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Searched For: football
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| STAMFORD PARK ASHTON 1949 | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 1257 | |||
| The Jones Family's trip to Stamford Park in Ashton under Lyne 1949. Includes scenes of the children playing ball games in the grass and ducks feeding on a pond. | |||
| [BLACKPOOL: FOOTBALL, ILLUMINATIONS & PLEASURE BEACH] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 3525 | |||
| Scenes from a football match between Blackpool and possibly Bolton in October 1949. Stanley Matthews is attacking on the right wing. Also views of the Blackpool Illuminations and Pleasure Beach and of a group of women paddling in the sea. There is footage of an aeroplane taking holidaymakers on pleasure trips along the coast. Scenes shot at Stamford Park boating lake. | |||
| OUR SCHOOL 1949 | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5143 | |||
| Film about activities at Abel Street School in Burnley. After a school assembly, there is footage of a boy binding books and general classroom activity and woodwork tasks. The film cuts to a school visit to a coal mine (believed to be Bank Hall Pit) followed by action from a schoolboy football match at Turf Moor stadium, a school sports day involving a variety of races and a swimming gala at North Street Baths. The film ends with footage of boys diving from a board into the pool, which includes some reverse action shots. For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html | |||
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| [CROWDED FOOTBALL TERRACES, BURNLEY] | |||
| Date: *1949 Film Number: 5167 | |||
| Short film with panning shots of crowded football terraces at Turf Moor, home of Burnley football club. For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html | |||
| [FOOTBALL - FA CUP TIE: ROTHERHAM UNITED V BURNLEY] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5259 | |||
| Rotherham United play Burnley FC at a packed Millmoor stadium in the fourth round of the FA Cup on January 29th 1949. The players are seen emerging from the tunnel and there are action shots from the game. Includes shots of the crowd. For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html | |||
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| CAMP SCHOOLS | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5774 | |||
| A film promoting the virtues and benefits of Camp Schools set up in WWII to provide a rural setting for the education of inner-city children. Footage includes scenes of outdoor lessons, mealtimes and leisure activities, including swimming and ballroom dancing. | |||
| [BRADFORD CITY TRIP TO SOUTHPORT] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5966 | |||
| Bradford City FC directors and their wives are seen leaving Bradford by coach for Southport on 23rd April 1949. Stopping at Gisburn on route for a meal, the group are seen shopping on Lord Street, walking along the sea front and at Pleasureland. Scenes of the match (Southport won 2-1) are followed by a visit to the pier prior to the journey home. | |||
| [PICKERNICKS 1949] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 8360 | |||
| A woman and a young boy walk along the promenade of Parkgate before returning to their parked car. Next they visit Thurstaston and go for a walk before visiting the beach where they throw stones into the sea. The man with them can be seen wearing a military uniform. In the next scene, the group are in Wales where they visit Swallow Falls and Valle Crucis Abbey. In Winsford, a group of people can be seen sitting outside a lodge. Out on the river, some people can be seen in a rowing boat while others are in an inflatable boat. On the beach, the group play football, cricket and enjoy a picnic together. The film ends with the boys attempting to fly their toy wind up aeroplanes, the adults don't have much luck either! | |||
| [AMATEUR FOOTBALL MATCH; MOUNTAIN SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1949 Film Number: 10992 | |||
| The amateur football teams pose for the photographer then the match begins on a muddy park pitch with half time refreshments being ciggarettes, alcohol and cups of tea. Scenic views of the Scottish highlands mountains and lakes, underexposed pub interiors then couples beside a car on a cold but bright Winters' day followed by a car ferry boat crossing a river. | |||
| [MALPAS & OTHER SCENES 1949] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 7771 | |||
| Scenes of Malpas in 1949, tractor digging up a remaining trench with clips of war memorial services, wedding scenes and a wide range of outdoor children playing. A journey to the Lake District and Wales with film shots from in the moving vehicle. Polling station recordings and the Shrewsbury musical and floral fete of 1949. | |||
| [SPORTS DAY & OTHER SCHOOL SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1950 Film Number: 6459 | |||
