1911 FA Charity Shield
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The 1911 FA Charity Shield was the fourth Charity Shield
, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League
and Southern League
competitions. The match was played on 25 September 1911 between Manchester United
, winners of the 1910–11 Football League, and Swindon Town
, winners of the 1910–11 Southern League. Manchester United won the match 8–4 in front of only 10,000 fans at Stamford Bridge
, London
.
The match remains the highest scoring match in Charity Shield history. Harold Halse
scored six goals for Manchester United in this match, a record for the most goals scored by an individual in a Charity Shield match. It is also a record for the most goals scored by an individual Manchester United player in one match, a record that was equalled by George Best
in an 8–2 win over Northampton Town
on 7 February 1970. Proceeds from the sale of tickets at this game were donated to the survivors of the RMS Titanic.
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SWINDON TOWN:
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GK
1
Len Skiller
RB
2
Harry Kay
LB
3
Billy Tout
RH
4
Frank Handley
CH
5
Charlie Bannister
LH
6
Billy Silto
OR
7
Bob Jefferson
IR
8
Harold Fleming
CF
9
Freddy Wheatcroft
IL
10
Archie Bown
OL
11
Sammy Lamb
Manager:
James Cowan
FA Community Shield
The Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...
, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
and Southern League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
competitions. The match was played on 25 September 1911 between Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, winners of the 1910–11 Football League, and Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
, winners of the 1910–11 Southern League. Manchester United won the match 8–4 in front of only 10,000 fans at Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...
, London
London
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.
The match remains the highest scoring match in Charity Shield history. Harold Halse
Harold Halse
Harold James Halse was an English football forward, who played most of his career for Manchester United and then for Chelsea...
scored six goals for Manchester United in this match, a record for the most goals scored by an individual in a Charity Shield match. It is also a record for the most goals scored by an individual Manchester United player in one match, a record that was equalled by George Best
George Best
George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...
in an 8–2 win over Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
on 7 February 1970. Proceeds from the sale of tickets at this game were donated to the survivors of the RMS Titanic.
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | MANCHESTER UNITED: | ||
| GK | 1 | Hugh Edmonds Hugh Edmonds Hugh Edmonds was a Scottish football player. His regular position was as a goalkeeper.Edmonds started his professional career with Linfield F.C., having previously played for Hamilton Academical and Distillery. He joined Bolton Wanderers in 1909 before transferring to Manchester United in 1910,... |
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| RB | 2 | Leslie Hofton Leslie Hofton Leslie Hofton was an English association footballer who played as a full-back for Manchester United in two spells in the 1910s... |
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| LB | 3 | George Stacey George Stacey George William Stacey was an English footballer who played at left back for several English football clubs, including Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Manchester United, with whom he won two First Division titles and one FA Cup.... |
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| RH | 4 | Dick Duckworth |
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| CH | 5 | Charlie Roberts Charlie Roberts Charles "Charlie" Roberts was an English footballer.-Playing career:Born in Darlington, Roberts started his football career with Bishop Auckland, but soon moved to Grimsby Town.... |
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| LH | 6 | Alex Bell Alex Bell Alexander "Alex" Bell , also known as Sandy Bell, was a South African-born Scottish footballer who played at half-back.-Club career:... |
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| OR | 7 |  Billy MeredithBilly Meredith William Henry "Billy" Meredith was a Welsh footballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester City and Manchester United. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and also gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he... |
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| IR | 8 | Mickey Hamill Mickey Hamill Michael "Mickey" Hamill was an Irish association football wing half who played professionally in Ireland, Scotland, England and the United States.... |
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| CF | 9 | Harold Halse Harold Halse Harold James Halse was an English football forward, who played most of his career for Manchester United and then for Chelsea... |
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| IL | 10 | Sandy Turnbull Sandy Turnbull Alexander "Sandy" Turnbull was a Scottish football player who played as a forward for both Manchester City and Manchester United in the early 20th century.... |
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| OL | 11 | George Wall George Wall George Wall was an English football player.Born in Boldon Colliery, County Durham, Wall started his career with Boldon Royal Rovers, and played for Whitburn and Jarrow before joining Barnsley in 1903. In almost three years with Barnsley, Wall scored 24 league goals at a rate of almost one goal in... |
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| Manager: | |||
| Ernest Mangnall |
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Len Skiller Harry Kay Billy Tout Frank Handley Charlie BannisterCharlie Bannister
Charles Bannister was a footballer who played in The Football League for Manchester City and Lincoln City. He also played for Swindon Town.-References:...
Billy SiltoBilly Silto
Billy Silto was a former footballer who played at centre half for Barnsley and Swindon Town.After injury caused a £1000 transfer to Aston Villa to fall through, Silto joined Swindon during the summer of 1909, after being released by Barnsley, who suspected he was injury-prone...
Bob JeffersonBob Jefferson
Robert William "Bob" Jefferson was an English professional football player and manager.-Early life:Robert William Jefferson was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Tyne and Wear in 1882. He left school to join the Royal Navy, before deserting after a few weeks to become an apprentice moulder at a...
Harold Fleming Freddy Wheatcroft Archie BownArchie Bown
-Football career:Born in Highworth, Wiltshire, Bown began his football career playing for the local Swindon Casuals team. It was here that Swindon Town spotted him and offered him a trial, playing one first team match in February 1904...
Sammy Lamb James CowanJames Cowan (footballer)
James Cowan was a Scottish footballer and manager.Born in Jamestown, Dunbartonshire, Cowan was a Scottish international half-back who played with local sides Renton and Vale of Leven before moving to England in 1888 to play for the Warwickshire County FC...