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The last time we played Sheffield United in the first game of the season was at Bramall Lane 31 years ago when goals from Martin Dobson and Doug Collins gave us a 2-0 win on our return to the First Division.
Seven years earlier they had been Turf Moor visitors on the opening day when Gordon ‘Bomber’ Harris hit a hat-trick in a 4-0 win with Willie Irvine also on the scoresheet.
Boxing Day sees a repeat of last season with another visit to Crewe and this will mean playing away from home for the sixth Boxing Day in the last seven.
Many will look for the Leeds fixtures and we visit Elland Road in November whilst they are at the Turf on the first Saturday in February.
This season will end away from home and a trip to Millwall, not the fixture many would have chosen to end the season.
The full fixtures are below:
Date | Opponents | Ven | ||
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Aug | 7 | Sheffield United | h | |
10 | Rotherham United | a | ||
14 | Watford | a | ||
21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | h | ||
28 | West Ham United | a | ||
30 | Gillingham | h | ||
Sep | 11 | Crewe Alexandra | h | |
14 | Wigan Athletic | a | ||
18 | Leicester City | a | ||
25 | Stoke City | h | ||
28 | Cardiff City | h | ||
Oct | 2 | Reading | a | |
16 | Ipswich Town | a | ||
19 | Coventry City | h | ||
23 | Derby County | h | ||
30 | Queens Park Rangers | a | ||
Nov | 2 | Leeds United | a | |
6 | Ipswich Town | h | ||
13 | Nottingham Forest | h | ||
20 | Brighton and Hove Albion | a | ||
27 | Millwall | h | ||
Dec | 4 | Plymouth | a | |
11 | Preston North End | h | ||
18 | Sunderland | a | ||
26 | Crewe Alexandra | a | ||
28 | Wigan Athletic | h | ||
Jan | 1 | Leicester City | h | |
3 | Stoke City | a | ||
15 | Reading | h | ||
22 | Cardiff City | a | ||
Feb | 5 | Leeds Unted | h | |
12 | Coventry City | a | ||
19 | Queens Park Rangers | h | ||
23 | Derby County | a | ||
26 | Preston North End | a | ||
Mar | 5 | Sunderland | h | |
12 | Rotherham United | h | ||
15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | a | ||
19 | Sheffield United | a | ||
Apr | 2 | Watford | h | |
5 | West Ham United | h | ||
9 | Gillingham | a | ||
16 | Brighton and Hove Albion | h | ||
23 | Nottingham Forest | a | ||
30 | Plymouth Argyle | h | ||
May | 8 | Millwall | a |
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