On this day (25th August) in 1934 West Bromwich Albion played Manchester City. Nothing particularly unusual about that I guess, but that match was filmed and this is now the earliest known surviving film of WBA v MCFC at the Hawthorns.
Here’s film of the game:
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-football-season-opens
It’s a curious little film and it does show one of the goals (Albion’s not City’s) and so you will see Frank Swift making an attempt to save it. Notice at the start the way the two teams enter the field (more like the way teams entered the pitch following the arrival of Covid than what became typical in the 2010s).
WBA’s shirts are interesting with their extra white section on the front.
This game is from 25 August 1934 and ended 1-1 with Sam Barkas scoring for MCFC.
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