Royal British Legion’s Football Poppy Shirt Campaign to launch at Watford kick off

The match shirt auction in support of the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal will go live at kick-off in Swansea City's fixture against Watford on November 5 (8pm)

As a symbol of respect, Swansea City players will wear shirts featuring an emblem of the poppy in the upcoming match against Watford. These unique shirts will then be signed by the players who wore them and made available to own via auction, exclusively on the MatchWornShirt website and app. All of the net proceeds of these auctions will be allocated to the Royal British Legion.

The auction will run from kick-off up until 3pm on Saturday, November 23.

This is the sixth consecutive year that MatchWornShirt has teamed up with the Royal British Legion, having previously raised close to £3m for the Poppy Appeal. The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal takes place from Thursday 24 October until Remembrance Sunday on 10 November; every year the RBL leads the nation in Remembrance across the UK to honour the contribution of our Armed Forces community, past and present.

To help the Royal British Legion continue its vital work, head to MatchWornShirt’s website and get involved in one of the many auctions for this year’s Poppy Appeal below.