[Archived] British Film Institute

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Some fantastic priceless new footage of Rovers at home to Villa,Sheff Utd and Man City at the dawn of the 20th Century.

The featured game v Man City shows the old stand that existed prior to the building of the Archibald Leitch Nuttal St stand in 1905....I've NEVER seen it shown before!

Our great heritage..http://search.bfi.org.uk/search-bfi/blackburn%20rovers

[Gav]

I was watching some old footbage of Blackburn on BFI the other day, it showed a young couple from 70's looking for a new home, some great old footage.

[chris_h]

I've just downloaded the app. It looks brilliant.

[Lancs Rover]

Interesting. And no crossbars by the look of it. When did they come in?

[AllRoverAsia]

Interesting. And no crossbars by the look of it. When did they come in?

An interesting read - it says 1882:

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/retro/158123/the-history-of-football-goal-posts.html

[Mike Graham]

Thanks for posting this SG. I love looking at the old footage and doubt if I would have come across this but for you.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

It's fantastic footage PB and like you I can't get enough of it!

The majority of it was filmed by Blackburn based Mitchell and Kenyon so I would guess there is much more footage of Rovers games to be uncovered.

Take a look at 'Moss Street v St Philips football' a local schoolboy final played at Ewood in 1907.The newly opened Nuttal St and watch for the Steam Train right at the end...

Love it.

http://player.bfi.org.uk/collections/edwardian-britain-on-film/edwardian-football/

[Stuart]

The crowds for a schoolboy game - amazing. Referee in full suit and flat cap and not a shin pad in sight.

I bet they were tough times but wow, what a feeling you get of a thriving town and football scene.

[AllRoverAsia]

It's fantastic footage PB and like you I can't get enough of it!

The majority of it was filmed by Blackburn based Mitchell and Kenyon so I would guess there is much more footage of Rovers games to be uncovered.

Take a look at 'Moss Street v St Philips football' a local schoolboy final played at Ewood in 1907.The newly opened Nuttal St and watch for the Steam Train right at the end...

Love it.

http://player.bfi.org.uk/collections/edwardian-britain-on-film/edwardian-football/

I previously could not access as the BFI site picked up that I was abroad but got in via a free VPN. Many thanks SG194 fr the BFI links - great stuff.

The boys game are playing across the pitch with smaller goals - it looks like only one goal has a crossbar.

[Damien]

What free VPN did you use?

I find VPN sites to be hard work.

[AllRoverAsia]

What free VPN did you use?

I find VPN sites to be hard work.

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[Mike Graham]

There were only 4 people watching Burnley v Man Utd!!

[windymiller7]

I notice the LT have had so little news on Rovers this summer that they've even posted a link to the Villa game in the first post.

They could at least credit this forum for the link!

[Rover_Shaun]

Which one is the one that shows the Nuttal street before the stand? I can't see the Man City game

The only one's showing on the original link (Villa and Sheff Utd) show the terraced stand before the old Riverside was built (or they put the upper stand was built on top of the one in the footage) as well as the blackburn end pre roof and the nuttal street as we knew it

[ABBEY]

amazing how wheelcock nicks stuff off here

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Which one is the one that shows the Nuttal street before the stand? I can't see the Man City game

The only one's showing on the original link (Villa and Sheff Utd) show the terraced stand before the old Riverside was built (or they put the upper stand was built on top of the one in the footage) as well as the blackburn end pre roof and the nuttal street as we knew it

Follow the second link and its 'Blackburn v...'

Very rare footage that.

[Rover_Shaun]

Follow the second link and its 'Blackburn v...'

Very rare footage that.

Yes and the majority of the nuttal st stand as we knew it was there as far as I can tell. Its the riverside that looks different (lower roof, no upper stand and nuttal ales advert on the roof)

Just like the villa footage from the same year

[Gav]

Follow the second link and its 'Blackburn v...'

Very rare footage that.

Great bit of footage, you can see the Royal Infirmary in the background I think, and is that a church on the hill in the corner or the Bburn end/Riverside?

[Rover_Shaun]

Just watched the Sheffield United footage and I now see that the Riverside stand isn't a terrace but a different stand that pre-dates the old Riverside terrace with upper stand. From other footage it looked similar to the stand we all knew hence I thought they'd just added the upper stand at a later date when in fact it is a totally different earlier structure that was demolished to make way for the old Riverside stand.

[ABBEY]

Did you you the terrace is still there.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

That's not the Archibald Leitch designed Nuttall St stand Shaun,it's similar in ways but it's definitely not the one we all know,that's why it's very rare footage imo.

'A few years after this film was made Ewood Park's old main stand was replaced by the Nuttall Street Stand, designed by Archibald Leitch, a famous architect with a string of football stadiums to his name. The new stand opened in 1907 and was in use until the 1990s.'

[MCMC1875]

Did you you the terrace is still there.

No it isn't Abs.

[ABBEY]

The riverside terrace is under the stand 100%

[MCMC1875]

The riverside terrace is under the stand 100%

No it's not. The terrace that ran continuously round to the Darwen End and Blackburn End was replaced before the seats were installed.

[Rover_Shaun]

Abbey the stand with Nuttall on the roof is where the Riverside is now. In the footage it is a stand and not a terrace. It obviously pre-dates the old Riverside stand/terrace that stood until 1988