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U23s Open Season at Home to Bolton, U18s Host Sheffield Wednesday - Ipswich Town News

Town’s U23s will start their Professional Development League Two South campaign with a game against Bolton Wanderers at Portman Road on Monday 12th August (KO 7pm), while the U18s will play their opening fixture against Sheffield Wednesday at Playford Road the following Saturday (KO 11am).

The U23s, who are coached by Gerard Nash and Chris Hogg, travel to Hull City the following Monday before Leeds visit a week later, another game which will be played at Portman Road.

The U18s play their second game at Sheffield United on Saturday 24th August before hosting Crewe Alexandra in their third game a week later.

Last season the U23s topped their table, while the U18s finished second in theirs.

U23s Professional Development League Two Fixtures

12/08/19 Bolton Wanderers (H) Portman Road 7pm
19/08/19 Hull City (A) 7pm
26/08/19 Leeds United (H) Portman Road 7pm
02/09/19 Birmingham City (A) 1pm
09/09/19 Nottingham Forest (H) Portman Road 7pm
16/09/19 Burnley (A) 2pm
23/09/19 Charlton Athletic (H) Playford Road 1pm
14/10/19 Cardiff City (A) 1pm
21/10/19 QPR (A) 1pm
28/10/19 Coventry City (H) Playford Road 1pm
04/11/19 Watford (A) 1pm
18/11/19 Colchester United (H) Playford Road 1pm
25/11/19 Bristol City (H) Playford Road 1pm
09/12/19 Millwall (A) 1pm
16/12/19 Crystal Palace (H) Playford Road 1pm
06/01/20 Charlton Athletic (A) 1pm
13/01/20 QPR (H) Playford Road 1pm
27/01/20 Coventry City (A) 1pm
03/02/20 Colchester United (A) 7pm
10/02/20 Watford (H) Playford Road 1pm
17/02/20 Bristol City (A) 1pm
02/03/20 Millwall (H) Playford Road 1pm
09/03/20 Cardiff City (H) Playford Road 1pm
16/03/20 Crystal Palace (A) 1pm
23/03/20 Barnsley (A) 2pm
30/03/20 Sheffield United (H) Portman Road 7pm
06/04/20 Sheffield Wednesday (A) 1pm
20/04/20 Wigan Athletic (H) Portman Road 7pm
27/04/20 Crewe Alexandra (A) 1pm

U18s Professional Development League Two Fixtures

17/08/19 Sheffield Wednesday (H) Playford Road 11am
24/08/19 Sheffield United (A) 1pm
31/08/19 Crewe Alexandra (H) Playford Road 11am
07/09/19 Bolton Wanderers (A) 11am
14/09/19 Barnsley (H) Playford Road 1pm
24/09/19 Wigan Athletic (A) 11am
28/09/19 Cardiff City (H) Playford Road 11am
05/10/19 Crystal Palace (A) 10.45am
12/10/19 Colchester United (H) Playford Road 11am
19/10/19 Charlton Athletic (A) 11am
02/11/19 Coventry City (H) Playford Road 11.30am
09/11/19 Watford (A) 10.30am
16/11/19 QPR (A) 11am
23/11/19 Bristol City (H) Playford Road 11am
30/11/19 Millwall (H) Playford Road 11am
07/12/19 Cardiff City (A) 11am
04/01/20 Colchester United (A) 11am
11/01/20 Charlton Athletic (H) Playford Road 11am
25/01/20 Watford (H) Playford Road 11am
01/02/20 Coventry City (A) 11.30am
15/02/20 QPR (H) Playford Road 11am
22/02/20 Bristol City (A) 1pm
29/02/20 Crystal Palace (H) Playford Road 11am
14/03/20 Millwall (A) 11am
21/03/20 Birmingham City (H) Playford Road 12pm
28/03/20 Leeds United (A) 1pm
04/04/20 Burnley (H) Playford Road 11am
18/04/20 Nottingham Forest (A) 12pm
25/04/20 Hull City (H) Playford Road 11am

Fixtures are subject to change.

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