Christmas Day Football

[West Acton]

any posters ever attended games when we used to play on Christmas Day and have the return fixture on Boxing Day??

when did Christmas Day football stop?

[loftbalcony]

The day before boxing day. Boom boom

[West Acton]

Bals been knocking back the sherry

[LoftusRoadLad]

1957-8 away to Gillingham on Christmas day with the return on Boxing day. 1-1 both games and no I wearnt oldernuff to go.

[loftbalcony]

Bals been knocking back the sherry

Several coors and half a bottle of smirnoff, I'm mid fifties, far too young for sherry. Will be watching on red button today, wishing I was there, good luck to all going, I'll be there Saturday though!!!!
Off to bed now after a cracking Christmas day with the family, UR'S ! ! ! !!!! !!!!!!!!

[cross it Dave]

Several coors and half a bottle of smirnoff, I'm mid fifties, far too young for sherry. Will be watching on red button today, wishing I was there, good luck to all going, I'll be there Saturday though!!!!
Off to bed now after a cracking Christmas day with the family, UR'S ! ! ! !!!! !!!!!!!!

Christmas Day football well before my time, 1969.

Very late fifties here, and I’ll be on the red button today as well, English Beer, Scottish Whisky and Malbec Wine will be my alcohol of choice today.

2-0 Rangers