Wrexham kick-off at Saints as Welsh clubs learn fixtures

Wrexham will kick-off their first game in the second tier of English football for 43 years at Southampton.

Their trip to St Mary’s Stadium, to face a side relegated from the Premier League last season, will be a 12:30 BST kick-off on Saturday, 9 August.

North Wales club Wrexham join Swansea City in the Championship, with Alan Sheehan’s side starting their eighth consecutive season at this level with a 15:00 BST kick-off at Middlesbrough on the same day.

Cardiff City get their first campaign in the third tier for 22 years under way a week earlier on Saturday, 2 August at home to Peterborough United (12:30 BST).

West Bromwich Albion will be the first Championship side to visit the Stok Cae Ras on Saturday, 16 August with Wrexham travelling to relegated Leicester City on Tuesday, 30 September and Ipswich Town on Saturday, 22 November.

Their festive fixture lists sees Phil Parkinson’s side host Sheffield United on 26 December and Preston North End three days later, before a New Year’s Day trip to Blackburn Rovers.

They will also rekindle a Welsh derby with an away trip to Swansea on Saturday, 20 December before a return at the Stok Cae Ras on Saturday, 14 March.

Wrexham will finish their season at Middlesbrough on Saturday, 2 May when Swansea host Nathan Jones’ promoted Charlton Athletic.

The Swans’ first home game of the new campaign will be a visit from Sheffield United on Saturday, 16 August (15:00 BST) – with Christmas away trips to Coventry City (26 December) and Oxford United (29 December), before a visit from West Brom on the opening day of 2026.

Cardiff – who will have no league Welsh derby to look forward to for the first time in seven years – will travel to Port Vale for their first League One away match on Saturday, 9 August.

Brian Barry-Murphy’s side will host Exeter City on 26 December and travel to Stevenage three days later, before ending their festive period with a New Year’s Day trip to Wycombe Wanderers.

They will conclude their 2025-26 regular season at Mansfield Town on Saturday, 2 May.

Newport’s first away trip of the season is to Crawley Town.

The Exiles will host Barnet on Friday, 26 December before a home match against Crewe Alexandra the following Monday, and then a visit to Bromley to bring in the new year.

They finish their League Two campaign with a long trip north to Barrow on Saturday, 2 May.

Dates and kick-off times are subject to alteration.