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1948 FA Charity Shield

The 1948 FA Charity Shield was the 26th Charity Shield, an annual English association football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup. It was the first edition held since the postponement of football during the Second World War. The match, held at Highbury on 6 October 1948, was contested by Arsenal, champions of the 1947–48 Football League and Manchester United, who beat Blackpool in the final of the 1947–48 FA Cup. This was Arsenal's eighth Charity Shield appearance to Manchester United's third.

1948 FA Charity Shield
The match programme cover
EventFA Charity Shield
Date6 October 1948[1]
VenueHighbury, London
Attendance31,000
WeatherCold[2]
1938
1949

Watched by a crowd of over 30,000, Reg Lewis, Bryn Jones, and Ronnie Rooke each scored for the league champions inside the first 15 minutes. Manchester United responded by scoring twice before the half-time break through Jack Rowley and Ronnie Burke. Lionel Smith's own goal in the 53rd minute made the scoreline 4–3, and though United's attack were dominant in the second half, there were no further goals. Arsenal were awarded the Shield by A.V. Alexander, the Minister of Defence. Gate receipts for the match came to a total of £4,300.

Background edit

The FA Charity Shield was founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield.[3] It was a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League, and then by 1913 teams of amateur and professional players.[4] In 1921, it was played by the Football League champions and FA Cup winners for the first time.[5] After a ten-year absence due to the suspension of football during the Second World War, the Charity Shield made a return in 1948.[6]

Arsenal qualified for the 1948 FA Charity Shield as winners of the 1947–48 Football League First Division.[1] It was the club's sixth league title and striker Ronnie Rooke scored 33 goals in the campaign to become the division's top goalscorer.[7] The other Charity Shield place went to Manchester United who beat Blackpool to win the final of the 1947–48 FA Cup.[1][8] Manchester United's progress in the competition was unique as the club was drawn against teams from the First Division in every round.[8] Their home ties were staged at three different grounds as Old Trafford was being repaired from the damage sustained in the Manchester Blitz.[9]

This was Arsenal's eighth Charity Shield appearance; prior to the game they had won five Shields (1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938), and lost two (1935, 1936). By contrast Manchester United were undefeated in the Charity Shield; the club won their previous two appearances, in 1908 and 1911.[10] Manchester United had beaten Arsenal 1–0 the last time the two clubs met at Highbury, for a league fixture on 30 August 1948; Charlie Mitten scored the only goal of the match.[11]

Match edit

Summary edit

Arsenal began the quicker of the two teams. Inside a minute, a miskick by Manchester United left back John Aston troubled his defence, and presented Reg Lewis and Rooke with shooting opportunities.[12] After three minutes, Arsenal took the lead; combination play from Jimmy Logie and Bryn Jones forced goalkeeper Jack Crompton out of his area, and ended with Jones hitting the ball high into an empty net.[12] Lewis headed in Archie Macaulay's cross from the right to double Arsenal's lead, and the team scored their third almost immediately, when Rooke maneuvered past the United defence to shoot past Crompton.[13]

United regrouped and scored immediately. Charging forward, John Anderson and Jack Rowley each shot wide, before Johnny Morris's effort hit the post.[12] The ball rebounded to Rowley, whose shot went in past goalkeeper George Swindin.[13] United were in full ascendancy – "Anderson and Warner were winning the ball in mid-field, and bringing it through to their forwards [...], making the Arsenal defence feel the strain," so said The Times football correspondent.[13] In the 35th minute however, Lewis scored his second goal of the match, beating Allenby Chilton to the ball first and going past Crompton.[12] Five minutes before half-time, United halved Arsenal's lead – a well-worked move started by Carey in his own half was finished off by Burke.[14]

