Big game schedule for 2008-09

Tuesday, Wednesday 26, 27: League Cup second round.

Tuesday, Wednesday 26, 27: Champions League third qualifying round, second legs. Scottish League Cup second round.

Thursday 28: UEFA Cup second qualifying round, second legs. Champions League group draw.

Friday 29: UEFA Super Cup Manchester United-Zenit SP in Monaco. UEFA Cup first round draw.

Saturday 30: FA Cup preliminary round.

September

Tuesday, Wednesday 2, 3: Johnstone's Paint Trophy first round.

Saturday 6: World Cup qualifiers: Andorra-England, Georgia-Ireland, Macedonia-Scotland, Slovakia-N. Ireland, Wales-Azerbaijan.

Tuesday 9: Scottish Challenge Cup.

Wednesday 10: World Cup qualifiers: England-Croatia, Iceland-Scotland, Montenegro-Ireland, N. Ireland-Czech Rep., Russia-Wales.

Saturday13: FA Cup first qualifying round.

Tuesday, Wednesday 16, 17: Champions League group phase, matchday 1.

Thursday 18: UEFA Cup first round, first legs.

Tuesday, Wednesday 23, 24: League Cup third round. Scottish League Cup third round.

Saturday 27: FA Cup second qualifying round. Scottish FA Cup first round.

Tuesday 30, Wednesday October 1: Champions League group phase, matchday 2.

October

Thursday 2: UEFA Cup first round, second legs.

Tuesday 7: UEFA Cup group phase draw in Nyon.

Tuesday, Wednesday 7, 8: Johnstone's Paint Trophy second round.

Saturday 11: World Cup qualifiers: England-Kazakhstan, Scotland-Norway, Slovenia-N. Ireland, Wales-Liechtenstein. FA Cup third qualifying round.

Sunday 12: Scottish Challenge Cup semi-finals.

Wednesday 15: World Cup: Belarus-England, Germany-Wales, N. Ireland-San Marino, Republic of Ireland-Cyprus.

Tuesday, Wednesday 22, 23: Champions League group phase, matchday 3.

Thursday 24: UEFA Cup group phase, matchday 1.

Saturday 25: FA Cup fourth qualifying round. Scottish FA Cup second round.

Tuesday, Wednesday 28, 29: Scottish League Cup fourth round.

November

Tuesday, Wednesday 3, 4: Johnstone's Paint Trophy quarter-finals.

Tuesday, Wednesday 4, 5: Champions League group phase, matchday 4.

Thursday 6: UEFA Cup group phase, matchday 2.

Saturday 8: FA Cup first round.

Tuesday, Wednesday 10, 11: League Cup fourth round.

Sunday 16: Scottish Challenge Cup final (venue to be named).

Tuesday, Wednesday 25, 26: Champions League group phase, matchday 5.

Thursday 27: UEFA Cup group phase, matchday 3.

Saturday 29: FA Cup second round, Scottish Cup third round.

December

Wednesday, Thursday 3, 4: UEFA Cup group phase, matchday 4. League Cup quarter-finals.

Tuesday, Wednesday 9, 10: Champions League group phase, matchday 6.

Tuesday, Wednesday 16, 17: Johnstone's Paint Trophy semi-finals.

Wednesday, Thursday 18, 19: UEFA Cup group, matchday 5.

Friday 19: Draws for Champions League first knock-out round and UEFA Cup first and second round.

January 2009

Saturday 3: FA Cup third round.

Tuesday, Wednesday 6, 7: League Cup semi-finals first legs.

Saturday 10: Scottish Cup fourth round.

Tuesday, Wednesday 20, 21: League Cup semi-finals second legs.

Saturday 24: FA Cup fourth round.

Tuesday, Wednesday 27, 28: Scottish League Cup semi-finals.

February

Saturday 7: Scottish Cup quarter-finals.

Wednesday 11: World Cup qualifiers: Ireland-Georgia, San Marino-N. Ireland.

Saturday 14: FA Cup fifth round.

Wednesday 18: Johnstone's Paint Trophy final, second leg.

Wednesday, Thursday 18, 19: UEFA Cup first KO round, first legs.

Tuesday, Wednesday 24, 25: Champions League first KO round, first legs.

Thursday 26: UEFA Cup first knockout round, second legs.

March

Saturday 1: League Cup final, Wembley.

Saturday 7: FA Cup quarter-finals. Scottish Cup quarter-finals.

Tuesday, Wednesday 10, 11: Champions League first knockout round, second legs.

Thursday 12: UEFA Cup second knockout round, first legs.

Sunday 15: Scottish League Cup final, Hampden Park.

Wednesday, Thursday 18, 19: UEFA Cup second knockout round, second legs.

Friday 20: In Nyon draws for Champions League quarter- and semi-finals and for UEFA Cup quarter- and semi-finals.

Saturday 28: World Cup qualifiers: Holland-Scotland, N. Ireland-Poland, Ireland-Bulgaria, Wales-Finland.

April

Wednesday 1: World Cup qualifiers: England-Ukraine, Italy-Ireland, N. Ireland-Slovenia, Scotland-Iceland, Wales-Germany.

Sunday 5: Johnstone's Paint Trophy final, Wembley.

Tuesday, Wednesday 7, 8: Champions League quarter-finals first legs.

Thursday 9: UEFA Cup quarter-finals first legs.

Tuesday, Wednesday 14, 15: Champions League quarter-finals second legs.

Thursday 16: UEFA Cup quarter-finals second legs.

Saturday, Sunday 18, 19: FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.

Saturday, Sunday 25, 26: Scottish Cup semi-finals.

Tuesday, Wednesday 28, 29: Champions League semi-finals first legs.

Thursday 30: UEFA Cup semi-finals first legs.

May

Tuesday, Wednesday 5, 6: Champions League semi-finals second legs.

Thursday May 7: UEFA Cup semi-finals second legs.

Wednesday 20: UEFA Cup final, Istanbul.

Saturday 23: Scottish Cup final, Hampden Park.

Wednesday 27: Champions League final, Rome.

Saturday 30: FA Cup final, Wembley.

June

Saturday 6: World Cup qualifiers: Bulgaria-Ireland, Kazakhstan-England, Azerbaijan-Wales.

Wednesday 10: World Cup qualifiers: England-Andorra.