CITY will kick off the new season with a tough trip to MK Dons.

Graham Alexander’s former club were heavily beaten in the play-offs in May by eventual promotion winners Crawley but have been tipped to go one better this time around.

The Bantams lost 4-1 at Stadium MK on their last visit eight months ago but gained revenge with a 4-0 victory in the return game.

It is also being shown live on Sky Sports Football as part of the new EFL TV deal but will still kick off at the usual 3pm.

After hitting the road on opening day, City face back-to-back home dates against Salford, another of Alexander's old sides, and EFL new boys Bromley before finishing the opening month at Grimsby.

Today’s fixture release has also thrown up an early return to Valley Parade for former fans’ favourite Harry Lewis as Carlisle and City renew their previous rivalry on Saturday, September 7.

And there is another clash with Derek Adams on Tuesday, October 1 when the Bantams head to Morecambe – where the Scot has recently begun his third spell in charge.

City have a home game on Boxing Day for the second year running when they face Port Vale. They start the new year with a trip to Barrow – as they did in 2022.

Easter sees a mouth-watering double with a Good Friday home game against Notts County followed by a trip to promotion favourites Chesterfield.

And City will finish the league campaign at home again with the visit of relegated Fleetwood.

CITY 2024/2025 FIXTURES

AUGUST

Sat 10 MK Dons

Sat 17 SALFORD

Sat 24 BROMLEY

Sat 31 Grimsby

SEPTEMBER

Sat 7 CARLISLE

Sat 14 Walsall

Sat 21 WIMBLEDON

Sat 28 Harrogate

OCTOBER

Tue 1 Morecambe

Sat 5 NEWPORT

Sat 12 Tranmere

Sat 19 GILLINGHAM

Tue 22 Cheltenham

Sat 26 DONCASTER

NOVEMBER

Sat 9 Fleetwood

Sat 16 Colchester

Sat 23 ACCRINGTON

DECEMBER

Tue 3 BARROW

Sat 7 Crewe

Sat 14 SWINDON

Sat 21 Notts County

Thu 26 PORT VALE

Sun 29 CHESTERFIELD

JANUARY

Wed 1 Barrow

Sat 4 GRIMSBY

Sat 11 Bromley

Sat 18 Carlisle

Sat 25 WALSALL

Tue 28 MORECAMBE

FEBRUARY

Sat 1 Wimbledon

Sat 8 HARROGATE

Sat 15 Newport

Sat 22 MK DONS

MARCH

Sat 1 Salford

Tue 4 CHELTENHAM

Sat 8 Gillingham

Sat 15 TRANMERE

Sat 22 COLCHESTER

Sat 29 Accrington

APRIL

Tue 1 Port Vale

Sat 5 CREWE

Sat 12 Swindon

Fri 18 NOTTS COUNTY

Mon 21 Chesterfield

Sat 26 Doncaster

MAY

Sat 3 FLEETWOOD

(HOME games in caps)