On Christmas Day 100 years ago, Crystal Palace fans braved the south coast’s December elements and watched their club enact the first of three matches across three days.
The turkey dinners were left behind for an afternoon at the Goldstone Ground, Brighton & Hove Albion’s former home of 95 years.
While today’s footballing schedule may seem hectic, matches on Christmas Day are a relic of the past for Palace, who haven’t played on December 25th since 1957. But at one point it was commonplace – and games against the same opponent on Boxing Day typically followed.