1962 FA Cup Final - Media Coverage

Media Coverage

The game was the nineteenth cup final to be broadcast in its entirety by the BBC, for the fourth time as a Grandstand special. The commentator was Kenneth Wolstenholme whose post match comments again went against the greater media when he stated that it was his belief that the final would rank among the great post war finals having been keenly contested by two great teams,a statement supported by the match statistics.

As in all broadcasts of previous finals the game was televised in black and white with score updates being provided by camera shots of Wembley's large scoreboard however in a new innovation the BBC introduced zoomed in shots of the match which gave television spectators the feeling that they were just yards away from the action, all previous finals had been filmed almost entirely from one or two cameras giving long range images of the game. Radio cameras, situated behind each goal were brought more into use in this final having previously been in position but virtually ignored by the director in the previous six finals.

Both major cinema newsreels, Pathé and Movietone covered the game for broadcast in their newsreels that evening throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. Both companies filmed the game in colour with both commentaries echoing the belief that it had been a classic final. Both companies also gained access to the post match celebrations in the Tottenham dressing room. BBC Radio commentary was provided by Raymond Glendenning and Alan Clarke (sports commentator)

A few seconds of newsreel footage of the crowd at the final was used in the 'ode to joy' scene of the 1966 Beatles feature film Help!