1959–60_FA_Charity_Shield

1959 FA Charity Shield

1959 FA Charity Shield

Football match

The 1959 FA Charity Shield was the 37th FA Charity Shield, an English 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 Nottingham Forest.

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The match was held at the start of the season for the first time, and was staged at Wolves' stadium, Molineux. The hosts won the game 3–1,[1] giving them their only outright Shield win (in addition to three shared wins).

Match details

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Attendance: 32,329
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest
1Scotland Malcolm Finlayson
2Union of South Africa Eddie Stuart (c)
3Wales Gwyn Jones
4England Eddie Clamp
5England George Showell
6England Ron Flowers
7England Mickey Lill
8England Bobby Mason
9England Jimmy Murray
10England Peter Broadbent
11England Norman Deeley
Manager:
England Stan Cullis
1Scotland Chic Thomson
2Guernsey Billy Whare
3Scotland Joe McDonald
4England Jeff Whitefoot
5Scotland Bob McKinlay (c)
6England Jim Iley
7England Billy Gray
8Scotland Bernie Kelly
9England Tommy Wilsondownward-facing red arrow
10Scotland Johnny Quigley
11Scotland Stewart Imlach
Substitutes:
12England Peter Knightupward-facing green arrow
Manager:
England Billy Walker

References

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