Match details
| Manchester City | 2–0 | Sunderland |
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Herd  Doherty |
Attendance: 14,000
       Manchester City |     Sunderland |
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| Event | FA Charity Shield | ||||||
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| Date | 3 November 1937 | ||||||
| Venue | Maine Road, Manchester | ||||||
| Attendance | 14,000 | ||||||
The 1937 FA Charity Shield was the 24th FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by league champions Manchester City and FA Cup winners Sunderland, and was played at Maine Road, the home ground of Manchester City. Manchester City won the game, 2–0. [1]
| Manchester City | 2–0 | Sunderland |
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| Herd Doherty |
Manchester City | Sunderland |
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