{"id":83353,"date":"2023-06-22T09:05:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=83353"},"modified":"2023-06-22T09:05:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:05:36","slug":"birmingham-city-first-up-for-the-swans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/06\/22\/birmingham-city-first-up-for-the-swans\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham City first up for the Swans"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Swans will open their new season – under Michael Duff – at home to Birmingham on Saturday August 5th.<\/p>\n

The fixtures were released at 9am this morning with the Swans first away trip being to the West Midlands and West Brom.<\/p>\n

Unlike the past two seasons the first South Wales derby of the season will be at Cardiff (September 16th) with the return in SA1 six months later on the same date in March.<\/p>\n

Reunions with Russell Martin are scheduled for Boxing Day at St Marys which will account for a bumper Swans following whilst he will return to the Swansea.com Stadium less than a month later on January 20th.<\/p>\n

The Swans end their league campaign at home to Millwall on the first weekend in May.<\/p>\n

The opening weekend of the Championship looks like this<\/p>\n

Friday, 4 May<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton [20:00 BST]<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday. 5 May
\n<\/strong>Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion
\n<\/span>Bristol City v Preston North End
\n<\/span>Middlesbrough v Millwall
\n<\/span>Norwich City v Hull City
\n<\/span>Plymouth Argyle v Huddersfield Town
\n<\/span>Queens Park Rangers v Watford
\n<\/span>Stoke City v Rotherham United
\n<\/span>Swansea City v Birmingham City<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, 6 August<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leicester City v Coventry City [12:00 BST]
\n<\/span>Leeds United v Cardiff City [14:30 BST]
\n<\/span>Sunderland v Ipswich Town [17:00 BST]<\/span><\/p>\n

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