Home start in tough August

Last updated : 17 June 2010 By Tony Scholes


It's a home start against Nottingham Forest who finished last season in third place before losing in the play off semi-finals against Blackpool. They are expected to be one of the favourites again this year.

Ipswich had a difficult start last season but recovered and are thought to be another club who could mount a promotion bid. They provide us with our first away game of the season before a home game against Leicester and a trip to Swansea complete the first month.

There is a familiarity about Boxing Day. For the fourth time this Millennium we will play Barnsley, and this will be our third Boxing Day trip to Oakwell. In 2000 and 2006 we were beaten 1-0 at a ground where we haven't won since the 1930s. Maybe this season is the time and if so we could record our first away Boxing Day win since 1972.

Scunthorpe, Sheffield United and Reading complete the Christmas/New Year programme this year with the home game against the Blades on New Year's Day.

For those fans who travel to away games the midweek trips this coming season are not too bad. Middlesbrough, Doncaster, Hull and Nottingham Forest provide the opposition for the Tuesday night games.

And the league season ends, for the third successive year, with a home game against Cardiff City.

Other key dates see us host Preston on 11th September whilst we travel to Deepdale on 26th February.

Burnley's full npower Championship fixtures are as follows:

DateOpponentsVen
Sat 07 AugNottingham Foresth
Sat 14 AugIpswich Towna
Sat 21 AugLeicester Cityh
Sat 28 AugSwansea Citya
Sat 11 SepPreston North Endh
Tue 14 SepMiddlesbrougha
Sat 18 SepCrystal Palacea
Sat 25 SepBristol Cityh
Tue 28 SepHull Cityh
Sat 02 OctMillwalla
Sat 16 OctSheffield Uniteda
Tue 19 OctBarnsleyh
Sat 23 OctReadingh
Sat 30 OctQueens Park Rangersa
Sat 06 NovNorwich Citya
Tue 09 NovDoncaster Roversh
Sat 13 NovWatfordh
Sat 20 NovCoventry Citya
Sat 27 NovDerby Countyh
Sat 04 DecPortsmoutha
Sat 11 DecLeeds Unitedh
Sat 18 DecCardiff Citya
Sun 26 DecBarnsleya
Tue 28 DecScunthorpe Unitedh
Sat 01 JanSheffield Unitedh
Mon 03 JanReadinga
Sat 15 JanQueens Park Rangersh
Sat 22 JanScunthorpe Uniteda
Tue 01 FebDoncaster Roversa
Sat 05 FebNorwich Cityh
Sat 12 FebWatforda
Sat 19 FebCoventry Cityh
Tue 22 FebMiddlesbroughh
Sat 26 FebPreston North Enda
Sat 05 MarCrystal Palaceh
Tue 08 MarHull Citya
Sat 12 MarMillwallh
Sat 19 MarBristol Citya
Sat 02 AprIpswich Townh
Sat 09 AprLeicester Citya
Tue 12 AprNottingham Foresta
Sat 16 AprSwansea Cityh
Sat 23 AprDerby Countya
Mon 25 AprPortsmouthh
Sat 30 AprLeeds Uniteda
Sun 08 MayCardiff Cityh



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