Credit:NMPFT/Syndication International/Science & Society Picture Library

A photograph of Huddersfield Town players lining up to shake George VI’s (1895-1952) hand before the start of the 1938 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, taken by Malindine for the Daily Herald newspaper on 30 April, 1938. This was the first time the FA Cup Final had been transmitted live on British television. The final score was Preston North End 1 Huddersfield Town 0. In the 1920s, Huddersfield Town were the first team to win the English First Division title - now the Premiership - three seasons in a row. This photograph has been selected from the Daily Herald Archive, a collection of over three million photographs. The archive holds work of international, national and local importance by both staff and agency photographers.

In Collection of: National Museum of Photography Film & Television