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Football matches postponed because of waterlogged pitches

Saturday’s Football League programme was severely hit by postponements as the wet weather took its toll.

Blackburn’s game against Brighton in the Championship was called off because of a waterlogged pitch.

Six matches in League One, including leaders Gillingham’s trip to York, and seven games in League Two suffered the same fate.

Nine of the 11 Blue Square Bet Premier games have been postponed, while two games are off in Scotland.

The Scottish Division One game between Dumbarton and Raith Rovers was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch, with the Ayr-Brechin Division Two clash called off on Friday.

Northampton’s game against Aldershot will go ahead after a second pitch inspection at Sixfields.

 

Which matches have been postponed?

Championship: Blackburn v Brighton

League One: Brentford v Stevenage, Crewe v Bournemouth, Doncaster v MK Dons, Hartlepool v Portsmouth, Notts County v Leyton Orient, Scunthorpe v Carlisle

League Two: Bristol Rovers v Rotherham, Morecambe v Dagenham & Redbridge, Oxford Utd v Fleetwood Town, Port Vale v Wimbledon, Torquay v Exeter, Wycombe v Bradford, York v Gillingham

Conference Premier: Alfreton v Barrow, Cambridge v Nuneaton, Ebbsfleet v Hereford, Gateshead v Stockport, Hyde v Mansfield, Newport County v Braintree, Tamworth v Southport, Telford v Luton, Woking v Forest Green

Scottish Division One: Dumbarton v Raith Rovers

Scottish Division Two: Ayr v Brechin