Munition Workers At Play.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

British Film Institute, owner.

Topical Film Co., production company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crowds.

Soccer matches.

Soccer.

England--London.

Arsenal Football Club.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 3 seconds)) : silent, black and white.

Place of Publication:

[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1915.

Summary:

"MUNITION WORKERS AT PLAY "Many of the players and spectators engaged on Munition work enjoy an afternoon's football, the Arsenal beating Tottenham by 2 goals to nil". The two teams come on to the pitch. Captains shake hands at the centre. The Toss. Two brief shots of the match in progress. Crowd watching the game.

Notes:

Issue number: 211-1 ; Story number within issue: 2 of 5

Note: On the 4th September 1915 "The Arsenal" beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the opening fixtures of the London Combination league; an unpaid regional competition that ran during WWI when the leagues were suspended.

Series: Topical Budget.

With intertitles.