Query - Motherwell v Hearts Texaco Cup

[andy jess]

The second leg of the 1970/71 Texaco Cup Semi-Final between Motherwell and Hearts at Fir Park was played on the 16th March I believe.
Would anyone know if a programme exists?
The original date was 6th January, which a programme exists for (I have this) so assume it was postponed. Anyone confirm please and why postponed presumably bad weather?

[Tynie Topics]

andy jess wrote:

The second leg of the 1970/71 Texaco Cup Semi-Final between Motherwell and Hearts at Fir Park was played on the 16th March I believe. Would anyone know if a programme exists? The original date was 6th January, which a programme exists for (I have this) so assume it was postponed. Anyone confirm please and why postponed presumably bad weather?

There was no programme for the re-arranged date.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/footballprogrammes/albums

[Driver8]

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710107&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Page 7

Frozen pitch + pools of water from melting snow

[andy jess]

Thanks Tynie & Driver, much appreciated.

[henrytheheart]

The match was played on 3 March and not 16 March. After the postponement Hearts were of the view that it would be better to play the match nearer to the dates arranged for the final, suggesting late March. Motherwell proposed 24 February, Hearts rejected this date, and the Scottish League then stepped in and instructed the clubs to play in the first week of March. As has been confirmed by Tynie Topics, the programme dated 6 January was sold on 3 March without an update insert.

I hope this helps further.

[andy jess]

Henry that's brilliant information. Many thanks.