Fleetwood host Tranmere on Saturday night, with the Everton quarter-final date already confirmed
Wednesday 11 November 2026 · By Jasper Dearnley
Fleetwood Town have a Saturday night league game to focus on, after going out of the FA Cup last weekend and having no midweek Trophy fixture. They host Tranmere Rovers at 5.30pm on Saturday 14 November, the last League Two match of the weekend and the last in the division before the international break, according to BBC Sport.
The cup exit came in extra time against fellow League Two side Rochdale at Highbury. Luke Hannant gave Rochdale the lead on 23 minutes. Ronan Coughlan equalised with a 74th-minute penalty, and Baba Adeeko scored the winner on 111 minutes. The details come from both clubs’ match reports and the Press Association. Will Davies was denied one-on-one by Rochdale goalkeeper Sam Waller in extra time, and a long stoppage for an injured assistant referee interrupted the second half.
Matt Lawlor was frustrated by the missed chances. “We created four unbelievable chances. They weren’t half-chances. We need to score,” he told the club website. “It completely changes the perception of the performance.”
He was also critical of his defence. “I thought we were a bit slow at the back, if I’m honest,” he said. No midweek quote was opened, and no fresh injury bulletin was found.
The big date already in the diary is the Carabao Cup quarter-final. Fleetwood will host Everton at Highbury on Thursday 17 December, with an 8pm kick-off, and the game will be shown live on Sky Sports and ITV. Both clubs have announced the date, with Everton confirming it on 4 November.
There have been no League Two games since Tuesday 3 November, so the table is unchanged. Fleetwood are 16th on 17 points from 14 games, five points above the bottom two. Their last six league games read lost, drawn, won, lost, lost, won.
Tranmere were also knocked out of the FA Cup, losing 3–0 at Barnet, and they were beaten in a Trophy shootout at Stockport County on Tuesday after a 0–0 draw, though both sides had already qualified. Fleetwood are then listed at Crawley Town on Saturday 21 November.
A later Trophy game, at home to Leeds United Under-21s, has been listed for Tuesday 24 November at 7pm, though that date was last checked on the BBC club page in the previous pack and has not been re-confirmed this week.
Lawlor’s point about chances will be the focus this week. Fleetwood created enough to win on Saturday but could not take them, and they were punished in extra time. The Everton tie gives the season a night to look forward to, but league points come first.
A home win over Tranmere, who are only two points ahead of Fleetwood and one point off the play-off places, would be a good way to go into the international break. Saturday night at Highbury is the chance to get them.
Highbury Stadium is a compact League ground on Park Avenue in Fleetwood, postcode FY7 6TX. Capacity is just over 5,300. Visiting supporters usually get the covered Percy Ronson terrace at the south end, plus seats in the Parkside Stand when the allocation grows. Check your ticket: standing fans use turnstiles 1–3 at Hatfield Avenue and Highbury Avenue; seated away fans use turnstiles 1–2 beside the club shop on Park Avenue. Gates typically open 90 minutes before kick-off.
The Parkside Stand is the main building: full-length seating, hospitality, boxes, changing rooms and the ticket office facing Memorial Park. Opposite, the Highbury Stand is much shorter — only about half the pitch — and sits close to Highbury Avenue. The Memorial Stand fills the north end behind one goal and is the home stronghold. The Percy Ronson Stand sits behind the other goal and does not run the full width of the pitch, which is why the south corners feel more open than the north.
Views from the Percy Ronson are good. The rake is steep and there are no roof pillars in the line of sight. You are right behind the goal, so build-up play at the far end can look tight, but the ground is small enough that you stay involved. Parkside seats give a better side-on view of both goals and usually better concourse space. On bigger allocations the away section can take the south part of Parkside as well as the terrace, so groups can split standing and sitting without being at opposite ends of the town.
Getting there is straightforward once you leave the M6 at junction 32, follow the M55, then the A585 into Fleetwood. Street parking around the ground is limited and matchday restrictions bite early; many travelling fans use town-centre or council car parks and walk the last ten minutes. The nearest tram stop is a short stroll if you have come via Blackpool. There is little official away parking on site, so do not plan to roll up at the main gates at 2.40pm.
Highbury is cashless inside. Kiosks serve pies, hot drinks and snacks in the away areas; alcohol is more reliably available if you are in the Parkside away seats than on the terrace. Jim’s Bar at the ground is generally open to both sets of supporters before kick-off and is the easiest pre-match option if you do not want a walk into town. Fleetwood centre and the seafront are 10–15 minutes on foot if you prefer a proper pub. Programmes are no longer a given, so do not rely on buying one at the turnstile.
The stadium is tidy, close to the pitch and easy to read once you have the four stands in your head: Memorial north, Percy Ronson south, Parkside east, Highbury west and short. Stewards are used to visiting fans mixing in the bar before the game and then being directed to the correct gates. Bring a card, know whether you are standing or sitting, and allow extra time on the A585. For a small ground it does the job well: covered away end, a proper main stand if you want a seat, and a short walk back to the tram or the fish docks when the whistle goes.