Your visit to the Cherry Red Records Stadium

Location Plough Lane, Wimbledon
Public transit Haydons Road, Earlsfield, Wimbledon
Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park, Tooting Broadway

Opposition supporters will be accomodated in the Cherry Red Records Stand, which is the North Stand at Plough Lane and can be accessed via Gate 7 from St Martin's Way or Maskell Road.

If you are going to the match on Saturday please see the information below.

We hope it will help you on your journey.

Online booking for this event will end on 24 Mar 2022 at 21:00.
26 March 2022 15:00 kickoff

AFC Wimbledon
Cherry Red Records Stadium
Plough Lane
London, SW17 0NR

Website www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/

Our normal business hours are 09.30-17.00 Monday to Friday.
Email: info@afcwimbledon.ltd.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 8547 3528 

Are you aware of any traffic issues en route to the Stadium? 
Currently there no traffic issues we are aware of for Saturday.

Is there Blue Badge parking available for away fans? If so, please provide details (how to pre book, how much etc) 
Yes, we have 6 spaces available they need to be booked by emailing amanda.bynon@afcwimbledon.ltd.uk there is no charge.

Do you have a Changing Places or baby changing facility? 
There is a changing places toilet, this is in our main stand but if it is needed please make a steward aware and they will take the person to it.

Are you a cashless stadium? 
Yes it is
Where is the nearest cash machine to the Stadium? 
Earlsfield or Wimbledon 

Please give details of pre-match venue for away fans (Will our supporters be able to use your club house or do they need to make other arrangements)? 
The away pub is called The Halfway House outside Earlsfield main line railway station. This is around a steady 15-20 minute walk to the stadium.
There are bars, and food behind the away stand which will be open.
What is the approximate distance from the train station to the Stadium? The nearest station to the away end of the ground is Earslfield Station, this is about a 10 minute walk.  

Is there a Match day helpline number for emergencies?  
07916 250 428. The phone is manned in the control room on match days.
Is the seating in the stadium allocated or can supporters sit where they like? Seating is allocated.

No musical instruments, including drums. 

If you prefer to travel independently the following sites may help you to organise your trip -: 

Train -:                    TRAIN INFORMATION

Rail works-:            NETWORK RAIL

Coach -:                  NATIONAL EXPRESS

Weather -:               BBC WEATHER NEWS

Travel News -:         AA TRAVEL NEWS

ROAD INFORMATION -:  NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

The information provided is done so in good faith and sourced from various websites.

This afternoon we welcome the supporters, officials and playing staff of MK Dons to the Abbey Stadium. Last weeks news about the Abbey Stadium freehold returning to the club was wonderful to read and hear. The hurt and pain of the original sale was immense and at the time it changed people lives forever. The guilt of allowing it to happen has always been there too. Hopefully, going forwards it will allow the club to feel whole again. We are all now able to focus on both the present and future without carrying past baggage any longer on our shoulders. We will always be indebted to those who have enabled it to happen and to Grosvenor Property UK for being such supported landlords over the years

The Fan Engagement Results were published on the 24th February. Last year we came third, this year we improved to finish second. Exeter once again finished top. If we or any club wish to top them it would require major changes. Therefore, I am really pleased with these results. Commenting on the best performing club Exeter City, Kevin Rye said, “Exeter City just keeps getting it right. It’s not just embedded in ownership, but in culture and attitude. That applies to most of the best performing clubs. But we mustn’t be complacent: if you don’t look after the culture, it dies, and a structure isn’t enough on its own.”

This result along with the first Family Excellence report have been positive following covid, however, it is only a start and a lot of improvements can still be made. Fan Engagement has many different threads to it and we need to be constantly looking at improvements in each area, however small. Everything is possible.

We are also receiving a lot of positive feedback from away supporters and clubs for our pre-match interaction with them. We are contacting clubs and their supporter groups wherever possible before and after every matches. We want to be known as a friendly and welcoming club. We want away supporters to come to the Abbey Stadium.

