View Full Version : Is there a rule on how early in the day a Sat prem league game can be played?
Brentwood
04-05-2013, 12:28 PM
I think the earliest is 12:45, but have there ever been any earlier ones? I vaguely remember an 11 am game once I think.
I'm not asking for knowledge (RIP) reasons by the way
barrybueno
04-05-2013, 12:33 PM
'A special mention must also go to Coventry City's [then known as Singer's FC] FA Cup match with Burton Swifts in 1892, as Joe Myall explains. "As Burton played in a higher division, they had the right to arrange the game as and when they felt it would least impinge on their league programme." The match kicked off at 8am.' :-)
http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/2005/sep/28/theknowledge.sp ort (http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/2005/sep/28/theknowledge.sport)
Brentwood
04-05-2013, 12:53 PM
As they had to play the game a certain number of days before another one
This is actually turning into a fairly deviant thread
barrybueno
04-05-2013, 12:57 PM
barrybueno
04-05-2013, 01:07 PM
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