The British Pathé Archive

Manchester United v Real Madrid, 1957

Watch the Pathe News coverage of the game here.

On 6 February 1958 a charter plane with 44 passengers on board crashed after refuelling in Munich. The crash claimed the lives of 21 people including 8 members of the Manchester United football team known as the ‘Busby Babes’.

You can find our gallery on the disaster here.

In this still, the wreckage of the plane is examined in heavy snow.

55 years ago today, the Munich Air Disaster occurred. The Man Utd team was on the flight and many of the players were lost.

We’ve created this gallery.

Watch England v Brazil, 1963

Watch England v Brazil, 1956

Earlier in January, the Football Association kicked off celebrations to mark its 150th anniversary.

We take a look at British Pathé’s collection of FA Cup Finals and some classic football moments.

In the still, Sheffield United football team return in victory after winning the Cup (1925).

Earlier in January, the Football Association kicked off celebrations to mark its 150th anniversary.

We take a look at British Pathé’s collection of FA Cup Finals and some classic football moments in this new blog post.

The winners of the 1914 FA Cup Final, Burnley.

Watch every Final from 1920 to 1970, in celebration of 150 Years of the Football Association, here.

This still shows the 1923 FA Cup Final from above.

This year marks 150 years since the Football Association was formed in 1863. The FA Cup followed in 1871 and British Pathe has footage of almost every Final from 1920 to 1970.

Watch them here.

The King meets the Man City team at the 1926 FA Cup Final. Watch footage from the match here or see other highlights from our sports archive on our Pinterest page.

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British Pathé’s archive of football coverage is extensive. Some of our most popular footage is of FA Cup Finals, and our collection of them can be found here. Have a search of the website for more.

We’ve been wading through the wealth of material for some classic goals in the wake of a certain footballer’s terrific performance versus England on 15th November 2012.

Here, we present just a few of them…

Geoff Hurst, World Cup Final, 1966

Sir Geoffrey Hurst is the first (and only!) player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final. Those famous three goals came in 1966 when England battled West Germany for the heavily-sort-for title of World Cup Champion. The British Pathé cameras captured that tremendous occasion.

You can watch the contemporary newsreel coverage – in colour – of the 1966 World Cup on our website. Click here to view the film.

Bobby Charlton, England v Mexico, 1966

Sir Bobby Charlton scored 49 goals for England during his amazing career in football. One of his best, though, is undoubtedly the one he made in 1966 – the World Cup year – when he played against Mexico. Click here to view the film.

Cardiff v Barnsley, 1957

We’re not quite sure who scored this goal towards the end of this newsreel (let us know!), but it’s a belter. Click here to view the film.

Helmut Rahn, West Germany v Hungary, 1954

The late Helmut Rahn of Germany scored the winning goal in the 1954 World Cup final. He was playing for West Germany against Hungary. Click here to view the film.

Ferenc Puskas, England v Hungary, 1953

The year before, it was the Hungary team which was scoring with exceptional skill. Ferenc Puskas, that legendary player and coach, was playing against England when he scored this terrific goal. Click here to view the film.

Pele, Brazil v Sweden, 1958

Brazilian footballer Edison Arantes do Nascimento (or “Pele”) performed so well at the 1958 World Cup final v Sweden that he earned a Day That Shook The World episode about him in the BBC/British Pathé series. A high honour indeed! Click here to view the episode.

And, of course, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who’s had many espousing his goal as the greatest of all time.

What do you think?