SURFACE TRAINING

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 8th Year

Issue

Issue No.

9

Date Released

May 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1SURFACE TRAINING
2. 2GLOSTER GETTER
3. 3HOTHOUSE

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

BFI synopsis: Footballers of Snowdown Colliery in training
NCB Commentary - Coming off shift at Snowdon Colliery, Kent, are John Moffat, a fitter, and Stanley Forster, secretary of the Colliery Welfare Football Club.
Before the war, John Moffat was a professional footballer. A Miner to-day, he still finds time to train the first team at the colliery. Under Moffat’s watchful eye, the Snowdon Club has done pretty well for itself.
Last year, one of their men was transferred to Coventry City and the first team ranks high in the Kent League. The Club Manager spent seventeen years with Coventry and now he is running one of the most progressive sides in miners’ football. John Moffat puts a lot of emphasis on ball control in his training.
The football season may be nearly over but the boys of Snowdon, with John Moffat at the helm, will be hard at it through the summer in search of bigger and better honours next season.

Researcher Comments

Commentary recorded 1 April 1955.

Keywords

Sport; Education and training; Mining; Football

Locations

Kent; England

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
The National Archives COAL 32   /3 Scripts for Mining Review, 1949-1956

Credits:

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Sponsor

National Coal Board