England Get Soccer Shock

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1218A
Date Released
9 Oct 1952
Date submitted
7 Oct 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Soccer - Great Britain V Ireland. DESCRIPTION: There were some 60,000 fans at Windsor Park, Belfast for the first soccer international. England who scored first were expected to win, but two goals by Charlie Tully of Ireland looked like beating the English team, until Elliott equalised near the end. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Teams coming out. Crowds. England kick-off (white shirts). Lofthouse scores. General play. Ireland scores through Charlie Tully. 2nd half, Ireland kick-off & score through Tully again. General play. Few minutes from end, England score Billy Elliott scoring. Couple players hurt & taken off field.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Leeds, Manchester or Liverpool.
Keywords
Sport; Football; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Belfast; Windsor Park
Footage sources
Pathe
Rota
Card file number
57925
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'England Get Soccer Shock', British Movietone News Issue No. 1218A, 9 Oct 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18110 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)