Wrexham, fresh from three promotions in three seasons under owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have been handed a testing start to life in the Championship
Wrexham face a daunting start as they gear up to compete at Championship level for the first time in 43 years. The EFL has unveiled the full fixture list for the 2025-26 season.
It includes a blockbuster start for the North Wales outfit. They will commence their campaign with an away match against relegated Southampton on August 9 in a 12:30pm kick-off.
The Saints are among the bookmakers’ favourites to clinch the Championship title, alongside Ipswich Town and Sheffield United. Wrexham, under the ownership of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, will then host West Bromwich Albion on August 16 as they aim to make their mark in the second tier.
The Red Dragons, fresh from their third successive promotion, face some tough away challenges in the first half of the season with matches against the two other relegated sides, Leicester City on September 30 and Ipswich on November 22. The first eagerly-awaited Welsh derby of the season will see them travel to Swansea City on December 20.
Hosting Sheffield United on Boxing Day and an away match at Blackburn Rovers on New Year’s Day are the standout games in Wrexham’s festive programme. A testing end to the season awaits, with clashes against West Brom, Southampton, Birmingham, Stoke and Coventry in April, before a final home game against Middlesbrough on May 2.
Wrexham’s Championship fixture list in full:
- 09/08/2025 12:30 Southampton (a)
- 16/08/2025 15:00 West Bromwich Albion (h)
- 23/08/2025 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday (h)
- 30/08/2025 15:00 Millwall (a)
- 13/09/2025 15:00 Queens Park Rangers (h)
- 20/09/2025 15:00 Norwich City (a)
- 27/09/2025 15:00 Derby County (h)
- 30/09/2025 19:45 Leicester City (a)
- 04/10/2025 15:00 Birmingham City (h)
- 18/10/2025 15:00 Stoke City (a)
- 22/10/2025 19:45 Oxford United (h)
- 25/10/2025 15:00 Middlesbrough (a)
- 01/11/2025 15:00 Coventry City (h)
- 05/11/2025 19:45 Portsmouth (a)
- 08/11/2025 15:00 Charlton Athletic (h)
- 22/11/2025 15:00 Ipswich Town (a)
- 26/11/2025 19:45 Bristol City (h)
- 29/11/2025 15:00 Blackburn Rovers (h)
- 06/12/2025 15:00 Preston North End (a)
- 10/12/2025 19:45 Hull City (a)
- 13/12/2025 15:00 Watford (h)
- 20/12/2025 15:00 Swansea City (a)
- 26/12/2025 15:00 Sheffield United (h)
- 29/12/2025 19:45 Preston North End (h)
- 01/01/2026 15:00 Blackburn Rovers (a)
- 04/01/2026 15:00 Derby County (a)
- 17/01/2026 15:00 Norwich City (h)
- 20/01/2026 19:45 Leicester City (h)
- 24/01/2026 15:00 Queens Park Rangers (a)
- 31/01/2026 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday (a)
- 07/02/2026 15:00 Millwall (h)
- 14/02/2026 15:00 Bristol City (a)
- 21/02/2026 15:00 Ipswich Town (h)
- 24/02/2026 19:45 Portsmouth (h)
- 28/02/2026 15:00 Charlton Athletic (a)
- 07/03/2026 15:00 Watford (a)
- 10/03/2026 19:45 Hull City (h)
- 14/03/2026 15:00 Swansea City (h)
- 21/03/2026 15:00 Sheffield United (a)
- 03/04/2026 15:00 West Bromwich Albion (a)
- 06/04/2026 15:00 Southampton (h)
- 11/04/2026 15:00 Birmingham City (a)
- 18/04/2026 15:00 Stoke City (h)
- 21/04/2026 19:45 Oxford United (a)
- 25/04/2026 15:00 Coventry City (a)
- 02/05/2026 12:30 Middlesbrough (h)
Kick-off times and dates are subject to change
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