Leicester City will begin their 2009/10 Championship campaign against Swansea City at the Walkers Stadium on Saturday, August 8.

The Foxes will lock horns with the Swans for the first time in the league since the 1979/80 season - a Martin Henderson goal earned Jock Wallace's side a point in the 1-1 draw at Filbert Street on their way to the Division Two title.

City will then face a hat-trick of away clashes starting with Macclesfield Town in the Carling Cup First Round (W/C August 10) before travelling to Roy Keane's Ipswich Town (Saturday, August 15) and last season's play-off finalists Sheffield United (Tuesday, August 18).

Other notable fixtures see the Foxes travel to St James Park for a clash against much fancied Newcastle United on Saturday, August 29 with the return leg at the Walkers scheduled for Saturday, January 30.

The Foxes will also welcome nearby rivals Derby County, Nottingham Forest and Coventry City to the Walkers on Saturday. October 17, Saturday, February 27 and Saturday, March 20 respectively.

The club's Championship campaign will conclude with the visit of recently-relegated Middlesbrough on Sunday, May 2.

All fixtures are subject to change.

LEICESTER CITY FIXTURES 2009/10
Date	Opponent	Venue
August
Sat 8	Swansea City	H
Wed 12	Macclesfield Town (Carling Cup 1)	A
Sat 15	Ipswich Town	A
Tue 18	Sheffield United	A
Sat 22	Barnsley	H
Wed 26	(Carling Cup 2)
Sat 29	Newcastle United	A
September
Sat 12	Blackpool	H
Tue 15	Peterborough United	H
Sat 19	Watford	A
Wed 23	(Carling Cup 3)
Sat 26	Preston North End	H
Tue 29	Middlesbrough	A
October
Sat 3	Coventry City	A
Sat 17	Derby County	H
Tue 20	Crystal Palace	H
Sat 24	Reading	A
Wed 28	(Carling Cup 4)
Sat 31	Queens Park Rangers	A
November
Sat 7	West Bromwich Albion	H
Sat 21	Plymouth Argyle	H
Sat 28	Scunthorpe United	A
December
Wed 2	(Carling Cup 5)
Sat 5	Nottingham Forest	A
Tue 8	Bristol City	H
Sat 12	Sheffield Wednesday	H
Sat 19	Cardiff City	A
Sat 26	Sheffield United	H
Mon 28	Doncaster Rovers	A
January
Sat 2	(F.A. Cup 3)
Wed 6	(Carling Cup Semi-Final 1)
Sat 9	Ipswich Town	H
Sat 16	Swansea City	A
Wed 20	(Carling Cup Semi-Final 2)
Sat 23	(F.A. Cup 4)
Tue 26	Barnsley	A
Sat 30	Newcastle United	H
February
Sat 6	Blackpool	A
Tue 9	Doncaster Rovers	H
Sat 13	Scunthorpe United	H
	(F.A. Cup 5)
Tue 16	Bristol City	A
Sat 20	Plymouth Argyle	A
Sat 27	Nottingham Forest	H
Sun 28	(Carling Cup Final)
March
Sat 6	Sheffield Wednesday	A
	(F.A. Cup 6)
Sat 13	Cardiff City	H
Tue 16	Crystal Palace	A
Sat 20	Coventry City	H
Tue 23	Reading	H
Sat 27	Derby County	A
April
Sat 3	West Bromwich Albion	A
Mon 5	Queens Park Rangers	H
Sat 10	Peterborough United	A
	(F.A. Cup Semi-Final)
Sat 17	Watford	H
Sat 24	Preston North End	A
May
Sun 2	Middlesbrough	H
Sat 15	(F.A. Cup Final)

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