1952 FA Charity Shield

1952 FA Charity Shield
EventFA Charity Shield
Manchester United Newcastle United
4 2
Date24 September 1952
VenueOld Trafford, Manchester
Attendance11,381

The 1952 FA Charity Shield was the 30th 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 1951–52 Football League, and Newcastle United, who had won the 1951–52 FA Cup, at Old Trafford, Manchester, on 24 September 1952. Manchester United came back from a goal down at half-time to win the match 4–2.[1] Their goals were scored by Jack Rowley (2), Roger Byrne and John Downie, while Vic Keeble scored both goals for Newcastle.

Match details

Manchester United4–2Newcastle United
Rowley 28', 53'
Byrne 63'
Downie 75'		 Keeble 35', 69'
Attendance: 11,381
GK 1 England Ray Wood
RB 2 England Thomas McNulty
LB 3 England John Aston
RH 4 Republic of Ireland Johnny Carey (c)
CH 5 England Allenby Chilton
LH 6 England Don Gibson
OR 7 England Johnny Berry
IR 8 Scotland John Downie
CF 9 England Jack Rowley
IL 10 England Stan Pearson
OL 11 England Roger Byrne
Manager:
Scotland Matt Busby
GK 1 Scotland Ronnie Simpson
RB 2 England Bobby Cowell
LB 3 England Ron Batty
RH 4 Chile Ted Robledo
CH 5 England Bob Stokoe (c)
LH 6 Northern Ireland Tommy Casey
OR 7 England Tommy Walker
IR 8 Chile George Robledo
CF 9 England Vic Keeble
IL 10 England Neville Black
OL 11 Scotland Bobby Mitchell
Manager:
England Stan Seymour

See also

References

  1. ^ "England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
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