Metadata
WORK ID: YFA 5573 (Master Record)
| Title | Year | Date |
| RUGBY LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL HULL VS. HUDDERSFIELD | 1935 | 1935-01-01 |
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Details
Original Format: 35mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Silent Duration: 3 mins 26 secs Subject: Sport |
| Summary This is a film of the 1935 Challenge Cup Semi-Final between Hull and Huddersfield. Huddersfield beat Hull in this match, moving onto the final where they lost to Castleford11-8 at Wembley before a crowd of 39,000. This film shows the arrival of supporters, scenes of the crowd and some of the action of the match played at Headingley Rugby League ground in Leeds. |
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Description
This is a film of the 1935 Challenge Cup Semi-Final between Hull and Huddersfield. Huddersfield beat Hull in this match, moving onto the final where they lost to Castleford11-8 at Wembley before a crowd of 39,000. This film shows the arrival of supporters, scenes of the crowd and some of the action of the match played at Headingley Rugby League ground in Leeds.
Title - Rugby League Cup Semi-final. Hull v. Huddersfield Leeds, March 30th
A train arrives at Leeds railway station, where...
This is a film of the 1935 Challenge Cup Semi-Final between Hull and Huddersfield. Huddersfield beat Hull in this match, moving onto the final where they lost to Castleford11-8 at Wembley before a crowd of 39,000. This film shows the arrival of supporters, scenes of the crowd and some of the action of the match played at Headingley Rugby League ground in Leeds.
Title - Rugby League Cup Semi-final. Hull v. Huddersfield Leeds, March 30th
A train arrives at Leeds railway station, where rugby supporters, many sporting rosettes, disembark. The film switches to Headingley Rugby League ground where a girl mascot stands between two entertainers. The referee and linesmen run on to the pitch, followed by the two teams, with Huddersfield leading. Some of the action is shown, including Hull scoring from either a conversion or a penalty kick, and then a kick is missed. There are close up shots of some sections of the crowd, many wearing flat caps, who are packed into the stadium. There is more footage of play and of the spectators before the film comes to an end.
Context
When Rugby League players looked no different from footballers, the crowds were just as big, and not wearing a hat was an eccentricity.
Hull is playing Huddersfield in the Rugby League Cup Semi-Final of 1935. The teams, looking lighter and more nimble than thier present day counterparts, run onto the pitch. Headingley is so packed that the game is stopped while some of the crowd spills over the terraces. Vast swathes of men in flat caps watch the action as one penalty kick from Hull goes...
When Rugby League players looked no different from footballers, the crowds were just as big, and not wearing a hat was an eccentricity.
Hull is playing Huddersfield in the Rugby League Cup Semi-Final of 1935. The teams, looking lighter and more nimble than thier present day counterparts, run onto the pitch. Headingley is so packed that the game is stopped while some of the crowd spills over the terraces. Vast swathes of men in flat caps watch the action as one penalty kick from Hull goes straight between the posts, while another just misses. The penalty kicker is very possibly Hull legend Joe Oliver, seen running onto the pitch. He was the captain and club kicker who kicked 629 goals for them between 1928-1945 and scored 162 tries - still the club record holder for scoring most points. He was known as "Old Faithful," and Gene Autry's song of that name became the club's anthem. Oliver had also previously played for Huddersfield, and he went onto play for local rivals Hull KR as well. Although failing to win the Challenge Cup, Hull did win the Championship Cup Final the following season. |
