LONDON, England — Manchester United's bid to maintain their position on the top of the Premier
League with victory at Blackpool on Saturday has been scuppered by the freezing temperatures in
England. United are two points clear of second placed Chelsea but they may lose first place after
their game was postponed as a result [.
Even if Dion Dublin had gone on to achieve diddly squat in his career, Cambridge United fans would
forever cherish his memory for a youthful one man show against local rivals Peterborough in 1990.
Similarly, Mark Wright, though only a loan star, will have secured himself a place in Shrewsbury
Town's spangled hall of fame after a hat-trick in the 4-0 shellacking of Hereford United a couple
of
I can't add sleigh bells to my posts over Christmas (and believe me I would if I could) so
instead I thought I'd write a Christmas themed post covering which sides have faired best in Boxing
Day matches over the years.
Boxing Day stats:
- 172 Aston Villa have scored more goals than any side.
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Here to revive an old feature on Just Football, the
Football League Team of the Week, we welcome Marc Edwards, who did well enough just to find a game
as bad weather brought chaos to the Football League schedule.
Boxing Day football is a British tradition. Whereas most of the big European leagues let their
players have the entire Christmas weekend off, the English, Scottish and Welsh leagues go right
back to work. But this year, the holidays have come along with quite a bit of snow, and much of the
schedule in England and Scotland will be called off.
