mashed in maryland 2:55 Sat Oct 29
What's the weirdest kick-off time you remember?
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In professional English football?
Liverpool/Leeds at 8pm tonight seems strange, but remember a while ago there was talk of 11am-ish kick-offs coming in.
According to google, Man City v Everton in 2005 kicked off at 11:15am on a Sunday, apparently for Chinese audiences.
Anyone remember any more? Any really late KOs? Any at like midday on a Tuesday etc.?
Discuss
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eswing hammer
3:04 Sat Oct 29
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When l was a kid West Ham would have two home games(or away .) in 24 hours , good Friday and Saturday!
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eswing hammer
3:05 Sat Oct 29
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Forgot to say at least one was an 11:00 am kick off !
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Iron Duke
3:08 Sat Oct 29
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During Covid when no fans were allowed, weren’t some games played midweek in the afternoon?
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cholo
3:09 Sat Oct 29
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I'm sure home to chelsea in 88 (4-1) was a morning kick-off, ditto home to Millwall a year later.
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On The Ball
3:11 Sat Oct 29
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Us against Millwall when Winston scored - my terrible memory says that was 11:30 or so. But you can see the reasoning for that.
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mashed in maryland
3:12 Sat Oct 29
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Cholo
I remember being told exactly that, and maybe reading it on here, but googling didn't bring anything up.
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ted fenton
3:14 Sat Oct 29
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Christmas Day 1956......
Also in the 1950/60's Christmas fixtures was arranged for the fans ! We used to play Spurs a lot on Boxing Day 11 am KO.....
1958/59
Christmas Day West Ham 2 Spurs 1
Boxing Day Spurs 1 West Ham 4
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bruuuno
3:14 Sat Oct 29
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On The Ball 3:11 Sat Oct 29
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mashed in maryland
3:24 Sat Oct 29
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Otb I'm sure that was 12:30?
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3:25 Sat Oct 29
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one iron wants us to kick off at 11:30am on Boxing Day 😂😂😂
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⚒️
3:26 Sat Oct 29
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That Millw*ll game was either 12:00 or 12:30, defo not 11:30.
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New Jersey
3:29 Sat Oct 29
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Although not professional football, in the town where I live and probably lots of others, there was a Thursday afternoon league as it was half day closing as most people worked six days then.
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only1billybonds
3:33 Sat Oct 29
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Plenty of 11am kick off's on boxing day and new years day. Stopped towards the end of the 80's iirc.
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mashed in maryland
3:33 Sat Oct 29
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https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/may/07-may/watch-again-west-ham-united-2-1-millwall-4-february-2012
https://www.skysports.com/football/west-ham-united-vs-millwall/teams/238604
Official website and Sky both saying 12:30
The away game in 04/05 where they won 1-0 was 12:00
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⚒️
3:37 Sat Oct 29
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Yep, OTB wrong again, as per.
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goose
3:41 Sat Oct 29
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Game in ‘91 vs Millwall was an early KO.
Midday maybe?
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Mike Oxsaw
4:14 Sat Oct 29
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I think the FA Cup (replay?) game against Hereford in the 70s was at a never to be repeated kick-off time/date, but there and again I'm an old git with dementia so may well have got that one wrong.
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arsene york-hunt
4:20 Sat Oct 29
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When I was young I seem to remember that some of the games kicked off on a weekday afternoon and people had to go sick to attend, hoping they would not be filmed by Pathé News
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Far Cough
4:31 Sat Oct 29
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Oxsaw, yes it was, it was during Ted Heath's 1973/4 three day week so played early and no floodlights
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Haz
4:51 Sat Oct 29
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cholo 3:09 Sat Oct 29
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I'm sure home to Chelsea in 88 (4-1) was a morning kick-off, ditto home to Millwall a year later.
I'm sure you're right Cholo. I seem to remember being up really early for that Millwall match. Took my Dad there for his first game. It was the week after Hillsboro and we won 3-0, all scored in the first half.
See? I remember all that but try and remember what I did yesterday, well good luck with that!
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