• Short Summary

    Charlton Athletic football team and manager Jimmy Steed in training.

  • Description

    Full title reads: "Football comes in Charlton Athletic in training".

    Valley Stadium, London.

    Various shots of Charlton Athletic football players in training on pitch - they kick and header the ball at each other. In background workmen are building more terraces.

    M/S of Charlton manager, Jimmy Steed and his "magnetic board". The board is propped up on chair. It has the markings of a football pitch. Jimmy moves about little magnets representing players and he explains his game plan to some of the team.

    C/U of Jimmy - he introduces the team that has helped the clubs "meteoric rises from the third division to the first in two seasons". M/S of the team sitting and standing into two rows (like a group photo).

    Team includes players: Jimmy Trotter, Jack Oaks, Bert Turner, Frank Wriss (sp.?), Joe Joplin (sp.?), Don Welsh, George Tadman, George Robinson, Stan Prior, Les Boulter, Kag Hobbies (sp.?).

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    891.08
    Media URN:
    13107
    Group:
    Unissued / unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    13/08/1936
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:24:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:09:06:00 / 01:10:30:00
    Canister:
    36/65

Comments (1)

  1. jamied says

    "Jack Oaks" should read Jack Oakes.

    "Frank Wriss (sp.?)" should read Frank Rist.

    "Joe Joplin (sp.?)" should read Joe Jobling.

    "Kag Hobbies (sp.?)" is Harold Hobbis.

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