The Championship fixtures for the 2015-16 season were announced today, and for Middlesbrough the campaign begins away at Preston North End on Saturday, August 8.

Middlesbrough's 2015-16 fixtures in full:

Saturday, August 8
Preston North End (A)

Saturday, August 15
Bolton Wanderers (H)

Tuesday, August 18
Derby County (A)

Saturday, August 22
Bristol City (H)

Saturday, August 29
Sheffield Wednesday (A)

Saturday, September 12
MK Dons (H)

Tuesday, September 15
Brentford (H)

Saturday, September 19
Nottingham Forest (A)

Saturday, September 26
Leeds United (A)

Saturday, October 3
Reading (A)

Saturday, October 17
Fulham (H)

Tuesday, October 20
Cardiff City (A)

Saturday, October 24
Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)

Saturday, October 31
Charlton (H)

Tuesday, November 3
Rotherham United (H)

Saturday, November 7
Hull City (A)

Saturday, November 21
Queens Park Rangers (H)

Saturday, November 28
Huddersfield Town (A)

Saturday, December 5
Ipswich Town (A)

Saturday, December 12
Birmingham City (H)

Tuesday, December 15
Burnley (H)

Saturday, December 19
Brighton & Hove Albion (A)

Saturday, December 26
Blackburn Rovers (A)

Monday, December 28
Sheffield Wednesday (A)

Saturday, January 2
Derby County (H)

Tuesday, January 12
Brentford (A)

Saturday, January 16
Bristol City (A)

Saturday, January 23
Nottingham Forest (A)

Saturday, January 30
MK Dons (A)

Saturday, February 6
Blackburn Rovers (H)

Saturday, February 13
Leeds United (A)

Saturday, February 20
Reading (H)

Tuesday, February 23
Cardiff City (H)

Saturday, February 27
Fulham (A)

Saturday, March 5
Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)

Tuesday, March 8
Rotherham United (A)

Saturday, March 12
Charlton (A)

Saturday, March 19
Hull City (H)

Saturday, April 2
Queens Park Rangers (A)

Tuesday, April 5
Huddersfield Town (H)

Saturday, April 9
Preston North End (H)

Saturday, April 16
Bolton Wanderers (A)

Tuesday, April 19
Burnley (A)

Saturday, April 23
Ipswich Town (H)

Saturday, April 30
Birmingham City (A)

Saturday, May 7
Brighton & Hove Albion (H)