BLACKBURN Rovers will kick start the 2015-16 Championship season at home to Wolves on Saturday, August 8 – with the first East Lancashire derby of the campaign against relegated rivals Burnley coming at Ewood Park on Saturday, October 24.

The Turf Moor clash with the Clarets, who came down from the Premier League last season, will take place on Saturday, March 5.

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Rovers will renew rivalries with promoted Preston North End in 2015-16 with the first meeting of the sides coming at Deepdale on Saturday, November 21 and the reverse encounter taking place at Ewood on Saturday, April 2.

Rovers’ first away match of the campaign takes them to Huddersfield Town on Saturday, August 15 before they entertain Cardiff City on Tuesday, August 18, travel to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, August 22 and host Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, August 29 before the first international break of the campaign.  

Rovers will be at home to Middlesbrough on Boxing Day before making the short trip to Bolton on Monday, December 28 and the longer trip to Cardiff on Saturday, January 2.

Rovers, who will not be in action over the Easter weekend (March 25-28) as it is an international break, will round off the season at home to Reading on Saturday, May 7.

Fixtures are subject to change.

BLACKBURN ROVERS 2015-16 CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES

08/08/2015         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton

15/08/2015         15:00     Huddersfield Town v Blackburn Rovers

18/08/2015         19:45     Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City

22/08/2015         15:00     Brighton v Blackburn Rovers

29/08/2015         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

12/09/2015         15:00     Fulham v Blackburn Rovers

15/09/2015         19:45     Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers

19/09/2015         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Charlton Athletic

26/09/2015         15:00     Hull City v Blackburn Rovers

03/10/2015         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Ipswich Town

17/10/2015         15:00     Milton Keynes Dons v Blackburn Rovers

20/10/2015         19:45     Blackburn Rovers v Derby County

24/10/2015         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Burnley

31/10/2015         15:00     Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers

03/11/2015         19:45     Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers

07/11/2015         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Brentford

21/11/2015         15:00     Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

28/11/2015         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday

05/12/2015         15:00     Bristol City v Blackburn Rovers

12/12/2015         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Rotherham United

15/12/2015         19:45     Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest

19/12/2015         15:00     Reading v Blackburn Rovers

26/12/2015         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

28/12/2015         15:00     Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

02/01/2016         15:00     Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

12/01/2016         19:45     Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers

16/01/2016         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Brighton

23/01/2016         15:00     Charlton Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

30/01/2016         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Fulham

06/02/2016         15:00     Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

13/02/2016         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Hull City

20/02/2016         15:00     Ipswich Town v Blackburn Rovers

23/02/2016         19:45     Derby County v Blackburn Rovers

27/02/2016         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

05/03/2016         15:00     Burnley v Blackburn Rovers

08/03/2016         19:45     Blackburn Rovers v Birmingham City

12/03/2016         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United

19/03/2016         15:00     Brentford v Blackburn Rovers

02/04/2016         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End

05/04/2016         19:45     Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers

09/04/2016         15:00     Wolverhampton v Blackburn Rovers

16/04/2016         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Huddersfield Town

19/04/2016         19:45     Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers

23/04/2016         15:00     Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City

30/04/2016         15:00     Rotherham United v Blackburn Rovers

07/05/2016         12:30     Blackburn Rovers v Reading

For your cut out and keep Rovers fixture poster see Thursday's Lancashire Telegraph