CITY will host Doncaster Rovers in a tasty Yorkshire derby on the opening day of the 2022/23 campaign - Saturday, July 30.

The Bantams’ fixture list for the coming campaign has now been confirmed, and will see Mark Hughes’ men raise the curtain on 2022/23 at Valley Parade against the South Yorkshire outfit.

City’s first away game of the season will come a week later - at Barrow on Saturday, August 6 - before the first round of the Carabao Cup is held the following week.

Tuesday, August 16 will see the Bantams travel to Essex to face Colchester United in their first scheduled midweek league game of the campaign.

A customary busy festive period will see Mark Hughes take his side to Carlisle United on Boxing Day (Saturday, December 26) after hosting Rochdale in their final game before Christmas (Saturday, December 17).

Home clashes with Harrogate Town (Thursday, December 29) and Salford City (Sunday, January 1) will follow, before the Bantams are due to travel to Stockport County over FA Cup third-round weekend (Saturday, January 7).

The Easter weekend sees City travel to Crawley Town on Good Friday (April 7), before hosting Sutton United on Easter Monday (April 10).

The Bantams’ season then concludes with a home clash against Leyton Orient on Saturday, May 6, one week after their final away game of the campaign at Northampton Town on Saturday, April 29.

Round One of the Carabao Cup will be held over the week commencing Monday, August 8, while the first round of the FA Cup will take place over the weekend of Saturday, November 5.

BRADFORD CITY’S 2022/23 LEAGUE TWO FIXTURES:

Saturday, July 30 v DONCASTER ROVERS (H)

Saturday, August 6 v BARROW (A)

Saturday, August 13 v NEWPORT COUNTY (H)

Tuesday, August 16 v COLCHESTER UNITED (A)

Saturday, August 20 v HARTLEPOOL UNITED (A)

Saturday, August 27 v CREWE ALEXANDRA (H)

Saturday, September 3 v WALSALL (H)

Saturday, September 10 v MANSFIELD TOWN (A)

Tuesday, September 13 v TRANMERE ROVERS (A)

Saturday, September 17 v STEVENAGE (H)

Saturday, September 24 v AFC WIMBLEDON (H)

Saturday, October 1 v HARROGATE TOWN (A)

Saturday, October 8 v STOCKPORT COUNTY (H)

Saturday, October 15 v SALFORD CITY (A)

Saturday, October 22 v GRIMSBY TOWN (A)

Tuesday, October 25 v SWINDON TOWN (H)

Saturday, October 29 v CRAWLEY TOWN (H)

Saturday, November 12 v SUTTON UNITED (A)

Saturday, November 19 v NORTHAMPTON TOWN (H)

Saturday, December 3 v LEYTON ORIENT (A)

Saturday, December 10 v GILLINGHAM (A)

Saturday, December 17 v ROCHDALE (H)

Monday, December 26 v CARLISLE UNITED (A) – 3pm

Thursday, December 29 v HARROGATE TOWN (H)

Sunday, January 1 v SALFORD CITY (H)

Saturday, January 7 v STOCKPORT COUNTY (A)

Saturday, January 14 v AFC WIMBLEDON (A)

Saturday, January 21 v CARLISLE UNITED (H)

Saturday, January 28 v WALSALL (A)

Saturday, February 4 v MANSFIELD TOWN (H)

Saturday, February 11 v STEVENAGE (A)

Tuesday, February 14 v TRANMERE ROVERS (H)

Saturday, February 18 v BARROW (H)

Saturday, February 25 v DONCASTER ROVERS (A)

Saturday, March 4 v COLCHESTER UNITED (H)

Saturday, March 11 v NEWPORT COUNTY (A)

Saturday, March 18 v HARTLEPOOL UNITED (H)

Saturday, March 25 v CREWE ALEXANDRA (A)

Saturday, April 1 v GRIMSBY TOWN (H)

Friday, April 7 v CRAWLEY TOWN (A) - 3pm

Monday, April 10 v SUTTON UNITED (H) - 3pm

Saturday, April 15 v ROCHDALE (A)

Tuesday, April 18 v SWINDON TOWN (A)

Saturday, April 22 v GILLINGHAM (H)

Saturday, April 29 v NORTHAMPTON TOWN (A)

Saturday, May 6 v LEYTON ORIENT (H)