Simple quiz

[happy daze john in oz]

Why is it that before and including 1974 all soccer players in the FA cup final were in black and white strips only?

[Johnny Kieran]

[John Arton]

Probably because prior to then colour television was not available.
Rgds
J.A

[happy daze john in oz]

Correct, Color TV did not come into being before 1975.
I knew there would be at least one member able to think outside the square.

[Johnny Kieran]

I've just been reminded, that we had a coloured telly in our flat in East London 1971-2, I'm sure they were available before that, late 60s?

[happy daze john in oz]

Yes the box was a color but not the screen.
We had a red one in about 72.

[James Curry]

Colour tv went live on BBC 2 in 1967 BBC1 & ITV went live in 1969. Our first colour tv was a Decca think we bought it in 1972.
May be Vernon would know this one. South Africa was late in introducing a TV service was it the late 1960's

[vic mcclymont]

James, as you say Colour TV was introduced on the years shown.
Colour TV was only available in Lond, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the North West.
Vic

[vic mcclymont]

In fact John Logie Baird was Broadcasting colour in London in the late 1930's
Vic