Arsenal V Blackburn Rovers (1914-1929)

Arsenal V Blackburn Rovers. Location of events unknown - could be Highbury, London or Blackburn, Lancashire. M/S of the two football teams coming out of a main building and onto the pitch. Several soldiers in the spectator stand watch them run by. Referee places ball on the line; the two captains shake hands and toss the coin. Various shots of football match, watched by large crowd. Some shots show people sitting on top of the terrace roof. Later shots show a very muddy pitch. Several near misses. 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 (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934