1954_FA_Charity_Shield

1954 FA Charity Shield

1954 FA Charity Shield

Football match


The 1954 FA Charity Shield was the 32nd FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup titles. This year's match was contested by league champions Wolverhampton Wanderers and FA Cup winners West Bromwich Albion.

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The two Black Country rivals had been the main contenders for the league championship of the previous campaign, with Wolves edging out their challengers by four points in the end to claim their first ever league title. Albion had gained some consolation in winning their fourth FA Cup.

The match was held at Wolves' stadium, Molineux, in keeping with the trend of using the league champions' home that had been established at the turn of the decade. It was staged on an "international week" during the season, which caused several players – most notably, Wolves' captain Billy Wright – to miss the game as they were on duty with their national sides.

The hosts led the contest both 2–0 and 4–2, but were twice pegged back by rapid-fire replies. The game eventually ended 4–4,[1] meaning the Shield was shared for the second time in its history.

Match details

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Attendance: 45,035
Referee: George Gibson
1England Bert Williams
2England Bill Guttridge
3England Bill Shorthouse
4England Ron Flowers (c)
5England Eddie Russell
6England Eddie Clamp
7England Johnny Hancocks
8England Peter Broadbent
9England Roy Swinbourne
10England Norman Deeley
11England Dennis Wilshaw
Manager:
England Stan Cullis
1England Jim Sanders
2England Stan Rickaby
3England Len Millard (c)
4England Jimmy Dudleydownward-facing red arrow *'
5England Joe Kennedy
6England Billy Brookes
7England Frank Griffin
8Republic of Ireland Reg Ryan
9England Ronnie Allen
10England Wilf Carter
11England George Leedownward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
12England Jimmy Dugdaleupward-facing green arrow *'
14England Ken Hodgkissonupward-facing green arrow
Manager:
England Vic Buckingham

References

  1. "England List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

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