Football Match In France (1945)

France. A military band marching to packed football stadium, playing. Players running on the field at start of a football match between Britain and France. Various shots of the match and the audience watching. On British side, mainly servicemen and women. More shots of the football match and audience watching. Paperwork states the names of some of the footballers playing for England - Bill Nicholson, Frank Swift, Stanley Matthews and Tommy Lawton. Several shots of start of the match. Teams line up on field and are introduced to French and English dignitaries. More shots of the football match. 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 from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1