The Fan Engagement Index for the 2020/2021 season was released by Think Fan Engagement, and it shows that the entire Premier League is struggling to break into the top-twenty, with only Everton present for the season. None of the six involved in the ill-fated European Super League project fared well during the Covid lockout. season that saw football experience what life would really be like without fans.

Some clubs appear to be getting their houses in order in advance of what could be an independent regulator for English football following Tracy Crouch’s Fan Led Review: Liverpool and their biggest supporters’ group, Spirit of Shankly, are about to conclude a comprehensive agreement to lock-in structured Fan Engagement, with Manchester United reconfiguring theirs.
In the 1990’s Cambridge United were one of the most proactive clubs with the introduction of the Cambridge United Supporters Association. Since 2000 the Supporters Trust CFU havw been in place. Fan Engagement has further strengthened with the recent introduction the Supporters Panel CUSP and Amber Belles. The communications and engagement supporters’ groups has over the years been positive. Everyone benefits from this dialogue. It really does need to be constructive and positive.

The first Fan Engagement Index was published for 2018/2019 season, and scores clubs in the top four divisions of English Football using publicly available data on their Dialogue, Governance and Transparency in Fan Engagement. Clubs were also asked for their comment on the data collected and provide feedback.

The full table for 2020/2021, including biggest risers and fallers, can be accessed at https://fanengagement.net and the full report can be accessed via https://fanengagement.net/fan-engagement-hub

There’s also a special edition of the popular Fan Engagement Pod, available on Apple, Spotify, Acast, Amazon and all major platforms: https://fanengagement.net/fan-engagement-pod

You can contact me via dave.matthew-jones@cambridge-united.co.uk or follow what is happening via the www.facebook.com/CambridgeUnitedFootballClub facebook site www.cambridgefansunited.org website or via twitter SLO@CambridgeUTD Be Loud, Be Proud and Be United. Please get behind the team on the pitch.

This afternoon we welcome the supporters, officials and playing staff of MK Dons to the Abbey Stadium. Last weeks news about the Abbey Stadium freehold returning to the club was wonderful to read and hear. The hurt and pain of the original sale was immense and at the time it changed people lives forever. The guilt of allowing it to happen has always been there too. Hopefully, going forwards it will allow the club to feel whole again. We are all now able to focus on both the present and future without carrying past baggage any longer on our shoulders. We will always be indebted to those who have enabled it to happen and to Grosvenor Property UK for being such supported landlords over the years

The Fan Engagement Results were published on the 24th February. Last year we came third, this year we improved to finish second. Exeter once again finished top. If we or any club wish to top them it would require major changes. Therefore, I am really pleased with these results. Commenting on the best performing club Exeter City, Kevin Rye said, “Exeter City just keeps getting it right. It’s not just embedded in ownership, but in culture and attitude. That applies to most of the best performing clubs. But we mustn’t be complacent: if you don’t look after the culture, it dies, and a structure isn’t enough on its own.”

This result along with the first Family Excellence report have been positive following covid, however, it is only a start and a lot of improvements can still be made. Fan Engagement has many different threads to it and we need to be constantly looking at improvements in each area, however small. Everything is possible.

We are also receiving a lot of positive feedback from away supporters and clubs for our pre-match interaction with them. We are contacting clubs and their supporter groups wherever possible before and after every matches. We want to be known as a friendly and welcoming club. We want away supporters to come to the Abbey Stadium.

The Fan Engagement Index for the 2020/2021 season was released by Think Fan Engagement, and it shows that the entire Premier League is struggling to break into the top-twenty, with only Everton present for the season. None of the six involved in the ill-fated European Super League project fared well during the Covid lockout. season that saw football experience what life would really be like without fans.

