A film on Talking Pictures…..

[Draytonian III]

….with a football story line called The Great Game, starring Diana Dors,Thora Hird, John Laurie and James Hayter  !!!
Apart from,Escape to Victory is there any football based or football featuring films  ?

[glosterred]

There is also the Arsenal Stadium Mystery, also found on talking pictures.stars Leslie Banks and a few of the Arsenal players at the time


And a quick google search brought up these

The Damned United (2009)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
United (2011)
Fever Pitch (1997)
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Mean Machine (2001)
Looking For Eric (2009)
Escape to Victory (1981)


And not forgetting, although I did

There’s only one Jimmy Grimble

[Filo]

Not a film but a mini series

The English Game

[glosterred]

Also a series, The Manageress staring Cherie Lunghi and Warren Clarke

[mugnapper]

Mike Bassett: England Manager 2001

[Pintolager]

Also, there's When Saturday Comes

[Little Wolf]

When Saturday comes with Sean Bean
and the Goal films

[Ldr]

Goal

[Ldr]

ID and ID2

[Bentley Bullet]

Marvellous

[Dutch Uncle]

Any other oldies who also remember this which ran from 1965-67? I certainly don't remember that it went to 147 episodes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United!

[redwine]

Any other oldies who also remember this which ran from 1965-67? I certainly don't remember that it went to 147 episodes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United!

I can't remember it, but a glance at the page lists  the characters whose names are Rovers related.

Mark Wilson and Chris Brown and someone called Gregg Harris which sounds very similar to our outstanding keeper in the 50's.

[BobG]

Always had a soft spot for Cherie Lunghi after her wonderful performance in the BBC production of 'Testament of Youth' - a book which should be required reading for every person on this planet. As a quick brain teaser who knows who the author Vera Brittain's daughter was? No cheating!!

As for ID, I still have my old VHF copy of that. Quite a realistic, scary portrait of togger back then....

BobG

[Goldthorperover]

Purely belter

[Little Wolf]

Ted Lasso

[Bentley Bullet]

Any other oldies who also remember this which ran from 1965-67? I certainly don't remember that it went to 147 episodes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United!

Brentwich United, using Stoke City footage.

[DN8ROVER]

Cup Fever 1965

[keith79]

Only one Jimmy gimble

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Not a film bit the Classic Ripping Yarns, Michael Palin. Barnstoneworth

https://youtu.be/8O1pH-NEa6I?si=qAucJ-1GfTkYBekO

Something we can all relate to.

[scawsby steve]

BB and Wolfie often talk about one or two football films they watched in the days of silent movies.

[idler]

Always had a soft spot for Cherie Lunghi after her wonderful performance in the BBC production of 'Testament of Youth' - a book which should be required reading for every person on this planet. As a quick brain teaser who knows who the author Vera Brittain's daughter was? No cheating!!

As for ID, I still have my old VHF copy of that. Quite a realistic, scary portrait of togger back then....

BobG

Shirley Williams. I enjoyed that series as well, Bob.

[ravenrover]

BB and Wolfie often talk about one or two football films they watched in the days of silent movies.

Were you in them SS?

[donnievic]

Ted Lasso

not a patch on dream team

[donnievic]

Jossy’s gained was great back in the day for kids and there was another I can’t remember around there same time based in and around Derby’s baseball ground

[Drover]

Purely belter

Great film, think it's underated, funny as f**k!

[richtherover]

The Keeper (2018). Film about Bert Trautmann. Pretty good too.

[Drover]

Not a footy film, but some interesting scenes inside Old trafford early 1970s at the end of "The Lovers"

[Reg of the Rovers]

Next Goal Wins is a recentish film about America Samoa’s terrible team which is a lighthearted easy watch.

For football programmes you can’t beat Rovers with Craig Cash. Early Doors meets non-league football!

[Ryan B]

The P.E/Football Lesson Scene from 'Kes' is a fine short film on it's own - worthy of sweeping the Oscars.

[IDM]

Gregory’s Girl.?