When was football last played on xmas eve?

[Compo's Hat]

I see there's Scottish Prem games taking place next Saturday while there's no football on in England.

[Ark Royal]

Last time Reading played on Christmas Eve was in 1955. A 4-1 home win against Millwall (Kirkup 3, Hinshelwood) watched by 5597.

Last Christmas Day game was at Bournemouth in 1957 (att: 11162). We lost 4-1 with Jimmy Wheeler scoring. As was the tradition for many years, there was the reverse fixture the following day and Reading won 2-0 with goals by Jimmy Wheeler and Douggie Webb in front of 13339.

[Four Of Clubs]

I see there's Scottish Prem games taking place next Saturday while there's no football on in England.

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... there are games on if you look low enough!

Sussex County have/had a few games scheduled and of course there's the thrill a minute potential more locally, of the Combination Division of the Hants Premier League

...that's if anyone fancies for example the big dust-up probable between Liss Athletic (Reserves) and Liphook United (Reserves)

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

Last time Reading played on Christmas Eve was in 1955. A 4-1 home win against Millwall (Kirkup 3, Hinshelwood) watched by 5597.

Last Christmas Day game was at Bournemouth in 1957 (att: 11162). We lost 4-1 with Jimmy Wheeler scoring. As was the tradition for many years, there was the reverse fixture the following day and Reading won 2-0 with goals by Jimmy Wheeler and Douggie Webb in front of 13339.

I think the last time we played two days in a row over Christmas was in 1987, where we played Birmingham at Elm Park on Boxing Day, before going to Brighton the day after. I only really remember that because the Brighton game was my first ever away game.

[Fox Talbot]

in the 1920s Reading played away at Bradford on Xmas Day and home to them on Boxing Day Harsh fixturing indeed.

Still, I expect trains ran over Xmas in them days.

[manny96]

PENDANT ALERT

I love jewellery too.