Fixtures Released Wednesday - Ipswich Town News

Town’s fixtures for the 2016/17 Championship campaign will be announced on Wednesday morning at 9am when they will be available on TWTD.

The Football League is rebranding as the Sky Bet EFL from next season with the Championship kicking off on the weekend of Saturday 6th August. The first round of the EFL Cup, previously the Capital One Cup, will take place during the following week.

The Blues will end the regular season on Saturday May 6th with the play-off final set for Monday 29th May.

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