6 Feb 2009Weather wreaks havoc on fixture list

Football Clubs News | Football Leagues/ Association and Governance

A number of fixtures scheduled for this weekend in England and Scotland have fallen victim to the adverse weather which has swept across the UK in the past few days.

The league programme tomorrow (February 7th) looks set to be badly hit, with the Championship clashes between Barnsley and Crystal Palace, Charlton and Cardiff, and Watford and Southampton already being called off.

In addition, there have been six postponements in League One - Bristol Rovers v Huddersfield, Colchester v Stockport, Hereford v Brighton, MK Dons v Crewe, Peterborough v Carlisle and Yeovil v Northampton.

Swindon have announced that they want fans to arrive at the County Ground at 13:00 in order to clear snow from approach roads and allow their clash with Southend to go ahead.

At present, only Accrington Stanley's clash with Luton Town is off in League Two, although the Blue Square games at Barrow, Histon, Kettering, Northwich, Salisbury and Stevenage have all succumbed to the freezing weather.

In Scotland, Airdrie United's proposed Scottish Cup fifth round tie with Dunfermline at the Excelsior Stadium is off due to a frozen pitch, while Sunday's match between Forfar and Rangers will require a pitch inspection at 11:30 tomorrow.

This week has seen the worst snowfall for 18 years.

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