bet League One season.

The U's will take on the Tangerines at the Weston Homes Community Stadium in their curtain-raiser on August 8.

It is the second successive season that Colchester will start the new campaign at home.

And Tony Humes' side will face a Blackpool side who will be adjusting to life in the third tier under new manager Neil McDonald, following their relegation from the Championship last season.

Colchester will follow that game up with a trip to play Peterborough United at London Road, on August 15.

And they then have another home game on Tuesday, August 18 when they play host to Oldham Athletic.

A trip to Fleetwood Town (August 22) and a home game against Scunthorpe United (August 29) complete the U's opening month's fixtures.

With their Capital One Cup clash with Reading in the opening week of the season also at home, it means that four of Colchester's first six league and cup fixtures in the first month of the new campaign will be at the Community Stadium.

Colchester are at home to newly-promoted Essex rivals Southend United on Boxing Day.

And they will only have to wait less than six weeks for the return meeting, with the U's to play Phil Brown's side at Roots Hall on February 6.

Colchester will finish the season with a home game against Rochdale, on May 8.

FULL COLCHESTER UNITED FIXTURE LIST FOR SEASON 2015-16 (REPRODUCED UNDER LICENCE)

08/08/2015 15:00 Colchester United v Blackpool

15/08/2015 15:00 Peterborough United v Colchester United

18/08/2015 19:45 Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

22/08/2015 15:00 Fleetwood Town v Colchester United

29/08/2015 15:00 Colchester United v Scunthorpe United

05/09/2015 15:00 Sheffield United v Colchester United

12/09/2015 15:00 Chesterfield v Colchester United

19/09/2015 15:00 Colchester United v Gillingham

26/09/2015 15:00 Swindon Town v Colchester United

29/09/2015 19:45 Colchester United v Bradford City

03/10/2015 15:00 Colchester United v Bury

10/10/2015 15:00 Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United

17/10/2015 15:00 Wigan Athletic v Colchester United

20/10/2015 19:45 Colchester United v Port Vale

24/10/2015 15:00 Colchester United v Walsall

31/10/2015 15:00 Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United

14/11/2015 15:00 Colchester United v Coventry City

21/11/2015 15:00 Millwall v Colchester United

24/11/2015 19:45 Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra

28/11/2015 15:00 Burton Albion v Colchester United

12/12/2015 15:00 Colchester United v Barnsley

19/12/2015 15:00 Rochdale v Colchester United

26/12/2015 15:00 Colchester United v Southend United

28/12/2015 15:00 Gillingham v Colchester United

02/01/2016 15:00 Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

09/01/2016 15:00 Colchester United v Fleetwood Town

16/01/2016 15:00 Colchester United v Sheffield United

23/01/2016 15:00 Scunthorpe United v Colchester United

30/01/2016 15:00 Colchester United v Chesterfield

06/02/2016 15:00 Southend United v Colchester United

13/02/2016 15:00 Colchester United v Swindon Town

20/02/2016 15:00 Bury v Colchester United

27/02/2016 15:00 Colchester United v Shrewsbury Town

01/03/2016 19:45 Bradford City v Colchester United

05/03/2016 15:00 Port Vale v Colchester United

12/03/2016 15:00 Colchester United v Wigan Athletic

19/03/2016 15:00 Walsall v Colchester United

26/03/2016 15:00 Colchester United v Doncaster Rovers

28/03/2016 15:00 Coventry City v Colchester United

02/04/2016 15:00 Colchester United v Millwall

09/04/2016 15:00 Blackpool v Colchester United

16/04/2016 15:00 Colchester United v Peterborough United

19/04/2016 19:45 Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United

23/04/2016 15:00 Colchester United v Burton Albion

30/04/2016 15:00 Barnsley v Colchester United

08/05/2016 12:30 Colchester United v Rochdale