FA Cup Fourth Round

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1235A
Date Released
5 Feb 1953
Date submitted
2 Feb 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1FA Cup Fourth Round
  2. 2The Great Flood Disaster
  3. *Great Flood Disaster
  4. *Final Excavations at Pompeii

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: FA Cup 4th Round. DESCRIPTION: Preston v Spurs. Sheffield United v Birmingham. Manchester United v Walthamstow Avenue SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Cartoon of goalie leaning against post & saving ball, burst to SCU football in top left hand corner, & title reading FA Cup 4th Round. Preston v. Spurs. Preston kick off, Spurs in striped shirts. Spurs attack. Corner kick by Withers, which scores. Finney kicks penalty, ball keeps getting blown off spot. Spurs attacking. Preston attack, Lewis equalised. Sheffield United v. Birmingham at Bramall Lane, Birmingham win toss, Sheffield United in striped shirts, attacking. Birmingham attacking. Sheffield score through Jimmy Hagan. Birmingham attack, corner kick & goal by Purdon (Brum). Manchester United v. Walthamstow Avenue. Kick off, various play, Manchester attack hard, Gerula, Walthamstow goalie makes some spectacular saves. Man. U score eventually through Eddie Lewis. Second half, Man. U attack hard. Avenue’s defence holds. Avenue attack & score through Jim Lewis. End of match, Gerula the goalie carried shoulder high off field.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Sport; Weather; Football
Card file number
58505
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
260
Story extras:
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