Whew.....finished! What with our relocation and everything, that was almost a year's work.
Let's go 2010!!
AFRICAN MIRROR / SOUTH AFRICAN MIRROR / ONS NUUS / MIRROR INTERNATIONAL
NEWSREEL SOCCER FOOTAGE, 1919 ~ 1984
NB: ALL FOOTAGE IS © THE SABC AND IS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
THE FOOTAGE IS ON ITS’ ORIGINAL 35mm FORMAT.
FOOTAGE IS SILENT FROM 1919 TO JUNE 1939 & SOUND FROM JULY 1939
AM: AFRICAN MIRROR
SAM: SOUTH AFRICAN MIRROR
ON: ONS NUUS
MI: MIRROR INTERNATIONAL
1919:
No soccer footage on African Mirror.
1920:
AM # 370: England versus Witwatersrand
AM # 372: England versus Portuguese at Lourenco Marques
AM # 377: England win the final soccer test 9~1.
AM # 390: “The Cape Times” wins the Merchant Sports Association trophy
1921:
AM # 439: Charity Indian football match in Johannesburg.
1922:
AM # 480: Durban versus Transvaal (2~0)
AM # 482: Should ladies play football?
AM # 484: Currie Cup Soccer: Transvaal versus Natal (The Wanderers)
Rhodesia versus Frontier (Benoni)
Western Province versus Rhodesia (The Wanderers)
1923:
AM # 531: Currie Cup Soccer matches:
Transvaal versus Natal (3~0)
Western Province versus Eastern Province (1~1)
AM # 533: Western Province return as Currie Cup winners from Durban
AM # 546: Motorbike football in Durban
1924:
AM # 589: South African soccer team sails for England (NG quality)
1925:
AM # 650: Soccer: Natal versus Transvaal (1~1)
1926:
No soccer footage on African Mirror newsreel.
1927:
AM # 739: Aberdeen (Scotland) football benefit match, Johannesburg
1928:
AM # 797: Soccer: Transvaal versus Western Province (2~1)
AM # 801: Currie Cup Soccer: Natal versus Transvaal (3~2)
1929:
AM # 841: Soccer: England versus South Africa (Durban)
AM # 844: Soccer: England versus Transvaal at the Wanderers
AM # 845: England versus South Africa at the Wanderers.
1930:
AM # 874: Transvaal Scottish versus Wanderers A at Johannesburg
AM # 892: Western Province versus Natal (3~3)
AM # 901: Currie Cup Soccer: Transvaal versus Western Province
1931 (NB: No moving footage exists, other than title cards)
AM # 943: Slow motion studies of soccer players: NB titles only!
AM # 945: Motherwell FC in South Africa (titles only)
1932
AM # 1006: Interschool athletics meeting and soccer match
AM # 1011: Soccer Challenge Cup Final
1933:
No soccer footage in African Mirror newsreel
1934:
AM # 1098: Motherwell FC versus Eastern Province
AM # 1102: Soccer match (titles missing)
AM # 1103: Springboks versus Motherwell FC at Hartleyvale (2~5)
1935:
AM # 1151: The United Services soccer team in Cape Town
AM # 1153: United Services versus Transvaal: General Smuts in attendance
AM # 1156: South Africa versus Combined Services at the Wanderers
AM # 1162: Combined Services defeats South Africa
1936:
AM # 1197: Clube Desportivo (Mocambique) versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 1206: The Victoria Falls soccer team leaves Southern Rhodesia.
AM # 1213: Soccer: Western Province versus Transvaal (Hartleyvale)
AM # 1215: Victory for South Africa in a soccer test match.
1937:
No soccer footage in African Mirror newsreel.
1938:
No soccer footage in African Mirror newsreel.
1939:
NB: Silent African Mirror era ends in June 1939 ~ as from July 1939, sound is added and AM numbers begin at #1 once more.
