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*[[1936 Summer Olympics (lost television coverage of Berlin Games; 1936)]]
*[[1936 Summer Olympics (lost television coverage of Berlin Games; 1936)]]
*[[1937 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1937)]]
*[[1937 International Imperial Trophy Race (lost footage of motor race; 1937)]]
*[[1937 International Imperial Trophy Race (lost footage of motor race; 1937)]]
*[[1937 Wimbledon Championships (partially found footage of tennis tournament; 1937)]]
*[[1937 Wimbledon Championships (partially found footage of tennis tournament; 1937)]]
*[[1938 Ashes Series (partially found footage of international test cricket match; 1938)]]
*[[1938 Ashes Series (partially found footage of international test cricket match; 1938)]]
*[[1938 Pennsylvania Quakers football season (lost early televised college football games; 1938)]]
*[[1938 Pennsylvania Quakers football season (lost early televised college football games; 1938)]]
*[[1939 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1939)]]
*[[1953 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One race; 1953)]]
*[[1953 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One race; 1953)]]
*[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]]
*[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]]
*[[Arsenal vs Arsenal Reserves (lost footage of early BBC televised football match; 1937)]]
*[[Brooklyn Dodgers 2-5 6-1 Cincinnati Reds (lost footage of MLB doubleheader; 1939)]]
*[[Brooklyn Dodgers 2-5 6-1 Cincinnati Reds (lost footage of MLB doubleheader; 1939)]]
*[[Brooklyn Dodgers 23-14 Philadelphia Eagles (lost footage of NFL game; 1939)]]
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*[[Darts and Shove Ha'penny (lost early BBC televised darts matches; 1936-1939)]]
*[[England 0-1 Scotland (partially found international football match; 1938)]]
*[[England 16-21 Scotland (partially found footage of rugby match; 1938)]]
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*[[Fordham Rams 34-7 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (lost footage of college football game; 1939)]]
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==See Also (Football Media)==
==See Also (Association Football/Soccer Media)==
*[[1937 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1937)]]
*[[1939 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1939)]]
*[[1966 FIFA World Cup Final (partially found original colour film of international football match; 1966)]]
*[[1966 FIFA World Cup Final (partially found original colour film of international football match; 1966)]]
*[[Arsenal vs Arsenal Reserves (lost footage of early BBC televised football match; 1937)]]
*[[Barbados 4–2 Grenada (partially found soccer match footage; 1994)]]
*[[Barbados 4–2 Grenada (partially found soccer match footage; 1994)]]
*[[Brian Clough's Football Fortunes (lost DOS port of football management game; 1987)]]
*[[Brian Clough's Football Fortunes (lost DOS port of football management game; 1987)]]
*[[England 0-1 Scotland (partially found international football match; 1938)]]
*[[Hallo! Bundesliga (lost GolTV series; mid 2000s-mid 2010s)]]
*[[Hallo! Bundesliga (lost GolTV series; mid 2000s-mid 2010s)]]
*[[United! (lost British soap opera; 1965-1967)]]
*[[United! (lost British soap opera; 1965-1967)]]

Revision as of 03:40, 31 October 2021

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BBC television camera pointed towards the pitch

Status: Partially Found

The 1938 FA Cup Final cumulated the end of the 63rd FA Cup season. Featuring Preston North End facing and winning its second FA Cup against Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium in front of an audience of 93,497,[1] this was the first FA Cup to be fully televised, a trend that continues to the present day.

Background

Both Preston North End and Huddersfield Town, as First Division members, entered the tournament in the Third Round proper. Preston North End defeated West Ham United, Leicester City, Arsenal, Brentford and Aston Villa to reach the Final. Meanwhile, Huddersfield Town's journey to the Final including it overcoming Hull City, Notts County, Liverpool, York City and previous year's champion Sunderland.[2] Preston North End were looking to add to their 1889 win, and to redeem themselves following their 1937 FA Cup Final loss to Sunderland.[3][4] The team also had vengeance as motivation. Indeed, Huddersfield Town were motivated to win their second title too, following their 1922 victory, which ironically involved the club defeating Preston in the Final.[5]

Meanwhile, the BBC had achieved success broadcasting football matches for its relatively new Television Service. After broadcasting a match between Arsenal and Arsenal Reserves, the BBC had partially shown the 1937 FA Cup Final.[6] For the following year's FA Cup, the BBC were more ambitious, seeking to transmit the entirety of the game on television. The company had a conducted a test earlier the year, by broadcasting an international game between England and Scotland in full. With that broadcast a success, the BBC were looking to ramp things up by broadcasting what was deemed a bigger event. Having obtained permission by the Football Association (FA) to broadcast the game at Wembley, work was conducted throughout by having the outside broadcast unit of two vans relaying all football action to Alexandra Palace, the connection achieved through an aerial placed between the stadium's domes.[7]

Ultimately, Preston North End would go on to win its second and to date final FA Cup 1-0. The match was goalless, leading to extra time when Preston's George Mutch scored the winning goal in the final minute via a penalty. To this day, neither side has reached the FA Cup Final again. Meanwhile, the FA Cup became a cornerstone of football television broadcasts, to the extent where it must be broadcast on free-to-air television channels.

Availability

Like other early BBC television broadcasts, the 1938 FA Cup was broadcast live and was not recorded. Therefore, any televised footage of the event is now permanently missing. However, the match itself is not fully missing. Fragments of the match itself were recorded by British Movietone and British Pathé, and are still publicly accessible.

Gallery

Footage of the match from British Movietone.

Footage of the match from British Pathé.

Images

See Also (Early BBC Television Media)

See Also (Early Sports Television Media)

See Also (Association Football/Soccer Media)

References