1967 FA Charity Shield

The 1967 FA Charity Shield was the 45th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match held between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by Manchester United, who had won the 1966–67 Football League, and Tottenham Hotspur, who had won the 1966–67 FA Cup, at Old Trafford, Manchester,[1] on 12 August 1967. The match was drawn 3–3, which meant that the two clubs shared the Shield, holding it for six months each. Bobby Charlton scored two goals for United, while Denis Law scored their third. Jimmy Robertson and Frank Saul scored for Spurs, but the match is most famous for Tottenham's second goal, which was scored by goalkeeper Pat Jennings. Ball in hand, Jennings punted it downfield, only for it to bounce in front of United goalkeeper Alex Stepney, over his head and into the goal.

1967 FA Charity Shield
The match programme cover
EventFA Charity Shield
Date12 August 1967
VenueOld Trafford, Manchester
RefereeEric Jennings
Attendance54,106
1966
1968

Match details edit

Manchester United3–3Tottenham Hotspur
Charlton    
Law  
Report Robertson  
Jennings  
Saul  
Attendance: 54,106
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester United
 
 
 
 
 
Tottenham Hotspur
GK 1   Alex Stepney
DF 2   Shay Brennan
DF 3   Tony Dunne
MF 4   Nobby Stiles
DF 5   Bill Foulkes
MF 6   Pat Crerand
FW 7   George Best
FW 8   Brian Kidd
MF 9   Bobby Charlton
FW 10   Denis Law (c)
FW 11   John Aston
Manager:
  Matt Busby
GK 1   Pat Jennings
DF 2   Joe Kinnear
DF 3   Cyril Knowles
MF 4   Alan Mullery
DF 5   Mike England
DF 6   Dave Mackay (c)
MF 7   Jimmy Robertson
FW 8   Jimmy Greaves
FW 9   Alan Gilzean
MF 10   Terry Venables
MF 11   Frank Saul
Manager:
  Bill Nicholson

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Shield – A brief history". The FA Cup & Competitions. TheFA.com. Retrieved 7 February 2011.

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