When does the 2019 Championship season start and where can you watch it?

When does the 2019 Championship season start?

According to the Football League, the Championship season officially starts on Saturday August 3 this year. That is the first multi-fixture matchday of the campaign, but the first match of the season actually takes place on Friday August 2.

That fixture will see newly-promoted Luton Town host last-season’s under-achievers Middlesbrough at Kenilworth Road and it kicks off at 7.45pm.

How can I watch the 2019 Championship season?

If you are a UK viewer, you can find the Championship season, and indeed all live Football League football across the 2019/20 season, on Sky Sports.

Quest, who are owned by the Discovery Channel, hold the rights to broadcast a weekly highlights show as well as ten midweek editions throughout the season. Last season they put their Saturday night programme out at 9pm so to avoid a clash with the BBC’s Premier League highlights show Match of the Day.

They have chosen the same timeslot for the upcoming season too but, controversially, opted to extend the show, meaning a small overlap with MOTD.