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On 5th April 1952, England hosted Scotland for a Schools' International football match at the Empire Stadium. The match has television significance, as it was the '''first football match to be televised in Scotland'''.
On April 5th, 1952, England hosted Scotland for a Schools' International football match at the Empire Stadium. The match has television significance, as it was the '''first football match to be televised in Scotland'''.


==Background==
==Background==
On 14th March 1952, the BBC had broken new ground when it officially opened its Television Service in Scotland.<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/18084119.days---launch-bbc-tv-scotland-1952/ ''Herald Scotland'' detailing the launch of BBC Television Service in Scotland.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> Beforehand, no one in the country could view the matches the BBC televised from 1937 to early-1952. Among notable examples includes the [[England 0-1 Scotland (partially found footage of international football match; 1938)|first televised international between England and Scotland on 9th April 1938]],<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/april/fa-cup-final ''History of the BBC'' concerning detailing the first televised international football match.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> as well as [[Walthamstow Avenue 0-2 Queen's Park (lost footage of friendly football match; 1951)|Walthamstow Avenue vs Queen's Park on 26th March 1951]], the latter club being the first Scottish club to have a match be televised.<ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/queens-park-to-feature-on-live-tv-1393833 ''Daily Record'' detailing Queen's Park becoming the first Scottish club to be televised.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref>
On March 14th, 1952, the BBC had broken new ground when it officially opened its Television Service in Scotland.<ref>[https://heraldscotland.com/opinion/18084119.days---launch-bbc-tv-scotland-1952/ ''Herald Scotland'' detailing the launch of BBC Television Service in Scotland.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> Beforehand, no one in the country could view the matches the BBC televised from 1937 to early 1952. Among notable examples includes the [[England 0-1 Scotland (partially found footage of international football match; 1938)|first televised international between England and Scotland on 9th April 1938]],<ref>[https://bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/april/fa-cup-final ''History of the BBC'' concerning detailing the first televised international football match.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> as well as [[Walthamstow Avenue 0-2 Queen's Park (lost footage of friendly football match; 1951)|Walthamstow Avenue vs Queen's Park on 26th March 1951]], the latter club being the first Scottish club to have a match be televised.<ref>[https://dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/queens-park-to-feature-on-live-tv-1393833 ''Daily Record'' detailing Queen's Park becoming the first Scottish club to be televised.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref>


Hence, the annual Schools' International match, its third running after first being held in 1950,<ref name="match">[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/teamwembley/1924to1965.html ''England Football Online'' listing the Schools' International matches and the attendance figure for the 1952 game.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> may well be the first football game that was televised in Scotland.<ref name="genome">[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_television_service/1952-04-05#at-15.55 BBC Genome archive of ''Radio Times'' issues detailing the BBC broadcast of the match.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref><ref name="radio">[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/5c7d8a0513c74f05acb38648ad522e49 Issue 1,481 of ''Radio Times'' listing the BBC broadcast of the match.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> Notably, the BBC decided to provide live coverage of the game's second half instead of the England-Scotland senior sides match that occurred on the same day, merely providing a telerecording of the latter.<ref name="television">[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamMedia/Television/TV1950-55.htm ''England Football Online'' summarising the television broadcast of the match.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref><ref name="genome"/><ref name="radio"/> This may have been because the senior match was held at Hampden Park, Glasgow, with the BBC not electing to televise any matches from Scotland until the [[Scottish Universities 1-1 English Universities (lost footage of international football match; 1952)|Scottish Universities-English Universities match on 20th December]] that same year.<ref name="dundee">[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19521222/083/0005 22nd December 1952 of ''Dundee Courier'' briefly noting the Scottish Universities-English Universities match's television significance and result (found on ''British Newspapers Archive'', subscription required).] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref>
Hence, the annual Schools' International match, its third running after first being held in 1950,<ref name="match">[http://englandfootballonline.com/teamwembley/1924to1965.html ''England Football Online'' listing the Schools' International matches and the attendance figure for the 1952 game.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> may well be the first football game that was televised in Scotland.<ref name="genome">[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_television_service/1952-04-05#at-15.55 BBC Genome archive of ''Radio Times'' issues detailing the BBC broadcast of the match.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref><ref name="radio">[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/5c7d8a0513c74f05acb38648ad522e49 Issue 1,481 of ''Radio Times'' listing the BBC broadcast of the match.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> Notably, the BBC decided to provide live coverage of the game's second half instead of the England-Scotland senior sides match that occurred on the same day, merely providing a telerecording of the latter.<ref name="television">[http://englandfootballonline.com/TeamMedia/Television/TV1950-55.htm ''England Football Online'' summarising the television broadcast of the match.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref><ref name="genome"/><ref name="radio"/> This may have been because the senior match was held at Hampden Park, Glasgow, with the BBC not electing to televise any matches from Scotland until the [[Scottish Universities 1-1 English Universities (lost footage of international football match; 1952)|Scottish Universities-English Universities match on 20th December]] that same year.<ref name="dundee">[https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19521222/083/0005 22nd December 1952 of ''Dundee Courier'' briefly noting the Scottish Universities-English Universities match's television significance and result (found on ''British Newspapers Archive'', subscription required).] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref>


