1973 FA Charity Shield

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1973 FA Charity Shield
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The match took place at Maine Road (2003 photograph).
Event51st FA Charity Shield
Date18 August 1973
Venue Maine Road, Manchester
Referee Gordon Hill (Leicester)
Attendance23,988
WeatherSunny
1972
1974

The 1973 FA Charity Shield was the 51st FA Charity Shield, an annual English association football match. The game took place on 18 August 1973 at Maine Road in Manchester, and was played between Manchester City, reigning holders of the shield, and Football League Second Division champions Burnley. It was the third consecutive year neither the Football League First Division winners nor the FA Cup champions chose to compete; the Football Association (FA) invited City and Burnley instead. This was City's seventh Charity Shield appearance to Burnley's third. Watched by a crowd of 23,988, the match ended in a 1–0 victory for Burnley.

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In an entertaining game, the first half ended goalless, although City dominated and almost went a goal ahead after Alan Oakes hit the Burnley crossbar. Burnley began to dominate the game from the 60th minute. Six minutes later, they scored via a free-kick routine: Doug Collins pretended to take the free-kick, left it for Frank Casper whose cross was headed in powerfully by defender Colin Waldron. Burnley held on to their 1–0 lead to win their second Charity Shield, following a shared title in 1960. Martin Dobson, the Burnley captain, received the trophy from Andrew Stephen, the chairman of the FA. As of 2023, Burnley have not played in a Charity Shield match since 1973. City's next appearance in the competition—renamed FA Community Shield in 2002—was in 2011.

Pre-match

The FA Charity Shield was founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield. [1] It was initially a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and the Southern League. Different formats were used during the following years: in 1913, a Professional XI played an Amateur XI, and in 1921, the fixture was played by the Football League champions and FA Cup winners for the first time. In 1971, double winners Arsenal withdrew from the competition due to previously arranged pre-season friendlies, with Leicester City replacing them. The following year Football League champions Derby County and FA Cup winners Leeds United both declined to play in the Charity Shield; Manchester City and Aston Villa replaced Derby and Leeds. [2]

1973 was the third consecutive year neither the Football League First Division winners (Liverpool) nor the FA Cup champions (Sunderland) chose to compete. [3] Bill Shankly, the Liverpool manager, explained that his preparation was geared to have his squad ready for the first league match, not for the Charity Shield held the week before. Shankly also feared possible injuries to his players. [4] On 25 May 1973, the Football Association (FA) announced that the next FA Charity Shield game would take place on 18 August at 3 pm, contested by Manchester City, reigning holders of the Shield, and Football League Second Division champions Burnley. [5] The venue was Maine Road, home ground of Manchester City. [6]

Manchester City finished the 1972–73 First Division in 11th place and reached the fifth round of the FA Cup; [7] they won the 1972 FA Charity Shield after defeating Aston Villa 1–0. [8] Burnley won the 1972–73 Second Division title, losing only 4 times in 42 matches. They won the championship in the last match of the season, away at local rivals Preston North End, after a 1–1 draw with Colin Waldron scoring for Burnley. [9]

This was Manchester City's seventh Charity Shield appearance; before the game they had won three shields (1937, 1968 and 1972) and lost three (1934, 1956 and 1969). Burnley were appearing in their third Charity Shield match. They lost in 1921 and shared the 1960 FA Charity Shield after a draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers. [8] [lower-alpha 1]

Previewing the match, Burnley manager Jimmy Adamson stated: "We are treating this as part of our pre-season build up, but there is no doubt that we want to win". Adamson added: "We shall be the underdogs, but I think we could surprise them". [11] Denis Law returned to Manchester City having left the club in 1961; he was named in City's starting lineup. Burnley fielded the same team which had won the Second Division title the previous season. [12]

Match

Summary

The match kicked off in sunny conditions at Maine Road in front of a crowd of 23,988 and was refereed by Gordon Hill of Leicester. [3] [13] Manchester City were in charge early on in the match and had two corners and a free-kick before Burnley cleared the ball. Shortly afterwards a timely tackle from Mick Docherty prevented City from taking the lead when Law had a goalscoring chance at close range. City kept up the pressure and almost went in front when a powerful shot from Alan Oakes hit the Burnley crossbar. Shortly afterwards Mike Doyle was in front of the Burnley goal but his shot went wide. [12] During the opening 30 minutes, Burnley regularly lost possession and found it difficult to adapt to the high tempo of the match; towards the end of the first half the pace slowed and Burnley grew into the game. The first half ended goalless. [13]

City started the second half well and dominated the game. Alan Stevenson, the Burnley goalkeeper, made several saves to keep the score level. Around the 60th minute, Burnley began to dominate the match. Geoff Nulty headed over the City goal from a dangerous position and Martin Dobson saw his shot saved by the leg of Joe Corrigan, the City goalkeeper. Corrigan also saved from a Nulty header and a powerful shot from 20 yards (18 m) from Frank Casper. In the 66th minute, Burnley received a free-kick after Rodney Marsh fouled Doug Collins on the right-hand edge of the penalty box. Collins pretended to take the free-kick, left it for Casper whose cross was headed in powerfully by defender Waldron to put Burnley 1–0 in front. Waldron ran in unmarked from the edge of the box. [13]

