2026/27 Fixture List Thread

[Silver Fox]

The next side to be promoted at the SCL will be Reading

[RG30]

1) Barely go North for first 3 months - October 17th our first long trip.
2) Cambridge & Plymouth on Saturday (A) - good news
3) Bromley (A) later in season which is good news for those who will be sweating loyalty points. Allocation is going to be around 500ish.
4) Leyton Orient (A) midweek.
5) Huddersfield fixtures are scheduled weirdly. Play them late March/late April.
6) Oxford (A) same weekend as Reading Festival.

Overall worked out quite well (before Sky get involved with TV picks).

[Sutekh]

15 Aug Luton (h)
22 Aug Wimbledon (a)
29 Aug Oxford (a)
01 Sep Mansfield (h)
05 Sep Blackpool (h)
12 Sep Cambridge (a)
19 Sep Notts Co (h)
26 Sep Wycombe (a)
03 Oct Bradford (h)
10 Oct MK (a)
17 Oct Wigan (a)
20 Oct Orient (h)
24 Oct Barnsley (h)
31 Oct Plymouth (a)
14 Nov Stockport (a)
21 Nov Bromley (h)
28 Nov Sheff Wed (a)
01 Dec Doncaster (h)
12 Dec Burton (a)
19 Dec Leicester (h)
26 Dec Stevenage (a)
29 Dec Peterborough (h)
01 Jan MK (h)
09 Jan Leicester (a)
16 Jan Wigan (h)
19 Jan Orient (a)
23 Jan Barnsley (a)
30 Jan Plymouth (h)
06 Feb Oxford (h)
09 Feb Mansfield (a)
13 Feb Blackpool (a)
20 Feb Cambridge (h)
27 Feb Stockport (h)
06 Mar Luton (a)
13 Mar Wimbledon (h)
20 Mar Bromley (a)
26 Mar Huddersfield (a)
29 Mar Stevenage (h)
03 Apr Peterborough (a)
10 Apr Burton (h)
13 Apr Wycombe (h)
17 Apr Notts Co (a)
24 Apr Huddersfield (h)
27 Apr Bradford (a)
01 May Sheff Wed (h)
08 May Doncaster (a)


First game = Luton (h)
First side played twice = MK
Boxing Day = Stevenage (a)
Last side to be played first = Huddersfield
Shortest period to a return fixture = 21 days (Leicester).
Last game Doncaster (a)
Seems to be a pretty ghastly run in

Season though kicks off on Saturday August 9 in the League Cup, opposition to be confirmed at 4.30pm

Sky will cover opening day live I believe. Other tv picks still to be decided.

[South Coast Royal]

Very little travelling during August-none of those unknown Norther places.

[RG30]

Oxford (A) so early in the season is one Richardson probably could have done without. Win that and it buys him time with an expectant fanbase. Lose and the pressure is ramped up significantly .

[Sutekh]

Note - the home game with Luton is a 12.30 kick off

Opening day L1 fixtures….

Notts County v Leicester City (12:30)
Oxford United v MK Dons (12:30)
Reading v Luton Town (12:30)

Barnsley v Bromley
Blackpool v Wycombe Wanderers
Bradford City v Peterborough United
Burton Albion v Stevenage
Cambridge United v Wigan Athletic
Huddersfield Town v AFC Wimbledon
Leyton Orient v Sheffield Wednesday
Mansfield Town v Doncaster Rovers
Plymouth Argyle v Stockport County

[Whore Jackie]

International Breaks:

Stockport County (A) Sat 14 November
Huddersfield Town (A) Fri 26 March
Stevenage (H) Mon 29 March

[RG30]

International Breaks:

Stockport County (A) Sat 14 November
Huddersfield Town (A) Fri 26 March
Stevenage (H) Mon 29 March

26 Sep Wycombe (a)
03 Oct Bradford (h)

[Sutekh]

International Breaks:

Stockport County (A) Sat 14 November
Huddersfield Town (A) Fri 26 March
Stevenage (H) Mon 29 March

26 Sep Wycombe (a)
03 Oct Bradford (h)

Break Dates 2026/27:

Weekend of September 26, 2026
Weekend of October 3, 2026
Weekend of November 14, 2026
Weekend of March 27, 2027

Aren’t the Sep and Oct breaks merged into one 3 week layoff or something? Presume that only applies to the PL?

