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Ricky Charlesworth

List of every midweek league game cancelled as Storm Franklin causes stadium damage

Last week it was Storm Eunice, now Franklin is causing havoc with the football schedule.

The Met Office issued red weather warnings for high winds - meaning there is a danger to life - in much of southern and eastern England and south Wales last week.

The storm, described as one of the worst to hit the country in 30 years, caused power cuts to tens of thousands of properties.

A clutch of matches were called off over safety fears with Bournemouth's Championship clash against Nottingham Forest the most high-profile postponement.

In total, 13 matches across the top five divisions were called off.

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Now, with a clutch of midweek games pencilled in, the latest storm is starting to affect the schedule.

Swansea City have announced their Championship clash with Bournemouth, set for Tuesday, is off. A statement from the Swans said the decision "was reached after it was concluded that given the current weather conditions it would be impossible to undertake a full assessment of the damage and undertake the necessary repairs in advance of tomorrow’s fixture."

Fleetwood Town have also postponed their planned meeting with Sheffield Wednesday. The League One match was set for Tuesday night at Highbury Stadium.

But, posting on Monday morning, a Fleetwood statement said: "Fleetwood Town can confirm Tuesday’s Sky Bet League One fixture against Sheffield Wednesday has been called off following storm damage to the stadium overnight.

"The game has had to be postponed due to safety concerns after the high winds over the last 48 hours have caused structural damage to the Parkside Stand.

"All tickets, including those in hospitality, will be transferred over to the new arranged date which will be announced in due course."

As well as last weekend's fixture list in the top tiers of the game being affected, a raft of non-league and amateur matches were also called off.

Roads across the country were blocked by falling trees and debris and rail services across the country were cancelled, while flights were delayed or cancelled in airports across the UK.

The Met Office issued weather warnings for Monday with a mild yellow warning issued for wind covering Wales, Northern Ireland, most of England and parts of south-west Scotland until 1pm on Monday.

Below is a regularly-updated list of all games that are off.

Tuesday, February 22

Championship

Swansea City vs Bournemouth

League One

Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield Wednesday

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