Vincent Kompany’s Burnley open Championship campaign away at Huddersfield
The Clarets are back in the second tier following their relegation from the Premier League
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Your support makes all the difference.Vincent Kompany’s Burnley will kick off the new Championship season with a trip to Huddersfield on Friday 29 July.
The clash between the newly relegated Clarets and Carlos Corberan’s Terriers, who lost in last season’s play-off final, tops the EFL fixture list for the new campaign, which was published on Thursday.
Relegated Norwich travel to Cardiff the following day, while Rob Edwards must wait until Monday 1 August to begin his Watford reign with a home opener against Sheffield United.
In the first Saturday tea-time game, West Brom travel north to face Chris Wilder’s Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.
The opening weekend of the campaign also features a Lancashire derby between newly promoted Wigan and Preston, while Sunderland welcome Coventry to the Stadium of Light on Sunday.
Former Anderlecht boss Kompany will mark his first Championship home game as Burnley boss when his side face Luton at Turf Moor on 6 August
Watford appear to have the toughest start of all the pre-season promotion contenders, as they follow their opener against the Blades with a trip to West Brom, then a home clash with Burnley on 13 August.
All three newly relegated sides face seemingly favourable final-day home games on 6 May, with Burnley taking on Cardiff, Norwich taking on Blackpool and Watford playing Stoke at Vicarage Road.
However, two potentially pivotal games in the penultimate round of fixtures on 29 April see Watford travel to the Stadium of Light to face Sunderland, while Norwich take on West Brom at The Hawthorns.
Wayne Rooney’s Derby start life in League One with a home game against Oxford before travelling to face Charlton in their first away game on 6 August.
Forest Green, whom Edwards left after leading them to the League Two title last season, start their first League One season with a trip to Joey Barton’s Bristol Rovers, another newly promoted side.
Exeter mark their return to the third tier by visiting Lincoln, while defeated play-off finalists Wycombe start at home to Burton.
Stockport begin life back in the Football League after an 11-year absence with a home game against Barrow on the opening Saturday.
Grimsby, who joined County in returning to League Two after winning the National League play-offs, open with a trip to Leyton Orient.
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