Some clubs appear to be getting their houses in order in advance of what could be an independent regulator for English football following Tracy Crouch’s Fan Led Review: Liverpool and their biggest supporters’ group, Spirit of Shankly, are about to conclude a comprehensive agreement to lock-in structured Fan Engagement, with Manchester United reconfiguring theirs.
In the 1990’s Cambridge United were one of the most proactive clubs with the introduction of the Cambridge United Supporters Association. Since 2000 the Supporters Trust CFU havw been in place. Fan Engagement has further strengthened with the recent introduction the Supporters Panel CUSP and Amber Belles. The communications and engagement supporters’ groups has over the years been positive. Everyone benefits from this dialogue. It really does need to be constructive and positive.

The first Fan Engagement Index was published for 2018/2019 season, and scores clubs in the top four divisions of English Football using publicly available data on their Dialogue, Governance and Transparency in Fan Engagement. Clubs were also asked for their comment on the data collected and provide feedback.

The full table for 2020/2021, including biggest risers and fallers, can be accessed at https://fanengagement.net and the full report can be accessed via https://fanengagement.net/fan-engagement-hub

There’s also a special edition of the popular Fan Engagement Pod, available on Apple, Spotify, Acast, Amazon and all major platforms: https://fanengagement.net/fan-engagement-pod

You can contact me via dave.matthew-jones@cambridge-united.co.uk or follow what is happening via the www.facebook.com/CambridgeUnitedFootballClub facebook site www.cambridgefansunited.org website or via twitter SLO@CambridgeUTD Be Loud, Be Proud and Be United. Please get behind the team on the pitch. Your positive support is appreciated by all the players and also the management team.

Representatives from the EFL’s three divisions met online with the competition’s senior officials at the end of February to discuss ongoing issues across the leagues.

The meeting took place under the auspices of the Football Supporters’ Association as part of the EFL’s commitment to fan engagement, which includes bi-annual group meetings.

• You can read the notes from the meeting here…
  
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This meeting was attended by fans from different supporter groups in the Championship, League One, and fan representatives from League Two clubs. They were drawn from the FSA’s network of democratically affiliated and associated fan groups, fanzines and activists.

On the  19th March, Cambridge United  played MK Dons at the Abbey Stadium in the EFL League 1

Cambridge United supporters can you see yourself in the photos included the slideshow below
​
Simon King took the photographs 

CUSP CUFC Meeting Notes from the CUSP CUFC Meeting held at 7.30pm on 8 March 2022 Present CUFC: Ian Mather, Dave Matthew-Jones CUSP: Ben Payne (Chair), David Burkett (Vice-Chair), Philip Saich (Secretary), Nigel Browne, Chris Neild, Danielle Foster

Apologies

Apologies for absence were received from Ben Phillips, Shaun Grady and Godric Smith.

Please see notes below

🆚 MK DONS  ⏱ Saturday 3:00pm  🏆 @SkyBetLeagueOne  🏟 The Abbey Stadium 🎟  http://cufctickets.com

We are regularly asked for teamsheets on matchdays  by supporters of both sides.  We have produced  Programme  on a Page this season. It is a combination  of a team sheet and  programme on one sheet of paper. It can be downloaded on matchdays or have on your mobile device to read. We hope you enjoy it and find the information useful. The latest copy is now available to download  below or at the Programme Exchange outlet  (outside the club shop) before the  match  please take a copy. It can also be downloaded or read it by expanding the document below

Copes are free while stocks are available to download or collect.

Programmes can now be purchased in advance of the matches and collected on the day from the Programme Exchange Outlet outside the shop. Orders for the MK DONS service will be taken until 8am on the 19th March. Find out more by following the link below
👇👇👇
MK Dons Click & Collect Programme

Any Cambridge United Football Club & MK DONS supporters suffering from visual impairment can listen to audio descriptive commentary at the Abbey Stadium on matchday. This is free service Find out more by following the link below
👇👇👇
https://www.cambridgefansunited.org/audio-descriptive-commentary.html

