On 8 June (year unspecified in records), a football match was abandoned after cows wandered onto the pitch, interrupting play and preventing officials from continuing the fixture. Accounts of the incident indicate that the animals entered the playing area during the match, creating a safety hazard for players, officials and spectators and making the field unplayable until they were removed. Such incursions by livestock are uncommon but not unprecedented, particularly at grounds with porous perimeters or in rural locations where fields border pastures. Causes can include gaps in fencing, an open gate used for access by farm vehicles, or animals escaping from nearby fields. In this instance, contemporary reports emphasised the practical difficulty of clearing large animals from a packed stadium environment and the need to protect participants from accidental injury from hooves or sudden movements. Match officials have discretion to suspend or abandon a game when conditions threaten safety or the integrity of play. Standard procedure typically involves pausing the match while stewards or ground staff remove the animals and inspect the playing surface for damage; if access cannot be restored promptly or the pitch becomes unsafe, the referee may abandon the game. Decisions about replaying or awarding the fixture are made afterward by the competition organiser, using whatever evidence and reports are available. The abandonment drew attention to venue management and the responsibilities of clubs or ground owners to secure perimeters, especially at smaller or older grounds adjacent to farmland. Organisers often review such incidents to determine whether improved fencing, additional stewards, or revised gate protocols are needed to prevent recurrence. Insurance and liability considerations can also arise if property damage or injury occurs. Eyewitness reports and later summaries focus on the disruption rather than any single dramatic moment; there are no verified contemporary quotations suitable for attribution. The event serves as a reminder of how outdoor sports remain subject to environmental and local factors beyond the control of players and officials. While colourful, such incidents are treated primarily as operational issues to be managed to protect safety and preserve the competition schedule. Because the year of this particular occurrence is not recorded here, historians and archivists rely on local newspaper archives, club records and photographic evidence to place similar incidents in context. Where records are sparse, researchers note the incident as part of a broader pattern of occasional livestock intrusions at rural or semi-rural grounds rather than as an isolated anomaly unique to a single well-documented match.