ABANDONED RED CARD

On the subject of abandoned matches, Frank Lampard might have wished there was an abandonment at Pride Park on Saturday when Leeds United came along and thumped the Rams 4-1.

On this day in 1997, poor old Derby County were winning 2-1 against Wimbledon FC as they were then, in their first ever Premier League match at the brand new Pride Park when the lights went out.

After 56 minutes Uriah Rennie "pulled the plug" on the game when the floodlights could not be mended. The game was re-staged later and the teams drew 1-1.

In 2005 in the Peterborough and District Sunday league, Peterborough North End played the Royal Mail AYL in a Division 2 game. The North End goalie let in a goal that put his team 1-2 down and he was unhappy about the goal, which he claimed had involved a foul on one of his defenders. The referee, 39 year old Andy Wain, objected to the outburst and since he had been suffering previously from personal issues, he lost his confidence, threw his whistle down on the floor  and "sent himself off" after 63 minutes. Inevitably the game was abandoned, since there was nobody to replace him, and had to be replayed later.

This sending off took 10 seconds....you don't need to watch the whole of this clip.
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