Home to Vics 28.12.14

Is this correct?!

Decision by the league was to stick an extra layer of fixtures in on the 28th because the Conference were doing it.

When was the last time we played on a Sunday?

I think we once tried it in the 70's. If so somebody on here will probably know for sure.

all I can remember about it is that you couldnt actually pay on the gate but had to buy a programme to gain entrance

Think you are right about admission by programme I am sure it was early 70's when Shaun Gallagher was manager. Come on Brocker you must know which game it was.

I think the first home game on a Sunday was 1st October 1972 v Skem.

Result 1-1 (Whitbread), having beaten Goole 3-0 at home the day before

We didn't get floodlights till 1973, so Sunday games were a way of easing pressure on fixtures since we couldn't play at night. Ced Gelling brought along a sixteen year old from his school team to play on Sundays: Brendan O'Callaghan who later made his name as centre half with Stoke City in footy's top tier.

28 wrote:I think the first home game on a Sunday was 1st October 1972 v Skem.

Result 1-1 (Whitbread), having beaten Goole 3-0 at home the day before

That was the first Sunday game of that season.

In 1971-2 we played no less than SIX Sunday games, three each home and away.

28 wrote:I think the first home game on a Sunday was 1st October 1972 v Skem.

Result 1-1 (Whitbread), having beaten Goole 3-0 at home the day before

Just had a look through my programme collection. LCFC played Northwich Victoria on Sunday 12th December 1971. In the chairman's comments it states: "As a club, we make history this weekend by staging a league match at Giant Axe on a Sunday." Admission was indeed by programme because of the Lord's Day Observance Act at a cost of 20p. Gainsborough Trinity had been the visitors the day before.