Having occurred on 5th April, it commenced prior to the [[Arsenal 7-1 Hibernian (lost footage of charity football match; 1952)|Arsenal-Hibernian match on 22nd October]], which was the first match televised in Scotland to feature a professional Scottish club.<ref name="woolwich">[https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/11643 ''Woolwich Arsenal'' detailing the Arsenal-Hibernian match.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> Commentary was provided by Jimmy Jewell and Bill Stevenson.<ref name="television"/> The match itself commenced in front of 80,312, with the hosts being captained by a young Duncan Edwards.<ref name="match"/> England would ultimately win the match 1-0.<ref name="television"/>
Having occurred on 5th April, it commenced prior to the [[Arsenal 7-1 Hibernian (lost footage of charity football match; 1952)|Arsenal-Hibernian match on 22nd October]], which was the first match televised in Scotland to feature a professional Scottish club.<ref name="woolwich">[https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/11643 ''Woolwich Arsenal'' detailing the Arsenal-Hibernian match.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> Commentary was provided by Jimmy Jewell and Bill Stevenson.<ref name="television"/> The match itself commenced in front of 80,312, with the hosts being captained by a young Duncan Edwards.<ref name="match"/> England would ultimately win the match 1-0.<ref name="television"/>


==Availability==
==Availability==
The earliest BBC telerecording of a football match was a few minutes of [[England 2-0 Italy (partially found footage of international football match; 1949)|England's game against Italy on 30th November 1949]].<ref name="telerecording">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/genome/entries/bd8d120c-75be-41c2-af34-a4fd3a7caa53 ''BBC'' the 1949 England-Italy game has the earliest telerecording attached to it.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> It is unknown whether the Schools' International game was subject to the same treatment or was televised live without any recording, as telerecordings seldom occurred until video tape was perfected in the late-1950s.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/BbcTelevisionReceivedInNewYork-1938 ''Web Archive'' article discussing how most early television is missing due to a lack of directly recording television.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> As of the present day, no footage of the match is currently publicly available. Issue 1,481 of ''Radio Times'' helped to document the broadcast.<ref name="genome"/><ref name="radio"/>
The earliest BBC telerecording of a football match was a few minutes of [[England 2-0 Italy (partially found footage of international football match; 1949)|England's game against Italy on 30th November 1949]].<ref name="telerecording">[https://bbc.co.uk/blogs/genome/entries/bd8d120c-75be-41c2-af34-a4fd3a7caa53 ''BBC'' the 1949 England-Italy game has the earliest telerecording attached to it.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> It is unknown whether the Schools' International game was subject to the same treatment or was televised live without any recording, as telerecordings seldom occurred until videotape was perfected in the late-1950s.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/BbcTelevisionReceivedInNewYork-1938 ''Web Archive'' article discussing how most early television is missing due to a lack of directly recording television.] Retrieved 4th Jul '22</ref> As of the present day, no footage of the match is currently publicly available. Issue 1,481 of ''Radio Times'' helped to document the broadcast.<ref name="genome"/><ref name="radio"/>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Programme for the match.

