• Short Summary

    Wolves beat Leicester City 3-1 in the 1949 FA Cup Final.

  • Description

    SLATE INFORMATION: Wembley 1949: The FA Cup Final

    ENGLAND: London: Wembley Stadium:
    Man conducting crowd in singalong before match
    Wolves and Leiceseter teams out onto pitch
    Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) sitting in Royal box, chatting to undientified man
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh shaking hands with both teams on pitch before 1949 Wembley Cup Final
    Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester chatting to footballers

    Matchplay, with cutaways of fans waving rattles
    Williams in Wolves goal, Pye heads perfect goal, Leicester's goalkeeper Bradley, Mullen shooting over bar
    Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin MP smoking cigar while watching match
    SLOW MOTION Wolves scoring goal

    Princess Elizabeth presenting Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Billy Wright with FA Cup

    Association Football; Soccer
    Background: Wolves beat Leicester City 3-1 in the 1949 FA Cup Final.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    VLVA5VLTKMSB65N4MV4C8Y77FMZQP
    Media URN:
    VLVA5VLTKMSB65N4MV4C8Y77FMZQP
    Group:
    Reuters - Gaumont British Newsreel
    Archive:
    Reuters
    Issue Date:
    02/05/1949
    Sound:
    Unknown
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:04:54:00
    Time in/Out:
    /
    Canister:
    N/A

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