EFL fixtures release day. That time of the year that football fans can pencil in key dates for big games as the excitement for a new season begins.
Despite a fantastic run-in towards the end of last season, Oxford United will be looking to improve from their 12th placed finish.
Oxford United Fixtures 2019/2020
The U’s look Ahead to the New Season
Oxford United will start their campaign with a trip to Sunderland. Karl Robinson’s side will make the 520-mile round trip to the Stadium of Light on Saturday, August 3.
The U’s final game of the season is at home against relegated Bolton Wanderers on May 3.
Robinson and his side are also at the Kassam Stadium on Boxing Day against Lincoln City. It will be the first time the U’s have hosted the Imps since April 2011.
Along with the visit to Sunderland on the opening day, United have been handed seven lengthy trips in their first eight away games.
The U’s face Blackpool (August 17), Fleetwood Town (September 7), Bolton (September 17), Lincoln (September 21), Accrington Stanley (October 5) and Rotherham United (October 19) in that run.
Another game for U’s fans to look out for is their first visit to Ipswich Town since 1999. Paul Lambert’s side were also relegated from the Championship last time out and host the U’s on February 22.
Robinson’s side make the short journeys to Bristol Rovers (August 24), Portsmouth (November 2), Milton Keynes Dons (December 14) and Wycombe Wanderers (March 21) on Saturdays.
International Dates
Dates to also look out for are the international breaks on September 7, October 12, November 16 and March 28.
If Oxford have a minimum of three players called up for international duty, they can postpone their league games. Gavin Whyte, Mark Sykes and Shandon Baptiste were recently selected for international action.
Full Fixture List
August
Sat 3 Sunderland (a)
Sat 10 PETERBOROUGH UTD (H)
Wed 14 Carabao Cup 1
Sat 17 Blackpool (a)
Tue 20 BURTON ALBION (H)
Sat 24 Bristol Rovers (a)
Wed 28 Carabao Cup 2
Sat 31 COVENTRY CITY (H)
September
*Sat 7 Fleetwood Town (a)
Sat 14 TRANMERE ROV (H)
Tue 17 Bolton Wands (a)
Sat 21 Lincoln City (a)
Wed 25 Carabao Cup 3
Sat 28 GILLINGHAM (H)
October
Sat 5 Accrington Stanley (a)
*Sat 12 DONCASTER ROV (H)
Sat 19 Rotherham Utd (a)
Tue 22 BURY (H)
Sat 26 ROCHDALE (H)
November
Sat 2 Portsmouth (a)
Sat 9 Emirates FA Cup 1
*Sat 16 IPSWICH TN (H)
Sat 23 Southend Utd (a)
Sat 30 Emirates FA Cup 2
December
Sat 7 SHREWSBURY TN (H)
Sat 14 Milton Keynes Dons (a)
Sat 21 WYCOMBE WANDS (H)
Thu 26 LINCOLN CITY (H)
Sun 29 AFC Wimbledon (a)
January
Wed 1 Doncaster Rov (a)
Sat 4 ACCRINGTON STANLEY (H) (or Emirates FA Cup 3)
Sat 11 ROTHERHAM UTD (H)
Sat 18 Gillingham (a)
Sat 25 AFC WIMBLEDON (H) (or Emirates FA Cup 4)
Tue 28 Bury (a)
February
Sat 1 BLACKPOOL (H)
Sat 8 Peterborough Utd (a)
Tue 11 Burton Alb (a)
Sat 15 SUNDERLAND (H)
Sat 22 Ipswich Tn (a)
Sat 29 SOUTHEND UTD (H)
March
Sat 7 Shrewsbury Tn (a)
Sat 14 MILTON KEYNES DONS (H)
Sat 21 Wycombe Wands (a)
*Sat 28 PORTSMOUTH (H)
April
Sat 4 Rochdale (a)
Fri 10 BRISTOL ROV (H)
Mon 13 Coventry City (a)
Sat 18 FLEETWOOD TN (H)
Sat 25 Tranmere Rov (a)
May
Sun 3 BOLTON WANDS (H)
* international matches
All fixtures subject to change
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