The year I was born, I know that'll take the shine off it for a few but never mind.

The shots of s bustling market and market house show just how poor their replacements are.
I remember squeezing through a sea of shoppers between the open market stalls, while clinging to my mums hand in fear of being swept away by the tide of people coming the other way.

Remember Hayleys and upstairs in The Eagle Press being the places to get rid of your pocket money.
Wakefield looked so alive and so clean on the film. Wonder how much of the degeneration has been due to the demise of the Wakefield City Council and its subsequent replacement by the Metropolitan Republic at the start of the 70's.
Having been born and brought up living just off Kirkgate and going to school on Zetland Street (Sally Army there now) it certainly is a sad place to return to these days. The City of Leeds has left us for dead.

On the subject of old footage the official site has 15 minutes or so of the 1963 final. There is some monster defending and plenty of questionable knock ons. It’s played at a pretty ferocious pace too!

Just watched that myself. I like how the line is so deep when running the ball.
Everybody plays right up to the advantage line these days which clearly has it's benefits but I do still like the long running lines in those days

Yeah I saw that too, very interesting how the game was played. Had a search and found a few more old games, the 79 cup final is on too. Topliss was quality.

Couldn't agree more.