FOOTBALL: 1949 FA Cup Final: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City (1949)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

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Wolves beat Leicester City 3-1 in the 1949 FA Cup Final.

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SLATE INFORMATION: Wembley 1949: The FA Cup Final

ENGLAND: London: Wembley Stadium:
Man conducting crowd in singalong before match
Wolves and Leiceseter teams out onto pitch
Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) sitting in Royal box, chatting to undientified man
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh shaking hands with both teams on pitch before 1949 Wembley Cup Final
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester chatting to footballers

Matchplay, with cutaways of fans waving rattles
Williams in Wolves goal, Pye heads perfect goal, Leicester's goalkeeper Bradley, Mullen shooting over bar
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin MP smoking cigar while watching match
SLOW MOTION Wolves scoring goal

Princess Elizabeth presenting Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Billy Wright with FA Cup

Association Football; Soccer
Background: Wolves beat Leicester City 3-1 in the 1949 FA Cup Final.

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