FA Cup Semi-Final - Leicester for Wembley

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1769A
Date Released
2 May 1963
Date submitted
27 Apr 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: FA Cup Semi-Finals - Leicester for Wembley. DESCRIPTION: Cup fever just about reached its peak on Saturday when 133,000 turned out for the semi-finals. 65,000 of ‘em at Hillsborough, where a below-strength Liverpool were trying for Wembley against the pride of the Midlands, Leicester City. For Liverpool it was ‘no-goal’ at any time. Then came the decider by Leicester. It takes them to their second final in 3 years. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Crowds waving and cheering (4 shots). GV Liverpool onto field. MS banners Liverpool for the Cup. GV Leicester City onto field. MS banner Up the City. GV Leicester kick off and attack. MS crowd. MS Liverpool attack. GV Leicester clear. GV crowd. MS Liverpool attack. MS crowd. GV game in progress. MS crowd. GV Leicester attack and score. GV crowd. Result: 1 - 0.
Keywords
Sport; Football
Locations
Sheffield; Hillsborough
Card file number
86468
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'FA Cup Semi-Final - Leicester for Wembley', British Movietone News Issue No. 1769A, 2 May 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25078 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)