1937 FA Charity Shield

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1937 FA Charity Shield
Event FA Charity Shield
Date3 November 1937
Venue Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance14,000
1936
1938

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]

Match details

Manchester City 2–0 Sunderland
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Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 14,000
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Manchester City
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Sunderland
1 Flag of England.svg Frank Swift
2 Flag of England.svg Bill Dale
3 Flag of England.svg Sam Barkas (c)
4 Flag of England.svg Jack Percival
5 Flag of England.svg Bobby Marshall
6 Flag of England.svg Jackie Bray
7 Flag of England.svg Ernie Toseland
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Alec Herd
9 Flag of England.svg Fred Tilson
10 Ulster Banner.svg Peter Doherty
11 Flag of England.svg Eric Brook
Manager: Flag of England.svg Wilf Wild
1 Flag of England.svg Johnny Mapson
2 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Gorman
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Hall
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Charlie Thomson
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Bert Johnston
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Alexander Hastings
7 Flag of England.svg Johnny Spuhler
8 Flag of England.svg Raich Carter (c)
9 Flag of England.svg Bobby Gurney
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Patrick Gallacher
11 Flag of England.svg Fred Rowell
Manager: Flag of Scotland.svg Johnny Cochrane

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References

  1. "England List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". RSSSF . Retrieved 30 October 2013.