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    Cup Fever (1965)

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    This Children’s Film Foundation production followed the kids of Barton United – a junior football team based in Barton-upon-Irwell, Eccles (Lancashire), who were trying to win the cup in their local football league.

    Nasty councillor Mr Bates (David Lodge) didn’t like them, though, and wanted the team his son played for (Salford Road Villa) to win instead so he made life as difficult as he could for them. And so the team learned that their local home pitch was to be turned into a car park. Now they had nowhere to train or practice.

    But Barton United were offered help by the local professional team – that just happened to be Manchester United – and the kids were invited to train at Old Trafford with the Man U first team and meet legendary manager Matt Busby.

    The young team also received help from a group of local milkmen.

    Shot on location in Manchester, Salford and Eccles, Cup Fever offers a glimpse of a time and an age of innocence long since lost when kids around Britain paid their bobs and tanners to watch the Saturday Cinema Club films at cinemas throughout the country.

    This was the first feature film for both Olivia Hussey and Susan George (pictured).

    Policeman
    Bernard Cribbins
    Mrs Davis
    Sonia Graham
    Bodger
    Dermot Kelly
    Mr Bates
    David Lodge
    Milkman
    Johnnie Wade
    Driver
    Norman Rossington
    Matt Busby
    Himself
    Denis Law
    Himself
    Bobby Charlton
    Himself
    Nobby Stiles
    Himself
    David Herd
    Himself
    Pat Dunne
    Himself
    Jack Crompton
    Himself
    George Best
    Himself
    John Connelly
    Himself
    Pat Crerand
    Himself
    Tony Dunne
    Himself
    Bill Foulkes
    Himself
    Shay Brennan
    Himself
    Bert Trautmann
    Himself
    Skipper Davis
    Denis Gilmore
    Rocket Bailey
    Jim Morgan
    Denis Fletcher
    Raymond Davies
    Twinkle Taylor
    Jeffrey Sirr
    Stan Matthews
    Stephen Walters
    Nodder Bailey
    Glenn Slowther
    Stopper Cook
    Alan Harrison
    Puncher Brown
    Roger Kelly
    Freddie Brown
    Terence Kelley
    Pete Simmons
    Barrie Beardall
    Jumbo Jarvis
    Denis Tagell
    Fatso Cooke
    Gary Mason
    Vicky Davis
    Susan George
    Jinny
    Olivia Hussey
    Hovis
    Amanda Humby
    Thumper
    Pip Rolls
    Big John
    John Mills
    Stonewall
    Robert Merril
    Wee Willie
    Stephen Cox

    Director
    David Bracknell

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