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Post by anzen on Oct 25, 2020 20:56:50 GMT
Which league team used to always kick off at 3.15 on a Saturday and why?
This goes back to the 60’s/70’s
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Post by Henry Pratt on Oct 25, 2020 21:17:37 GMT
I remember Torquay used to play Saturday nights for some reason. I vaguely remember the 3.15 ko but not sure who or why.
Bury?
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Post by anzen on Oct 25, 2020 21:28:06 GMT
I think Torquay had 7.30 kick offs on Saturday to reduce away teams possible overnight expenditure that would be necessary for a 3 pm kick off on a Saturday
In those days I guess M5 probably stopped at Bristol or just past bristol
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Post by anzen on Oct 25, 2020 21:30:06 GMT
It was not Bury but it was a team we do not like (it is not Burnley)
3.15 kickoff was because of factory shifts near ground finishing and to allow fans 3xtra 15 minutes to get to the game
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Post by Imposter on Oct 25, 2020 21:31:53 GMT
Didn't some of them in shipping/fishing towns or towns with one big employer like Scunthorpe kick off late to fit in with shifts at the big employers, to allow staff to be able to get to the game in time for kick off?
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Post by anzen on Oct 25, 2020 21:37:49 GMT
It was Stoke city
My dad took me to some Stoke games at that time back in the 60,s
We used to live close by hence 2hy he took me
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Post by 57hattersyears on Oct 25, 2020 22:18:53 GMT
Which league team used to always kick off at 3.15 on a Saturday and why? This goes back to the 60’s/70’s Definitely Bury although there may be others Programme from our game, (the famous 9 man start!) in 1981. Shows a 3.15 start.  Also mentioned was Torquay. I was at college in Devon 1972-75 and most of their games were played on Saturday evenings - provided for a decent might out, football followed by the delights of the English Riviera!! |
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Post by desmond on Oct 25, 2020 22:24:17 GMT
Which league team used to always kick off at 3.15 on a Saturday and why? This goes back to the 60’s/70’s Definitely Bury although there may be others Programme from our game, (the famous 9 man start!) in 1981. Shows a 3.15 start. View AttachmentAlso mentioned was Torquay. I was at college in Devon 1972-75 and most of their games were played on Saturday evenings - provided for a decent might out, football followed by the delights of the English Riviera!! Slightly off topic but relevant to those times, Grandstand presenter Frank Bough passed away on Wednesday but only announced today. RIP Frank. |
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Post by scfc73 on Oct 26, 2020 0:03:40 GMT
It was Stoke city My dad took me to some Stoke games at that time back in the 60,s We used to live close by hence 2hy he took me It was to do with a lot of the workers in the pot banks in Stoke having to work Saturdays so the 3.15pm kick off enabled them to get to the game. My old man was a Stoke fan. |
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Post by timberwolf on Oct 26, 2020 9:02:12 GMT
would have guessed notts county. when everyone kicked off for night games at 7.30 who used to always k.o. at 7.15.
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Post by vicar on Oct 26, 2020 9:35:53 GMT
It was not Bury but it was a team we do not like (it is not Burnley) 3.15 kickoff was because of factory shifts near ground finishing and to allow fans 3xtra 15 minutes to get to the game It was Bury and I seem to remember it was because the pubs closed at 3.00pm and it was to get a few extra in. |
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Post by gibbo on Oct 26, 2020 12:21:57 GMT
would have guessed notts county. when everyone kicked off for night games at 7.30 who used to always k.o. at 7.15. What prompted the move to the current 7.45 Kick Off times? As you say, it was always 7.30 for a midweek game, till the late 90s I am guessing. |
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Post by desmond on Oct 26, 2020 12:43:27 GMT
would have guessed notts county. when everyone kicked off for night games at 7.30 who used to always k.o. at 7.15. What prompted the move to the current 7.45 Kick Off times? As you say, it was always 7.30 for a midweek game, till the late 90s I am guessing. Back then in the 90s most of the bigger clubs used to kick off at 7.45 presumably because of the larger crowds and eventually it seems others just aligned with them. |
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Post by Imposter on Oct 26, 2020 14:34:35 GMT
would have guessed notts county. when everyone kicked off for night games at 7.30 who used to always k.o. at 7.15. What prompted the move to the current 7.45 Kick Off times? As you say, it was always 7.30 for a midweek game, till the late 90s I am guessing. It used to be even earlier than that back in the day. Pre floodlights 7.15pm, 7.pm, 6.30pm even if required, were common as clubs needed to play when there was light. When floodlights came in they realised they could kick off later, allowing more fans home and away the chance to get to the game. I'm guessing that around this time people's working and living habits changed, and so slowly clubs moved to 7.45pm kick-offs to allow even more time for fans to get to the game. Old days - no light, but people lived and worked close to their clubs - so early evening kickoffs. Nowadays - floodlights, but people live and work further from their clubs - so later evening kickoffs. |
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Post by Cale Green Hatter on Oct 26, 2020 16:04:59 GMT
Back in the 70s, before Football was invented, Carlisle were in the First Division and had had a blinding start to the season. I seem to remember some kerfuffle with the big boys over kick off times as Carlisle had changed theirs in line with milking times.
I've looked on the internet but can't trace it. I'm sure I didn't imagine it though.
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