Cheers Echo round the Land! Topical Budget 732-1

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Cheers Echo round the Land! Topical Budget 732-1

London’s Screen Archives
Hammersmith and Fulham
1925-09-03
Silent
1m

Hats off to the huge crowds that turn out for the opening day of the football season at Arsenal and Chelsea.

London welcomes the football season with exuberant hat-waving. First it's Chelsea vs Bradford in the Second Division at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea won 2-0 and the camera captures a goal, as well as one hilarious miss-kick. Next it's Highbury where Arsenal face Spurs in front of 53,000 – including a couple of women (or “more women fans than ever”, as the enthusiastic caption writer puts it). Spurs won 1-0 but the focus is Arsenal's big money (“?100 a goal”) star Charlie Buchan.

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