1923_FA_Charity_Shield

1923 FA Charity Shield

1923 FA Charity Shield

Football match


The 1923 FA Charity Shield was the tenth staging of the FA Charity Shield, an annual association football match arranged to raise funds for charitable causes supported by the Football Association (the FA), the governing body of football in England. Following a series of matches between club teams, the format of the competition changed in 1923 to a game between select teams of amateur and professional players.[2] The competition used this format for the next four seasons. The match also saw the competition move from a dates in May, as had previously been used, to October. £730 was raised for charities.[2]

Quick Facts Event, Professionals ...

The match was played on 8 October 1923 at Stamford Bridge, London, and ended as a 2–0 win for the Professionals.[2] While the first half saw both teams competing, the superior fitness of the Professionals paid off in the second half. Both goals came after half-time, scored by Bradford and Chambers.[2][1][3]

Match details

More information Professionals, 2–0 ...
Attendance: c.11,000
1England Ted Taylor, Huddersfield Town
2England Warney Cresswell, Sunderland
3England Sam Wadsworth, Huddersfield Town
4England Sid Bishop, West Ham United
5England George Wilson, The Wednesday
6England Tommy Meehan, Chelsea
7England Frank Osborne, Fulham
8England David Jack, Bolton Wanderers
9England Joe Bradford, Birmingham City
10England Harry Chambers, Liverpool
11England Fred Tunstall, Sheffield United
1England Bert Coleman, Dulwich Hamlet
2England Sgt F. Twice, The Army
3England Alfred Bower, Corinthians
4England Basil Patchitt, Corinthians
5England George Armitage, Wimbledon
6England Fred Ewer, Casuals
7England Lt Kenneth Hegan, The Army
8England Stan Earle, Clapton
9England Drummer Frank Macey, The Army
10England Graham Doggart, Bishop Auckland
11England Leonard Barry, Notts County

References

  1. B.Bennison (9 October 1923). "Amateurs v Professionals: Some Impressions". Daily Telegraph. London. p. 8.
  2. "F. A. Charity Shield Match". Daily Mail. London. 9 October 1923. p. 11.
  3. "1923/24 Charity Shield". The Football Site. Archived from the original on 18 November 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2016.

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