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The FA Community Shield, which the winner receives. The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield, up to and including the 2001 edition) is an annual association football match organised by the Football Association and presently contested between the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners.
Arsenal were the first winners of the renamed Community Shield with a 1–0 victory over Liverpool. [17] In 2016, the FA's official silversmith Thomas Lyte restored and rebuilt the Football Association's original 1908 Charity Shield to mark 50 years since England beat West Germany in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. [18]
Manchester City and Manchester United qualified for the 2024 FA Community Shield as the winners of the 2023–24 Premier League and the 2023–24 FA Cup, respectively.It was the 194th Manchester derby to take place in all competitions and the third to take place in the Community Shield; Manchester United won both previous meetings in 1956 (when the competition was known as the Charity Shield ...
The 2020 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield supported by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th FA Community Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League, Liverpool, and the previous season's FA Cup, Arsenal, with the latter winning on penalties after a 1–1 draw. [3]
The 2002 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield in partnership with McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th FA Community Shield, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup. It was the first edition since the competition's rename from the FA Charity ...
The match was played on 8 August 1992 between 1991–92 Football League champions Leeds United and 1991–92 FA Cup winners Liverpool. Leeds won a dramatic match 4–3 with a hat-trick from Eric Cantona. As of 2024, this was Leeds' most recent Shield appearance. The match saw Liverpool player Paul Stewart make his debut for the club.
Wembley Stadium played host to the Charity Shield for the 27th and final time.. Founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, [1] the FA Charity Shield began as a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and the Southern League, although in 1913 it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI. [2]
The FA Charity Shield was founded in 1908 as a contest between the top professional and amateur teams of each season. It was played between the Football League champions and FA Cup winners for the first time in 1921; the formation of a new top-tier division, the Premier League, in 1992 meant it displaced the Football League spot. [3]