Berlin v London 13 May 1930s?

[Baltimore]

Here's an odd one?

Its a game between Berlin and London. Berlin won the game by 2-1.

It was played on 13th May, but year unknown? in Berlin at the Poststadion.

The photographer was from Budapest

I guess it was a London FA eleven, but were they professionals from London clubs or were they amateurs.

The strip looks like a West Ham type kit, but who knows?

okay...does anyone recognise any of the players if they are Professionals?

[Pete’s Picture Palace]

Very nice, Balti.

I've tried my Caxtons and my Rothmans without any luck.

Interested in 3 different shades of shorts in the top one (the 2 in "West Ham" shirts), and that's the London XI so looks very amateur on that basis. It's Berlin defending according the blurb on the back.

[Baltimore]

Yes I had clocked the different shorts, so you may be right.

But it looks like a fair old crowd for such a match in May?

Also, with Hungarian Press in attendance, I wonder if it was some kind of tournament?

I have somewhere read about the London F A putting out representative teams....but can I find out now?...typical.

I reckon someone will crack it. Thanks for the thoughts,

Cheers, Ian

[Fishy]

Baltimore wrote:

I have somewhere read about the London F A putting out representative teams....but can I find out now?...typical.

The London Combination and the London League both put out representative teams as did The Southern League and The FA.

I have some on my Wants lists which have Millwall players listed. unfortunately I don't have any info on your item Ian.

London v Berlin matches seemed to be played quite often after the war so there is no reason to think that they weren't a fixture before the war.

Not very helpful and i can't find anything in the copies of Athletic news Annuals I have - that's not to say that I haven't missed something though!

ian
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[TheMusic]

There was a London-Berlin fixture at Arsenal on 11 March 1953. If you can find a copy of the programme or get scans of the pages, perhaps there would be a list of past fixtures between the two city's representative teams.

[Fishy]

TheMusic wrote:

There was a London-Berlin fixture at Arsenal on 11 March 1953. If you can find a copy of the programme or get scans of the pages, perhaps there would be a list of past fixtures between the two city's representative teams.

Good shout TheMusic - I have a copy because Gerry bowler played.

There is a list of 3 matches but these were internationals:
10/05/1930 In Berlin England 3 v Germany 3
04/12/1935 At Tottenham England 3 v Germany 0
14/05/1938 In Berlin England 6 v Germany 3

It does also mention Berlin v London on 21/11/1951 - but that is all I'm afraid. Hasn't moved us much further on - perhaps there is more in the 1951 programme..............
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Millwall league AWAYS wanted
45/6 Newport; Swansea; Leicester.
47/8 Coventry.
48/9 Newport.
49/0 Walsall; Exeter.
50/1 Port Vale.
51/2 Port Vale 1/5.
52/3 Swindon.

[overlap]

I note that the game was played in the PostStadion.
According to Wikipedia that would probably narrow it down to being played between 1929/30 and the Berlin Olympics six years later.
It appears it fell out of favour after Germany lost to Norway in the Olympic games there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poststadion

[Baltimore]

This is great stuff....I still think this could be 1920/30s.

Cheers,


Ian

[Westbourne]

Hertha Berlin played West Ham in Berlin in May 1928.

[GreatBarrWolf]

Have you tried checking out RSSSF? See this link - http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/brit-ier-tours-prewwii.html There may be something on here.
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[Baltimore]

Hello Great Barr Wolf & Westbourne.

Two great lines of enquiry....and what a superb reference site.

Cheers,


Ian