Blackburn - Waterlogged Aka Cup Tie Battles (1935)

Football Association FA Cup tie battles - fifth round. Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire. Torrential rain waterlogs pitch - match between Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers is cancelled. Panning shots of crowds of fans waiting outside the ground by the turnstile gates. Panning shots of pitch - it is flooded with rain water. M/S of some players (in overcoats and hats) walk on pitch. Various shots of grounds men stick forks into pitch to drain off water. M/S of group of cheering fans wearing rosettes outside the grounds. FILM ID:807.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-195