It's another tough start to a League One season for Peterborough United

It’s the chance to play in front of a full house of almost 25,000. It’s also a tough starting fixture against a side who finished fourth in League One last season before losing to Bolton Wanderers in a play-off semi-final. Posh started last season with a hard game at Cardiff City and lost 2-1.

The opening day match at Valley Parade is currently scheduled for Saturday, August 15. A first round Carabao Cup tie, probably on Saturday, August 8, will kick off the competitive 2026-27 season. The draw for that competition is scheduled for 4.30pm live on Sky Sports News.

The first Posh home game is against Mansfield Town on Saturday, August 22. The third and final August fixture is a long trip to Blackpool.

The local derbies against Cambridge United are at home on Saturday, November 28 and away on Saturday, February 27.

Posh will again be at home on Boxing Day, this time against Wycombe Wanderers. The now traditional Christmas fixture against Reading is an away game on December 29 before a trip to AFC Wimbledon on January 1.

The Easter Posh games are at home to Wimbledon on Good Friday and away to Wycombe on Easter Monday.

Posh face Tuesday night trips to Huddersfield Town, Leyton Orient, Stevenage and Notts County.

International breaks could affect the games at Stockport (September 26), at home to Notts County (October 3), at home to Oxford United (November 14) and those being played over the Easter weekend.

Posh are scheduled to finish the League One season with a home match against Leyton Orient on May 8.

FIXTURES

AUGUST

Sat 15: Bradford C (a)

Sat 22: MANSFIELD (H)

Sat 29: Blackpool (a)

SEPTEMBER

Tue 1: STEVENAGE (H)

Sat 5: SHEFF WED (H)

Sat 12: MK Dons (a)

Sat 19: DONCASTER (H)

Sat 26: Stockport (a)

OCTOBER

Sat 3: NOTTS COUNTY (H)

Sat 10: Leicester C (a)

Sat 17: BURTON (H)

Tue 20: Huddersfield (a)

Sat 24: Bromley (a)

Sat 31: LUTON (H)

NOVEMBER

Sat 14: OXFORD (H)

Sat 21: Plymouth (a)

Sat 28: CAMBRIDGE (H)

DECEMBER

Tue 1: Orient (a)

Sat 12: BARNSLEY (H)

Sat 19: Wigan (a)

Sat 26: WYCOMBE (H)

Tue 29: Reading (a)

JANUARY

Fri 1: Wimbledon (a)

Sat 9: WIGAN (H)

Sat 16: Burton (a)

Tue 19: HUDDERSFIELD (H)

Sat 23: BROMLEY (H)

Sat 30: Luton (a)

FEBRUARY

Sat 6: BLACKPOOL (H)

Tue 9: Stevenage (a)

Sat 13: Sheff Wed (a)

Sat 20: MK DONS (H)

Sat 27: Cambridge (a)

MARCH

Sat 6: BRADFORD C (H)

Sat 13: Mansfield (a)

Sat 20: PLYMOUTH (H)

Fri 26: WIMBLEDON (H)

Mon 29: Wycombe (a)

APRIL

Sat 3: READING (H)

Sat 10: Barnsley (a)

Tue 13: STOCKPORT (H)

Sat 17: Doncaster (a)

Sat 24: LEICESTER (H)

Tue 27: Notts County (a)

MAY

Sat 1: Oxford (a)

Sat 8: ORIENT (H)