''The Winning Goal'' is a 1920 British silent

sports film A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme. It is a production in which a sport, sporting event, athlete (and their sport), or follower of sport (and the s ...

directed by

G. B. Samuelson George Berthold Samuelson (6 July 1889 – 17 April 1947) was a director and film producer. Born in Southport, Lancashire, Samuelson was the youngest son of Henschel and Bertha Samuelson, tobacconists originally from Prussia. By 1891, his mother ...

and starring Harold Walden,

Maudie Dunham Maudie Dunham (1902 in Doddinghurst, Essex - 1982) was a British actress. Filmography * '' The Beetle'' (1919) * '' The Winning Goal'' (1920) * ''The Ugly Duckling'' (1920) * '' Love in the Wilderness'' (1920) * ''The Night Riders'' (1920) * ' ...

and Tom Reynolds. It was based on the play '' The Game'' by

Harold Brighouse Harold Brighouse (26 July 1882 – 25 July 1958) was an English playwright and author whose best known play is '' Hobson's Choice''. He was a prominent member, together with Allan Monkhouse and Stanley Houghton, of a group known as the Manche ...

. It was set in

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

against a backdrop of the fictional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

team Blackton Rovers.

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player Jack Cock appeared as himself in the film and 16-then international players featured as members of two fictional teams. Match footage was shot at Brentford's Griffin Park ground.

Cast

* Harold Walden as Jack Metherill *

as Elsie Whitworth * Tom Reynolds as Uncle Edmond *

Haidee Wright Haidee Wright (13 January 1867 – 29 January 1943), born as Ada Wright, was a London born English character actress. She began acting in plays in 1878 when a small child. She came from a family of actors and had a long career in the United King ...

as Mrs. Whitworth * Jack Cock as himself

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* 1920 films 1920s sports films 1920s English-language films Films directed by G. B. Samuelson British films based on plays British association football films Films set in Lancashire Films produced by G. B. Samuelson British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent sports films English-language sports films {{sport-film-stub

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