CITY will kick off next season at home to newly-promoted Blackpool.

The Tangerines will visit Valley Parade on August 5 after winning promotion back to League One thanks to a 2-1 win over Exeter in the play-off final last month.

The Bantams' first away trip is to Gillingham the following week before an attractive home clash with relegated Blackburn.

City are at home on Boxing Day against Peterborough in a packed Christmas schedule which sees them play four games in ten days, ending with a New Year's Day trip to Fleetwood.

Stuart McCall's men will end the campaign with a trip to last season's play-off rivals Scunthorpe.

BRADFORD CITY FIXTURES

Sat Aug 5 Blackpool H

Wed Aug 9 Carabao Cup One

Sat Aug 12 Gillingham A

Sat Aug 19 Blackburn Rovers H

Wed Aug 23 Carabao Cup Two

Sat Aug 26 Walsall A

Sat Sep 2 Bristol Rovers H 

Sat Sep 9 Peterborough United A

Tue Sep 12 Oxford United A

Sat Sep 16 Rotherham United H

Wed Sep 20 Carabao Cup Three

Sat Sep 23 Northampton Town A

Tue Sep 26 Fleetwood Town H

Sat Sep 30 Doncaster Rovers H

Sat Oct 7 Milton Keynes Dons A

Sat Oct 14 Bury A

Tue Oct 17 Oldham Athletic H

Sat Oct 21 Charlton Athletic H

Wed Oct 25 Carabao Cup Four

Sat Oct 28 Portsmouth A

Sat Nov 4 Emirates FA Cup 1

Sat Nov 11 Plymouth Argyle H

Sat Nov 18 Wigan Athletic A

Tue Nov 21 Scunthorpe United H

Sat Nov 25 Shrewsbury Town A

Sat Dec 2 Emirates FA Cup 2

Sat Dec 9 Rochdale H

Sat Dec 16 Southend United A

Wed Dec 20 Carabao Cup Five

Sat Dec 23 A.F.C. Wimbledon A

Tue Dec 26 Peterborough United H

Sat Dec 30 Oxford United H

Mon Jan 1 Fleetwood Town A

Sat Jan 6 Rotherham United A & FA Cup Round 3

Sat Jan 13 Northampton Town H

Sat Jan 20 Bristol Rovers A

Sat Jan 27 A.F.C. Wimbledon H

Sat Feb 3 Oldham Athletic A

Sat Feb 10 Bury H

Tue Feb 13 Charlton Athletic A

Sat Feb 17 Wigan Athletic H 

Sat Feb 24 Plymouth Argyle A

Sat Mar 3 Portsmouth H

Sat Mar 10 Milton Keynes Dons H

Sat Mar 17 Doncaster Rovers A

Sat Mar 24 Gillingham H

Sat Mar 31 Blackburn Rovers A

Mon Apr 2 Walsall H

Sat Apr 7 Blackpool A

Sat Apr 14 Shrewsbury Town H

Sat Apr 21 Rochdale A

Sat Apr 28 Southend United H

Sat May 5 Scunthorpe United A