Luton Town will begin their bid to return to the Championship with a trip to Reading as the full 2026/27 League One fixture list has been released today.
Jack Wilshere’s side start the new league campaign away to the Royals on Saturday, August 15, with the lunchtime clash at the Select Car Leasing Stadium kicking off at 12.30pm and set to be shown live on Sky Sports+.
The Hatters will now hope to make a positive start to a campaign carrying high expectations following their EFL Trophy triumph and strong finish to last term, where they narrowly missed out on the play-offs by one point.
Before that opening league fixture, the competitive season will get underway in the first round of the Carabao Cup on the weekend of August 8-9. Luton are ball number 16 in the draw, which takes place later today.
The Hatters’ first home league match follows a week after the Reading trip when newly-promoted Notts County visit Kenilworth Road on August 22. It will be the Magpies’ first league appearance at the ground for nine years.
Supporters will not have to wait long for some of the division’s biggest fixtures either. Leicester City’s first trip to Bedfordshire since their relegation from the Championship is scheduled for October 24. Sheffield Wednesday visit Kenilworth Road on January 9.
The festive schedule gives Town fans a Boxing Day home fixture for the second consecutive year, with a first ever Football League clash against Bromley at Kenilworth Road on December 26.
Wilshere’s side then face AFC Wimbledon away on December 29 before making the long trip to Plymouth Argyle on New Year’s Day.
Easter could prove crucial in the promotion race, with Plymouth visiting Kenilworth Road on Good Friday, March 26, before the Hatters head to Wigan Athletic on Easter Monday, March 29.
The run-in also includes home matches against AFC Wimbledon, Huddersfield Town and Wycombe Wanderers, while the final away trip of the season takes Town to Cambridge United on May 1.
Luton’s final match of the regular season will be at Kenilworth Road against Blackpool on Saturday, May 8, with all League One fixtures kicking off simultaneously at 12.30pm.
The fixture list also leaves open the possibility of a busy cup campaign, with potential Carabao Cup ties scheduled throughout the season and Wembley once again on the horizon should the Hatters enjoy another successful run in the Vertu Trophy.
AUGUST
Sat 8 – Carabao Cup One
Sat 15 – Reading A
Sat 22 – Notts County H
Wed 26 – Carabao Cup Two
Sat 29 – Mansfield Town A
SEPTEMBER
Tue 1 – Stockport County H
Sat 5 – Leyton Orient H
Wed 9 – Carabao Cup Three
Sat 12 – Stevenage A
Wed 16 – Carabao Cup Three
Sat 19 – Bradford City H
Sat 26 – Huddersfield Town A (International)
OCTOBER
Sat 3 – Doncaster Rovers H (International)
Sat 10 – Wycombe Wanderers A
Sat 17 – Milton Keynes Dons A
Tue 20 – Barnsley H
Sat 24 – Leicester City H
Wed 28 – Carabao Cup Four
Sat 31 – Peterborough United A
NOVEMBER
Sat 7 – Emirates FA Cup 1
Sat 14 – Cambridge United H (International)
Sat 21 – Burton Albion A
Sat 28 – Oxford United H
DECEMBER
Tue 1 – Blackpool A
Sat 5 – Emirates FA Cup 2
Sat 12 – Wigan Athletic H
Wed 16 – Carabao Cup Five
Sat 19 – Sheffield Wednesday A
Sat 26 – Bromley H
Tue 29 – AFC Wimbledon A
JANUARY
Fri 1 – Plymouth Argyle A
Sat 9 – Sheffield Wednesday H (Emirates FA Cup 3)
Wed 13 – Carabao Cup Semi-Final (1)
Sat 16 – Milton Keynes Dons H
Tue 19 – Barnsley A
Sat 23 – Leicester City A
Sat 30 – Peterborough United H
FEBRUARY
Wed 3 – Carabao Cup Semi-Final (2)
Sat 6 – Mansfield Town H
Tue 9 – Stockport County A
Sat 13 – Leyton Orient A (Emirates FA Cup 4)
Sat 20 – Stevenage H
Sat 27 – Oxford United A
MARCH
Sat 6 – Reading H (Emirates FA Cup 5)
Sat 13 – Notts County A
Sat 20 – Burton Albion H
Sun 21 – Carabao Cup Final
Fri 26 – Plymouth Argyle H
Sat 27 – International
Mon 29 – Wigan Athletic A
APRIL
Sat 3 – AFC Wimbledon H (Emirates FA Cup 6)
Sat 10 – Bromley A
Tue 13 – Huddersfield Town H
Sat 17 – Bradford City A
Sat 24 – Wycombe Wanderers H (Emirates FA Cup Semi Final)
Tue 27 – Doncaster Rovers A
MAY
Sat 1 – Cambridge United A
Sat 8 – Blackpool H
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