Football Season Opens (1936)

Full title reads: “Football season opens - Arsenal v. Everton, Birmingham v. Portsmouth“. Highbury Football Stadium, London. Various shots of fans on terraces - many wear handkerchiefs on their heads as it is so hot. The two team captains of Arsenal and Everton Football Clubs toss the coin. Various shots of match. Arsenal win by 5 goals. Gunners player, Alex James, scores one of the goals. Dixie Dean headers in 1 goal for the Liverpool side. St. Andrews Football Ground, Birmingham. Various shots of teams from Portsmouth and Birmingham City running onto pitch. We see the team captains toss the coin. Various shots of football match. Birmingham win by 2 goals to 1. 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,