FA Community Shield
- For the rugby league competition, see Charity Shield (rugby league)
The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is an English association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. It is equivalent to the Super Cups found in many countries. If a team wins The Double (both the Premiership and the FA Cup), then the Double winner plays the Premier League runner-up. The match is contested at the beginning of the following season, and has traditionally been played at Wembley Stadium, although for the past few seasons it has been played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, while Wembley has been being rebuilt. The newly built Wembley held the 2007 final for the first time since 2000.
While still an honour in the English game, the Community Shield's status is far lower than that of the Premier League, FA Cup or League Cup. It is widely considered to be a minor trophy, and is usually not spoken of as an honour at all. Community Shield games are almost always treated as friendlies by both sides in the modern era; this was best illustrated when Roy Keane famously failed to break a smile when lifting the trophy for Manchester United in 2003. Also of note is that no winning team in the modern era has opted to hold an end of season open-top bus parade after winning only the Community Shield, despite it being the custom in England after a club has won a trophy. Among followers of football, the Community Shield is often most attractive as a spectacle in that it offers a first glimpse of the newly-signed players for each team.
The Shield plays a major role for the FA in its efforts to raise funds for various charities throughout England. The sources for the funds include the net profits from admission tickets and sales of match day programmes. Parts of the fund are distributed to clubs who participated in the First Round Proper of the FA Cup, who are then in turn asked to nominate a charity or community-based organisation which will receive the clubs' share of the fund. The remainder of the funds will then be donated to The FA Charity Partners.[1]
The Shield was first played for in 1908-09, replacing the Sheriff of London Charity Shield that had been introduced in 1898-99 (though the Sheriff of London Charity Shield did reappear later on two separate occasions alongside the Charity Shield). It continued the professionals versus amateurs basis of the earlier cup (the gentlemen and players tradition). The most recent Community Shield was played on 5 August 2007, at Wembley Stadium between Manchester United and Chelsea with Manchester United winning 3-0 on penalties after the match ended 1-1.
History
The first match was between Manchester United (Football League First Division champions) and Queens Park Rangers (Southern League champions). It was the only game to go to a replay with United winning the rematch; both games were played at Stamford Bridge. The competition was not highly regarded, the games were informal, end-of-season clashes with both teams often assembled just for the game.
The competition format changed over time - initially a match between the Football League and Southern League champions, in 1913 the Shield was instead contested between Amateurs and Professionals XIs. The Shield was contested between the Football League and FA Cup winners for the first time in 1921, but the format continued to vary in the 1920s, usually along the lines of Amateurs v. Professionals, including one year (1927) where the Professionals were represented by the FA Cup holders Cardiff City and the Amateurs by Corinthians.
In 1930 the Football League winner v. FA Cup winner returned, and with a few exceptions, this format has remained to the present day. Notable exceptions include the 1950 Shield, which involved the England World Cup team against an FA team that had toured Canada that summer, and the 1961 Shield, when Tottenham Hotspur became the first team of the 20th century to win the Double. As they won both trophies, they instead faced a Football Association XI.
By then, the date of the game had been moved to the start of the season, from 1959 onwards. The question of which two teams should contest the Shield should one team win both the FA Cup and League continued to linger. In 1971, Arsenal became the second team to win the Double since the Shield's foundation, but owing to their commitments in the European Cup they could not take part. Leicester City were invited as Division Two champions to play FA Cup runners-up Liverpool instead and went on to win the trophy, despite then and to this day having never won either the League or the FA Cup.
In 1974 the then FA secretary, Ted Croker, created the current format with the match always being played at Wembley Stadium and the monies raised at the gate going to charity. The first game at Wembley was notable for the sendings off of Kevin Keegan and Billy Bremner for fighting, shown that night on BBC television. Both were fined £500, with Keegan was banned for three games and Bremner eight. Croker also declared that should a team win the Double then they will play the league runners-up in the Charity Shield, an arrangement that continues to this day.
