1966 FA Charity Shield

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1966 FA Charity Shield
Date13 August 1966
Venue Goodison Park, Liverpool
Referee Jack Taylor
Attendance63,329
1965
1967

The 1966 FA Charity Shield was a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Goodison Park. Liverpool won the Football League and Everton won the 1966 FA Cup Final to qualify for the charity shield. Before the game, Roger Hunt and Ray Wilson paraded the World Cup, the FA Cup and the Football League Trophy around Goodison Park. Liverpool won the game with a goal from Roger Hunt in the ninth minute of the first half. [1]

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Liverpool 10 Everton
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Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 63,329
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Liverpool
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Everton
GK1 Flag of Scotland.svg Tommy Lawrence
RB2 Flag of England.svg Chris Lawler
LB3 Flag of England.svg Gerry Byrne
CH4 Flag of England.svg Tommy Smith
CH5 Flag of Scotland.svg Ron Yeats (c)
LH6 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Stevenson
OR7 Flag of England.svg Ian Callaghan
IR8 Flag of England.svg Roger Hunt
CF9 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian St. John
IL11 Flag of England.svg Peter Thompson
OL10 Flag of England.svg Geoff Strong
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Bill Shankly
1 Flag of England.svg Gordon West
2 Flag of England.svg Tommy Wright
3 Flag of England.svg Ray Wilson
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Gabriel
5 Flag of England.svg Brian Labone (c)
6 Flag of England.svg Gerry Glover
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Scott
8 Flag of England.svg Mike Trebilcock
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Young
10 Flag of England.svg Colin Harvey
11 Flag of England.svg Derek Temple
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Harry Catterick

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References

  1. "1966 FA Charity Shield". LFC History. Retrieved 5 March 2012.