A home start and an early local derby for Chesterfield - full 2026/27 fixture list
Chesterfield will start the 2026/27 League Two season at home to Fleetwood Town.
Handed a home league starter for the fourth year on the trot, the Spiretes welcome The Cod Army to town on Saturday, August 15.
A trip to last season’s play-off finalists Salford City follows a week later and and then seven days after that Paul Cook’s side make the short hop to the New York Stadium to take on relegated Rotherham United.
It will be the first league meeting between the two in 13 years. The return is in February.
The Christmas period brings a home match against Northampton Town on Boxing Day followed by a trip to Walsall three days later.
The New Year’s Day game is away to newly promoted Rochdale, who are also the opponents at the SMH Group Stadium on Good Friday. The Easter Monday fixture is away to Northampton.
Chesterfield’s final home game is against Swindon Town and the regular season ends with a long trip down to Exeter City on May 8.
The midweek schedule is relatively kind until midweek treks to Colchester and Gillingham early in the new year.
The season starts with a first round tie in the Carabao Cup on Saturday, August 8, the draw for which is made later today.
League dates are subject to change due to TV coverage.
Full Fixture List
August
Sat 8 Carabao Cup R1
Sat 15 Fleetwood Town H
Sat 22 Salford City A
Wed 26 Carabao Cup R2
Sat 29 Rotherham United A
September
Tue 1 Gillingham H
Sat 5 Barnet H
Sat 12 Oldham Athletic A
Sat 19 York City H
Sat 26 Cheltenham Town A
October
Sat 3 Tranmere Rovers H
Sat 10 Crawley Town A
Sat 17 Port Vale A
Tue 20 Colchester United H
Sat 24 Crewe Alexandra H
Sat 31 Newport County A
November
Sat 7 FA Cup R1
Sat 14 Bristol Rovers A
Sat 21 Shrewsbury Town H
Sat 28 Swindon Town A
December
Tue 1 Exeter City H
Sat 5 FA Cup R2
Sat 12 Grimsby Town H
Sat 19 Accrington Stanley A
Sat 26 Northampton Town H
Tue 29 Walsall A
January
Fri 1 Rochdale A
Sat 9 Accrington Stanley H
Sat 16 Port Vale H
Tue 19 Colchester United A
Sat 23 Crewe Alexandra A
Sat 30 Newport County H
February
Sat 6 Rotherham United H
Tue 9 Gillingham A
Sat 13 Barnet A
Sat 20 Oldham Athletic H
Sat 27 Bristol Rovers H
March
Sat 6 Fleetwood Town A
Sat 13 Salford City H
Sat 20 Shrewsbury Town A
Fri 26 Rochdale H
Mon 29 Northampton Town A
April
Sat 3 Walsall H
Sat 10 Grimsby Town A
Tue 13 Crawley Town H
Sat 17 York City A
Sat 24 Cheltenham Town H
Tue 27 Tranmere Rovers A
May
Sat 1 Swindon Town H
Sat 8 Exeter City A