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Friday, January 4, 2019

When the FA Cup third round lasted 66 DAYS: 261 postponements, snow drifts... and flame-throwers

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Paul Simpson relives the Arctic anarchy of 1962/63, when the winter weather played havoc with the football fixtures. One team, dubbed the 'Ice Kings', somehow survived...
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The snow kept falling, the frost never loosened its grip and the ice on the Thames became so thick that a car rally was held on it

A nightwatchman sat up throughout Friday night to ensure all was safe. These braziers remained on the pitch until about 11am on a Saturday morning

- Gordon Banks

Chelsea manager Tommy Docherty arranged a friendly against Malta. The Blues won but euphoria turned to frustration as the closure of British airports delayed their return

Normal service wasn’t really resumed until the fifth round, with all eight ties taking place over nine days

With no matches to inspire millions of punters to guesstimate score-draws, the bankruptcy-fearing pools companies created the Pools Panel

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