Hampden Park - Scotland Win

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1693
Date Released
13 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hampden Park - Scotland Win. DESCRIPTION: Scotland were at home to Wales at Hampden Park. This was the first full international to be played here under the newly installed floodlights. Then, the match got going before a crowd of over 74,000. Twenty minutes passed before a goal. Then, St John had it in the net. In the second half, Wales had their moments, but presently, it was all Scotland again. In the fiftieth minute, St John scored a second. SHOTLIST: This match is played under floodlights. Key scene. GV footballers come out onto pitch. GV two captains shake hands and toss a coin in front of the referee. Whistle is blown and play begins. Various GVs of play. GV same. LS Scotland aim for goal but it goes over the goal. GV St John scores. MS crowd. Second half. Various of game. LS Wales aim for goal but miss. Shots of play - St John scores again for Scotland. LS Scotland aim for goal again but miss.
Keywords
Sport; Football
Locations
Glasgow; Scotland; Hampden Park
Footage sources
Templar Films
Card file number
83453A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hampden Park - Scotland Win', British Movietone News Issue No. 1693, 13 Nov 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24357 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)