NEVER TOO OLD

 On the 27th January 2015, the Canterbury Walking Football team took on near neighbours Herne Bay WF in a friendly encounter. Walking Footy is usually played on an five a side pitch, not too large and with small goals. Some of the brethren playing were as old as 70 and all of them over 60 years old, of course, that's the point!

But the competitive spirit is loitering in the blood of these silver heads and a walking opponent is easier to get!
So a crunching tackle and a brisk shoulder barge early in the game led quickly to a "coming together", albeit slowly and a brawl. The referee, presumably reffing because he was less able or infirmed to play, abandoned the game after two minutes! Was there history between these two clubs? At 60+ there must have been. They may not be able to run but they were perfectly capable of throwing a punch or two!
Old age couldn't be used as an excuse by Sam Bartram, Charlton Athletic's goalie, who on Christmas Day 1937 was playing at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea on a foggy day. The ref decided to abandon the match and Bartram didn't realise for 15 minutes or so, thinking the lack of action was due to his team's dominance. Eventually he was "found" by a policeman and Bartram left the pitch to find his colleagues lounging in the sunken bath!
https://youtu.be/aiLxBDIT4WE
Bartram played over 550 games for Charlton, winning the FA Cup in 1947.

Old age might be helped by a toilet roll or two and the fans at this game between Ajax and Groningen had plenty of them in April 2008. This didn't seemed too hazardous, so play went on for a while until some joker set fire to them. Game abandoned.