The FA Cup Final

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1300

Date Released

3 May 1954

Date submitted

1 May 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Tour
2. 2The FA Cup Final
3. *Royal Visit to Leeds

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The FA Cup Final. West Bromwich Albion 3 V Preston Ne 2. DESCRIPTION: 100,000 spectators flock to Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Final between Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU Cup. Crowds (dense) waving programmes, various shots. Preston in their dressing room preparing. CU Finney. Teams onto field. Queen Mother-Queen Elizabeth walks onto field. Inspects WBA first, then Preston. Toss-up (Mr Luty the referee). CU ball on the spot. Kick-off by Allen WBA, various shots of play, both teams attacking, Finney well covered. Allen scores for WBA. Crowds cheering. Slow motion of the same goal. Preston attack & score directly after. Morrison heads ball into net. Preston supporter (woman) cheering. Royal party in box includes Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Prince William & Prince Michael. WBA players taking oxygen. Wayman kicks-off for Preston. Wayman beats Sanders making score 2-1 for Preston. Slow motion of same. Docherty fouls Barlow. Penalty for WBA taken by Allen who scores 2-2. WBA attack & Griffin scores, crowds cheer. Preston spectator woman looks glum. Presentation of Cup by Queen Mother to Millard, also handing medals to both teams. Len Millard says a few words. CU of him with the Cup. In dressing room drinking champagne from it.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Ceremonies; Football; Newsreels

Locations

London; England; Wembley

Footage sources

Gaumont British News Rota

Card file number

60916

Credits:

Camera

George Richardson

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Camera

James Humphries

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Martin Gray

Camera

Montague G. Benson

Camera

Samuelson

Camera

Terry O’Brien

Camera

William G. Carrington

Length of story (in feet)

500

Story extras:

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