Wycombe’s army of travelling fans face one of their longest journeys of the season on Saturday, September 3 with a 440-mile round trip to Fleetwood Town on the Lancashire coast.

The huge distances between clubs in League One test the loyalty of even the most dedicated supporters, especially considering the added problems of rail strikes and the prohibitive cost of fuel.

Some Chairboys fans have already clocked up over one thousand miles in the past month following their team to far-flung venues like Bolton, Exeter, and Barnsley, but that is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Still to come are away games at Morecambe (456 miles return), Plymouth (442 miles), Accrington (422 miles), and Sheffield Wednesday (324 miles).

It makes visits to Oxford (54 miles) and MK Dons (120 miles) feel like home games, and since many Wanderers fans live outside the town, even Adams Park necessitates a long journey.

Anyone who attends every one of Wycombe’s home and away games this season will clock up over 6,000 miles, the equivalent of a trans-Atlantic journey to New York and back!

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No oceans to cross this weekend, but still a long trek to the Victorian seaside resort of Fleetwood and a challenging fixture for Gareth Ainsworth’s team.

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The Cod Army as they are known have seven points from six games, the same as Wycombe.

Their only win was home to Plymouth, their only defeat at newly promoted Port Vale on the opening day.

They drew the other four games and took a point off Derby County at the Highbury Stadium, where average attendances of around 3,000 are amongst the lowest in the division.

It is the 14th meeting between the clubs with five wins for Wycombe, three for Fleetwood and five draws.

The first time they clashed was in 2011 when Fleetwood - then a non-league club – won 2-0 in a First Round FA Cup tie with a certain Jamie Vardy scoring one of their goals.

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The most memorable was in 2020 when the Chairboys played brilliantly to win 4-1 win in the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final.

A repeat performance this weekend would make that long journey home well worth the effort.