Chelsea V Millwall Football: Wembley (1940)

Unissued / Unused material.
Wembley, London.
Chelsea and Millwall football teams walk out onto pitch. L/S band playing on pitch. L/S as teams are introduced to King George VI. Various shots of the match in progress. M/S board 'National Savings is the Duty of Every Citizen'.
FILM ID:1964.11
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[@neilmcdonald1088]

This is the League South Cup Final at Wembley which Chelsea won 2-0 in 1945. John McDonald at number 11 scored one of the winning goals

[@sce2aux464]

Compared to baseball uniforms, football kits haven't changed very much over the decades.

[@biggdogferocious3947]

Literally just shirt, shorts, boots and socks

[@Tout-Le-Monde02]

Literally no skills .... just kicking and running .......

[@dreamer74690]

عندما كانت كرة القدم بلا أي معنى ، اذا كانت هذه الرياضة استمرت بهذا الشكل لكانت الآن شعبيتها لا تزيد على شعبية العاب ككرة اليد و البيسبول و كرة السلة ، اعتقد انه يجب النظر في مشروعية البطولات التي تم احتسابها في هذه العصور لأنه كما يبدو ان اللعبة كانت بعيدة كل البعد عن ما نعرفه الآن

[@neilmcdonald1088]

This is 45 not 40

[@zadigthejasp]

why are the goalkeepers not wearing tops ?

[@surelyashley5726]

To set them apart, I think. So the players can easily know who is the goalkeeper. Same reason why goalkeepers where bright coloured uniforms these times.

[@zadigthejasp]

@@surelyashley5726 still surprising to not see them at least wearing a shirt in a different color, being topless is kinda radical ahaha

[@davidmccann9811]

@@zadigthejasp
They're not topless, they wore a wooly jumper/sweater.

[@samolevski1119]

I cannot find any record of a game at Wembley in 1940, but if anyone has information please post it, thanks.
I checked 11v11, TheChels,info, Wikipedia and general google search