The two Black Country rivals had been the main contenders for the league championship of the previous campaign, with Wolves edging out their challengers by four points in the end to claim their first ever league title. Albion had gained some consolation in winning their fourth FA Cup.
The match was held at Wolves' stadium, Molineux, in keeping with the trend of using the league champions' home that had been established at the turn of the decade. It was staged on an "international week" during the season, which caused several players – most notably, Wolves' captain Billy Wright – to miss the game as they were on duty with their national sides.
The hosts led the contest both 2–0 and 4–2, but were twice pegged back by rapid-fire replies. The game eventually ended 4–4,[1] meaning the Shield was shared for the second time in its history.
^"England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
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1954, charity, shield, 32nd, charity, shield, football, match, between, winners, previous, season, first, division, titles, this, year, match, contested, league, champions, wolverhampton, wanderers, winners, west, bromwich, albion, eventfa, charity, shieldwolv. The 1954 FA Charity Shield was the 32nd FA Charity Shield a football match between the winners of the previous season s First Division and FA Cup titles This year s match was contested by league champions Wolverhampton Wanderers and FA Cup winners West Bromwich Albion 1954 FA Charity ShieldEventFA Charity ShieldWolverhamptonWanderers West BromwichAlbion4 4Date29 September 1954VenueMolineux WolverhamptonRefereeGeorge GibsonAttendance45 035 19531955 The two Black Country rivals had been the main contenders for the league championship of the previous campaign with Wolves edging out their challengers by four points in the end to claim their first ever league title Albion had gained some consolation in winning their fourth FA Cup The match was held at Wolves stadium Molineux in keeping with the trend of using the league champions home that had been established at the turn of the decade It was staged on an international week during the season which caused several players most notably Wolves captain Billy Wright to miss the game as they were on duty with their national sides The hosts led the contest both 2 0 and 4 2 but were twice pegged back by rapid fire replies The game eventually ended 4 4 1 meaning the Shield was shared for the second time in its history Match details edit29 September 1954Wolverhampton Wanderers4 4West Bromwich AlbionSwinbourne nbsp 12 62 Deeley nbsp 46 Hancocks nbsp 73 Allen nbsp 56 57 79 Ryan nbsp 77 Molineux WolverhamptonAttendance 45 035Referee George Gibson 1 nbsp Bert Williams2 nbsp Bill Guttridge3 nbsp Bill Shorthouse4 nbsp Ron Flowers c 5 nbsp Eddie Russell6 nbsp Eddie Clamp7 nbsp Johnny Hancocks8 nbsp Peter Broadbent9 nbsp Roy Swinbourne10 nbsp Norman Deeley11 nbsp Dennis WilshawManager nbsp Stan Cullis 1 nbsp Jim Sanders2 nbsp Stan Rickaby3 nbsp Len Millard c 4 nbsp Jimmy Dudley nbsp 5 nbsp Joe Kennedy6 nbsp Billy Brookes7 nbsp Frank Griffin8 nbsp Reg Ryan9 nbsp Ronnie Allen10 nbsp Wilf Carter11 nbsp George Lee nbsp Substitutes 12 nbsp Jimmy Dugdale nbsp 14 nbsp Ken Hodgkisson nbsp Manager nbsp Vic BuckinghamReferences edit England List of FA Charity Community Shield Matches RSSSF Retrieved 15 February 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1954 FA Charity Shield amp oldid 1138206820, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
