Town to face Birmingham City at Portman Road on opening day of new season
Town will kick off the 2017/18 Championship with a home fixture against Birmingham City on Saturday, August 5th.
The Blues will travel to Barnsley on August 12th in their first away game of the season, before taking on newly-promoted Millwall at The Den on Tuesday, August 15th.
Home clashes against west-London sides Brentford and Fulham wrap up August.
Recently-relegated Sunderland - a former club of boss Mick McCarthy - will visit Portman Road on Tuesday, September 26th, whilst League One Champions, Sheffield United, host Town on Saturday, October 14th.
The eagerly anticipated clashes with East Anglian rivals Norwich are scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 21st (home) and Saturday, February 17th (away). These fixtures could be moved to the Sunday for live TV coverage, as has been the case in recent years.
The festive period sees Town travel to Wolves on December 23rd, before hosting QPR at Portman Road just three days later on Boxing Day.
Derby County are then in Suffolk on December 30th, before Mick McCarthy takes his side to Craven Cottage to face Fulham on New Year's Day.
Aston Villa face Town on Saturday, April 21st at Portman Road before the Blues head to the Madejski Stadium to take on Reading on April 28th, in the final away fixture of the season.
Town will wrap up the season on Sunday May 6th, as they welcome Garry Monk's Middlesbrough to Portman Road.
All fixtures are subject to change. The full fixture list is shown below:
AUGUST
Sat Aug 5 Birmingham City H
Wed Aug 9 Luton A (Carabao Cup Round One)
Sat Aug 12 Barnsley A
Tue Aug 15 Millwall A
Sat Aug 19 Brentford H
Sat Aug 26 Fulham H
SEPTEMBER
Sat Sep 9 Queens Park Rangers A
Tue Sep 12 Derby County A
Sat Sep 16 Bolton Wanderers H
Sat Sep 23 Leeds United A
Tue Sep 26 Sunderland H
Sat Sep 30 Bristol City H
OCTOBER
Sat Oct 14 Sheffield United A
Sat Oct 21 Norwich City H
Sat Oct 28 Burton Albion A
Tue Oct 31 Cardiff City A
NOVEMBER
Sat Nov 4 Preston North End H
Sat Nov 18 Hull City A
Tue Nov 21 Sheffield Wednesday H
Sat Nov 25 Aston Villa A
DECEMBER
Sat Dec 2 Nottingham Forest H
Sat Dec 9 Middlesbrough A
Sat Dec 16 Reading H
Sat Dec 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
Tue Dec 26 Queens Park Rangers H
Sat Dec 30 Derby County H
JANUARY
Mon Jan 1 Fulham A
Sat Jan 13 Leeds United H
Sat Jan 20 Bolton Wanderers A
Sat Jan 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
FEBRUARY
Sat Feb 3 Sunderland A
Sat Feb 10 Burton Albion H
Sat Feb 17 Norwich City A
Tue Feb 20 Cardiff City H
Sat Feb 24 Preston North End A
MARCH
Sat Mar 3 Hull City H
Tue Mar 6 Sheffield Wednesday A
Sat Mar 10 Sheffield United H
Sat Mar 17 Bristol City A
Sat Mar 31 Birmingham City A
APRIL
Mon Apr 2 Millwall H
Sat Apr 7 Brentford A
Tue Apr 10 Barnsley H
Sat Apr 14 Nottingham Forest A
Sat Apr 21 Aston Villa H
Sat Apr 28 Reading A
MAY
Sun May 6 Middlesbrough H
Fixtures are subject to change.