The game is decided on the day with penalty shoot-out if the scores are level, though between 1949 and 1993 the Shield was usually shared if the game was drawn; West Ham United and Aston Villa are the only two clubs to have the distinction of sharing Community Shield titles with other clubs without winning one outright.
With the formation of a new top league, the FA Premier League, the Shield became a match between the Premier League and FA Cup winners from the 1993 competition onwards. In 2002, the competition was renamed the Community Shield; a small scandal surrounding questionable distribution of money raised for charities by the match led to a renaming of the match as part of a reform of the competition. Arsenal were the first winners of the Community Shield with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool.
The 2006 Community Shield game, where Liverpool defeated Chelsea 2-1, was the first not to be contested by either Arsenal or Manchester United since 1995, when Everton beat Blackburn 1-0.
Manchester United defeated Chelsea in a 3-0 penalty shoot-out at the new Wembley on 05 August 2007.
Records and trivia
- The most successful teams in the competition are Manchester United (12 outright wins, 4 shared), Arsenal (11 outright wins, 1 shared), Liverpool (10 outright wins, 5 shared) and Everton (8 outright wins, 1 shared).
- The most successful player in the competition is Ryan Giggs with 6 outright wins (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007 with Manchester United). Ray Clemence has 6 medals; 4 outright (1974, 1976, 1979, 1980 with Liverpool) and 2 shared (1977 with Liverpool and 1981 with Tottenham Hotspur)
- The highest scoring game was Manchester United's 8-4 win against Swindon Town in 1911.
- Tottenham goalkeeper Pat Jennings scored against Manchester United in the 1967 Charity Shield.
Winners
By year
| Year | Winner | Goals | Score | Goals | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Manchester United | Giggs 35' | 1 - 1 Manchester United won 3-0 on penalties |
Malouda 45' | Chelsea |
| 2006 | Liverpool | Riise 9' Crouch 80' |
2 - 1 | Shevchenko 43' | Chelsea |
| 2005 | Chelsea | Drogba 8', 57' | 2 - 1 | Fàbregas 65' | Arsenal |
| 2004 | Arsenal | Gilberto 49' Reyes 59' Silvestre 79' (o.g.) |
3 - 1 | Smith 55' | Manchester United |
| 2003 | Manchester United | Silvestre 15' | 1 - 1 Manchester United won 4-3 on penalties |
Henry 20' | Arsenal |
| 2002 | Arsenal | Gilberto 69' | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | |
| 2001 | Liverpool | McAllister 2' (pen.) Owen 16' |
2 - 1 | van Nistelrooy 51' | Manchester United |
| 2000 | Chelsea | Hasselbaink 22' Melchiot 73' |
2 - 0 | Manchester United | |
| 1999 | Arsenal | Kanu 67' (pen.) Parlour 77' |
2 - 1 | Beckham 36' | Manchester United |
| 1998 | Arsenal | Overmars 33' Wreh 56' Anelka 71' |
3 - 0 | Manchester United | |
| 1997 | Manchester United | Johnsen 57' | 1 - 1 Manchester United won 4-2 on penalties |
Hughes 52' | Chelsea |
| 1996 | Manchester United | Cantona 25' Butt 30' Beckham 86' Keane 88' |
4 - 0 | Newcastle United | |
| 1995 | Everton | Samways | 1 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 1994 | Manchester United | Cantona (pen.) Ince |
2 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 1993 | Manchester United | Hughes | 1 - 1 Manchester United won 5-4 on penalties |
Wright | Arsenal |
| 1992 | Leeds United | Cantona (3) Dorigo |
4 - 3 | Rush Saunders Strachan (o.g.) |
Liverpool |
| 1991 | Arsenal | 0 - 0 Title shared |
Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1990 | Liverpool | Barnes (pen.) | 1 - 1 Title shared |
Blackmore | Manchester United |
| 1989 | Liverpool | Beardsley | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | |
| 1988 | Liverpool | Aldridge (2) | 2 - 1 | Fashanu | Wimbledon |
| 1987 | Everton | Clarke | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | |
