Ex-Premier League club’s pitch buried under snow as team with ‘coldest ground in UK’ has match abandoned

EX-PREMIER LEAGUE stadium Boundary Park has been covered in snow forcing tonight’s match to be postponed.

Met Office yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are currently in place in much of northern England.

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Oldham’s ground was covered in snow after a heavy downpour[/caption]

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Boundary Park used to be a Premier League ground[/caption]

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Oldham were set to host Boreham Wood tonight[/caption]

Temperatures plummeted below freezing at the home of Oldham Athletic on the eve of their clash against Boreham Wood.

The National League game has now been called off with a rearranged date yet to be announced

Halifax vs Solihull Moors, Southend vs Wealdstone, Woking vs Gateshead and York vs Dorking are also postponed.

With the game off at Oldham, staff tried to clear the snow ahead of another potential downpour tonight.

The club also posted a video on social media of Boundary Park covered in show.

Fans were not surprised by the conditions, one said: “Coldest football ground I have ever been to.”

Another added: “Coldest place outside of Siberia.”

A third commented: “Coldest ground in England, you’ll never sing that.”

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More reacted: “Clear the lines, get the orange ball out, it will be fine.”

Boundary Park was a Premier League stadium for two seasons between 1992 and 1994.

It has a capacity for 13,513 fans.

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This evening’s match has been called off with another date yet to be chosen[/caption]

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Boundary Park has been labelled the coldest ground in the country[/caption]

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The stadium can hold 13,513 fans[/caption]