AM # 1360: Great English soccer players in Cape Town
AM # 1363: England versus South Africa at the Wanderers, Johannesburg.
AM # 1: England versus South Africa (2~1)
1940:
NB: soccer matches in South Africa and teams touring here become virtually non-existent during the Second World War 1939 ~ 1945.
AM# 55: Girls’ soccer tournament at Wynberg, Cape Town raises funds for an ambulance
AM # 60: Soccer: “Old Crocks” versus “Girls” match at Bloemfontein to assist the War Fund
1941:
No soccer footage in African Mirror newsreel.
1942:
AM # 142: Polish soccer team versus Air Force (1~3
1943
No soccer footage on African Mirror newsreel.
1944:
No soccer footage on African Mirror newsreel.
1945
AM # 310: Orange Free State versus Southern Transvaal, The Wanderers (2~3)
1946
AM # 375: Soccer Cup Final: Rangers versus Arcadia (3~0)
1947
AM # 411: Clyde FC (Scotland) versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 417: South African versus Clyde
1948
AM # 475: Currie Cup Soccer: Natal versus Southern Transvaal at Driehoek
AM # 483: Transvaal Soccer Cup Final: Rangers versus Garrison
1949
AM # 525: Transvaal Association Football Cup: Rangers versus Marists.
AM # 532: Currie Cup: Southern Transvaal versus Northern Transvaal
1950:
AM # 574: First Soccer Test: Australia versus South Africa
AM # 575: Second Soccer Test: South Africa versus Australia
AM # 578: Fourth Soccer Test: South Africa versus Australia
AM # 581: Lisbon / Benfica versus North / South Transvaal at Driehoek
1951:
AM # 621: Wolverhampton Wanderers (UK) versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 627: Wolverhampton Wanderers versus South Africa
1952:
AM # 673: Newcastle United (UK) versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 679: Newcastle United versus South Africa
AM # 681: Newcastle United versus South Africa
AM # 692: Soccer Cup Finals: Marist Brothers versus Delfos
Currie Cup Finals: Natal versus Western Province
1953
ON # 91: Southern Transvaal versus Dundee
AM # 725: Dundee versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 726: Dundee versus Natal
AM # 731: South Africa versus Dundee
AM # 739: 1953 Springbok soccer team leaves on England tour from Cape Town
AM # 741: Soccer Springboks met in Southampton by Sir Stanley Rouse, President of the English Football Association
1954:
AM # 771: Israel versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 775: Israel versus South Africa
AM # 778: Hearts (Scotland) versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 781: Hearts versus South Africa
AM # 782: South Africa versus Hearts (Durban)
AM # 796: Transvaal Challenge Cup Final: Rangers versus Marist Brothers
1955:
AM # 832: Ex Professionals X1 versus Southern Transvaal (Sir Stanley Matthews)
AM # 834: Djurgardens (Sweden) versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 838: Djurgardens versus South Africa X1
AM # 842: Soccer Springboks and captain Gordon Frew leave for Australia.
1956
AM # 881: FA Touring team versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 887: FA Touring team versus South Africa.