| 1986 | Everton | Heath 80' | 1 - 1 Title shared |
Rush 88' | Liverpool |
| 1985 | Everton | Steven Heath |
2 - 0 | Manchester United | |
| 1984 | Everton | Grobbelaar (o.g.) | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | |
| 1983 | Manchester United | Robson (2) | 2 - 0 | Liverpool | |
| 1982 | Liverpool | Rush | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1981 | Aston Villa | Withe (2) | 2 - 2 Title shared |
Falco (2) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1980 | Liverpool | McDermott | 1 - 0 | West Ham United | |
| 1979 | Liverpool | McDermott (2) Dalglish |
3 - 1 | Sunderland | Arsenal |
| 1978 | Nottingham Forest | O'Neill (2) Withe Lloyd Robertson |
5 - 0 | Ipswich Town | |
| 1977 | Manchester United | 0 - 0 Title shared |
Liverpool | ||
| 1976 | Liverpool | Toshack | 1 - 0 | Southampton | |
| 1975 | Derby County | Hector McFarland |
2 - 0 | West Ham United | |
| 1974 | Liverpool | Boersma | 1 - 1 Liverpool won 6-5 on penalties |
Cherry | Leeds United |
| 1973 | Burnley | Waldron | 1 - 0 | Manchester City | |
| 1972 | Manchester City | Lee (pen.) | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | |
| 1971 | Leicester City | Whitworth | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | |
| 1970 | Everton | Whittle Kendall |
2 - 1 | Hutchinson | Chelsea |
| 1969 | Leeds United | Gray Charlton |
2 - 1 | Bell | Manchester City |
| 1968 | Manchester City | Owen (2) Lee (2) Lovett (o.g.) Young |
6 - 1 | Krzywicki | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1967 | Manchester United | Charlton (2) Law |
3 - 3 Title shared |
Robertson Jennings Saul |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1966 | Liverpool | Hunt | 1 - 0 | Everton | |
| 1965 | Manchester United | Best Herd |
2 - 2 Title shared |
Stevenson Yeats |
Liverpool |
| 1964 | Liverpool | Wallace G. Byrne |
2 - 2 Title shared |
J. Byrne Hurst |
West Ham United |
| 1963 | Everton | Gabriel Stevens Vernon (pen.) Temple |
4 - 0 | Manchester United | |
| 1962 | Tottenham Hotspur | Smith Graves (2) White Medwin |
5 - 1 | Stephenson | Ipswich Town |
| 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | Allen (2) Smith |
3 - 2 | Haynes Byrne |
FA XI |
| 1960 | Burnley | Miller Connelly |
2 - 2 Title shared |
Deeley Murray |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Murray Broadbent Lill |
3 - 1 | Wilson | Nottingham Forest |
| 1958 | Bolton Wanderers | Hill Bannister Lofthouse (2) |
4 - 1 | Durandt | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1957 | Manchester United | Taylor (3) Berry (pen.) |
4 - 0 | Aston Villa | |
| 1956 | Manchester United | Viollet | 1 - 0 | Manchester City | |
| 1955 | Chelsea | McMichael (o.g.) Bentley Blunstone |
3 - 0 | Newcastle United | |
| 1954 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Swinbourne (2) Deeley Hancocks |
4 - 4 Title shared |
Allen (3) Ryan |
West Bromwich Albion |
| 1953 | Arsenal | Lishman (2) Lawton |
3 - 1 | Mortensen | Blackpool |
| 1952 | Manchester United | Rowley (2) Byrne Downie |
4 - 2 | Keeble (2) | Newcastle United |
| 1951 | Tottenham Hotspur | Murphy Bennett |
2 - 1 | Milburn | Newcastle United |
| 1950 | England World Cup Team | Mannion Mortensen Baily Mullen |
4 - 2 | Johnstone Lofthouse |
England Canadian Touring Team |
| 1949 | Portsmouth | Reid | 1 - 1 Title shared |
Hancocks (pen.) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1948 | Arsenal | Lewis (2) Jones Rooke |
4 - 3 | Rowley Burke Mitten |
Manchester United |
| 1940 - 1947 Shield was not contested due to suspension of football during World War II | |||||
| 1939 | Portsmouth | 4 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 1938 | Arsenal | Drake (2) | 2 - 1 | R. Beattie | Preston North End |
| 1937 | Manchester City | Herd Doherty |
2 - 0 | Sunderland | |
| 1936 | Sunderland | Burbanks Carter |
2 - 1 | Kirchen | Arsenal |
