1923 FA Charity Shield

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1923 FA Charity Shield
Event FA Charity Shield
Date8 October 1923
Venue Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, London
Attendancec.11,000 [1]
1922
1924

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]

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

Professionals2–0Amateurs
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: c.11,000
1 Flag of England.svg Ted Taylor, Huddersfield Town
2 Flag of England.svg Warney Cresswell, Sunderland
3 Flag of England.svg Sam Wadsworth, Huddersfield Town
4 Flag of England.svg Sid Bishop, West Ham United
5 Flag of England.svg George Wilson, The Wednesday
6 Flag of England.svg Tommy Meehan, Chelsea
7 Flag of England.svg Frank Osborne, Fulham
8 Flag of England.svg David Jack, Bolton Wanderers
9 Flag of England.svg Joe Bradford, Birmingham City
10 Flag of England.svg Harry Chambers, Liverpool
11 Flag of England.svg Fred Tunstall, Sheffield United
1 Flag of England.svg Bert Coleman, Dulwich Hamlet
2 Flag of England.svg Sgt F. Twice, The Army
3 Flag of England.svg Alfred Bower, Corinthians
4 Flag of England.svg Basil Patchitt, Corinthians
5 Flag of England.svg George Armitage, Wimbledon
6 Flag of England.svg Fred Ewer, Casuals
7 Flag of England.svg Lt Kenneth Hegan, The Army
8 Flag of England.svg Stan Earle, Clapton
9 Flag of England.svg Drummer Frank Macey, The Army
10 Flag of England.svg Graham Doggart, Bishop Auckland
11 Flag of England.svg Leonard Barry, Notts County

References

  1. 1 2 B.Bennison (9 October 1923). "Amateurs v Professionals: Some Impressions". Daily Telegraph. London. p. 8.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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.