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Games on a Thursday?

Thursday doesn’t seem a very popular day of the week to play on. Other than Bradford away in 97, which we lost 1-0, can’t think of many others.
When was the last time we played at home on a Thursday?

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  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600

    Thursday doesn’t seem a very popular day of the week to play on. Other than Bradford away in 97, which we lost 1-0, can’t think of many others.
    When was the last time we played at home on a Thursday?

    Can’t think of any home games. Middlesbrough away in the FA Cup is the only one that springs to mind.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,802

    Thursday doesn’t seem a very popular day of the week to play on. Other than Bradford away in 97, which we lost 1-0, can’t think of many others.
    When was the last time we played at home on a Thursday?

    Can’t think of any home games. Middlesbrough away in the FA Cup is the only one that springs to mind.
    Think that was a Wednesday, before Easter, I’m sure I had the Thursday off before Good Friday.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600

    Thursday doesn’t seem a very popular day of the week to play on. Other than Bradford away in 97, which we lost 1-0, can’t think of many others.
    When was the last time we played at home on a Thursday?

    Can’t think of any home games. Middlesbrough away in the FA Cup is the only one that springs to mind.
    Think that was a Wednesday, before Easter, I’m sure I had the Thursday off before Good Friday.
    I stand corrected - you are quite right.
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,350
    Middlesbrough at home FA Cup 2006
    Ipswich Play Off Away 1987
    Leeds Home 1983
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited May 2018
    JohnnyH2 said:

    Middlesbrough at home FA Cup 2006
    Ipswich Play Off Away 1987
    Leeds Home 1983

    The Boro home game is the one I’m getting confused with.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,088
    I was just thinking that this is the third Thursday match in a row that I've been to - Arsenal two weeks ago, Dulwich last week and the big one tonight.

    I actually quite like it, not sure if we'll see more Thursday night matches in the future?
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,160
    “Thursday night football” is the sort of thing Katrien Merde would have dreamt up.
    Thursday nights were for getting drunk at Zens. No ifs, big butts...
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,236
    se9addick said:

    I was just thinking that this is the third Thursday match in a row that I've been to - Arsenal two weeks ago, Dulwich last week and the big one tonight.

    I actually quite like it, not sure if we'll see more Thursday night matches in the future?

    Friday night football is very enjoyable.

    The weekend coming, the game and a few drinks.
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,579
    Are people including when Boxing Day or New Years Day fall on a Thursday?
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,090
    Pretty sure we played Luton in the FA Cup early rounds a few seasons back on a Thursday

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  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600

    Pretty sure we played Luton in the FA Cup early rounds a few seasons back on a Thursday

    We did.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456

    Thursday doesn’t seem a very popular day of the week to play on. Other than Bradford away in 97, which we lost 1-0, can’t think of many others.
    When was the last time we played at home on a Thursday?

    Can’t think of any home games. Middlesbrough away in the FA Cup is the only one that springs to mind.
    Think that was a Wednesday, before Easter, I’m sure I had the Thursday off before Good Friday.
    I stand corrected
    How are those orthopaedic shoes?

  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited May 2018
    Addickted said:

    Thursday doesn’t seem a very popular day of the week to play on. Other than Bradford away in 97, which we lost 1-0, can’t think of many others.
    When was the last time we played at home on a Thursday?

    Can’t think of any home games. Middlesbrough away in the FA Cup is the only one that springs to mind.
    Think that was a Wednesday, before Easter, I’m sure I had the Thursday off before Good Friday.
    I stand corrected
    How are those orthopaedic shoes?

    Love them - I purchased them in Rochdale on Saturday.
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,633
    How can Monday Night Football be so popular in the US?
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678

    Addickted said:

    Thursday doesn’t seem a very popular day of the week to play on. Other than Bradford away in 97, which we lost 1-0, can’t think of many others.
    When was the last time we played at home on a Thursday?

    Can’t think of any home games. Middlesbrough away in the FA Cup is the only one that springs to mind.
    Think that was a Wednesday, before Easter, I’m sure I had the Thursday off before Good Friday.
    I stand corrected
    How are those orthopaedic shoes?

    Love them - I purchased them in Rochdale on Saturday.
    You've certainly built them up enough.
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,513
    Leeds at The Valley in 1983. Won 2-0 (Smith, Dowman). Crowd was 6,283.

    Have no idea why it was a Thursday night in mid-December and we didn't play again until Boxing Day (smashed 4-0 at Portsmouth).
  • Daddy_Pig
    Daddy_Pig Posts: 496
    Be more common now Sky have found a day in the week there isnt football on
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,460
    edited May 2018

    Thursday doesn’t seem a very popular day of the week to play on. Other than Bradford away in 97, which we lost 1-0, can’t think of many others.
    When was the last time we played at home on a Thursday?

    Already said it, Lose 1-0 tonight, win 3-1 on Sunday.



  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,087
    We never lose at home on a Thursday :smile:
  • Simonsen said:

    Leeds at The Valley in 1983. Won 2-0 (Smith, Dowman). Crowd was 6,283.

    Have no idea why it was a Thursday night in mid-December and we didn't play again until Boxing Day (smashed 4-0 at Portsmouth).

    I believe this game was originally scheduled for Saturday 17 Dec 1983. However, being so close to Christmas, it was moved to Friday 16th Dec. The BBC then scheduled their first ever live league game for the Friday (Man Utd 4 - 2 Spurs). The Charlton V Leeds fixture was subsequently moved again to Thursday 15 Dec.

    At the time no one really knew the effect a live league game would have on the attendance of other games taking place at the same time.