StubbsUK Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cj69djzyjx6o 60 years ago today Rovers and Blackpool played the last ever Christmas Day fixture Quote "Christmas football was originally rooted in a wider tradition of communal entertainments," Professor Martin Johnes of Swansea University told BBC Sport. "While for the Victorian middle class Christmas was a festival of the home, for the workers, who lived in cramped, overcrowded housing, getting out was often more important. We lost the game, but which Rovers legend scored the last ever Christmas Day goal? Quote
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