Oldham v Swinton (1901)

This film is part of the Mitchell and Kenyon collection - an amazing visual record of everyday life in Britain at the beginning of the twentieth century.
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[@newremote]

Thanks so much for posting this. For someone who is interested in the history of football codes and of rugby in particular this is a very fascinating piece of film. Anyone who also thinks so should check the other BFI clips like "Hunslet v Leeds 1901".

[@paladin313]

I can see why they went to the play-the-ball rule. A scrum after every tackle makes this so slow and lumbering, not to mention taxing on the forwards.
(A yankee Rugby fan.)

[@markorollo.]

Odd to think that my Great Grandad, possibly the first of my line to be born in Oldham, wasn't born for another two years after this was filmed.

[@chanctonbury63]

Once or twice the scrum forms and the ball is played before either the tackler or tackled player has got up!

[@Treesurgeonmufc]

Great film but who won the game?

[@sandrodebrito3119]

Please, post some match of Corinthian FC