EFL fixtures announced: Who are Blackpool playing in their first Championship game of the season?

The fixtures for the 2021/22 Championship season have been released, as well as the fixtures for Leagues 1 and 2.

It'll be a new league for Blackpool after winning the League 1 play-off final in May against Lincoln City.

It'll be the first time the Seasiders play in the Championships since 2015 when they were relegated back to League 1.

Their first fixture will be played on Saturday the 7th of August when head down south to face Bristol City.

Their new kit has also been revealed...

Other local teams will also be playing their first fixture of their respective League's:

• Fleetwood Town v. Portsmouth (League 1)

• Sunderland v. Wigan (League 1)

• Wycombe v. Accrington Stanley (League 1)

• Blackburn v. Swansea (Championship)

• Preston North End v. Hull City (Championship

Key Dates

• Boxing Day

• Huddersfield Town v. Blackpool

• Derby County v. Preston North End

• Blackburn Rovers v. Sheffield Wednesday

• Accrington Stanley v. Rotherham United

• Crewe Alexandra v. Wigan Athletic

• Fleetwood Town v. Shrewsbury Town

New Year's Day

• Blackpool v. Hull City

• Stoke City v. Preston North End

• Blackburn Rovers v. Huddersfield Town

• Sunderland v. Fleetwood Town

• Wigan Athletic v. Accrington Stanley

• Local Derbies

• 4th September - Fleetwood Town v. Wigan Athletic

• 18th September - Accrington Stanley v. Wigan Athletic

• 2nd October - Blackpool v. Blackburn Rovers

• 9th October - Accrington Stanley v. Fleetwood Town

• 23rd October - Blackpool v. Preston North End

• 4th December - Blackburn Rovers v. Preston North End

• 29th December - Wigan Athletic v. Fleetwood Town

• 1st Janurary - Wigan Athletic v. Accrington Stanley

• 19th March - Preston North End v. Blackpool

• 9th April - Blackburn Rovers v. Blackpool

• 9th April - Fleetwood Town v. Accrington Stanley

• 23rd April - Preston North End v. Blackburn Rovers