Title for this item is missing. Title in the paperwork is "WEST BROMWICH V SPENNYMORE UNITED".
Various shots of a football match - crowded stadium. This match stops at (01:18:37).
Start of another football match (West Ham v Bolton, result 0-0) - Captains tossing coin and the match starts. Packed stadium. Various shots of the match.
There is a mixture of footage of two football matches in this and following item on the tape titled "FOOTBALL". West Bromwich Albion vs Spennymoor United, result 7-1.
It's interesting if all of the paperwork from the time seemed to say "Spennymore". Perhaps the author wasn't much of a football fan. We've corrected this now.
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"Spennymore" should read Spennymoor.
The first match seen is indeed West Ham v Bolton. The game was a 3rd Round FA Cup match, played on 16 January 1937, and ended 0-0.
The second game is another 3rd Round game, played on the same day, between West Bromwich Albion and Spennymoor United. West Brom won 7-1.
It's interesting if all of the paperwork from the time seemed to say "Spennymore". Perhaps the author wasn't much of a football fan. We've corrected this now.