The Saturday Men
Introduction


***The Saturday Men*** is a 1962 British sports documentary about [association football](/wiki/Association_football "Association football") that follows a week in the life of [West Bromwich Albion](/wiki/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C. "West Bromwich Albion F.C.") football club. The film, the third episode of the three\-part television series *Look at Britain*, was narrated by [Barney Bamford](/wiki/Barney_Bamford "Barney Bamford") and [Don Howe](/wiki/Don_Howe "Don Howe"). It shows team members training and being given a pre\-match talk by the club's manager, [Archie Macaulay](/wiki/Archie_Macaulay "Archie Macaulay"), as well as footage of boardroom meetings. There is also an interview with a footballer who is about to begin a new career as a salesman, and an appearance by a young [Bobby Robson](/wiki/Bobby_Robson "Bobby Robson"). The episode was directed by John Fletcher and written by [Denis Mitchell](/wiki/Denis_Mitchell_%28filmmaker%29 "Denis Mitchell (filmmaker)"), and was part of a series that looked at [working class](/wiki/Working_class "Working class") British life. The other two films in the series are *[Every Day Except Christmas](/wiki/Every_Day_Except_Christmas "Every Day Except Christmas")* and *We Are the Lambeth Boys*.

In July 2015, the film was included in the [British Film Institute](/wiki/British_Film_Institute "British Film Institute")'s online project, [Britain on Film](/wiki/Britain_on_Film "Britain on Film"), which aims to build a social history of everyday British life.


What other aspects of West Bromwich Albion football club are shown in the film?