If you intend to place bets on UK football matches this weekend, just be aware that many fixtures have been postponed due to frozen pitches and poor travel conditions. This means you may be placing a bet on a fixture that won’t actually take place until March 2011 or later. Not only will you have funds frozen in pending bets until then, but the forms of the competing teams may have changed by the time the fixture actually takes place. One of the most dangerous markets in this instance is player goals. Between now and when the fixture actually takes place, the player you had backed could be out of the squad for injury or form reasons. Also a player who’s in a rich vein of form now may be in a slump by the time the fixture is actually played.
Below is a list of some confirmed postponements to date. There could be more postponements prior to kickoff.
UPDATE (Dec 4 11:43 AM AEDT): new postponements are written in bold.
English Premier League
- Blackpool v Man Utd
English Championship
- Portsmouth v Burnley
- Sheff Utd v Reading
- Doncaster v Barnsley
- Hull v QPR
- Nottingham Forest v Bristol City
League One
- Hartlepool v Southampton
- Yeovil v Peterborough
- Brentford v Notts County
- Brighton v Colchester
- Dag & Red v Huddersfield
- Leyton Orient v Carlisle
- MK Dons v Plymouth
- Rochdale v Charlton
- Walsall v Oldham
League Two
- Aldershot v Bradford
- Crewe v Wycombe
- Gillingham v Rotherham
- Port Vale v Stevenage
- Southend v Macclesfield
- Accrington Stanley v Shrewsbury
- Bury v Chesterfield
- Cheltenham v Lincoln City
- Hereford v Morecambe
- Torquay v Burton Albion
Blue Square Premier
- Forest Green v Luton
- York v AFC Wimbledon
- Darlington v Kidderminster
- Hayes & Yeading v Rushden & D’mnds
- Histon v Fleetwood Town
- Mansfield v Barrow
- Southport v Grimsby
- Wrexham v Crawley Town
- Tamworth v Altrincham
In Scotland, the Second Division match between Alloa and Peterhead is the only Scottish Football League game to date that has not been postponed! Every Scottish Premier League match has been postponed due to torrid travel conditions.
Scottish Premier League
- Aberdeen v Celtic
- Hibernian v St Mirren
- Inverness CT v Dundee United
- Motherwell v Kilmarnock
- Rangers v Hearts
- St Johnstone v Hamilton
Scottish First Division
- Dundee v Cowdenbeath
- Dunfermline Athletic v Partick Thistle
- Falkirk v Raith Rovers
- Queen of the South v Stirling Albion
- Ross County v Morton
Scottish Second Division
- Airdrie United v Forfar Athletic
- Brechin City v Dumbarton
- East Fife v Livingston
- Stenhousemuir v Ayr United
Scottish Third Division
- Arbroath v Stranraer
- Berwick Rangers v East Stirlingshire
- Clyde v Montrose
- Elgin City v Albion Rovers
- Queen’s Park v Annan Athletic
Note: The English Premier League fixture between Blackpool and Manchester United is also postponed.