Club officials and fans worked through the night, stoking 43 burning braziers around the ground.

But their efforts proved in vain when the match was postponed for a second time because of a frozen pitch.

Press officer Mike Brookes praised the club's fans: "They've been here all night. We can't thank them enough."

Keith Hill's side lie eighth in the table with two games in hand. A new date for the fixture is yet to be announced.