AM # 889: FA Touring team versus South Africa
AM # 898: Soccer Cup Final: Marists versus Ramblers
AM # 899: Dynamo (Czechoslovakia) in training in South Africa
AM # 900: Dynamo versus Southern Transvaal
1957:
AM # 932: Wolverhampton Wanderers versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 934: South Africa versus Wolverhampton Wanderers
AM # 937: Sir Stanley Matthews X1 versus Transvaal
AM # 952: Transvaal Challenge Cup Final: Marists versus Benoni
1958
AM # 986 Preston North End (UK) versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 988: Preston North End versus South Africa
AM # 990: Sandvijkens versus Ajax
AM # 1001: Springbok soccer team’s departure for UK
AM # 1005: Soccer Cup final: Marists versus Randfontein
1959
AM # 1038: Bolton Wanderers versus Transvaal
AM # 1041: Bolton Wanderers versus South Africa
AM # 1042: Bolton Wanderers versus South Africa
AM # 1045: Rangers versus Benoni
AM # 1049: Vittoria (Portugal) versus Southern Transvaal
AM # 1054: Interview with England soccer captain Billy Wright
AM # 1056: Focus on South African goalkeeper Albert Uytenbogaardt
AM # 1059: Rangers versus Germiston Callies
1960
AM # 1063: Highlands Park versus Rangers
AM # 1089: Rangers versus Ramblers
AM # 1099: Marist Brothers versus Rangers
AM # 1112: Ramblers versus Durban City
AM # 1115: Highlands Park versus Durban City
1961
AM # 1129: Resumption of soccer training season
AM # 1139: Highlands Park versus Durban City
AM # 1145: Leicester City (UK) versus Transvaal
AM # 1165: Highlands Park versus Durban City
AM # 1132: Transvaal Ramblers versus Durban City
AM # 1140: Soccer coaching clinics by Jimmy Williams (UK)
AM # 1169: UTC Bowl Final: Durban City versus Highlands Park
1962
AM # 1184: Durban versus Ramblers
AM # 1189: Rangers versus Cape Town City
AM # 1195: Danny Blanchflower (UK) coaches Boksburg
AM # 1213: Ramblers versus Highlands Park
AM # 1217: Durban City versus Ramblers
1963
AM # 1243: Durban City versus Durban United
AM # 1249: Tottenham Hotspur (UK) versus National Football League X1
AM # 1250: Tottenham Hotspur versus NFL X1
AM # 1251: Tottenham Hotspur versus South African X1
AM # 1256: Springboks versus Cerro (Uruguay)
AM # 1268: Addington versus Southern Suburbs
AM # 1269: Charity soccer match: Sportsmen versus Advertising and Radio World
1964
AM # 1287: Southern Suburbs versus Addington
AM # 1296: Addington versus Durban City
AM # 1299: Arsenal FC (UK) versus Transvaal / Free State
AM # 1301: South African X1 versus Arsenal
AM # 1305: Eintracht (West Germany) versus Highlands Park
AM # 1315: Real Madrid (Spain) versus SA X1 “The Knights”
AM # 1320: Castle Cup Final: Durban City versus Jewish Guild
AM # 1322: Durban City versus Highlands Park
AM # 1327: Footballer Of The Year: Bobby Chalmers
1965
AM # 1339: Highlands Park versus Durban City
AM # 1342: Lisboa Benfica versus Real Madrid (Local match?)
AM # 1348: Addington versus Durban United
Olympics versus Durban City
AM # 1355: Highlands versus Southern Suburbs
AM # 1358: Highlands Park versus Durban City
AM # 1361: Germiston Callies versus Olympics
AM # 1363: Addington versus Durban City
AM # 1372: Highlands Park versus Arcadia [Shepherds?]
1966
AM # 1392: Highlands Park versus Durban City
AM # 1406: Sir Stanley Matthews X1 versus Highlands Park
AM # 1407: Highlands Park versus Southern Suburbs
AM # 1413: Durban City versus Durban United
AM # 1417: Durban United versus Rangers
AM # 1422: ‘Overseas’ versus “Locals”
AM # 1424: Castle Cup Final: Highlands Park versus Arcadia [Shepherds?]
AM # 1426: Durban United versus Highlands Park
AM # 1427: Rangers versus Durban United
1967
AM # 1442: Highlands Park versus Rangers
AM # 1444: Highlands Park versus Durban United
AM # 1449: Highlands Park versus Rangers
AM # 1453: Corinthians versus Highlands Park
AM # 1456: Durban United versus Highlands Park
AM # 1463: Highlands Park versus Southern Suburbs
AM # 1467: Coca-Cola Shield: Highlands Park versus Southern Suburbs
AM # 1469: Coca-Cola Shield (replay): Highlands Park versus Southern Suburbs
AM # 1472: Port Elizabeth City versus Highlands Park
AM # 1475: Rangers versus Highlands Park
AM # 1478: Powerlines versus Southern Suburbs
AM # 1485: Footballer of The Year 1967: Bob Davies.
