Sunday 12.00 p.m. kick off.

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Is this the earliest we have ever started a home match?

I did think that our play off semi final against Millwall (1991) kicked off at 11.30 a.m. When I looked up the programme it was 12.00 p.m though.

 

[Armchair Loyalist]

Brighton vs York 1996 11:00am KO on a Thurs

 

[The Gem]

Is this the earliest we have ever started a home match?

I did think that our play off semi final against Millwall (1991) kicked off at 11.30 a.m. When I looked up the programme it was 12.00 p.m though.

We used to kick off as soon as we got to the away supporters main pub 10am 10.30am etc

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Brighton vs York 1996 11:00am KO on a Thurs

The famous replay- and on a school day!

 

[spoonie]

day after new years day 2000 didn't we kick off 11am

 

[Bladders]

Brighton vs York 1996 11:00am KO on a Thurs

Thought it was a Tuesday

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

day after new years day 2000 didn't we kick off 11am

You could be right as Freemans goal was first league goal of millennium

 

[Armchair Loyalist]

Thought it was a Tuesday

You made me doubt myself so i looked it up.

Thurs 8th May 1996
Brighton 1 - 3 York City
Attendance 2,146

 

[kevo]

The famous replay- and on a school day!

Must be one of the strangest kick-off times ever - 11am on a weekday. Deliberately chosen to avoid a recurrence of the scenes during the first abandoned match. We had already been relegated as well. I'm surprised anyone turned up - wonder how many York fans were there?!

 

[Bladders]

You made me doubt myself so i looked it up.

Thurs 8th May 1996
Brighton 1 - 3 York City
Attendance 2,146

Dont know why I remember it as Tuesday

Just remember rushing from a job I was doing in Tunbridge Wells that morning to get to the Goldstone.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Must be one of the strangest kick-off times ever - 11am on a weekday. Deliberately chosen to avoid a recurrence of the scenes during the first abandoned match. We had already been relegated as well. I'm surprised anyone turned up - wonder how many York fans were there?!

I remember listening to it on the radio at work.
Not sure about how many York fans- guessing all those that watched the ten minutes on the Saturday before match abandoned would have got a ticket? Or was the whole match fan free? Memory failing me here kevo.

 

[Gwylan]

You could be right as Freemans goal was first league goal of millennium

I seem to remember kicking off at 11.00 the following season as well. We lost to Southend on a sodden pitch and I remember getting up not long after getting to bed and travelled down feeling slightly worse for wear - not helped by the game.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

You made me doubt myself so i looked it up.

Thurs 8th May 1996
Brighton 1 - 3 York City
Attendance 2,146

There we go. Obviously did open to fans.