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

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