WYCOMBE WANDERERS 10, UGANDA FA 1: WET GROUND BEATS BAREFOOT PLAYERS East Africans lose first match, beaten by conditions.

Record ID: 421520

  • Title: WYCOMBE WANDERERS 10, UGANDA FA 1: WET GROUND BEATS BAREFOOT PLAYERS East Africans lose first match, beaten by conditions.
  • Date: 29th August 1956
  • Summary: High Wycombe, England: SLV Teams coming out onto field. SCU Uganda team jumping up and down showing bare feet, SV Uganda team meeting Sir Stanley Rouse. Extreme LV Wycombe Wanderers kick off. LV Play around the Uganda goal Uganda team kick the ball back to the middle of the field, GV Wycombe Wanderers start advancing up towards the Uganda goal again, LV Wycombe Wanderers No. 7 F. Smith scores first goal against Uganda team pan to crowd, GV Uganda team advancing towards Wycombe goal No. 7 Parma passes to No. 4 Okot who is tackled by a Wycombe Wanderer player and the Wycombe Wanderers start advancing again towards the Uganda goal. LV The Wycombe Wanderers score another goal it is scored by No. 9 P. Bates camera pans to crowd cheering, SV Applauding crowd. HALF TIME SLV PAN Wycombe Wanderers No West persued by Ugandas No. 11 Kalibba advances towards Ugandas goal. GV Wycombe score another goal. Sport; Association Football; Indigenous People; Period Attitudes; British Empire; Great Britain Initials FARMER & REEVES High Wycombe Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 13th September 1956 13:00
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  • Location: HIGH WYCOMBE, ENGLAND
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA2R2TS0SVQ7CJIW93M9NBU8MX1
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