[Sutekh]

The next side to be promoted at the SCL will be Reading

In 2089

[Pepe the Horseman]

Pretty much as I expected, just in a different order.

[Sutekh]

Season opens on (currently) 9th August away at Bromley in the League Cup.

[MartinRdg]

Pretty much as I expected, just in a different order.

[windermereROYAL]

Oxford vs Reading on Reading festival weekend is interesting, Thames valley police could have their hands full.

[Clyde1998]

Oxford vs Reading on Reading festival weekend is interesting, Thames valley police could have their hands full.

I can see the time of that game changing to an early kick-off.

Could well be picked by Sky (will be announced by 2nd July), but I imagine the police would want an earlier kick-off regardless (like when we last played them).

[RG30]

Reading can confirm that our League One away fixture against Oxford United has been rescheduled.

The fixture, originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, 29 August, will now be played on Tuesday, 8 September with a 7:45 pm kick-off.

Should either Reading or Oxford United progress to Round Three of the Carabao Cup, the fixture will instead be played on Tuesday, 15 September.

This comes following a request from Thames Valley Police due to a number of significant events already taking place during that bank holiday weekend.

We appreciate the understanding of supporters affected by this change and will provide any further updates, including ticket information, in due course.

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2026/j ... scheduled/

[Sutekh]

Reading can confirm that our League One away fixture against Oxford United has been rescheduled.

The fixture, originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, 29 August, will now be played on Tuesday, 8 September with a 7:45 pm kick-off.

Should either Reading or Oxford United progress to Round Three of the Carabao Cup, the fixture will instead be played on Tuesday, 15 September.

This comes following a request from Thames Valley Police due to a number of significant events already taking place during that bank holiday weekend.

We appreciate the understanding of supporters affected by this change and will provide any further updates, including ticket information, in due course.

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2026/j ... scheduled/

I thought this sort of thing was meant to be ironed out while the fixtures were being put together, obviously “Reading cannot play a League game in the Thames Valley on August BH weekend” needs to be used to update the “no Reading home games on August BH weekend”.
rhetoric.

Means we should get it on the tellybox red button thing though, so not all bad

[fred sharpes nose]

Reading can confirm that our League One away fixture against Oxford United has been rescheduled.

The fixture, originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, 29 August, will now be played on Tuesday, 8 September with a 7:45 pm kick-off.

Should either Reading or Oxford United progress to Round Three of the Carabao Cup, the fixture will instead be played on Tuesday, 15 September.

This comes following a request from Thames Valley Police due to a number of significant events already taking place during that bank holiday weekend.

We appreciate the understanding of supporters affected by this change and will provide any further updates, including ticket information, in due course.

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2026/j ... scheduled/

I thought this sort of thing was meant to be ironed out while the fixtures were being put together, obviously “Reading cannot play a League game in the Thames Valley on August BH weekend” needs to be used to update the “no Reading home games on August BH weekend”.
rhetoric.

Means we should get it on the tellybox red button thing though, so not all bad

Shame our 3rd game is now our 6th after everyone has played their 6. We are at a game disadvantage from second game onward. Likely have an unrealistic impact on the table in the early weeks - shouldn't matter really but a very strong start would help "manage the optics" - Leam could have done without this

[windermereROYAL]

Oxford vs Reading on Reading festival weekend is interesting, Thames valley police could have their hands full.

[Elm Park Kid]

I can say with some reasonable confidence that Oxford away WILL NOT be on the same weekend as the Reading festival . . . . .

Ahem....