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Searched For: football
Record 221 – 240 of 667
| [MANCHESTER UNITED WIN THE LEAGUE AND MANCHESTER CITY WIN THE CUP 1956] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 5079 | |||
| Scenes after the 1955/6 league title decider at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Blackpool on 7 April, with Manchester United receiving the trophy after the game and two players signing autographs. Footage shot from a TV screen of the Manchester City v Birmingham City FA Cup Final at Wembley in 1956, which City won 3-1. The teams are led on to the pitch and shake hands with the Duke of Edinburgh before the game gets underway. The film concludes with brief shots of a procession and a Boys' Brigade camp. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [MANCHESTER UNITED V BLACKPOOL] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 6071 | |||
| Television coverage from the deciding game of the 1955/56 season between Manchester United and Blackpool. Manchester win the game 2-1 and the title. | |||
| [MANCHESTER CITY HOMECOMING 1956] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 2621 | |||
| Manchester City football team parade through the streets in open-topped buses displaying the FA Cup (won on the 5th of May). The streets are lined with people waving, and there is an unexplained shot of a Conservative Party election poster. This film, along with thousands of others from across the country, can also be viewed online as part of BFI: Britain on Film - player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/ | |||
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| NEW FIELDS FOR INDUSTRY | |||
| Date: c1957 Film Number: 594 | |||
| Industrial and leisure facilities in Burnley and the surrounding area, including - the Leeds and Liverpool Canal; scenes in the Yorkshire Dales; Pendle Hill; the Towneley family home; Thompsons park, and Turf Moor football ground. | |||
| THE WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF | |||
| Date: 1957 Film Number: 1356 | |||
| Non - local items about the Pope, fashion in London, illegal parking in London and cricket at Worcester. The 1957 FA Cup Final, which finishes Aston Villa 2 - Manchester United 1 is featured, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. | |||
| MANCHESTER UNITED THE CUP FINAL 1957 | |||
| Date: 1957 Film Number: 1512 | |||
| Opens with captions and stills commemorating the Manchester United players and officials who died in the Munich air disaster, Old Trafford is seen with its flag at half mast. The film continues with footage of the 1957 F.A. Cup Final, in which United were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa, intercut with shots of the crowd. Captions describe the match's crucial moments. Queen Elizabeth II presents the trophy. | |||
| [BURNLEY V MANCHESTER UNITED 1957] | |||
| Date: 1957 Film Number: 5105 | |||
| Footage of the Burnley v Manchester United football match at Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on 19th April 1957. There are shots of the players running out, of a management team in the dugout and action from the game, which United win 3-1. This colour footage of the great Manchester United team, the 'Busby Babes', was taken just 10 months before the Munich Air Disaster. 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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| NEW FIELDS FOR INDUSTRY | |||
| Date: 1957 Film Number: 5239 | |||
| A promotional film for the North East Lancashire Development Area, highlighting the industrial and leisure facilities of the region. There are shots of the local energy and transport infrastructure, of shops and buildings in Burnley, and of various factories. Also includes scenes of the local countryside, new housing, sport and leisure facilities, schools and the art gallery at Towneley Hall. 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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| [MANCHESTER UNITED V REAL MADRID, APRIL 1957] | |||
| Date: 1957 Film Number: 6066 | |||
| Footage of the European Semi-Final Second Leg match at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Real Madrid. Views of the game and fans waving rattles, and at one point some Real Madrid supporters are seen running round the edge of the pitch with a banner whilst being pelted with fruit by the home fans. Final score was 2-2, (3-5 on aggregate) and Manchester United were out of the competition. | |||
| HOLIDAY MEMORIES | |||
| Date: 1957 Film Number: 6187 | |||
| Scenes from a Levenshulme Congregational Church outing to West Kirby on the Wirral. The coaches are seen leaving Manchester, stopping on route for refreshments and arriving in West Kirby. The adults are seen sitting on deckchairs on the beach, whilst the children play games and run races. | |||
| [MORTENSEN NORTH AFRICAN CRUISE; BLACKPOOL SHOP SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1957 Film Number: 9158 | |||
| Jean Mortensen and friends walk around a North African market then she is waiting at a train station surrounded by luggage before arriving home and being greeted by the family's pet dog. On board a cruise ship Stan and friend play in the pool followed by brief shots of putting out goods for sale in front of Stan Mortensen's shop in Blackpool. More sunbathing on the cruise ship and Stan having a pillow fight above the liner's swimming pool. | |||
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| THE GREATEST PARK IN EUROPE - STANLEY PARK BLACKPOOL 1957-8 | |||
| Date: 1957-8 Film Number: 8697 | |||