If you would like to attend a match at the Abbey Stadium but have sensory concerns, we can help! We have a supply of noise-reducing ear defenders and ear plugs which we are able to loan to supporters.  Read more via the link below
👇👇👇
https://www.cambridgefansunited.org/sound-sensory-equipment.html

We have been working with Picture Path to create an app that is designed to reduce anxiety for SEN Children and adults when they visit the Abbey Stadium Cambridge United Football Club. See the user guide via the link below to assist you when downloading and using the app
👇👇👇
https://www.cambridgefansunited.org/how-to-use-picture-path.html

For more information about match day see MATCHDAY INFO here

The following matches are currently on line for the away travel coach journeys.
Pay for a seat on line or from the Programme Exchange on matchdays

26th March - AFC Wimbledon
2nd April - Ipswich Town
15th April - Wigan Athletic

You can ring  Away  Travel  on  07591 111251 or  Email  cfuawaytravel@yahoo.com

EFL Supporters Survey 2022

Cambridge United would like fans to take part in the 2022 EFL Supporters Survey...

We would love to hear more about fans' experiences of EFL football, and the things that matter most to you about our Club and the game in general.
It what will be the most wide-reaching survey of its kind the EFL has carried since 2019, your thoughts will greatly assist both the EFL and Cambridge United and we would appreciate it if you could spare a short time to complete the survey.

To thank you for your time you'll have the chance to enter a prize draw to win one of the following prizes:
• A pair of tickets to the Championship Play Off Final 2022
• A pair of tickets to the League One Play Off Final 2022
• A pair of tickets to the League Two Play Off Final 2022
• A pair of tickets to the Papa John’s Trophy Final 2022

To enter, all you'll have to do is provide your name and email address at the end of the survey. Please click here to read the prize draw terms and conditions.

Thank you again, we hope you enjoy the remainder of the 2021/22 season.

To complete the survey, click here.

This afternoon we welcome the supporters, officials and playing staff of Shrewsbury Town to the Abbey Stadium. I have always been intrigued by and enjoyed the story of how, for many years, Fred Davies would launch his coracle into the River Severn to retrieve footballs kicked over the stands at Town’s old stadium Gay Meadow. These are the stories that make football clubs so special and unique to their supporters. Every club has them. Cambridge United supporters can read more about their own story by reading and following 100yearsofcoconuts www.100yearsofcoconuts.co.uk.

Next week we will be celebrating International Women’s Day on the 8th March, this afternoon, we celebrate those involved in our history, the current day and hopefully the future

We should start off by remembering Lily Harrison, Carol Looker and many others who helped the club reach the position they have. Lilly raised thousands of pounds during the days of both Abbey & Cambridge United. Carol would organise the coach travel and raffles to help the club she loved. These women have been the backbone of our club. Without their work, drive and dedication we would never have got to the level we have done. Both Lily and Carol are included in the clubs Hall of Fame.

Last Sunday, I watched the Cambridge United Women’s team beat Norwich at the Abbey Stadium. To ensure the team continues a lot of work goes on behind the scenes by a group of volunteers, but there is one person I would like to highlight out of many is Liz Pamplin. Liz has been involved with Cambridge United Women’s Football Club since moving to Cambridge 22 years ago. Having finally hung up her boots after 500 games Liz is now part of the backroom staff assisting with many training and match day roles aka ‘balls, bibs and cones!!’ Over those years she has been club secretary, treasurer, welfare officer, kit manager sometime physio and more recently COVID officer. Men’s match days see her selling programmes or on working on the turnstiles – Liz says that when you love the game and the club means so much, it’s the least you can do, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

With the help of organisations like #hergametoo and the FSA (Football Supporters Association) I hope more and more women will come to watch or take part in the sport whatever their age. It is their right to enjoy the match day experience as much as any male. They should never suffer sexism or sexual abuse. It is wrong that they do and it should stop. Any form of discrimination at Cambridge United will be dealt with strongly and won’t be tolerated. Report it if it happens

