Sports 3 min read By Bethany Hadley
AFC Wimbledon host Blackpool in Remembrance Day League One fixture
AFC Wimbledon face Blackpool at Plough Lane on Saturday 14 November, with a minute's silence before kick-off and a series of matchday offers and welfare services available to supporters.
AFC Wimbledon host Blackpool in Sky Bet League One on Saturday 14 November, in a Remembrance fixture at the Cherry Red Records Stadium on Plough Lane in south London. Kick-off is at 3pm, and supporters are being asked to be in their seats in time for a one-minute silence held before the match in honour of the armed forces. The date gives the afternoon a commemorative focus, and the club has encouraged fans to arrive early so they can take part in the tribute without rushing to their places.
Tickets remain available and can be bought online or from the club's Ticket Office. The Ticket Office and Club Shop both open at 11am, and General Admission opens at 1pm. The Club Shop is running a Black Friday sale with around 100 products reduced by up to 73 per cent. The club is also offering 25 per cent off the 2026/27 home shirt, and last season's kit is priced at £20 or less, giving supporters several options for shopping before the game.
Inside the ground, the Happy Hour runs from 1pm to 2pm, with all beers priced at £5 in the general admission bars and the Phoenix Pub. Single-use plastic pint cups have been replaced by a reusable beer cup scheme, which the club has introduced as part of its approach to matchday waste. The Phoenix Pub will also show the England v Japan rugby union match, which kicks off at 4.40pm, so supporters who want to watch the rugby can do so after the football has finished.
Former defender Chris Perry is due to appear in the hospitality lounges from 1.45pm. Perry is a Dons academy product who made 212 appearances for the club before joining Tottenham Hotspur for £4 million in 1999. His return to the ground connects the current squad with the club's own development history, and hospitality guests will have the chance to meet a player who came through the same youth system.
Merton Council and partner organisations will be at the ground offering health and support advice. The topics covered include support for male victims of violence, suicide awareness and gambling harm. The presence of these services at a football match reflects a wider effort to reach supporters in familiar surroundings, and the information is available to anyone attending the fixture.
Away supporters will enter through Gate 7, which opens once Blackpool arrive, around 1pm to 1.30pm. Travel information for the day is available through Transport for London updates, which fans can check before setting out for Plough Lane.
Blackpool arrive in south London with a reputation for strength against a Wimbledon side that has been struggling. A Racing Post preview described the visitors as potentially dominant over the home team. The result of the match was not known at the time of reporting, and the fixture will be decided on the pitch at Plough Lane on Saturday afternoon.
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