For the final game of each season, each of the Premiership and Championship leagues in England plays all of their matches on the Sunday of the final weekend. Traditionally football has been played on a Saturday afternoon.I cannot find any information as to why this is.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:32 am
This is to resolve issues surrounding which tournaments, leagues and final league positions each team are in by giving NO team an unfair advantage by having them play at different times.
Sunday being the end of the week means NO team can use the we were tired excuse which is why Sunday is the last day not Saturday.
Imagine relegations, or even TITLES being decided by each team knowing they just needed one point or even one GOAL to survive or win the title.
It’s in order to keep competition healthy in stead of teams resting on their laurels.
September 28th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Its because the English Premiership is better than the rest so we deserve to have a day special for us.
September 29th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Tradition is a word usually defining custom which has exceeded 17 years. In the 17 years since the Premier League broke away from the Football League, the final day of the season has (mostly) been on a Sunday.
I say mostly because I recall staying awake when I was working nights just to see live Premier League football on TV for a real traditional kick off time (3pm on a Saturday). This has been an extremely rare occurrence.
September 30th, 2009 at 5:20 am
All the final matches have to be played at the same time to make sure everything’s fair and above board, but the reason for Sunday instead of saturday is;
SKY (before the Prem started the final matches were on a saturday as normal)
October 3rd, 2009 at 12:44 am
all matches kick off on sunday to maximise viewership and do not give unfair advantage to any team fighting for the final places