Girl Footballers (1961)

Whitley Bay, Northumberland. Opening shot (taken from Girl Police Cyclists CP 281) shows women on police motorbikes weaving in and out of bollards. Commentator talks of the socalled weaker sex and how far they ve invaded man s territory. C, U of a girl smiling; pan down to show she is wearing a white top and shorts; the latter have a red heart sewn on one leg. Nice shots of girls putting on their boots and shin guards as commentator tells us they are part of a football team called Heartthrobs. M, Ss of their opposing team, some boys from Monkseaton County Secondary School. The condescending tone of the commentator continues: At least there s no risk to man s prestige in a match like this; if the girls win there s a perfect getout after all, they re only schoolboys . Various shots of the game on a playing field; some boys on the sidelines cheer. M, S of the Heartthrobs manager, Miss Iris Mitchell (on the right), with unidentified female supporter. Nice M, S of some boys, one on a bike