| After brief scenes on Blackpool sea front, the film looks at Stanley Park over the course of a year, particularly its floral attractions and wildfowl, and park staff at work in the greenhouses. The boating lake is prepared for the new season, and the leisure and sporting facilities e.g. the bowling green, also feature in this comprehensive record. | |||
| FOOTBALL MATCH INTER BRIGADE FINAL NORTH ROAD OCTOBER 1957 | |||
| Date: 1957/8/9 Film Number: 841 | |||
| Various events - a football match; shots of the game; an injured player is attended to; presentation of the cup. Recruits under training - training exercises; using ladders to effect a 'rescue'; a swimming demonstration; retired officers annual reunion; Leyland Firemaster demonstration - shots of fire engine and demonstration of water jets. | |||
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| STREET GAMES WE USED TO PLAY | |||
| Date: *1957-59 Film Number: 5294 | |||
| Street games played by boys and girls in 1950s Burnley. Children are seen playing games that include conkers, leapfrog, cards, marbles, hopscotch, skipping and hoop and stick. There are improvised and adapted versions of jacks, rounders and football, plus other imaginative games using the urban environment of cobbled streets, pavements, alleyways, waste ground, lampposts and walls. 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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| APPRENTICE TRAINING | |||
| Date: c1958 Film Number: 5993 | |||
| Film promoting apprenticeships with the Churchill Machine Tool Company Ltd in Broadheath, Altrincham. Follows 'Colin' from first interview, through practical and academic training to promotion to the regular workforce. Includes views of the various factory departments and the works' Sports and Social Club. This film, along with thousands of others from across the country, can also be viewed online as part of BFI: Britain on Film - player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/ | |||
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| [BEACH AND SCHOOL SPORTS DAY] | |||
| Date: 1957-61 Film Number: 8222 | |||
| A group of children in canoes on a boating lake followed by a trip to the beach where they play in the sand and build sandcastles. At the school sports day, children and adults take part in various activities such as three legged race, egg and spoon race and sack race. Groups of children parade around an athletics track, including a group from St Paul's Kersal and from St Clements Broughton. In the school yard, children play and climb on a climbing frame. On the beach, the group play in the water and some children abseil down a stone wall using a rope. At the train station, the group wait for their train on the platform. At the playground by the beach, the children play on the merry-go-round and swings. A the sports day children take part in the long jump and hurdles. The children play games in the school grounds as well do head stands on the grass. Some of the school children practice their ballet dancing in the school yard followed by drama rehearsals. During a trip out on a boat, the children feed food to seagulls. Later the group play a game of rounders on the beach. Crowds can be seen at an agricultural show followed by horse racing. Later the children work on a home-made model village they have made. They visit a zoo where they see a variety of wild animals such as lions and polar bears. The film ends with school children taking part in a football match. | |||
| [GARDNER FAMILY DAYS OUT] | |||
| Date: 1957-69 Film Number: 6765 | |||
| Scenes of the Gardner family at leisure in the 1950s and 60s in North Lancashire and South Cumbria, featuring domestic life at Dolphinhome Stores and day trips round and about the local countryside. Includes walking in the Lake District and at Arnside, negotiating a set of locks on the Lancaster Canal and a family game of football. | |||
| [ISLE OF MAN HOLIDAY WITH IAN AND GRANDAD FREDDIE] | |||
| Date: *1957/66 Film Number: 7857 | |||
| A young boy playing with a ball on a putting green then being carried by his grandad Freddie and views of a sunken garden. The Thompson family leaving home for their holiday followed by beach scenes and Mr Thompson and the boys rock pooling. Scenes from Douglas in the Isle of Man with the Thompsons walking along the promenade, paddling in the sea and two bare chested men playing with a football in a park. Views of the ferry entering Douglas, scenes from the Isle of Man airport, and a cricket match with one of the teams posing for a group shot. | |||
| [1957 CHARTER YEAR; LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB] | |||
| Date: 1957/71-7 Film Number: 5601 | |||
| Scenes in Liverpool during the Charter Year of 1957, celebrating the 750th Anniversary of the city. Decorated streets in the centre with a procession to the town hall and views around the University and various parks. A display of country dancing in Newsham Park is followed by scenes from the Queen Mother's visit on 25th June and she is seen at William Brown Library to mark the commencement of rebuilding work following WWII. The Liverpool FC team are seen training during the 1970s, with brief scenes of Kevin Keegan, a match at Anfield against Everton, and Bill Shankly on a suburban street. The film ends with two ladies walking on Otterspool Promenade. | |||
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| [MUNICH AIR DISASTER] | |||
| Date: 1958 Film Number: 2893 | |||
| Fragmented newsreel of the Munich air disaster in 1958, showing the newstand headline in the street and night shots of the aircraft ablaze. | |||
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