| Scenes from a school sports day, followed by two football teams running onto a pitch and the victors holding a trophy afterwards. There follows a sequence where school children watch from a distance as a building is demolished by a wrecking-ball. | |||
| [BABY; ALLOTMENT; AVENHAM PARK] | |||
| Date: c1950 Film Number: 10987 | |||
| Mrs Derbyshire dressing then feeding a baby then a little boy playing on a terraced street followed by Mrs Derbyshire reading the football results in the newspaper. Two young boys play and watch an elderly man gardening on his allotment. The boy plays with some cotton reels while a man reads the newspaper. After a brief boat trip children roll eggs and then themselves down a hill in Avenham Park. A group of men sit and drink in a pub then Mrs Derbyshire pushing a pram through a park with the family dog beside her. | |||
| FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES 1949-50 | |||
| Date: 1949-52 Film Number: 1971 | |||
| Film commemorating the Holy Infant's School football achievements, in Bolton between 1949-50. Junior and senior schoolboy teams are seen practicing outside on a muddy pitch. Mr Lomax, the games teacher, discusses tactics and poses with the team for a group photograph. The second half of the film features scenes from a football match held at Burnden Park Stadium on the 5th April 1952. The Holy Infant's senior team win the George Fell cup, by beating Sunning Hill 3 : 2. Jimmy Ginty scores the winning goal ten minutes before the end of the match. Includes interior shots of Bolton Wanderers dressing room, where Councillor George Fell presents the trophy to the winning team. | |||
| [MANCHESTER PICCADILLY, BUS TRAFFIC] | |||
| Date: *1949/53 Film Number: 492 | |||
| Buses and passengers in Manchester Piccadilly - boarding and alighting from various angles; a queue for a football special; hazards of boarding moving vehicles; and general safety. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| THE PORT OF MANCHESTER | |||
| Date: *1949/56/58/64 Film Number: 569 | |||
| Begins by briefly touching on reasons for the canal's construction, then concentrates on the means by which the Manchester Ship Canal is an efficient transporter of a great variety of cargoes. Depicts cargo handling equipment and storage facilities along the canal, and closeness to good road and rail communications. Reflects international nature of trade. Shot of Matt Busby jogging and a match between Manchester City and Manchester United. | |||
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| HASLINGDEN CARNIVAL - 9th SEPTEMBER 1950 | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 578 | |||
| Shows a variety of shots of Haslingden Carnival - decorated streets; spectators watching, waving flags; lots of decorated floats and people in fancy dress (including a womens football team); and the carnival King and Queen. | |||
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| [EGERTON BOYS CLUB FOOTBALL, OCT/NOV 1950] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 7168 | |||
| Action from a junior football match featuring Egerton Youth Club (possibly played near Tatton Park in Cheshire). [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [LYMM GRAMMAR SCHOOL] 1950-51 | |||
| Date: 1950-51 Film Number: 2238 | |||
| School girls and boys, from Lymm Grammar School, are seen walking across the school playground in pairs. Also features footage of the School Sports day and prize giving ceremony. Includes shots of the competitors participating in the high jump, long jump, sprint and relay events. Concludes with team shots of the school hockey, football, tennis and cricket teams. | |||
| IN THE SERVICE OF YOUTH 1950/1 BLACKPOOL BOYS' CLUB | |||
| Date: 1950-1 Film Number: 8820 | |||
| This film promotes the benefits of being a member of the Blackpool Boys' Club. The film opens with scenes of a boy aimlessly wandering the streets until he stumbles upon the Blackpool Boys' Club, and then we see all that the club has to offer. The 'junior' and 'senior boys' have separate activities, they include boxing, snooker, gymnastics, football, table tennis, drawing, painting and watching films. The juniors visit Morecambe with a group of visiting Austrian children and the seniors go to Windemere. We also see them playing cricket and football matches against other youth clubs. The film ends with scenes from a management committee meeting where all of these activities are planned. | |||
| [EGERTON YOUTH CLUB: POLE VAULTING, HIGH JUMP, FOOTBALL] | |||
| Date: c1951 Film Number: 7139 | |||
| Slow-motion footage of athletics and boys' football. Boys and young men practice and perform pole vaulting in a field (possibly near Tatton Park in Cheshire) and Brian Freeman is shown doing the high jump. There follows a junior boys club football match against Macclesfield, and the film ends with boys eating oranges during a break in play. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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