Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers (1904)

This film is part of the Mitchell and Kenyon collection - an amazing visual record of everyday life in Britain at the beginning of the twentieth century.
To buy the DVD click here - www.bfi.org.uk/filmstore
All titles on the BFI Films channel are preserved in the vast collections of the BFI National Archive. To find out more about the Archive visit www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collect...

[@ChorltonBrook]

When I was about 9 years old I was given a silver shield shaped medallion with ''FA cup final 1904 runners up'' written on the back and engraved with a little footballer kicking a ball there too, by an old man who lived on our street. My mum used to make dinners for him & he had no living relatives left. That was in the early '70s. I kept it special all my life until ... I felt sorry for some homeless guy & let him stay overnight during bad weather (yes I know, I'm an idiot). About 2 weeks later I found that my birth certificate, gold first holy communion cross & the medal were missing. Never to be seen again. - Careful with your charity folks.

[@diogoalves7910]

never trust in a homeless guy again...i wish i had a old medal like you had

[@ian_b]

I can't watch anything from this era without wondering how many of the men and boys we see made it to 1919.

[@eggmanting]

1:42 was that a prehistoric Cruyff turn?

[@Pele10KingForever]

Yes that's the Cryuff turn

[@craigmcvay1]

I see what you mean i think he may have some explaining to do.

[@myroseaccount]

Couldn't imagine someone play acting and feigning injury in that era

[@danielromerojorge1706]

I remember this game!!!

[@wierdwesterner]

F'in cool!! McBride was a legend, 6 Scottish caps back then was worth about 60 nowadays, and probably more when goalkeeping was seriously hazardous for your health!!

[@chrispiechris7102]

He is was my great great granddad

[@nickmullerITFC78]

Good footage amazing its still around

[@Spaconace99-fd6ko]

Pela época, era bem organizado.

[@MrAlepedroza]

0:55 😨😲 Peter Dinklage is a time traveler!

[@start4000]

looks like Hornswoggle WWE

[@sergioperegrino5948]

Meu falecido avô tinha 03 anos de idade nesta época!

[@dennisesplin3285]

Interestingly the West Stand now gone looks unchanged. Sat in it many times. Warm and cosy each spectator had their own pillar.

[@3212finch]

I'm sure its the old Spion Kop aka Fulwood End, not the Town End?

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

That's what I think. The home end.

[@vimto89]

Look at football grounds compared too now

[@motrules1]

wolves are gong up!

[@cryptoranger9524]

Your wish came true

[@jimsmith1856]

How many survived WW1 and the Spanish Flu?

[@GaryPowndland]

anyone notice that the mascot was just a dwarf?

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

Never spotted it, mate!

[@amassivevirgin4550]

@@user-sw2lv3zp6o Replying to a 10 year old comment... wtf. Gary's probably dead and you thought it was a good idea to reply to him.

[@mikeparkinson8192]

Not just any old dwarf, that's a young Warwick Davis before he hit the road to stardom.

[@leopard708]

@@amassivevirgin4550 he literally posted 5 days ago,he is not dead.

[@youngsteph1]

@@mikeparkinson8192 Looks like Tyrion Lannister of GOT fame.