Arsenal struggled to regain fluency in the second half, as their opponents dominated play. In the 53rd minute, United scored to make it 4–3; Charlie Mitten's flick in the area was diverted into the Arsenal net by Lionel Smith for an own goal.[14] United fashioned further chances through Burke and Rowley, but for large periods of the second half the Arsenal defence stood firm.[12] Jones' headed goal was rule out for offside, after which the match descended into a contest between United's attack and Arsenal's defence.[12] Jimmy Delaney came closest to equalising late on, when he darted forward and missed by inches.[12]

Details edit

Arsenal4–3Manchester United
Jones   3'
Lewis   ?'   35'
Rooke   ?'
Rowley   15'
Burke   40'
Smith   53' (o.g.)
Attendance: 31,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester United

Source [14]

Post-match edit

A.V. Alexander, the Minister of Defence presented Arsenal with the Shield.[13] Assessing the match the next day, Daily Express football correspondent John MacAdam wrote: "Charity begins at home, they say, and, by golly, it began at Highbury yesterday, for Arsenal were the luckiest team in the world to beat Manchester United 4–3 in the F.A. Charity Shield match between the winners of the League and the Cup."[14] The Times correspondent assessed, "Arsenal won because they sneaked a commanding lead of three goals, before Manchester had realised they were in London," and concluded the piece with the sentence "It had been a game worthy of the occasion and of two fine clubs."[13] Gate receipts for the match totalled £4,300.[14]

Manchester United ended the season as runners-up to Portsmouth in the Football League First Division, and reached the semi-final stage of the FA Cup.[16] Arsenal progressed no further than the fourth round of the cup competition, and finished sixth in the league.[17] The two clubs next faced each other in the Charity Shield in 1993, when Manchester United won the inaugural Premier League title, and Arsenal were FA Cup winners in the 1992–93 season.[18][19]

See also edit

References edit

General

  • White, Jim (2010). Manchester United: The Biography: The complete story of the world's greatest football club. London: Hachette. ISBN 0-7481-2332-6.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c "To-day's football fixtures". The Times. 6 October 1948. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Weather forecast". The Times. 6 October 1948. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Abandonment of the Sheriff Shield". The Observer. London. 19 April 1908. p. 11.
  4. ^ "The F.A. Charity Shield". The Times. 7 October 1913. p. 10.
  5. ^ Ferguson, Peter (4 August 2011). . mcfc.co.uk. Manchester City FC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  6. ^ Ross, James (6 August 2015). "England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. ^ . Arsenal F.C. 8 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  8. ^ a b Glendenning, Barry (5 February 2003). "The hardest FA Cup of all". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  9. ^ White (2010), pp. 17–27.
  10. ^ . Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Manchester United win at Highbury". The Times. 30 August 1948. p. 2.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "Exciting Charity Shield game at Highbury". The Manchester Guardian. 7 October 1948. p. 2.
  13. ^ a b c d e "A Pleasant Revival". The Times. 7 October 1948. p. 2.
  14. ^ a b c d e MacAdam, John (7 October 1948). "Lewis snaps up two in soccer 'feast'". Daily Express. London. p. 4.
  15. ^ "End of summer time". The Times. 30 October 1948. p. 4. British summer time ends at 3 a.m. to-morrow (31 October), and clocks should be put back an hour to-night.
  16. ^ "Manchester United Season 1948/49". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  17. ^ . Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  18. ^ Thomas, Russell (7 August 1993). "Scots with little room for charity". The Guardian. London. p. 19.
  19. ^ . Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

