EFL fixtures 2025-26 live - Dates, early TV matches for Championship, L1 and L2
All 72 of the teams in the Football League will discover their fixture lists this morning as clubs up and down the pyramid gear up for another season. We've seen some major movement between the leagues with some mouthwatering fixtures on the cards.
Leicester City and Southampton are among the sides back in the Championship after their respective relegations and will rub shoulders with Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham, who won a third straight promotion. It means the Welsh side will also take on Sheffield United, whom they had some bad blood with when they clashed in the FA Cup several years ago.
Cardiff City are in League One for the first time ever - not since it was known as Division Two have the Bluebirds been in the third tier as they look to bounce straight back.
Gary Neville's Salford City will, again, try and get the promotion they've been searching for. They're joined in League Two by Barnet and Oldham. The latter were in the Premier League when it first formed and are attempted to rise again after a huge fall.
Wrexham's effort has been stunning with the Welsh side securing a third straight promotion to get up to the Championship.
They are well backed financially and it remains to be seen how they go with Ryan Reynolds watching it.
The Hollywood star has made it clear that the dream was to get the club into the top flight - and boy they are close.
Every year we have five new members of the Football League - three dropping down from the Premier League and two coming up from non-league.
Leicester, Southampton and Ipswich are again in the Championship.
Barnet and Oldham return to League Two.
Last week we had the Premier League fixtures - now we have the remaining 72 teams in the Football League.
Stay tuned for all the fixtures - whether you support Leicester, Wrexham, Port Vale or Oldham. We've got you covered.
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