Wembley, England: SV Rain in puddles Pan up ti Stadium. GTV Mass crowd arriving at Stadium. STV Ditto. Elev Shot Pan Showing crowd in Stadium. LV Pan Crowd wave programmes. LV Crowd standing up as King George enters ground. SV King walking out with F.A. Chairman Brookhurst to greet teams & shakes hands with Joe Mercer of Arsenal. STV King shakes hands with Arsenal team. SV King handshakes Liverpool team. CU Ditto, goalie C. Sidlow. LV Pan Crowd in stands. SV Toss up - penny gets stuck in mud, toss up again & Liverpool win. CU Joe Mercer walks away after toss up. GTV Arsenal kick-off & play towards Liverpool goal. SV Freddie Cox, No. 7. Arsenal, with ball on far side, dribbles & passes Pan to Reg Lewis, No. 10 with ball, is tackled by Liverpool No. 5. Hughles they both go down.



GTV Play slightly towards Arsenal half. CU Liverpool man kicks towards Arsenal's half, & No. 9. Albert Stubbins gets ball & dribbles with Arsenal's No. 3. Wally Barnes, Stubbins, Liverpool passes ball into Arsenal man heading it, ball falls behind net. CU Types in crowd. Closer V Freddie Cox with ball is tackled. LV Play on far side of pitch, in Liverpool end, ball passed, goalie Cyril Sildow saves & falls over on back. CU Types in crowd wave. STV Arsenal's No. 11, Denis Compton taking corner kick Pan to play around Liverpool goal, Reg Lewis scores Arsenal's first goal, Pan to players congratulating each other. TV Mass crowd cheer. SCU Liverpool, No. 7. Jimmy Payne, taking corner kick, Pan to play round goal. CU Play, ball passed towards Liverpool goal, Arsenal player nearly falls onto Cameramen. GV Mass crowd. (Half-time) SV Liverporter looking glum. CU Another ditto. GV Play in centre field, Arsenal defender kicks upfield.



GV Crowd. GV Play towards Liverpool goal, Arsenal Freddie Cox, gets ball shoots for goal, goalie Sidlow saves & puts ball behind net. STV Denis Compton takes corner, & Reg Lewis No. 10, shoots across goal, but keeper Sidlow eventually saves & clear upfield. SCU Crowd. STV Crowd. Arsenal again on attack, passing movement by forwards who take ball into Liverpool area, pass ball to Cox who centres. STV Pan Reg Lewis scores 2nd goal for Arsenal. GTV Lewis being congratulated by players. GV Crowd cheer. LTV Play towards Liverpool goal area, Sidlow goalie, clears upfield. STV Liverpool winger, No. 11, Billy Liddel, Has tussle with Alec Forbes of Arsenal, eventually passes him. STV Liddle crosses ball, Swindin goalie, makes good save & scramble, ball then cleared upfield. GTV Midfield play with Liverpool on attack. STV No. 9, Stubbins of Liverpool, runs onto ball shoots at goal, makes Swindin save a good shot but he gives away corner. GTV Corner taken, ball headed onto Arsenal Crossbar, rolls over to give another corner.



CU Liverpool supporters looking glum. SV Billy Liddell takes corner for Liverpool, play in Arsenal goal area, Arsenal defenders pass ball & clear upfield. GV Crowd. GTV Arsenal on attack, passing movement,b all eventually goes to Dennis Compton who passes to Jimmy Logie, No. 6. STV Logie backheels ball to Compton who shoots at goal, goalie Sidlow makes full length save. GV Pan Crowd Pan up to scoreboard 'ARSENAL 2 LIVERPOOL O.LV Joe Mercer Captain of Arsenal, receives cup from King, (Queen at side of him) SBV Ditto, & holds up cup. LV Joe Mercer down gangway with cup. Nearer V Ditto. CU Pan Ditto..STV Crowd looking on. Mercer chaired by team mates. CU Mercer Pan up to cup.



Sport; Association Football; Royalty; King George VI of Great Britain (1936-52), Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, the Queen Mother (b. 1900)




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