Sunderland V Birmingham (1956)

Sheffield, Yorkshire. Start of the FA (Football Association) Cup semifinals between Birmingham City and Sunderland. GV. Birmingham in white shorts kicking off from left to right. Sunderland in black shorts and striped shirts. They kick off and the ball goes down field and runs out to their right winger Gordon Astall who runs on and shoots. The goalkeeper saves and clears. SCU. Crowd. SV. Sunderland starting to make move. Len Shackleton pass across field to Stan Anderson who kicks it up field. Shot from behind Birmingham goal. Sunderland attacking. The ball comes across the goal area and Gilbert Merrick runs out and tips it away from the Sunderland goal. It runs loose and is kicked back into the goal mouth but goes wide. CU. Spectator making gestures. GV. Birmingham on the attack. Birmingham player running with ball, he slips it along the left wing. The left winger receives and goes forward and he beats Jack Hedley. CU. Spectator. GV. Birmingham attacking on the left wing. Brown in possession. He runs into