Peter Higgs, writing in the Burnley Express , labelled it an "excellently worked goal", but was also slightly unhappy as it would be more difficult for Burnley to successfully use that free-kick routine again due to the goal being shown on television. Paul Fletcher almost doubled the lead for Burnley when he hit the post. Shortly afterwards Collins played a one-two with Dobson and hit a powerful shot from an angle but it was saved by Corrigan. Burnley held on to their lead to win the match by one goal to nil. Dobson, the Burnley captain, received the trophy from Andrew Stephen, the chairman of the FA. [13]

Details

Manchester City 0–1 Burnley
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Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 23,988
Referee: Gordon Hill (Leicester)
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Manchester City [13]
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Burnley [13]
GK 1 Flag of England.svg Joe Corrigan
DF 2 Flag of England.svg Tony Book (c)
DF 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Donachie
DF 4 Flag of England.svg Mike Doyle
DF 5 Flag of England.svg Tommy Booth
MF 6 Flag of England.svg Alan Oakes
MF 7 Flag of England.svg Mike Summerbee
MF 8 Flag of England.svg Colin Bell
FW 9 Flag of Scotland.svg Denis Law
FW 10 Flag of England.svg Francis Lee
FW 11 Flag of England.svg Rodney Marsh
Substitute:
FW 12 Flag of England.svg Frank Carrodus (unused)
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Johnny Hart
GK 1 Flag of England.svg Alan Stevenson
DF 2 Flag of England.svg Mick Docherty
DF 3 Flag of England.svg Keith Newton
MF 4 Flag of England.svg Martin Dobson (c)
DF 5 Flag of England.svg Colin Waldron
DF 6 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Thomson
MF 7 Flag of England.svg Geoff Nulty
FW 8 Flag of England.svg Frank Casper
FW 9 Flag of England.svg Paul Fletcher
MF 10 Flag of England.svg Doug Collins
FW 11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Leighton James
Substitute:
MF 12 Flag of England.svg Billy Ingham (unused)
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Jimmy Adamson

Post-match

It was Burnley's second win in the competition, following a shared title in 1960. [8] Higgs of the Burnley Express described it as a "fine match full of end-to-end play, plenty of goal-mouth action and very little of the uglier aspects of football". Higgs named midfielder Collins the best player on Burnley's side, praising his work rate and ball control. [13] Eric Todd, writing in The Guardian , labelled it a "thoroughly entertaining game". Previewing the upcoming 1973–74 First Division, Todd claimed Burnley would "enliven the First Division" as they "have a young side, several really outstanding players, notably Dobson, Collins and James, and an overall discipline". Todd criticised City's ineffective style of play, to add: "City nevertheless have the potential to be one of the most exciting and entertaining sides of the season". [14]

Burnley manager Adamson was pleased with the performance of his players in an entertaining match. He stated that City were the better team in the first half but that Burnley matched them after half-time. Adamson also noted that Docherty helped Burnley grew back into the game during the second half by making overlapping runs down the right wing. Johnny Hart, the Manchester City manager, was furious with the result: "I have given the players a rollicking because we had 80 per cent of the play and were murdering them and then gave away a goal like that". [13] Mike Summerbee, the City winger, was more praiseful of Burnley: "This could be one of the greatest teams. The big name First Division sides are going to get some shocks this season. Once Burnley have settled in the top flight they could easily become the team of the 1970s". Summerbee became a Burnley player in 1975. [15]

City went on to finish 14th in the 1973–74 season while Burnley finished sixth on their return to the top flight. [16] City reached the fourth round of the 1973–74 FA Cup and were beaten in the final of the Football League Cup by Wolverhampton Wanderers. [17] Burnley were eliminated in the third round of the League Cup and finished third in the FA Cup. [16] [lower-alpha 2] As of 2023, Burnley have not played in a Charity Shield match since 1973. City's next appearance in the competition—renamed FA Community Shield in 2002—was in 2011, when they lost 3–2 against Manchester United. City won the trophy the following year after they defeated Chelsea by three goals to two. [8]

In 1974, FA secretary Ted Croker proposed that the Charity Shield should be played at Wembley Stadium between the reigning league champions and the FA Cup holders. [10]

Notes

  1. Until 1993, in the event of a draw, the FA Charity Shield would be shared between the two competing teams, with each team having possession of the trophy for six months. [8] [10]
  2. Between 1969–70 and 1973–74, the losing FA Cup semi-finalists took part in a third-place play-off. Burnley defeated Leicester City 1–0 at Filbert Street, Leicester. [18]

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