Championship Fixtures Out on Wednesday - Ipswich Town News
Town’s fixtures for the 2013/14 campaign will be announced on Wednesday morning at 9am when they will be available on TWTD. The new season starts on Saturday 3rd August.
Four sides the Blues won’t be meeting on the opening weekend of the season are Burnley, Bolton, Derby and Blackburn, who are involved in special anniversary fixtures celebrating the Football League’s 125th year.
Yesterday, Town drew League One Stevenage away in the first round of the Capital One Cup, a game which will be played in the midweek following the opening Championship fixtures.
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