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1962-63 THE BIG FREEZE

STEPHEN ROBERTS looks back at the worst winter British football has endured in recent history

AS an ardent football spectator and a veteran of more than 1,100 matches, one thing I particularly hate is postponed or abandoned matches.
I have pitched up at a few places to find the dreaded ‘Match Off’ notice displayed and have also suffered the disappointment of games terminated in mid-flow due to every malaise imaginable. These have included floodlight failure, fog and too many players sent off to continue.
How galling things must have been then for the average football fan ...

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