December 18, 1927: New York Nationals 2-2 Brooklyn Wanderers (Source: MIRC at USC)

Описание: December 18, 1927: New York Nationals 2-2 Brooklyn Wanderers (American Soccer League match at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Courtesy of Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC), University of South Carolina) FIRST SOCCER FILM WITH SOUND

“Fox Movietone News Story 0-11. Filmed December 18, 1927. Various scenes of a soccer game played at Ebbett's Field. From a NTSC videotape reproducing a film original which may not be still in existence.”

Unedited outtakes from presumably lost Fox Movietone newsreel.

This is the earliest known soccer footage in the world shot with sound. Brian D. Bunk (University of Massachusetts Amherst) writes, “The film shows less than four minutes of action from a game played at Ebbets Field on December 18, 1927 between the Brooklyn Wanderers and New York Nationals. It is not much to look at. Water and decay have damaged the footage, and if we are honest, the action on the field is not exactly compelling. The sound pops and crackles. But this is what makes the film unique. For the first time, we can both see and hear soccer as it was played in 1927. This unassuming footage is the world’s earliest known sound on film recording of a soccer game in the history of the sport.” Read more at https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/the-w...

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported on December 19, “Five thousand soccer enthusiasts braved the frigid December winds to see a fighting New York National soccer eleven come from behind to tie Brooklyn Wanderers, 2 to 2, in an American League game at Ebbets Field yesterday. The Wanderers outplayed their opponents from across the bridge throughout the entire contest in every department, but the brilliant passwork of Bob Millar enabled the Manhattan outfit to score two goals, and gain a point in the league standings.”

Two National Soccer Hall of Famers played in the match, Bob Millar for New York Nationals, and Johnny Nelson for Brooklyn Wanderers.

New York Nationals
McMinn, Clark, Warden, Slaven, M. Wilson, Martyn, Keenan, Croft, McKenna, Millar, Walker

Brooklyn Wanderers
Fischer, Grocz, McMillan, Robertson, Drucker, Morris, Adair, Curtis, Nelson, Eisenhoffer, Yule

Goals
Nelson, Robertson, Keenan, Croft

Robert “Bob” Millar NSHOF bio:
https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/natio...

John “Johnny” Nelson NSHOF bio:
https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/natio...

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Footage prepared by Brian Quarstad
Description by Ed Farnsworth

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