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

Match details

Manchester United3–3Tottenham Hotspur
Charlton
Law
Report Robertson
Jennings
Saul
Attendance: 54,106
Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur
GK1England Alex Stepney
DF2Republic of Ireland Shay Brennan
DF3Republic of Ireland Tony Dunne
MF4England Nobby Stiles
DF5England Bill Foulkes
MF6Scotland Pat Crerand
FW7Northern Ireland George Best
FW8England Brian Kidd
MF9England Bobby Charlton
FW10Scotland Denis Law (c)
FW11England John Aston
Manager:
Scotland Matt Busby
GK1Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
DF2Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear
DF3England Cyril Knowles
MF4England Alan Mullery
DF5Wales Mike England
DF6Scotland Dave Mackay (c)
MF7Scotland Jimmy Robertson
FW8England Jimmy Greaves
FW9Scotland Alan Gilzean
MF10England Terry Venables
MF11England Frank Saul
Manager:
England Bill Nicholson

See also

References

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


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