1983 FA Charity Shield explained

1983 FA Charity Shield
Team1:Manchester United
Team1score:2
Team2:Liverpool
Team2score:0
Date:20 August 1983
Stadium:Wembley Stadium
City:London
Referee:Alan Robinson (Hampshire)
Attendance:92,000
Previous:1982
Next:1984

The 1983 FA Charity Shield was the 61st FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 20 August 1983 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Liverpool, who had won the 1982–83 First Division, and Manchester United, who had won the 1982–83 FA Cup. Manchester United won 2–0 with a brace from captain Bryan Robson. It was Liverpool's first competitive game under the management of Joe Fagan, who had been promoted from the coaching staff to replace the retiring Bob Paisley.

Match details

GK 1 Gary Bailey
DF 2 Mike Duxbury
DF 3 Arthur Albiston
MF 4 Ray Wilkins
DF 5 Kevin Moran
DF 6 Gordon McQueen
MF 7 Bryan Robson (c)
MF 8
FW 9 Frank Stapleton
FW 10 Norman Whiteside
MF 11 Arthur Graham
Substitutes:
DF 12
MF 13 Lou Macari
GK 14 Jeff Wealands
MF 15 Remi Moses
Manager:
Ron Atkinson
GK 1 Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 Phil Neal
LB 3
CM 4 Mark Lawrenson
CB 5
CB 6 Alan Hansen
CF 7 Kenny Dalglish
RM 8 Sammy Lee
CF 9 Ian Rush
LM 10
CM 11 Graeme Souness (c)
Substitutes:
MF 12
FW 13
GK 14 Bob Bolder
Manager:
Joe Fagan
width=50% valign=topMatch rules
  • 90 minutes, no extra time
  • Four named substitutes
  • Maximum of two substitutions

See also