Status: Lost

On April 5th, 1952, England hosted Scotland for a Schools' International football match at the Empire Stadium. The match has television significance, as it was the first football match to be televised in Scotland.

Background

On March 14th, 1952, the BBC had broken new ground when it officially opened its Television Service in Scotland.[1] Beforehand, no one in the country could view the matches the BBC televised from 1937 to early 1952. Among notable examples includes the first televised international between England and Scotland on 9th April 1938,[2] as well as Walthamstow Avenue vs Queen's Park on 26th March 1951, the latter club being the first Scottish club to have a match be televised.[3]

Hence, the annual Schools' International match, its third running after first being held in 1950,[4] may well be the first football game that was televised in Scotland.[5][6] Notably, the BBC decided to provide live coverage of the game's second half instead of the England-Scotland senior sides match that occurred on the same day, merely providing a telerecording of the latter.[7][5][6] This may have been because the senior match was held at Hampden Park, Glasgow, with the BBC not electing to televise any matches from Scotland until the Scottish Universities-English Universities match on 20th December that same year.[8]

Having occurred on 5th April, it commenced prior to the Arsenal-Hibernian match on 22nd October, which was the first match televised in Scotland to feature a professional Scottish club.[9] Commentary was provided by Jimmy Jewell and Bill Stevenson.[7] The match itself commenced in front of 80,312, with the hosts being captained by a young Duncan Edwards.[4] England would ultimately win the match 1-0.[7]

Availability

The earliest BBC telerecording of a football match was a few minutes of England's game against Italy on 30th November 1949.[10] It is unknown whether the Schools' International game was subject to the same treatment or was televised live without any recording, as telerecordings seldom occurred until videotape was perfected in the late-1950s.[11] As of the present day, no footage of the match is currently publicly available. Issue 1,481 of Radio Times helped to document the broadcast.[5][6]

Gallery

Image

  • Issue 1,481 of Radio Times listing the match.

    Issue 1,481 of Radio Times listing the match.

See Also

Association Football/Soccer Media

Early BBC Sports Television

Early BBC Television

Early Sports Television Media

References

  1. ↑ Herald Scotland detailing the launch of BBC Television Service in Scotland. Retrieved 4th Jul '22
  2. ↑ History of the BBC concerning detailing the first televised international football match. Retrieved 4th Jul '22
  3. ↑ Daily Record detailing Queen's Park becoming the first Scottish club to be televised. Retrieved 4th Jul '22
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 England Football Online listing the Schools' International matches and the attendance figure for the 1952 game. Retrieved 4th Jul '22
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 BBC Genome archive of Radio Times issues detailing the BBC broadcast of the match. Retrieved 4th Jul '22
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Issue 1,481 of Radio Times listing the BBC broadcast of the match. Retrieved 4th Jul '22
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 England Football Online summarising the television broadcast of the match. Retrieved 4th Jul '22
  8. ↑ 22nd December 1952 of Dundee Courier briefly noting the Scottish Universities-English Universities match's television significance and result (found on British Newspapers Archive, subscription required). Retrieved 4th Jul '22
  9. ↑ Woolwich Arsenal detailing the Arsenal-Hibernian match. Retrieved 4th Jul '22
  10. ↑ BBC the 1949 England-Italy game has the earliest telerecording attached to it. Retrieved 4th Jul '22
  11. ↑ Web Archive article discussing how most early television is missing due to a lack of directly recording television. Retrieved 4th Jul '22
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