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Crystal Palace Abandoned games
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 redhel  12 Feb 24 6.39pm |
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Hi everyone I’m hoping one or two of you might be able to help me in my quest. Amongst the many stats I keep, one is a list of abandoned games. In the 1st instance, back to WWII but eventually back to the beginning of time!. Many official & unofficial sites don’t list these so it is somewhat of a challenge. Abandoned as opposed to postponed games, so the game has to have actually kicked off. Back in the day, many were abandoned due to bad light or fog, not so these days, mainly waterlogged pitches or snow now. See attachment for Crystal Palace list! Please let me know if you can add to this list. I’m sure there must be a few more. If you can correct any of the information I have, that would also be appreciated. Anything I’ve left out eg. score at time the game was stopped. Thanks
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Attachment: bald eagle  13 Feb 24 3.00pm |
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Hi. The only abandoned game I remember going to was home to Blackpool when I was a teenager. Quick Google shows ticket for sale ; 28 December 1968. Think the score was 1-1 at the time. We skated into early 1-0 lead. Abandoned because of icy pitch.Think it was abandoned at, our just after, halftime - so no refunds!!! Last night when the ref's comms kit wasn't working at half-time, I hoped they'd abandon that and allow the score to stand
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 13 Feb 24 3.37pm |
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so in 1952 we were losing 3-1 away to Finchley before fog intervened - thank heavens for those toxic pea soupers.
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Teddy Eagle  13 Feb 24 3.45pm |
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Originally posted by bald eagle
Hi. The only abandoned game I remember going to was home to Blackpool when I was a teenager. Quick Google shows ticket for sale ; 28 December 1968. Think the score was 1-1 at the time. We skated into early 1-0 lead. Abandoned because of icy pitch.Think it was abandoned at, our just after, halftime - so no refunds!!! Last night when the ref's comms kit wasn't working at half-time, I hoped they'd abandon that and allow the score to stand I was at that game and it was viciously cold. There was another game around then which I'd thought was also against Blackpool which was played in dense fog.
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| redhel 13 Feb 24 5.15pm |
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Teddy, ex hibitionist & bald eagle Thanks very much for your input. All noted and much appreciated. 'Last night when the ref's comms kit wasn't working at half-time, I hoped they'd abandon that and allow the score to stand'....Love it Peter
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| Teddy Eagle 13 Feb 24 5.26pm |
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 14 Feb 24 10.59am |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
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| Lawrie Brooks Green (near Horsham) 27 Mar 24 12.25pm |
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I was at the Lincoln City match in 1976.
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Tyke Exile  Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia 27 Mar 24 2.37pm |
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I was at that game too. I think we were leading 1-0 through a Rachid Harkouk goal on a very slippery pitch. We lost the rearranged game 2-3 on 02/03/77 which threatened to put a dent in our promotion hopes. Originally posted by Lawrie
I was at the Lincoln City match in 1976. Edited by Tyke Exile (27 Mar 2024 2.38pm)
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| Tyke Exile Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia 27 Mar 24 2.44pm |
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Not an abandoned match but there was a home game in 1973 against Sheffield United that was called off at about 2:45 due to a waterlogged pitch. I remember it because I was a programme seller in the Arthur Waite (Holmesale end in front of the toilets) and sold out all my 800 programmes. I think we lost the rearranged game. Edited by Tyke Exile (27 Mar 2024 11.43pm)
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| dreamwaverider London 27 Mar 24 4.21pm |
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Originally posted by Tyke Exile
Not an abandoned match but there was a home game in 1973 against Sheffield United that was called off at about 2:45 due to a waterlogged pitch. I remember it because I was a programmed seller in the Arthur Waite (Holmesale end in front of the toilets) and sold out all my 800 programmes. I think we lost the rearranged game. I remember when I was a youngster back in the seventies coming all the way up on the train from Sussex to Norwood Junction. Thought it was odd that there was nobody about with any sign of football scarves etc.. Went all the way to the ground. Arrived at the padlocked rusty old corrugated gates at the top end of the Homesdale. Still no one about. Thought I had got the wrong day. Those were the days
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| Nth Kent Eagle Dartford 27 Mar 24 8.12pm |
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Originally posted by Lawrie
I was at the Lincoln City match in 1976. We got the special train that day from Kings Cross that went straight to Lincoln. It was fairly empty though as it was one of those will it, won’t it be on frozen days. My goodness it was cold on that open terrace on the side.
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