During Premier League matches over the weekends of 4-6 November and 11-12 November 2023 ahead of Remembrance weekend, players and match officials will wear special-edition shirts embroidered with a poppy.
The players' match-worn will be signed and made available to purchase in an auction throughout November and December, with the funds raised going to The Royal British Legion.
This page will update with links to each club's auction site after the matches in which they have been worn.
Over the past 11 years the auctioning of these shirts has helped to raised more than £4million in total for the charity. Last year was the most successful yet, with about £700,000 raised through the auctions in 2022.
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As well as the minute's silence taking place before Premier League fixtures over Matchweeks 11 and 12 ahead of Remembrance Weekend, clubs have planned various tributes to show their ongoing commitment to the charity.
Club support
Apart from having the chance to bid on match-worn and signed shirts, Brighton & Hove Albion fans will be able to enter an online ‘Draw’ and win a shirt that has been signed by the club’s squad, raising additional funds for the The Royal British Legion.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will lay a wreath pitch side while another will be placed in the club’s memorial garden earlier in the day ahead of their home match with AFC Bournemouth.
On Saturday morning members of the recently established Military Veterans OSC will join City in the Community Military Veterans football team for a service to commemorate Frank Swift, former City goalkeeper and veteran who died in the Munich Air Disaster.
The volunteers will split into three groups to cover 19.43km prior to their arrival at the Etihad Stadium, twice stopping en route for a further memorial and service.
Everton will welcome members of the Armed Forces at Goodison Park on Saturday when they host Brighton.
Sergeant Andy Manning will play the Last Post, which will be followed by a period of silence ending on the referee’s whistle.
At St James' Park, fans can buy special Newcastle United poppy pin badges on sale at the club store, with all profits benefitting the work of the Royal British Legion.
When Newcastle's players take to the pitch they will be joined by local service personnel from the 5th Battalion of the Regiment of Royal Fusiliers based in Newcastle upon Tyne, RAF Boulmer from Northumberland and HMS Calliope, whose local offices are in Gateshead.
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Supporters wishing to pay their own personal respects can do so at the St. James' Park's War Memorial Garden, which has a memorial bearing the names of all 23 former Newcastle players who died during the First and Second World Wars.
Nottingham Forest's home encounter with Aston Villa on Sunday will be especially poignant.
Wreaths will be laid by Forest Forces Veterans and serving personnel from the Mercian Regiment, before 16-year-old season ticket holder Caiden Storry plays The Last Post.
On the 47th minute, Forest will also honour the life of Nottingham Panthers' ice hockey player Adam Johnson, who tragically lost his life last Saturday.
