One for the historians

[Mr Irascible]

When was the last time we played successive home games against the same club in league games?

[MoorgateRoyal]

I don't know but that is a good question.

[LWJ]

1952. The fixture list gave us a finishing tie against Notts County to close out the 51/52 season before opening against Notts County for the 52/53 season. There was only 98 days between the two games. We lost both.

[No Fixed Abode]

What about in the same season Mr David Downes?

[genome]

I think you might struggle to find that one Kes.

[Hendo]

Was there not a time where local teams played each other in consecutive fixtures over the Christmas period? Obviously wouldn't be two home games in a row but would be the closest thing to it.

[Mr Irascible]

So the two Preston games will be the first instance for 63 years? Unlikely it happens in the same season.

[No Fixed Abode]

I think you might struggle to find that one Kes.

Which is why I'm asking......

Surely since 1871 Reading have played two consecutive home games against the same opposition in the same season/?????

[Silver Fox]

In league games?

#kesfail

[genome]

I think you might struggle to find that one Kes.

Which is why I'm asking......

Surely since 1871 Reading have played two consecutive home games against the same opposition in the same season/?????

Two consecutive home league games against the same side in the same season? Gonna push the boat out and say no.

[No Fixed Abode]

In league games?

#kesfail

Have you got a link to prove that this has never happened? There could have been a double header back in the old days, like Sunday league teams do now to fulfil the fixture list by a certain date.

[maffff]

In league games?

#kesfail

Have you got a link to prove that this has never happened? There could have been a double header back in the old days, like Sunday league teams do now to fulfil the fixture list by a certain date.

....how many times do you play the same club, at home, in the league, in one season?

[Silver Fox]

In league games?

#kesfail

Have you got a link to prove that this has never happened? There could have been a double header back in the old days, like Sunday league teams do now to fulfil the fixture list by a certain date.

M9, this is embarassing, just walk away

[paultheroyal]

In league games?

#kesfail

Have you got a link to prove that this has never happened? There could have been a double header back in the old days, like Sunday league teams do now to fulfil the fixture list by a certain date.

M9, this is embarassing, just walk away

Cue his usual fishing net and line gif etc etc and so forth

[Fox Talbot]

I think you might struggle to find that one Kes.

Which is why I'm asking......

Surely since 1871 Reading have played two consecutive home games against the same opposition in the same season/?????

Two consecutive home league games against the same side in the same season? Gonna push the boat out and say no.

Obviously - but a cheat-y way it might have happened - original fixture is abandoned and the game is re-arranged in the following midweek. Problem is the abandoned game never shows up in the record books. Torquay at home in 1973-74 would have come close. Interestingly (!) it was 3-0 when abandoned and 3-0 when re-scheduled.

[No Fixed Abode]

In league games?

#kesfail

Have you got a link to prove that this has never happened? There could have been a double header back in the old days, like Sunday league teams do now to fulfil the fixture list by a certain date.

M9, this is embarassing, just walk away

Nearly as embarrassing as not being able to spell embarrassing properly.

[No Fixed Abode]

Which is why I'm asking......

Surely since 1871 Reading have played two consecutive home games against the same opposition in the same season/?????

Two consecutive home league games against the same side in the same season? Gonna push the boat out and say no.

Obviously - but a cheat-y way it might have happened - original fixture is abandoned and the game is re-arranged in the following midweek. Problem is the abandoned game never shows up in the record books. Torquay at home in 1973-74 would have come close. Interestingly (!) it was 3-0 when abandoned and 3-0 when re-scheduled.

There is that too - but as you say, it's only one fixture. I was thinking more a double header. Obviously it wouldn't happen when transport infrastructure was good but perhaps back in the days of the early years of the football league.

[Silver Fox]

Very charitable Seb but as any fule kno playoffs aren't league games

[Hendo]

Would the play-offs still be classed within the 'League' season or is it a separate thing? There is sometimes the issue of loan players not being able to play in the play-offs due to their loan contracts expiring.

EDIT - Yeah, what he said ^

[Fox Talbot]

Two consecutive home league games against the same side in the same season? Gonna push the boat out and say no.

Obviously - but a cheat-y way it might have happened - original fixture is abandoned and the game is re-arranged in the following midweek. Problem is the abandoned game never shows up in the record books. Torquay at home in 1973-74 would have come close. Interestingly (!) it was 3-0 when abandoned and 3-0 when re-scheduled.

There is that too - but as you say, it's only one fixture. I was thinking more a double header. Obviously it wouldn't happen when transport infrastructure was good but perhaps back in the days of the early years of the football league.

No - even when Reading started playing in a league (Southern 1894) it was one home / one away game against each opponent as it always was in the Football League.

There is one occasion when we played the same team two home games running in the same season - vs Reading School in 1871-72 - the club's first two games ever.