We also welcome today the players, families and coaches from the local girl’s colt sides. I hope when they are older and look back as adults, they won’t still be talking about the issues we do today. They are our future supporters and players. I hope they will leave every match with a positive experiences, happy memories and come back time and time again to the Abbey

Level Playing Fields are also running the groups official Weeks of Action 2022 from Saturday 26 February to Sunday 13 March, they work with sports clubs, disabled supporters’ associations, governing bodies and other organisations. These weeks provide an annual period of inspiration and celebration of good access and inclusion at sports venues. During the past twelve months, Cambridge United have added Picturepath to our inclusion tools, as well as adding additional accessible bays in the South Stand, d’ring handles in the Main Stand, wet weather equipment and extra signage around the ground. The Community Trust organise a range of Inclusion Sessions see their website for more information https://www.cuctrust.co.uk/ please contact them

You can contact me via dave.matthew-jones@cambridge-united.co.uk or follow what is happening via the www.facebook.com/CambridgeUnitedFootballClub facebook site www.cambridgefansunited.org website or via twitter SLO@CambridgeUTD Be Loud, Be Proud and Be United. Please get behind the team on the pitch.  Your positive support is appreciated by all the players and also the management team.

On the  22nd February, Cambridge United  played Plymouth at the Abbey Stadium in the EFL League 1

Cambridge United supporters  can you see  yourself in the photos in the slideshow below
​
Simon King took the photographs 

On the  19th February, Cambridge United  played Accrington at the Abbey Stadium in EFL League 1

Cambridge United supporters  can you see  yourself in the photos in the gallery below
​
Simon King took the photographs 

On the  6th March, Cambridge United  played Shrewsbury at the Abbey Stadium in the EFL League 1

Cambridge United supporters  can you see  yourself in the photos in the slideshow below
​
Simon King took the photographs 

🆚 Shrewsbury  ⏱ Saturday 3:00pm  🏆 @SkyBetLeagueOne  🏟 The Abbey Stadium 🎟  http://cufctickets.com

We are regularly asked for teamsheets on matchdays  by supporters of both sides.  We have produced  Programme  on a Page this season. It is a combination  of a team sheet and  programme on one sheet of paper. It can be downloaded on matchdays or have on your mobile device to read. We hope you enjoy it and find the information useful. The latest copy is now available to download  below or at the Programme Exchange outlet  (outside the club shop) before the  match  please take a copy. It can also be downloaded or read it by expanding the document below

Copes are free while stocks are available to download or collect.

Programmes can now be purchased in advance of the matches and collected on the day from the Programme Exchange Outlet outside the shop. Orders for the Shrewsbury service will be taken until 10am on the 5th March. Find out more by following the link below
👇👇👇
Shrewsbury Click & Collect Programme

Any Cambridge United Football Club & Shrewsbury supporters suffering from visual impairment can listen to audio descriptive commentary at the Abbey Stadium on matchday. This is free service Find out more by following the link below
👇👇👇
https://www.cambridgefansunited.org/audio-descriptive-commentary.html

If you would like to attend a match at the Abbey Stadium but have sensory concerns, we can help! We have a supply of noise-reducing ear defenders and ear plugs which we are able to loan to supporters.  Read more via the link below
👇👇👇
https://www.cambridgefansunited.org/sound-sensory-equipment.html

We have been working with Picture Path to create an app that is designed to reduce anxiety for SEN Children and adults when they visit the Abbey Stadium Cambridge United Football Club. See the user guide via the link below to assist you when downloading and using the app
👇👇👇
https://www.cambridgefansunited.org/how-to-use-picture-path.html

For more information about match day see MATCHDAY INFO here

The following matches are currently on line for the away travel coach journeys.
Pay for a seat on line or from the Programme Exchange on matchdays

12th March - Sheffield Wednesday
26th March - AFC Wimbledon
2nd April - Ipswich Town
15th April - Wigan Athletic

You can ring  Away  Travel  on  07591 111251 or  Email  cfuawaytravel@yahoo.com