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The 1948 FA Charity Shield was the 26th Charity Shield an annual English association football match played between the winners of the previous season s Football League and FA Cup It was the first edition held since the postponement of football during the Second World War The match held at Highbury on 6 October 1948 was contested by Arsenal champions of the 1947 48 Football League and Manchester United who beat Blackpool in the final of the 1947 48 FA Cup This was Arsenal s eighth Charity Shield appearance to Manchester United s third 1948 FA Charity ShieldThe match programme coverEventFA Charity ShieldArsenal Manchester United4 3Date6 October 1948 1 VenueHighbury LondonAttendance31 000WeatherCold 2 19381949 Watched by a crowd of over 30 000 Reg Lewis Bryn Jones and Ronnie Rooke each scored for the league champions inside the first 15 minutes Manchester United responded by scoring twice before the half time break through Jack Rowley and Ronnie Burke Lionel Smith s own goal in the 53rd minute made the scoreline 4 3 and though United s attack were dominant in the second half there were no further goals Arsenal were awarded the Shield by A V Alexander the Minister of Defence Gate receipts for the match came to a total of 4 300 Contents 1 Background 2 Match 2 1 Summary 2 2 Details 3 Post match 4 See also 5 ReferencesBackground editThe FA Charity Shield was founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield 3 It was a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League and then by 1913 teams of amateur and professional players 4 In 1921 it was played by the Football League champions and FA Cup winners for the first time 5 After a ten year absence due to the suspension of football during the Second World War the Charity Shield made a return in 1948 6 Arsenal qualified for the 1948 FA Charity Shield as winners of the 1947 48 Football League First Division 1 It was the club s sixth league title and striker Ronnie Rooke scored 33 goals in the campaign to become the division s top goalscorer 7 The other Charity Shield place went to Manchester United who beat Blackpool to win the final of the 1947 48 FA Cup 1 8 Manchester United s progress in the competition was unique as the club was drawn against teams from the First Division in every round 8 Their home ties were staged at three different grounds as Old Trafford was being repaired from the damage sustained in the Manchester Blitz 9 This was Arsenal s eighth Charity Shield appearance prior to the game they had won five Shields 1930 1931 1933 1934 1938 and lost two 1935 1936 By contrast Manchester United were undefeated in the Charity Shield the club won their previous two appearances in 1908 and 1911 10 Manchester United had beaten Arsenal 1 0 the last time the two clubs met at Highbury for a league fixture on 30 August 1948 Charlie Mitten scored the only goal of the match 11 Match editSummary edit Arsenal began the quicker of the two teams Inside a minute a miskick by Manchester United left back John Aston troubled his defence and presented Reg Lewis and Rooke with shooting opportunities 12 After three minutes Arsenal took the lead combination play from Jimmy Logie and Bryn Jones forced goalkeeper Jack Crompton out of his area and ended with Jones hitting the ball high into an empty net 12 Lewis headed in Archie Macaulay s cross from the right to double Arsenal s lead and the team scored their third almost immediately when Rooke maneuvered past the United defence to shoot past Crompton 13 United regrouped and scored immediately Charging forward John Anderson and Jack Rowley each shot wide before Johnny Morris s effort hit the post 12 The ball rebounded to Rowley whose shot went in past goalkeeper George Swindin 13 United were in full ascendancy Anderson and Warner were winning the ball in mid field and bringing it through to their forwards making the Arsenal defence feel the strain so said The Times football correspondent 13 In the 35th minute however Lewis scored his second goal of the match beating Allenby Chilton to the ball first and going past Crompton 12 Five minutes before half time United halved Arsenal s lead a well worked move started by Carey in his own half was finished off by Burke 14 Arsenal struggled to regain fluency in the second half as their opponents dominated play In the 53rd minute United scored to make it 4 3 Charlie Mitten s flick in the area was diverted into the Arsenal net by Lionel Smith for an own goal 14 United fashioned further