League Cup Final (1969)

No titles. Football League Cup Final between Swindon Town and Arsenal. Wembley, London. Various shots of football match between Swindon Town and Arsenal for the Football League Cup. M/S of the two team captains tossing the coin at the start of the match. C/U of boy in the crowd shouting for his team; pan down to show the rosette he is wearing - ’Swindon For The Cup’. Several shots of the match in progress. There are a few near misses but no goals until Roger Smart scores for Swindon. He is congratulated by team-mates. Scoreboard at half-time reads Arsenal 0 Swindon 1. In the second half there are more near misses for Arsenal. Players are quite muddy by now. Robert Gould scores for Arsenal. In extra time Don Rogers scores another for Swindon. Shot of crowd cheering and jumping up and down. Rogers scores again for Swindon. Final score Swindon 3, Arsenal 1. Manager of Swindon hugs Rogers. Other players mill about with their winning tankards. Swindon players pose with the trophy cup.
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