Spirit Of '58

Director Evan Marshall will give an introductory talk prior to this special Aspects screening of Spirit of ’58 – a new documentary on Northern Ireland’s wonderful 1958 team (NI2015, 61mins, Documentary Panorama).

In the summer of 1958 Northern Ireland stood just one game away from a semi-final appearance in the World Cup against the mighty Brazil. The heroic story of this uniquely blessed squad of players, led by the peerless Danny Blanchflower, is one which takes in the Munich Air Tragedy, a fight against Sabbath Observers within the IFA who tried to stop them going to the tournament in Sweden and a violent win-or-bust struggle against Italy to qualify. And yet it has almost been forgotten.

This is the first documentary celebrating their achievements includes interviews all the surviving players. Join for this archive-rich film which finally tells the story of Northern Ireland’s greatest ever team.