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Reading Start Season Home Against Peterborough
22 June 2023
By Hob Nob Anyone?
Reading's fixtures for the new 2023/2024 League One campaign have been released, and the Royals will kick-off the new season at home against Peterborough on Saturday 5 August. The new fixture list really does hammer home Reading's relegation with August seeing the Royals also play Port Vale (away), Cheltenham (home), Stevenage (home) and Exeter City (away).
Boxing Day sees the return trip to Peterborough and New Years Day the Royals will play at home to Exeter City.
Reading will of course get to play Oxford United again in League football this season. Oxford visit The Select Car Leasing Stadium on Saturday 14 October. Our trip to the Kassam Stadium, which is sure to be a sell out, is on Saturday 3 February.
Reading finish the 2023/2024 season with a home match against Blackpool on Saturday 27 April. Who knows where Reading will find themselves in the League One table at that stage of the season?
Use the link below to view the full fixture list for the new season:
Discussion On This Story:
about every single fixture listed.Stranded
Normally you'd look at that and think - cool 3 home games in August, really good chance to start quickly - but without knowing what our team will be, it's just games.
4 of our last 5 away games are Derby, Bolton, Barnsley and Wigan - which is likely to be tough.
Bit annoyed Port Vale away is so early as will have been visiting family in Stoke just a few days earlier and was hoping to be able to coincide a trip with that later in the year.
4 of our last 5 away games are Derby, Bolton, Barnsley and Wigan - which is likely to be tough.
Bit annoyed Port Vale away is so early as will have been visiting family in Stoke just a few days earlier and was hoping to be able to coincide a trip with that later in the year.
Not that I will be attending but not nice for traveling supporters. surely those the other way round would have been better, at least away to Carlisle is on a Saturday.YorkshireRoyal99
They tend to do this with fixtures. They know that Fleetwood won't travel well to us on a midweek or weekend (likely vice versa) but they know that Oxford have a better chance of selling out/having a better following on a weekend than a midweek, also we will probably have a larger crowd for a home weekend fixture rather than midweek. Bumps the crowds up for more local fixtures.
Sutekh
Corrected list to remove the Wigan cock up
August
05 - Peterborough h
08 - LC 1
12 - Port Vale a
15 - Cheltenham h
19 - Stevenage h
26 - Exeter a
September
02 - Cambridge a
05 - LT 1
09 - Bristol Rovers h - International weekend
16 - Bolton h
23 - Blackpool a
30 - Burton h
October
03 - Northampton a
07 - Orient a
10 - LT 2
14 - Oxford h - International weekend
21 - Charlton a
25 - Fleetwood h
28 - Portsmouth h
November
04 - FAC 1
11 - Shrewsbury a
14 - LT 3
18 - Derby h - International weekend
25 - Wycombe a
28 - Carlisle h
December
02 - FAC 2
09 - Barnsley h
16 - Lincoln a
23 - Wigan h
26 - Peterborough a
29 - Cheltenham a
January
01 - Exeter h
06 - Stevenage a (FAC 3)
13 - Port Vale h
20 - Wigan a
27 - Orient h
February
03 - Oxford a
10 - Charlton h
13 - Fleetwood a
17 - Portsmouth a
24 - Shrewsbury h
March
02 - Carlisle a
09 - Wycombe h
12 - Derby a
16 - Cambridge h - International weekend
23 - Bristol Rovers a
29 - Northampton h
April
01 - Bolton a
06 - Lincoln h
13 - Barnsley a
20 - Burton a
27 - Blackpool h
Note that the fixtures scheduled for International weekends may be postponed as would the trip to Stevenage be if Reading manage a cup run.
