1911 FA Charity Shield explained

1911 FA Charity Shield
Event:FA Charity Shield
Team1:Manchester United
Team1score:8
Team2:Swindon Town
Team2score:4
Date:25 September 1911
Stadium:Stamford Bridge
City:London
Attendance:10,000
Previous:1910
Next:1912

The 1911 FA Charity Shield was the fourth Charity Shield, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League and Southern League competitions. The match was played on 25 September 1911 between Manchester United, winners of the 1910–11 Football League, and Swindon Town, winners of the 1910–11 Southern League. Manchester United won the match 8–4 in front of only 10,000 fans at Stamford Bridge, London.

The match remains the highest-scoring match in Charity Shield history. Harold Halse scored six goals for Manchester United in this match, a record for the most goals scored by an individual in a Charity Shield match. It is also a record for the most goals scored by an individual Manchester United player in one match, a record that was not equalled for almost 60 years, until George Best in an 8–2 win over Northampton Town on 7 February 1970. Proceeds from the sale of tickets at this game were donated to the survivors of the .[1]

Match details

GK 1 Hugh Edmonds
RB 2 Leslie Hofton
LB 3 George Stacey
RH 4 Dick Duckworth
CH 5 Charlie Roberts
LH 6 Alex Bell
OR 7 Billy Meredith
IR 8 Mickey Hamill
CF 9 Harold Halse
IL 10 Sandy Turnbull
OL 11 George Wall
Manager:
Ernest Mangnall
GK 1 Len Skiller
RB 2 Harry Kay
LB 3 Billy Tout
RH 4 Frank Handley
CH 5 Charlie Bannister
LH 6 Billy Silto
OR 7 Bob Jefferson
IR 8 Harold Fleming
CF 9 Freddie Wheatcroft
IL 10 Archie Bown
OL 11 Sammy Lamb
Manager:
Sam Allen

References

Notes and References

  1. http://archive.salisburyjournal.co.uk/2005/4/20/88666.html Medals to be sold