Home starter against Plymouth Argyle for Rotherham United: 2021/22 fixtures
ROTHERHAM United have been handed a home start to the 2021/22 League One season.
Paul Warne's side will take on Plymouth Argyle at AESSEAL New York Stadium on Saturday, August 7 at the beginning of a campaign the Millers hope will end in a third straight promotion back to the Championship.
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The first away trip is to Wigan Athletic on August 14 and the fixture list, released today, has thrown up two early-back-back home South Yorkshire derbies.
Sheffield Wednesday visit on Saturday, August 21 and Doncaster Rovers a week later on August 28.
The return dates are Saturday, January 8 at the Keepmoat Stadium and Saturday, February12 at Hillsborough.
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Other highlights include a visit from Sunderland on October 30, with the return at the Stadium of Light on March 26.
Three of Rotherham's last five fixtures are at home and all against teams expected to be strong, in Charlton Athletic, Ipswich Town and last season's play-off semi-finalists Oxford United.
The season ends with a long trip down to Steve Evans' Gillingham on Saturday, April 30.
2021/22 fixtures
Sat Aug 7 Plymouth Argyle H
Wed Aug 11 Carabao Cup One
Sat Aug 14 Wigan Athletic A
Tue Aug 17 Morecambe A
Sat Aug 21 Sheffield Wednesday H
Wed Aug 25 Carabao Cup Two
Sat Aug 28 Doncaster Rovers H
Sat Sep 4 Lincoln City A International Date
Sat Sep 11 Fleetwood Town H
Sat Sep 18 Bolton Wanderers A
Wed Sep 22 Carabao Cup Three
Sat Sep 25 Crewe Alexandra H
Tue Sep 28 A.F.C. Wimbledon H
Sat Oct 2 Cheltenham Town A
Sat Oct 9 Charlton Athletic A International Date
Sat Oct 16 Portsmouth H
Tue Oct 19 Wycombe Wanderers H
Sat Oct 23 Milton Keynes Dons A
Wed Oct 27 Carabao Cup Four
Sat Oct 30 Sunderland H
Sat Nov 6 Emirates FA Cup 1
Sat Nov 13 Shrewsbury Town A International Date
Sat Nov 20 Cambridge United H
Tue Nov 23 Ipswich Town A
Sat Nov 27 Oxford United A
Sat Dec 4 Emirates FA Cup 2
Tue Dec 7 Gillingham H
Sat Dec 11 Burton Albion H
Sat Dec 18 Cambridge United A
Wed Dec 22 Carabao Cup Five
Sun Dec 26 Accrington Stanley A
Wed Dec 29 Lincoln City H
Sat Jan 1 Bolton Wanderers H
Wed Jan 5 Carabao Cup Semi-Final (1)
Sat Jan 8 Doncaster Rovers A Emirates FA Cup 3
Wed Jan 12 Carabao Cup Semi-Final (2)
Sat Jan 15 Fleetwood Town A
Sat Jan 22 Cheltenham Town H
Sat Jan 29 Crewe Alexandra A International Date
Sat Feb 5 Accrington Stanley H Emirates FA Cup 4
Tue Feb 8 A.F.C. Wimbledon A
Sat Feb 12 Sheffield Wednesday A
Sat Feb 19 Wigan Athletic H
Tue Feb 22 Morecambe H
Sat Feb 26 Plymouth Argyle A
Sun Feb 27 Carabao Cup Final
Wed Mar 2 Emirates FA Cup 5
Sat Mar 5 Milton Keynes Dons H
Sat Mar 12 Wycombe Wanderers A
Sat Mar 19 Shrewsbury Town H Emirates FA Cup Quarter-Final
Sat Mar 26 Sunderland A International Date
Sat Apr 2 Portsmouth A
Sat Apr 9 Charlton Athletic H
Fri Apr 15 Ipswich Town H
Sat Apr 16 Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final
Mon Apr 18 Burton Albion A
Sat Apr 23 Oxford United H
Sat Apr 30 Gillingham A
Sat May 14 Emirates FA Cup Final
Fixtures are subject to change.