August
05 - Peterborough h
08 - LC 1
12 - Port Vale a
15 - Cheltenham h
19 - Stevenage h
26 - Exeter a
September
02 - Cambridge a
05 - LT 1
09 - Bristol Rovers h - International weekend
16 - Bolton h
23 - Blackpool a
30 - Burton h
October
03 - Northampton a
07 - Orient a
10 - LT 2
14 - Oxford h - International weekend
21 - Charlton a
25 - Fleetwood h
28 - Portsmouth h
November
04 - FAC 1
11 - Shrewsbury a
14 - LT 3
18 - Derby h - International weekend
25 - Wycombe a
28 - Carlisle h
December
02 - FAC 2
09 - Barnsley h
16 - Lincoln a
23 - Wigan h
26 - Peterborough a
29 - Cheltenham a
January
01 - Exeter h
06 - Stevenage a (FAC 3)
13 - Port Vale h
20 - Wigan a
27 - Orient h
February
03 - Oxford a
10 - Charlton h
13 - Fleetwood a
17 - Portsmouth a
24 - Shrewsbury h
March
02 - Carlisle a
09 - Wycombe h
12 - Derby a
16 - Cambridge h - International weekend
23 - Bristol Rovers a
29 - Northampton h
April
01 - Bolton a
06 - Lincoln h
13 - Barnsley a
20 - Burton a
27 - Blackpool h
Note that the fixtures scheduled for International weekends may be postponed as would the trip to Stevenage be if Reading manage a cup run.
Brum Royal
They tend to do this with fixtures. They know that Fleetwood won't travel well to us on a midweek or weekend (likely vice versa) but they know that Oxford have a better chance of selling out/having a better following on a weekend than a midweek, also we will probably have a larger crowd for a home weekend fixture rather than midweek. Bumps the crowds up for more local fixtures.
Fleetwood away also in half term (for my lad's school) which may help for those who want a trip away to the northwest coast in that week
Stranded
They tend to do this with fixtures. They know that Fleetwood won't travel well to us on a midweek or weekend (likely vice versa) but they know that Oxford have a better chance of selling out/having a better following on a weekend than a midweek, also we will probably have a larger crowd for a home weekend fixture rather than midweek. Bumps the crowds up for more local fixtures.
Yep this - the fixtures do tend to try and put games that will attract bigger crowds on a weekend and those where away fans are likely to be small on a midweek. Police often prefer that as well - managing crowds for the Oxford games will be easier on a Saturday than a Tuesday night.
NathStPaul
They tend to do this with fixtures. They know that Fleetwood won't travel well to us on a midweek or weekend (likely vice versa) but they know that Oxford have a better chance of selling out/having a better following on a weekend than a midweek, also we will probably have a larger crowd for a home weekend fixture rather than midweek. Bumps the crowds up for more local fixtures.
Fleetwood away also in half term (for my lad's school) which may help for those who want a trip away to the northwest coast in that week
"Great news son, it is half term and as a treat I am going to take you to Fleetwood to watch Reading play on a Tuesday night"
Think that might fall under the child abuse umbrella.
Rusty royal
[quote="YorkshireRoyal99"
They tend to do this with fixtures. They know that Fleetwood won't travel well to us on a midweek or weekend (likely vice versa) but they know that Oxford have a better chance of selling out/having a better following on a weekend than a midweek, also we will probably have a larger crowd for a home weekend fixture rather than midweek. Bumps the crowds up for more local fixtures.[/quote]
Christmas and Easter fixtures were always local derbies to attract fans that would be at home and go to a game (also because of usual travel restriction over those periods) a Boxing day fixture at Peterborough with no public transport (then again who uses it these days
) when Oxford is just down the road plus Bolton away on Easter Monday, when Wycombe are just down the road seems crazy to me
They tend to do this with fixtures. They know that Fleetwood won't travel well to us on a midweek or weekend (likely vice versa) but they know that Oxford have a better chance of selling out/having a better following on a weekend than a midweek, also we will probably have a larger crowd for a home weekend fixture rather than midweek. Bumps the crowds up for more local fixtures.[/quote]
Christmas and Easter fixtures were always local derbies to attract fans that would be at home and go to a game (also because of usual travel restriction over those periods) a Boxing day fixture at Peterborough with no public transport (then again who uses it these days
) when Oxford is just down the road plus Bolton away on Easter Monday, when Wycombe are just down the road seems crazy to meShare this article: