Football anorak question

[1973Blade]

United play Walsall at home on Tuesday October 4th in the Football League Trophy and again at home in the league on the 8th . Have we ever played the same team twice at Bramall Lane in such a short space of time?

 

[Oreyt]

Peter Storm or Lord Anthony.






Haithangyoo.

 

[Blade56]

The strings hanging from the hood tighten the hood around your head if you pull them tight. TOP TIP after tightening the strings tie them in a bow under your chin, it stops the hood coming loose

I thank you

 

[BladeInIreland]

didnt we do something similar agaisnt charlton a few years ago.might be the 5-2 at there place or something

 

[bornablade]

In fixtures gone by matches were played on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Think it used to be the same opposition. Similarly I think over the Easter periods in the late '60's and early '70's we used to play against same opposition on the Easter Saturday and then on the Tuesday or even Easter Monday. Sure there was a Leeds fixture in about 1965 or 66?

Cue Silent.....

(Just noticed you're looking for fixtures at the Lane)

 

[Subway Cyril]

dont know but they were shit last season and we tonked them easily so that could be a good week for us

 

[Silent Blade]

In fixtures gone by matches were played on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Think it used to be the same opposition. Similarly I think over the Easter periods in the late '60's and early '70's we used to play against same opposition on the Easter Saturday and then on the Tuesday or even Easter Monday. Sure there was a Leeds fixture in about 1965 or 66?

Cue Silent.....

(Just noticed you're looking for fixtures at the Lane)

Forest in 26th, 28th Dec 1963
Man U in 26th 28th Dec 1964
Spurs in 27th 28th Dec 1965

and many more as it was common then

L**ds in Easter Monday and Tuesday 1974

 

[1973Blade]

Forest in 26th, 28th Dec 1963
Man U in 26th 28th Dec 1964
Spurs in 27th 28th Dec 1965

and many more as it was common then

L**ds in Easter Monday and Tuesday 1974

Have we had two home games against the same team in a week though?

 

[Cheets]

In September 1983 we played four consecutive home games, the second and fourth of which were against Bradford City, one in Div 3 and one in the League Cup. The League Cup tie was 2 legs so by the end of September we had played Bradford 3 times.

 

[Silent Blade]

In September 1983 we played four consecutive home games, the second and fourth of which were against Bradford City, one in Div 3 and one in the League Cup. The League Cup tie was 2 legs so by the end of September we had played Bradford 3 times.

Well Done! I was trying to think of the answer! You beat me to it!

 

[Cyprus Blade]

10 Jan 2015 , 24 Jan 2015, 03 Feb 2015 v Preston North End

 

[coaxingstar71]

Have we had two home games against the same team in a week though?

The nearest I can find is that in 1990-91 we beat Everton in the League Cup 2-1 on 30th October and then drew 0-0 with them in the league on 10th November and both games were at home.

 

[coaxingstar71]

I've also found that in 1998-99 we beat Grimsby in the league 3-2 on 8th September and then beat them 2-1 in the league cup on the 15th September, both at home.

 

[lawlessdan]

Didn't we play palace at home in the league and then in the league cup quarter final quite close to each other in 2002/03?

 

[Cerberus Blade]

all this knowledge will come in handy one day! A bit like knowing about sines, cosines and tangents.

 

[1973Blade]

A cynical team might try to get Walsall's star player injured on the Tuesday game!

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

In 2015 we played Preston 3 times from 10th January to 3rd February.

 

[BushBlade]

A cynical team might try to get Walsall's star player injured on the Tuesday game!

A sensible manager wouldn't pick his star player for a Mickey Mouse game.

 

[Revolution]

Not quite the same thing but in 2003 we played twice in 3 days at Selhurst Park, drawing 2-2 with Palace on the Saturday and losing 1-0 to Wimbledon on the Monday.

 

[Silent Blade]

Not quite the same thing but in 2003 we played twice in 3 days at Selhurst Park, drawing 2-2 with Palace on the Saturday and losing 1-0 to Wimbledon on the Monday.

Those horrible road journeys to Selhurst Park!

 

[mattbianco1]

A cynical team might try to get Walsall's star player injured on the Tuesday game!

You say that like you expect their star player to be playing in the JPT

 

[Barry Blunt]

A cynical team might try to get Walsall's star player injured on the Tuesday game!

We'd have to get a star player first.