ON # 850: Soccer Bowl Final: Durban City versus Southern Suburbs.
1968
AM # 1495: Highlands Park versus Durban City
AM # 1497: Alan Wade (English coach) in South Africa
AM # 1520: Addington versus Rangers
AM # 1522: Highlands Park versus Powerlines
AM # 1527: Durban City versus Highlands Park
1969:
SAM # 1: Champion of Champions tournament: Highlands Park vs. Addington.
SAM # 23: Durban Spurs vs Highlands Park
SAM # 35: Soccer Cup Final: Pietermaritzburg vs Cape Town City.
SAM # 38: Durban United vs Highlands Park
SAM # 40: Bowl Cup Final: Highlands Park vs Pietermaritzburg.
1970:
SAM # 55: Durban Spurs vs Highlands Park
SAM # 68: Southern Suburbs vs Cape Town City
SAM # 71: Southern Suburbs vs Cape Town City
SAM # 75: Maccabi coaching clinic [Terry Venables, Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst]
SAM # 87: Cape Town City vs Highlands Park
SAM # 92: Durban City vs Southern Suburbs, National Bowl Final
SAM # 94: Southern Suburbs vs Durban City, National Bowl Final
1971:
SAM # 106: Cape Town City vs Southern Suburbs
Soccer presentaion, 20th century cinema, Johannesburg
SAM # 125: Germiston Callies vs Hellenics
SAM # 139: Cape Town City vs Durban City
SAM # 140: Cape Town City vs Durban City (replay of above)
SAM # 143: Cape Town City vs Hellenic
1972:
SAM # 192: Durban City vs Durban United
SAM # 193: Durban City vs Durban United (replay of above)
SAM # 196: Hellenic vs Highlands Park
1973:
SAM # 218: SA Games: first multiracial soccer match.
SAM # 242: Robertsham vs Sparta
SAM # 244: Highlands Park vs Florida Albion
SAM # 252: African school children soccer skills training.
SAM # 225: Rangers vs Cape Town City
SAM # 256: Review of year: first multiracial soccer match
1974:
SAM # 261: Cape Town City vs Highlands Park
SAM # 263: ‘Bantu’ Sports Star of The Year: Jomo Sono.
SAM # 271: Multi-national games: SA Black XI vs SA Indian XI (soccer)
SAM # 273: Multi-national games: SA White XI vs SA Black XI (soccer)
SAM # 296: Arcadia Shepherds vs Highlands Park
1975:
SAM # 312: Arcadia Shepherds wins treble crown
SAM # 321: African footballers off to Brazil (Sir Stanley Matthews Soccer Squad)
SAM # 323: Arcadia Shepherds vs Hellenic (multi-national competition)
SAM # 324: Kaiser Chiefs vs Hellenic
SAM # 331: Highlands Park vs Cape Town City
SAM # 344: Highlands Park vs Durban United
SAM # 348: Arcadia Shepherds vs Highlands Park
1976
SAM # 372: FIFA’s official visit to South Africa
Match between multi-racial SA side and Argentinian XI
1977 ~ 1984
AM # 453: Castle Cup Soccer Final: Lusitano versus Durban United
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MI # 1: Celebrity soccer match with Michael McGovern, Richard Loring, Dennis McLean and Kallie Knoetze.
1981:
MI # 196: Germany versus Austria.
1982:
No soccer footage on Mirror International newsreels.
1983:
MI # 294: HSV Hamburg versus San Sebastian
MI # 297: Cologne versus Borussia Dortmund.
1984:
MI # 332: Focus on the German Bundesliga
MI # 335: Federal Republic of Germany versus Northern Ireland.
MI # 351: Bayern Munich versus Hamburg.