1924_FA_Charity_Shield

1924 FA Charity Shield

1924 FA Charity Shield

Football match


The 1924 FA Charity Shield was the eleventh 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. As in the 1923 competition, the match was held between the a team of England professionals and amateurs. In contrast to previous year, the amateurs were reported as giving the professionals a much more competitive game, despite losing 3-1.[2][3]

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The teams played contrasting styles, with the professionals holding onto possession and attempting to open up the game, while the amateurs played a more direct style and "indulged in some good honest old-fashioned shoulder charging."[2] Neither team scored in the first half, with Taylor performing well for the professionals in goal.[3] Walker scored for the professionals after half-time, before an equaliser from Kail.[3] The professionals won with two late goals, first from Buchanan and then Walker.[3]

Match details

More information Professionals, 3–1 ...
Highbury, London
Attendance: c.11,000
1England Ted Taylor, Huddersfield Town
2England Alf Baker, Arsenal
3England Sam Wadsworth, Huddersfield Town
4England Frank Moss, Aston Villa
5England Henry Healless, Blackburn Rovers
6England George Green, Sheffield United
7England James Spencer, West Bromwich Albion
8England Charlie Buchan, Sunderland
9England Harry Bedford, Blackpool
10England Billy Walker, Aston Villa
11England Fred Tunstall, Sheffield United
1England James Mitchell, Manchester City
2England E. Spencer Bishop Auckland
3England Alfred Bower, Corinthians
4England Albert Barrett Leytonstone
5England Claude Ashton, Corinthians
6England Fred Ewer, Casuals
7England R.G. Jenkins, London Polytechnic
8England Edgar Kail, Dulwich Hamlet
9England Vivian Gibbins, Clapton
10England Frank Hartley, Oxford City
11England Lt Kenneth Hegan, The Army

References

  1. "Matches played at Highbury, London". Steve's Football Stats. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. "Professionals Beat Amateurs". Daily Mail. 7 October 1924.
  3. B., Bennison (7 October 1924). "Amateurs v Professionals: Outstanding Players". Daily Telegraph.

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