Special - F.A. Cup 5th Round Swansea V Sunderland (1955)

Swansea, Wales (Special for Newcastle and Cardiff).
F.A. (Football Association) Cup 5th round match between Swansea Town and Sunderland is about to start. SBV. Swansea Town taking the field. SV Crowd. SV Swansea kick off and attack. SV Sunderland work the ball out of Swansea's area. Shackleton receives, dribbles ball up field and passes. LV Shackleton passes inside to Ken Chisholm who shoots as he is tackled, pan with ball into net. Sunderland 1-0. SV Crowd cheering. SV Sunderland again attacking, Evans punches ball clear of advancing forwards. SCU Crowd. SV Centres across field as Swansea attack. Sunderland head clear but Burgess collects and sends back again. It comes back again and again. Burgess sends his attack away, this time they force a corner. SV Crowd. LV Jones taking a corner. Charles jumps high to head the ball is tipped over the bar. SV Crowd cheering. Half time score, still 0-1. LV Other end, Swansea attacking, Charles shoots and scores. Score 1-1. SV Crowd cheering. SV Swansea work the ball out of the Sunderland half. SV Ivor Allchurch running with the ball, he centres. Ball goes across to Medwin who heads home. SV Players congratulating. SV Crowd cheering. SV Shackleton running with the ball, he looses and Swansea attack. LS Len Allchurch running with the ball, he looses it at Swansea attack. LV Len Allchurch running with the ball, he centres but Fraser collects easily and clears. LV Sunderland attack again. SV Crowd. Aitken kicks towards the Swansea goal. SV Evans fails to gather, they kick, ball goes into net. Pan with congratulating Sunderland players. Final score 2-2.
(Neg.)
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[@jacacc12]

Excellent to see to the quality in these old films and games and great to see how big the crowds were back in the day where they could mix, have some banter and no trouble. It would be great to see local teams getting big crowds like these again, but football has gone so expensive to go and see and now is getting to expensive to watch on TV.

[@alangoldman4906]

Like the undersoil heating

[@ArchieFatcackie]

Respectable contingent from Sunderland there. Must have been a two day trip back then!

[@jimfranb2594]

today's prima donnas would never play in those conditions- they did in 21955 for £20 match fee plus £2 for a win & £1 for a draw- not the same game at all

[@craigtallentire4746]

better than match of the day