Soccer Season Starts

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2254A
Date Released
17 Aug 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Soccer Season Starts. DESCRIPTION: A new season starts, almost before the old season ends. A bonanza year for the large clubs, and possibly empty terraces for the lower divisions. In the 3rd Division game, Watford play Tranmere Rovers. SHOTLIST: Watford v Tranmere Rovers SCU pan up rosettes on stall. CU Watford rosette. SV 3 men looking at a sports paper. AS sign om post Your Football Papers Back Again, pan down to kids going into ground. BV tracking shots kids go through turnstiles. SV Tranmere team coming out onto pitch. SV pan to BV, Watford team coming out. CU ball on centre spot. LV pull back to GV as Watford kick off from right to left and kick ball up field (No 8 kicks off No 4 - Mick Keen, clears up field). LV Tranmere No 9 trying to dribble ball past Watford No 5. SV Tranmere No 9 dribbles past Watford No 10 and kicks towards goal but ball cleared by defender. SV fans applauding. GV pan Watford attacking Tranmere goal, ball goes in for goal to Watford, scored by Jimmy Lindsay. SLV tussle in mid-field, Watford player clears up field. SV injured Watford player sitting on ground being attended by trainer. GV pan general play Watford attacking.
Keywords
Sport; Football
Locations
Watford; Vicarage Road
Card file number
98386
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Soccer Season Starts', British Movietone News Issue No. 2254A, 17 Aug 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29523 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)