A Non League club from Buckinghamshire will have a backlog of fixtures to play before the end of the season, after they suffered six consecutive postponements.
Risborough Rangers, who play their home matches in the village of Horsenden, have played just seven times since the start of November, as 10 of their last 11 games have been called off due to the cold temperatures.
Frozen pitches at their Windsor Stadium, along with unsafe playing areas at the home of their opponents, have given the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division a heavy programme of fixtures to be played during the spring months.
It certainly ‘was’ Matchday.
— Risborough Rangers FC (@RRFC_1971) January 25, 2023
Thanks to @sheffordcampton for trying with us to get the game on but no surprises..,the pitch is still frozen.
Re-re-re-revised fixture lists to follow… https://t.co/NPTYHCGVWh
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Their last outing was a 3-2 home loss against Leighton Town on January 2 – an incredible 41 days after their previous match at their stadium.
This also ended in defeat, as Rangers lost 4-3 against Oxfordshire-based Ardley United thanks to a last-minute winner.
Good news for the club however is that their next game, which is away at St Panteleimon on January 28, will go ahead due to their opponents playing on an artificial 4G pitch.
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DUNSTABLE TOWN GAME POSTPONED #Pitcherohttps://t.co/zifEljN1HQ pic.twitter.com/jofgvyJOEX
— Risborough Rangers FC (@RRFC_1971) January 20, 2023
Here is a list of Risborough’s postponed matches since December:
- December 3: Stotfold vs Risborough Rangers
- December 10: London Colney vs Risborough Rangers
- December 17: Risborough Rangers vs Biggleswade United
- December 27: Aylesbury Vale Dynamos vs Risborough Rangers
- January 7: Risborough Rangers vs London Colney
- January 10: London Colney vs Risborough Rangers
- January 14: Risborough Rangers vs Stotfold
- January 17: Risborough Rangers vs Shefford Town & Campton
- January 21: Risborough Rangers vs Dunstable Town
- January 25: Risborough Rangers vs Shefford Town & Campton
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