Championship 2012-13 schedule confirmed

The Championship fixtures for the new 2012-13 season have been revealed, with newly-promoted side Charlton Athletic due to go head to head with Birmingham City at St Andrew's.

The Blues will host the new boys on August 18 with play-off losers Cardiff City welcoming new Championship side Huddersfield Town to the Cardiff City stadium on the opening day of the season.

Sheffield Wednesday will begin their campaign in the second tier of English football away to Derby County while former Premier League side Bolton Wanderers will go up against Burnley in two months' time.

Meanwhile, Blackburn Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were also relegated from the top flight, will begin their Championship season away from home against Ipswich Town and Leeds United respectively.

Please note that all dates are subject to change.

Championship 2012-13 key fixtures:

Saturday, August 18th, 2012

Barnsley v. Middlesbrough Birmingham City v. Charlton Athletic Burnley v. Bolton Wanderers Cardiff City v. Huddersfield Town Crystal Palace v. Watford Derby County v. Sheffield Wednesday Hull City v. Brighton and Hove Albion Ipswich Town v. Blackburn Rovers Leeds United v. Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester City v. Peterborough United Millwall v. Blackpool Nottingham Forest v. Bristol City

Tuesday, August 21st, 2012

Blackpool v. Leeds United (8:00) Bolton Wanderers v. Derby County (8:00) Brighton and Hove Albion v. Cardiff City Bristol City v. Crystal Palace Charlton Athletic v. Leicester City Huddersfield Town v. Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough v. Burnley Peterborough United v. Millwall Sheffield Wednesday v. Birmingham City Watford v. Ipswich Town Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Barnsley

Wednesday, December 26th, 2012

Barnsley v. Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers v. Sheffield Wednesday Brighton and Hove Albion v. Millwall Bristol City v. Watford Burnley v. Derby County Cardiff City v. Crystal Palace Charlton Athletic v. Ipswich Town Huddersfield Town v. Blackpool Hull City v. Leicester City Middlesbrough v. Blackburn Rovers Nottingham Forest v. Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Peterborough United

Tuesday, January 1st, 2013

Birmingham City v. Cardiff City Blackburn Rovers v. Nottingham Forest Blackpool v. Hull City Crystal Palace v. Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby County v. Middlesbrough Ipswich Town v. Brighton and Hove Albion Leeds United v. Bolton Wanderers Leicester City v. Huddersfield Town Millwall v. Bristol City Peterborough United v. Barnsley Sheffield Wednesday v. Burnley Watford v. Charlton Athletic

Saturday, May 4th, 2013

Birmingham City v. Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers v. Blackpool Brighton and Hove Albion v. Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley v. Ipswich Town Charlton Athletic v. Bristol City Crystal Palace v. Peterborough United Derby County v. Millwall Huddersfield Town v. Barnsley Hull City v. Cardiff City Nottingham Forest v. Leicester City Sheffield Wednesday v. Middlesbrough Watford v. Leeds United