Notable from a speaking cameo appearance by Matt Busby. There were non speaking appearances from the Man Utd players of that era such as Nobby Stiles and Bobby Charlton.
Naughty Councillor Bates is making sure that his son's team is up for the cup. They have flash facilities and he has sabotaged the opposition team Barton United.
The kids from United have nowhere to train and no money. They play on the streets and the police always stop them.
However a friendly policeman (Bernard Cribbins) fixes the kids up with some training at Old Trafford.
On match day the kids from United are wrongly sent all over Manchester but the local milk floats deliver.
This Children's Film Foundation is light on an actual story. It is notable for early roles for Susan George and Olivia Hussey. There are nice shots of the Old Trafford ground before it was developed.
Naughty Councillor Bates is making sure that his son's team is up for the cup. They have flash facilities and he has sabotaged the opposition team Barton United.
The kids from United have nowhere to train and no money. They play on the streets and the police always stop them.
However a friendly policeman (Bernard Cribbins) fixes the kids up with some training at Old Trafford.
On match day the kids from United are wrongly sent all over Manchester but the local milk floats deliver.
This Children's Film Foundation is light on an actual story. It is notable for early roles for Susan George and Olivia Hussey. There are nice shots of the Old Trafford ground before it was developed.