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Searched For: football
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| LADIES INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL AT CARDIFF | |||
| Date: 1922 Film Number: 4908 | |||
| Scenes from the opening match of the French Ladies' team tour versus Dick, Kerr's Ladies at Cardiff. Both teams pose in front of the camera and there are views of the action during the game. | |||
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| THE CUP FINAL 1923 (BOLTON v WEST HAM) | |||
| Date: 1923 Film Number: 636 | |||
| Opens with shots of an over-crowded stadium (Wembley); mounted police; and the crowd. Followed by shots of the match, which Bolton Wanderers win, 2-0. The King is seen presenting the cup to the winning team. | |||
| [FOOTBALL AT HYDE AND DENTON] | |||
| Date: 1925 Film Number: 42 | |||
| The final of the Stansfield Cup; Godley Hill v Ashton Bros. Shots of the teams, and of the match being played. Hyde United v Denton Brotherhood playing at National Park, Denton. Shots of the teams, the match and the spectators. | |||
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| [BILLY MEREDITH] | |||
| Date: 1925 Film Number: 721 | |||
| The Manchester footballer, Billy Meredith, seen in a group shot before his benefit match at Maine Road, a Billy Meredith XI versus a combined Glasgow Rangers / Celtic side, on 29th April 1925. There is action from the game, plus shots of the crowd and stadium. | |||
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| NORTH END v LIVERPOOL DIRECTORS ANNUAL BOWLING MATCH, WEDNESDAY JULY 13TH 1926 | |||
| Date: 1926 Film Number: 130 | |||
| Shots of the bowling match in Preston, followed by scenes of players enjoying some liquid refreshment, and generally fooling around in front of the clubhouse. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| ENGLISH CUP REPLAY NORTHEND v ROVERS THURSDAY JAN 14TH 1926 | |||
| Date: 1926 Film Number: 263 | |||
| Preston Northend at home against Blackburn Rovers - views of the stand and spectators, followed by scenes of the action. Blackburn won 4-1. (Image very faint due to deterioration of the original.) [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| HELLO FOOTBALL 1926-1927! BURNLEY A.F.C. | |||
| Date: 1926/7 Film Number: 646 | |||
| The film shows the 1926-7 season team of Burnley F.C. at practice - running, stepping, sprinting, mock fighting, etc. Includes shots of the goalkeeper and the mascot dog as it plays with the ball. | |||
| CROMPTON CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS | |||
| Date: 1927 Film Number: 70 | |||
| Samuel Crompton's centenary celebrations in Bolton. Shots of Crompton's birth place, and his original spinning machine. A tree planting ceremony by representatives of 15 countries. A procession to the Crompton Monument, and placing of wreaths there. A procession of children at Burnden Stadium. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| WORK AND PLAY | |||
| Date: 1928 Film Number: 198 | |||
| A CWS publicity film showing how the Co-op looks after its employees - a variety of indoor and outdoor sports are shown at the new Manchester sports ground in Moston, such as swimming, hockey, tennis, cricket, football, bowling, gymnastics and boxing. There is a fire drill at a factory; a horticultural show; a magazine for employees called "Ourselves", and a welfare supervisor in each factory. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [FANCY DRESS PARADE] | |||
| Date: *1928 Film Number: 1192 | |||
| Footage of a fancy dress parade in a field and a procession through Garstang town centre. Also a boys football team line up and the captains shake hands before the match begins, followed by footage of the match itself. A family playing in a backyard, streetscenes and further footage of a procession past the Royal Oak Hotel. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [FISHER FAMILY 2] | |||
| Date: 1928/29 Film Number: 750 | |||
| Family scenes - children playing football; on the beach; tennis in the grounds of Fulshaw Hall, Wilmslow. | |||
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| [GAUMONT GRAPHIC NORTH WEST NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS] | |||
| Date: *1929 Film Number: 38 | |||
| Oldham's May Queen crowned. Holcombe Hunt point-to-point meeting. Motor bike race on Barrow beach. Wigan Carnival. Opening of Wythenshawe Aerodrome. Stockport Carnival. Lancashire Fusiliers at Bury. Commemoration of Bleriot, including footage from 1909 Channel crossing. Submarines for Chile launched at Barrow-in-Furness. Enthronement of Lord Bishop at Manchester Cathedral. Football match - Blackburn v Bolton. A meet of the Cheshire Hunt on Nantwich Square. Sailors visit Manchester. | |||
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| CUCKOO LAND PAGEANT AT STANLEY PARK, LIVERPOOL | |||
| Date: 1929 Film Number: 170 | |||
| A pageant to celebrate the presentation of a floral clock, statues and ornaments to the children's garden by George Audley. The clock is shown and the audience for the pageant, which consists mostly of dancing children representing the hours. Other performers include people in costume variously dancing and capering, one theme being Captain Hook, as a statue of Peter Pan is featured. The Mayor and George Audley make speeches and the floral clock is featured again. | |||
