Fixtures. 2026/27. Our EFL Return.

We open the season with a visit to South-East Wales to take on Newport County, with kick-off at 12.30pm due to our match being selected for coverage on Sky Sports +.

This is followed by our returning home game at the Crown Oil Arena, when we host Crawley Town on Saturday 22^nd August.

Our Boxing Day clash will see us return to Rotherham United for the first time in almost seven years before we kick off 2027 with Chesterfield the visitors.

We’ll face the same two opponents across Easter on the last weekend of March, away first at the Spireites on Good Friday followed by an Easter Monday outing at home to the Yorkshire outfit.

We await official confirmation on dates for our EFL Trophy Group Stage fixtures, with the draw completed at 2.30pm on Thursday afternoon. We will also find out our potential first round opponents in the Carabao Cup from 4.30pm, to be played on Saturday 8^th August.

You can view the full drafted fixture list below. Tickets for our opening home matches will go on sale in due course.

Please note that dates and kick-off times are subject to change. All Saturday and Bank Holiday fixtures are scheduled as 3pm kick-offs, with midweek games at 7.45pm.

AUGUST

Saturday 1^st – Tranmere Rovers (A) (Carabao Cup Preliminary Round)
Saturday 8^th – Carabao Cup Round One
Saturday 15^th – Newport County (A)
Saturday 22^nd – Crawley Town (H)
Wednesday 26^th – Carabao Cup Round Two
Saturday 29^th – Colchester United (A)

SEPTEMBER

Tuesday 1^st – Shrewsbury Town (H)
Saturday 5^th – Gillingham (H)
Wednesday 9^th – Carabao Cup Round Three
Saturday 12^th – Walsall (A)
Wednesday 16^th – Carabao Cup Round Three
Saturday 19^th – Oldham Athletic (H)
Saturday 26^th – Fleetwood Town (A)

OCTOBER

Saturday 3^rd – Swindon Town (H)
Saturday 10^th – Tranmere Rovers (A)
Saturday 17^th – Crewe Alexandra (A)
Tuesday 20^th – Grimsby Town (H)
Saturday 24^th – Accrington Stanley (H)
Saturday 31^st – Port Vale (A)

NOVEMBER

Saturday 7^th – FA Cup First Round Proper
Saturday 14^th – York City (H)
Saturday 21^st – Northampton Town (A)
Saturday 28^th – Barnet (H)

DECEMBER

Tuesday 1^st – Cheltenham Town (A)
Saturday 5^th – FA Cup Second Round
Saturday 12^th – Exeter City (A)
Saturday 19^th – Bristol Rovers (H)
Saturday 26^th (Boxing Day) – Rotherham United (A)
Tuesday 29^th – Salford City (H)

JANUARY

Friday 1^st – Chesterfield (H)
Saturday 9^th – Bristol Rovers (A) (FA Cup Third Round)
Saturday 16^th – Crewe Alexandra (H)
Tuesday 19^th – Grimsby Town (A)
Saturday 23^rd – Accrington Stanley (A)
Saturday 30^th – Port Vale (H)

FEBRUARY

Saturday 6^th – Colchester United (H)
Tuesday 9^th – Shrewsbury Town (A)
Saturday 13^th – Gillingham (A)
Saturday 20^th – Walsall (H)
Saturday 27^th – York City (A)

MARCH

Saturday 6^th – Newport County (H)
Saturday 13^th – Crawley Town (A)
Saturday 20^th – Northampton Town (H)
Friday 26^th (Good Friday) – Chesterfield (A)
Monday 29^th (Easter Monday) – Rotherham United (H)

APRIL

Saturday 3^rd – Salford City (A)
Saturday 10^th – Exeter City (H)
Tuesday 13^th – Tranmere Rovers (H)
Saturday 17^th – Oldham Athletic (A)
Saturday 24^th – Fleetwood Town (H)
Tuesday 27^th – Swindon Town (A)

MAY

Saturday 1^st – Barnet (A)
Saturday 8^th – Cheltenham Town (H)