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Mining Review 2/5: Talent Scout (1949)
 

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Mining Review 2nd Year No. 5
Talent Scout
January 1949
35mm, black and white, 2 mins
 
DirectorMichael Orrom
Production CompanyData Film Productions
ProducerDonald Alexander
CameraCharles Smith

Football talent scout Joe McGuire tries to find players for the Rotherham team.

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This light-hearted item profiles the work of Rotherham Football Club talent scout Joe McGuire. Although the links with mining may not seem obvious, the commentary points out that twenty-two of the players in Rotherham's three teams at the time of filming were full-time miners, and eight of those were in the first team.

The player cited in the commentary was Jack Grainger (1924-83), a working miner who played for Rotherham between 1945 and 1957, scoring 112 goals in league matches and 8 in cup games.

Somewhat ill-advisedly, the Mining Review team decided to have a flutter on Rotherham to add some more human interest to their film, but picked the wrong match to film, as Rotherham lost to York City by six goals to one.

Michael Brooke

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SEE ALSO
Mining Review 2/5: A Dim View (1949)
Mining Review 2/5: A Pit Is Reborn - Gedling (1949)
Mining Review 2/5: Push Button Pay (1949)
Miners Above Ground
Mining Review: 2nd Year (1948-49)