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| MAY 1ST 1929 MAY DAY IN STOCKPORT | |||
| Date: 1929 Film Number: 1174 | |||
| Compilation reel of various local events - includes May Day celebrations in Stockport in 1929. The Mayor attends the London Midland and Scottish Railway Horses Parade, where he presents certificates and rosettes to the winners. Miss M.G. Preston, Mayoress of Stockport, crowns the May Queen, Miss Phyllis Wilson, at Reddish. Further footage includes the Stockport County v Barrow football match and the Reddish Friendly Societies Parade which was held on July 21st 1929. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [GLENGARRY LOCAL NEWSREEL] | |||
| Date: 1929 Film Number: 1891 | |||
| Local newsreel events - includes scenes from the aftermath of a huge cotton mill blaze at Shaw on April 17th and another on the 1st of July 1929; scenes of Southport Palladium destroyed by fire on March 26th, 1929; the White Star Liner S.S. 'Albertic' leaving Liverpool docks for New York and a London Midland and Scottish electric train arriving at Liverpool railway station. Also includes scenes of Joshua Preston, Mayor of Stockport, greeting players at a football match and footage of other Preston family members visiting Pleasureland and walking along Broad Street in Southport. | |||
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| [STRETFORD PAGEANTS; MANCHESTER DOCKS; SCHOOL SPORTS; RAG PARADE] | |||
| Date: 1930-3 Film Number: 4330 | |||
| A girl's diving competition is seen on Manchester Schools' Sports Day at an indoor swimming pool at Belle Vue. Scenes from students' Rag Day Parade along Oxford Road circa 1930, followed by a brief glimpse of King George V passing through St Peter's Square in a car, and views taken from a boat of the different ships at Manchester Docks. Stretford Pageant is seen in 1931 and 1932 - in 1932 the theme of the pageant was the Commonwealth, and each float represented a different country. There is a boy's football match at the Manchester Schools' Sports Day, and pupils from Princess Road School in Stretford are seen in the countryside on an outing. | |||
| SAFETY FIRST | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 5968 | |||
| Following a brief introduction into the work of the fire and ambulance service, a small girl is seen playing in the street. As she runs into the road to retrieve her ball she is saved from being run down by a passing policeman who then shows her safe areas for playing - play streets, the playground and park. The policeman then comes to the girl's school to give a talk on road safety - illustrated with dramatised accidents on the streets. | |||
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| HERE AND THERE | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 7822 | |||
| Family in the garden before the parents look around the shops. Later a group of people stand on the front doorstep posing and joking around for the camera. The next scenes show the family on holiday at a caravan park, they visit the beach where father and son play some football. A signpost points to Chatsworth. The group enjoy a picnic before looking around Chatsworth House. The group arrive at Prestatyn Holiday Camp via car in the rain. A crowd of people gather around a swimming pool to watch a live show. Next is a trip to Alton Towers where they look around the gardens. In the next section of the reel we see wedding guests waiting outside a church and greet the Bride when she arrives, later the happy couple pose for photographs outside the church. The wedding party then head to the reception, inside the newlyweds can be seen cutting the wedding cake. The next scene takes place in Oulton Park motor racing circuit, shots of various racing cars competing in the race. The reels ends with scenes of another wedding. Guests and members of the wedding party arrive, soon followed by the bride. After the ceremony the married couple pose for photographs outside the church before having confetti thrown on them. The guests arrive at the reception and chat to each other, shots of the wedding cake inside the reception. | |||
| [MOORSIDE FILMS COMPILATION] | |||
| Date: 1930s/40s Film Number: 6153 | |||
| A baby is seen being bathed and put to bed. Brief scenes from a wedding are followed by footage of the Pendleton Public Band at the Floral Gardens in Southport - the band members are seen arriving and walking around the town. Views from a wedding at Holyrood Church in Moorside, a woman is seen washing a dog, and there are scenes at a birthday party with people eating, dancing and fooling around in the garden. Guests and the bride are seen arriving at another wedding in St Ann's Square in Manchester, brief scenes from a football match and the film ends with views of family trips to Southport and Llandudno. | |||
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| [PORT SUNLIGHT] | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 323 | |||
| Reel 2: shows in great detail the mechanised and manual production and packaging processes for soap, soap flakes and Vim. Reel 3: shows the work of other departments at Port Sunlight - the general office; research laboratories; printing department; and people leaving work. Scenes around the village, health care facilities, and sports and social activities including dancing; Dee-side holiday camp, and the Lady Lever Art Gallery. | |||
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