Birmingham City fixtures: 2025/26 Championship games announced in full

The time has finally come. After weeks of anticipation, the fixture list for the 2025/26 Championship season has been announced and Birmingham City now know all 46 of their matches.

Who will Blues play first? Who have Chris Davies’ side got lined up for Boxing Day? Who will they face on the final day? All these questions can now be answered as today is the official Championship fixture release day.

First up, Birmingham will play host to Ipswich Town on the opening weekend, kicking of at 8pm on Friday, August 8, aired live on Sky Sports. The next game is then away at Blackburn Rovers and the third outing is at home to Oxford United. The rest of Blues’ fixtures are listed at the end of this article.

Are times for games announced?

For the first round of 2025/26 Championship fixtures, the exact dates and times have now been confirmed. This has been planned well ahead of time to ensure that broadcasters can make their necessary arrangements.

The first game of the season is officially Birmingham vs Ipswich, a game that will no doubt grab the attention of fans from across the division, not just the fans of the two clubs. Other notable matches on the first weekend include Southampton vs Wrexham, West Bromwich Albion vs Blackburn Rovers and Charlton Athletic vs Watford.

Birmingham City 2025/26 fixtures in full

Without further ado, here’s how Blues’ fixture list looks for the 2025/26 Championship season.

August

• 8th: Ipswich Town (H)
• 16th: Blackburn Rovers (A)
• 23rd: Oxford United
• 30th: Leicester City (A)

September

• 13th: Stoke City (A)
• 20th: Swansea City (H)
• 27th: Coventry City (A)
• 30th: Sheffield Wednesday (H)

October

• 4th: Wrexham (A)
• 18th: Hull City (H)
• 21st: Preston North End (A)
• 25th: Bristol City (A)

November

• 1st: Portsmouth (H)
• 4th: Millwall (H)
• 8th: Middlesbrough (A)
• 22nd: Norwich City (H)
• 26th: West Bromwich Albion (A)
• 29th: Watford (H)

December

• 6th: Southampton (A)
• 9th: Queens Park Rangers (A)
• 13th: Charlton Athletic (H)
• 20th: Sheffield United (A)
• 26th: Derby County (H)
• 29th: Southampton (H)

January

• 1st: Watford (A)
• 4th: Coventry City (H)
• 17th: Swansea City (A)
• 20th: Sheffield Wednesday (A)
• 24th: Stoke City (H)
• 31st: Oxford United (A)

February

• 7th: Leicester City (H)
• 14th: West Bromwich Albion (H)
• 21st: Norwich City (A)
• 25th: Millwall (A)
• 28th: Middlesbrough (H)

March

• 7th: Charlton Athletic (A)
• 10th: Queens Park Rangers (H)
• 14th: Sheffield United (H)
• 21st: Derby County (A)

• 3rd: Blackburn Rovers (H)
• 6th: Ipswich Town (A)
• 11th: Wrexham (H)
• 18th: Hull City (A)
• 22nd: Preston North End (H)
• 25th: Bristol City (H)

• 2nd: Portsmouth (A)