chances through Burke and Rowley but for large periods of the second half the Arsenal defence stood firm 12 Jones headed goal was rule out for offside after which the match descended into a contest between United s attack and Arsenal s defence 12 Jimmy Delaney came closest to equalising late on when he darted forward and missed by inches 12 Details edit 6 October 194815 30 BST 15 Arsenal4 3Manchester UnitedJones nbsp 3 Lewis nbsp nbsp 35 Rooke nbsp Rowley nbsp 15 Burke nbsp 40 Smith nbsp 53 o g Arsenal Stadium LondonAttendance 31 000 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Arsenal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Manchester UnitedGK 1 nbsp George SwindinRB 2 nbsp Walley BarnesLB 3 nbsp Lionel SmithRH 4 nbsp Archie MacaulayCH 5 nbsp Leslie ComptonLH 6 nbsp Joe Mercer c OR 7 nbsp Don RoperIR 8 nbsp Jimmy LogieCF 9 nbsp Reg LewisIL 10 nbsp Ronnie RookeOL 11 nbsp Bryn JonesManager nbsp Tom Whittaker GK 1 nbsp Jack CromptonRB 2 nbsp Johnny Carey c LB 3 nbsp John AstonRH 4 nbsp John AndersonCH 5 nbsp Allenby ChiltonLH 6 nbsp Jack WarnerOR 7 nbsp Jimmy DelaneyIR 8 nbsp Johnny MorrisCF 9 nbsp Ronnie BurkeIL 10 nbsp Jack RowleyOL 11 nbsp Charlie MittenManager nbsp Matt BusbySource 14 Post match editA V Alexander the Minister of Defence presented Arsenal with the Shield 13 Assessing the match the next day Daily Express football correspondent John MacAdam wrote Charity begins at home they say and by golly it began at Highbury yesterday for Arsenal were the luckiest team in the world to beat Manchester United 4 3 in the F A Charity Shield match between the winners of the League and the Cup 14 The Times correspondent assessed Arsenal won because they sneaked a commanding lead of three goals before Manchester had realised they were in London and concluded the piece with the sentence It had been a game worthy of the occasion and of two fine clubs 13 Gate receipts for the match totalled 4 300 14 Manchester United ended the season as runners up to Portsmouth in the Football League First Division and reached the semi final stage of the FA Cup 16 Arsenal progressed no further than the fourth round of the cup competition and finished sixth in the league 17 The two clubs next faced each other in the Charity Shield in 1993 when Manchester United won the inaugural Premier League title and Arsenal were FA Cup winners in the 1992 93 season 18 19 See also edit nbsp English football portal1948 49 Football League 1948 49 FA CupReferences editGeneral White Jim 2010 Manchester United The Biography The complete story of the world s greatest football club London Hachette ISBN 0 7481 2332 6 Specific a b c To day s football fixtures The Times 6 October 1948 p 6 Weather forecast The Times 6 October 1948 p 5 Abandonment of the Sheriff Shield The Observer London 19 April 1908 p 11 The F A Charity Shield The Times 7 October 1913 p 10 Ferguson Peter 4 August 2011 The Shield From the beginning mcfc co uk Manchester City FC Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 21 April 2014 Ross James 6 August 2015 England List of FA Charity Community Shield Matches Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF Retrieved 6 March 2016 GGM 44 Whittaker leads Arsenal to sixth title Arsenal F C 8 August 2007 Archived from the original on 16 March 2016 Retrieved 6 March 2016 a b Glendenning Barry 5 February 2003 The hardest FA Cup of all The Guardian Retrieved 24 March 2016 White 2010 pp 17 27 English Community Shield Honours Statto Organisation Archived from the original on 13 July 2014 Retrieved 21 May 2014 Manchester United win at Highbury The Times 30 August 1948 p 2 a b c d e f g Exciting Charity Shield game at Highbury The Manchester Guardian 7 October 1948 p 2 a b c d e A Pleasant Revival The Times 7 October 1948 p 2 a b c d e MacAdam John 7 October 1948 Lewis snaps up two in soccer feast Daily Express London p 4 End of summer time The Times 30 October 1948 p 4 British summer time ends at 3 a m to morrow 31 October and clocks should be put back an hour to night Manchester United Season 1948 49 StretfordEnd co uk Retrieved 15 January 2012 Arsenal 1948 49 Statto Organisation Archived from the original on 22 March 2016 Retrieved 6 March 2016 Thomas Russell 7 August 1993 Scots with little room for charity The Guardian London p 19 Manchester United s head to head comparison with Arsenal Statto Organisation Archived from the original on 16 March 2016 Retrieved 24 March 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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