The Winning Goal

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The Winning Goal
Directed by G. B. Samuelson
Written by Harold Brighouse (play)
Produced by G. B. Samuelson
Starring Harold Walden
Maudie Dunham
Tom Reynolds
Haidee Wright
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company
Distributed by General Film Distributors
Release date
1920
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Winning Goal is a 1920 British silent sports film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Harold Walden, Maudie Dunham and Tom Reynolds. [1] It was based on the play The Game by Harold Brighouse. It was set in Lancashire against a backdrop of the fictional association football team Blackton Rovers. Chelsea player Jack Cock appeared as himself in the film and 16-then international players featured as members of two fictional teams. [2] Match footage was shot at Brentford's Griffin Park ground. [2]

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References

  1. "The Winning Goal (1920)". BFI.com. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 30. ISBN   1-874427-57-7.