The Cup Final (1946)

Title reads: “The Cup Final“. Wembley Stadium, London. Football Association FA Cup final. Aerial shot of stadium. Various shots of King George VI meeting teams - Derby County and Charlton Athletic. Skippers - Jack Nicholas of Derby and Don Welsh of Charlton - introduce their team mates to the King. Panning shot of massive crowd. M/S of team captains tossing coin with referee. Various shots of match. C/U of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) watching game. Charlton’s Bert Turner score an own goal. Good shot crowds cheering. More shots match. A Derby player scores an own goal to equalise. C/U of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) and Earl of Athlone watching. Peter Dockety and Centre-forward Stamp score two more goals for Derby in extra time. The final score is 4-1 to Derby. C/U of Nicholas being presented with FA cup trophy by King and Queen. M/S of Derby team parading around pitch with cup. Other football players mentioned are for Derby: Dally Dun
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