Football Season Opens (1935)

Full title reads: “Football season opens - Chelsea v Liverpool & Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday“. Birmingham, West Midlands. M/S of Sheffield Wednesday football team coming out of tunnel onto the pitch. M/S of team captains and referee tossing the coin. Various shots of football match between Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa teams. Sheffield win by 2 goals to 1. Stamford Bridge, London. M/S of team captains shaking hands and tossing coin with referee. Various L/Ss, taken from top of terraces, of football match between Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa. Final score is draw - 2 goals each. M/S of section of terraces clapping. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items