1997 FA Charity Shield

1997 FA Charity Shield
The match programme cover
Chelsea Manchester United
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Manchester United won 4–2 on penalties
Date3 August 1997
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchRoy Keane
RefereePeter Jones (Leicestershire)
Attendance73,636

The 1997 FA Charity Shield (known as the Littlewoods FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 3 August 1997 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Manchester United, who had won the 1996–97 FA Premier League, and Chelsea, who had won the 1996–97 FA Cup. Manchester United won the match 4–2 on penalties after the match had finished at 1–1 after 90 minutes.

The 1997 Charity Shield was a game of several "firsts". Manchester United's only goal of open play was from Ronny Johnsen, who scored his first goal in a competitive game for them. It was the first competitive appearance in a Manchester United shirt for Johnsen's teammate Teddy Sheringham, who had joined the club from Tottenham Hotspur five weeks earlier. It was also the first competitive appearance in a Chelsea shirt for goalkeeper Ed de Goey.

This match was also known for David Beckham having his shirt misspelled as "Beckam".[1]

Match details

Chelsea1–1Manchester United
M. Hughes 52' Report Johnsen 58'
Penalties
Sinclair soccer ball with red X
Zola soccer ball with check mark
Di Matteo soccer ball with red X
Leboeuf soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Scholes
soccer ball with check mark Irwin
soccer ball with check mark Keane
soccer ball with check mark Butt
Attendance: 73,636
Referee: Peter Jones (Leicestershire)
Chelsea
Manchester United
GK 1 Netherlands Ed de Goey
CB 20 Jamaica Frank Sinclair Yellow card 26'
CB 5 France Frank Leboeuf
CB 6 Scotland Steve Clarke
RWB 11 England Dennis Wise (c) Yellow card 30'
LWB 17 England Danny Granville
DM 28 England Jody Morris downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Uruguay Gustavo Poyet
CM 16 Italy Roberto Di Matteo
SS 25 Italy Gianfranco Zola
CF 10 Wales Mark Hughes downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutes:
GK 13 England Kevin Hitchcock
DF 2 Romania Dan Petrescu Yellow card 90' upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 29 England Neil Clement
MF 4 Netherlands Ruud Gullit
MF 16 England Paul Hughes
FW 9 Italy Gianluca Vialli upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 22 England Mark Nicholls
Player-Manager:
Netherlands Ruud Gullit
GK 1 Denmark Peter Schmeichel
RB 12 England Phil Neville
CB 6 England Gary Pallister
CB 5 Norway Ronny Johnsen
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Denis Irwin
RM 18 England Paul Scholes
CM 16 Republic of Ireland Roy Keane (c)
CM 8 England Nicky Butt
LM 11 Wales Ryan Giggs downward-facing red arrow 72'
SS 10 England Teddy Sheringham Yellow card 43' downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 9 England Andy Cole
Substitutes:
GK 17 Netherlands Raimond van der Gouw
DF 2 England Gary Neville
MF 7 England David Beckham upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 14 Netherlands Jordi Cruyff upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 15 Czech Republic Karel Poborský
MF 23 England Ben Thornley
FW 13 Scotland Brian McClair
Manager:
Scotland Alex Ferguson

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shootout if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References

  1. ^ "When David Beckham had the wrong name on his shirt". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.


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