| 1935 | Ipswich Town | Dewar | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | |
| 1934 | Arsenal | Birkett Marshall Drake Bastin |
4 - 0 | Manchester City | |
| 1933 | Arsenal | Birkett (2) Bowden |
3 - 0 | Everton | |
| 1932 | Everton | Dean (4) Johnson |
5 - 3 | McMenemy (2) Boyd |
Newcastle United |
| 1931 | Arsenal | Bastin | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1930 | Arsenal | Hulme Jack |
2 - 1 | Burgess (pen.) | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1929 | Professionals XI |
Seed Chandler Pease |
3 - 0 | Amateurs XI | |
| 1928 | Everton | Dean (2) | 2 - 1 | Thornewell | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1927 | Cardiff City | Ferguson Davies |
2 - 1 | Ashton | Corinthians |
| 1926 | Amateurs XI | Minter (2) Macey (2) Kail Keeping (o.g.) |
6 - 3 | Rawlings (2) Tunstall |
Professionals XI |
| 1925 | Amateurs XI | Ashton (4) Macey (2) |
6 - 1 | Hannaford | Professionals XI |
| 1924 | Professionals XI | Walker (2) Buchan |
3 - 1 | Kail | Amateurs XI |
| 1923 | Professionals XI | Bradford Chambers |
2 - 0 | Amateurs XI | |
| 1922 | Huddersfield Town | Wilson | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | |
| 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bliss Cantrell |
2 - 0 | Burnley | |
| 1920 | West Bromwich Albion | Smith (2) | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1914 - 1919 Shield was not contested due to suspension of football during World War I | |||||
| 1913 | Professionals XI | Hampton (4) Holley (2) Fleming |
7 - 2 | Barlos Farnfield |
Amateurs XI |
| 1912 | Blackburn Rovers | Aitkenhead (2) | 2 - 1 | Revill | Queens Park Rangers |
| 1911 | Manchester United | Halse (6) Turnbull Wall |
8 - 4 | Fleming Wheatcroft Tout Jefferson |
Swindon Town |
| 1910 | Brighton and Hove Albion | Webb | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | |
| 1909 | Newcastle United | Allan Rutherford |
2 - 0 | Northampton Town | |
| 1908 Replay | Manchester United | Turnbull (3) Wall |
4 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers F.C. | |
| 1908 | Manchester United | Meredith | 1 - 1 | Cannon | Queens Park Rangers |
By number of wins (clubs only)
| Team | Wins (shared titles) | Years (* title was shared) |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 16(4) | 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007 |
| Liverpool | 15(5) | 1964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 2001, 2006 |
| Arsenal | 12(1) | 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991*, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 |
| Everton | 9(1) | 1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986*, 1987, 1995 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 7(3) | 1921, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1967*, 1981*, 1991* |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4(3) | 1949*, 1954*, 1959, 1960* |
| Chelsea | 3 | 1955, 2000, 2005 |
| Manchester City | 3 | 1937, 1968, 1972 |
| Leeds United | 2 | 1969, 1992 |
| Burnley | 2(1) | 1960*, 1973 |
| Portsmouth | 2(1) | 1939, 1949* |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2(1) | 1920, 1954* |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1912 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1958 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1910 |
| Cardiff City | 1 | 1927 |
| Derby County | 1 | 1975 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1922 |
| Leicester City | 1 | 1971 |
| Newcastle United | 1 | 1909 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1978 |
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 1935 |
| Sunderland | 1 | 1936 |
| Aston Villa | 1(1) | 1981* |
| West Ham United | 1(1) | 1964* |
References
Media coverage
The FA Community Shield match gets broadcast live on Sky Sports with highlights on BBC One on their Match of the Day programme.
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