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slightfold
Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 594
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 7:50 pm
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The Millwall Fulham game dated 20/1/74 is listed as being the first ever Sunday League game. Yet the Darlington Mansfield Town issue 15/2/81 also makes the claim, and even has an insert stating this! There must be some explanation for this apparent contradiction? Can someone please enlighten me? |
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martino
Joined: 21 Jun 2011 Posts: 2165 Location: Beautiful downtown Goostrey, Cheshire
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:48 pm
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For those of us old enough to remember there was an Energy Crisis in 1973/74. Perhaps some games were switched to a Sunday. |
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CanaryHonestMan
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:06 pm
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Games in 1973/74 went ahead on Sundays due to a Football League special dispensation, but once the three-day week crisis was over, they were banned again. A special meeting of the Football League in early 1981, in response to falling gates, allowed clubs to play up to six games on a Sunday, and the Darlington match was the first one following this change - hence the claim on the programme.
Presumably after 1973/74 fixtures in Scotland continued to be allowed to be played on a Sunday, as I remember Ayr playing Scottish Cup ties at Celtic and Hibernian in 1977 and 1980 on a Sunday. |
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RIKERBCFC
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:14 pm
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The FA cup tie between Cambridge United & Oldham Athletic was the first match played on sunday 6th January 1974 with an early kick off , a number of other ties also played on a sunday. Bradford City played Alvechurch on the same date with a 3pm kick off. The Millwall v Fulham match 2 weeks later was the first league match as it Kicked off at 11-30pm in 20th January, |
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slightfold
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 5:11 pm
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Many thanks to forum members for all your informative replies. So the earlier 1974 games were the result of a temporary dispensation because the 'fuel crisis,' and the 1981's were as a result of a permanent change in the rules. Cheers! |
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slightfold
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Many thanks to forum members for all your informative replies. So the earlier 1974 games were the result of a temporary dispensation because the 'fuel crisis,' and the 1981's were as a result of a permanent change in the rules. Cheers! |
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