HibeeJibee Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) Can't have been many one-off Saturdays in the season with no Scottish fitba at all to speak (most/all amateurs also stopping tomorrow). Princess Diana's funeral on Saturday 6th September 1997 but unsure if Highland, EOS, juniors etc. carried-on. Unless surpassed recently the last weekend with a total weather wipe-out was apparently Saturday 3rd February 1940. Middle weekends of September 1939? Some recent Christmas Eves? Edited September 9, 2022 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Shaker Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 In the aftermath of Diana's murderdeathkill - on a Saturday night - Huntly and Forres played each other the following Wednesday, and Cove and Keith hammered out a 1-1 draw two days later on Friday (05/09/97), although that had already been scheduled for the Friday night before events in Paris cancelled the rest of the card for Saturday, September 6th, 1997. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Before football was invented in 1992, every Saturday had no football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenon Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) I'm sure the entire Scottish football card was wiped out on 6th January 1979 due to a very bad winter's day. Maybe the odd amateur game still went ahead. Edited September 19, 2022 by zenon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 On 19/09/2022 at 22:31, zenon said: I'm sure the entire Scottish football card was wiped out on 6th January 1979 due to a very bad winter's day. Maybe the odd amateur game still went ahead. Correct. Six games went ahead in England and one of those was abandoned at HT (Stoke v Oldham). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 minute ago, AyrshireTon said: Correct. Six games went ahead in England and one of those was abandoned at HT (Stoke v Oldham). The first of 29 postponements for that Inverness Jags v Falkirk tie! Still a world record? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: The first of 29 postponements for that Inverness Jags v Falkirk tie! Still a world record? Never was, as Airdrie v Stranraer in 62-63 was postponed 33 times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 15 minutes ago, AyrshireTon said: Never was, as Airdrie v Stranraer in 62-63 was postponed 33 times. Devastated. The Thistle/Bairns game is oft quoted but you never hear about the previous one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 Figured out way to look for 'wipe outs' reasonably efficiently. Below are Saturdays during the regular season from WWII to end of 2012 where no 'first class' football in Scotland was played. Note that every other year from 1956 to 1970 inclusive there was a Saturday in April when there were no club games: due to Scotland v England at Hampden. (Note in 1968 it was February not April). Similar in Mar 1997, Nov 1999, Sep 2001, Oct 2004, Sep 2005, Oct 2006, Sep + Oct + Nov 2007, Oct 2008, Sep 2009 and Sep 2011 there were Saturdays with no club games: due to home qualifiers at Hampden. (Note in 1997 it was at Rugby Park). There was also a late start to the season in 1990 due to SFL centenary celebrations. BAD WEATHER Saturday 15th January 1955 Hibs 3-0 QotS started but abandoned on 70mins - C Division matches were played at Aberdeen, Berwick, Dumfries and Kilmarnock Saturday 8th February 1958 Saturday 9th February 1963 Saturday 19th February 1966 Saturday 6th January 1979 Saturday 26th December 1981 CHRISTMAS DAY Saturday 25th December 1982 Saturday 25th December 1993 Saturday 25th December 1999 Saturday 25th December 2004 Saturday 25th December 2010 FUNERAL OF PRINCESS DIANA Saturday 6th September 1997 INTERNATIONAL BREAKS Saturday 27th March 1999 Scotland did not have a game on the Saturday, but were H v Czech Republic on following Wednesday Saturday 7th September 2008 Scotland were A v FYR Macedonia Saturday 8th October 2011 Scotland were A v Liechtenstein Saturday 8th September 2012 Scotland were H v Belgium on preceding Thursday MILLENNIUM Saturday 1st January 2000 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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