In the 1960–61 season, Tottenham had become the first club since Aston Villa in 1897 to complete the Double, that is, to win the FA Cup and Division One in the same season. The Charity Shield, which was first contested in 1908, is conventionally held between the previous season's league champions and the FA Cup winners.[1] Thus Tottenham's double victory in 1960–1961 presented a new problem for the FA in organising the 1961 Charity Shield. By way of resolution, Tottenham competed against a representative side who played under the banner of the FA.[2] This team was, in practice, the contemporary England national team, without the Tottenham players who might usually have played.[3]
Tottenham started the match poorly when Johnny Haynes scored the opening goal after ten minutes.[3] Tottenham equalised five minutes before half time through Bobby Smith, and Les Allen scored two second half goals for Spurs to put them 3–1 ahead. Johnny Byrne scored the second goal for the F.A., resulting in a 3–2 victory for Tottenham.[3]
^ abcThe Times. 14-08-1961. Tottenham Football Back in the Old Routine
January 01, 1970
1961, charity, shield, 39th, charity, shield, match, contested, august, 1961, between, double, winners, tottenham, hotspur, football, association, representative, eleven, tottenham, match, eventfa, charity, shieldtottenham, hotspur, 2date12, august, 1961venuew. The 1961 FA Charity Shield was the 39th FA Charity Shield The match was contested on 12 August 1961 between double winners Tottenham Hotspur and a Football Association F A representative eleven Tottenham won the match 3 2 1961 FA Charity ShieldEventFA Charity ShieldTottenham Hotspur F A XI3 2Date12 August 1961VenueWhite Hart Lane LondonRefereeDick WindleAttendance36 593 19601962 In the 1960 61 season Tottenham had become the first club since Aston Villa in 1897 to complete the Double that is to win the FA Cup and Division One in the same season The Charity Shield which was first contested in 1908 is conventionally held between the previous season s league champions and the FA Cup winners 1 Thus Tottenham s double victory in 1960 1961 presented a new problem for the FA in organising the 1961 Charity Shield By way of resolution Tottenham competed against a representative side who played under the banner of the FA 2 This team was in practice the contemporary England national team without the Tottenham players who might usually have played 3 Tottenham started the match poorly when Johnny Haynes scored the opening goal after ten minutes 3 Tottenham equalised five minutes before half time through Bobby Smith and Les Allen scored two second half goals for Spurs to put them 3 1 ahead Johnny Byrne scored the second goal for the F A resulting in a 3 2 victory for Tottenham 3 The 1961 Charity Shield was the last time to date that the match has featured a team that was not a club side The 1971 Double winning Arsenal team were unable to compete so FA Cup runners up Liverpool played against Division Two champions Leicester City In the 1986 Charity Shield following Liverpool s Double winning 1985 1986 season league runners up Everton were chosen as opponents This practice has been followed in all subsequent years where a team has won the Double Match details edit12 August 1961Tottenham Hotspur3 2F A XISmith nbsp Allen nbsp nbsp Haynes nbsp Byrne nbsp White Hart Lane LondonAttendance 36 493 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Tottenham Hotspur nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp F A XI 1 nbsp Bill Brown 2 nbsp Peter Baker 3 nbsp Ron Henry 4 nbsp Danny Blanchflower c 5 nbsp Maurice Norman 6 nbsp Dave Mackay 7 nbsp Cliff Jones 8 nbsp John White 9 nbsp Bobby Smith 10 nbsp Les Allen 11 nbsp Terry Dyson Manager nbsp Bill Nicholson 1 nbsp Ron Springett Sheffield Wednesday 2 nbsp Jimmy Armfield Blackpool 3 nbsp Michael McNeil Middlesbrough 4 nbsp Bobby Robson West Bromwich Albion 5 nbsp Peter Swan Sheffield Wednesday 6 nbsp Ron Flowers Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 nbsp Bryan Douglas Blackburn Rovers 8 nbsp Jimmy Robson Burnley 9 nbsp Johnny Byrne Crystal Palace 10 nbsp Johnny Haynes c Fulham 11 nbsp Bobby Charlton Manchester United Manager nbsp Walter WinterbottomReferences edit The Shield A brief history TheFA com Accessed 08 08 10 1961 62 Charity Shield Footballsite co uk Accessed 08 08 10 a b c The Times 14 08 1961 Tottenham Football Back in the Old Routine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1961 FA Charity Shield amp oldid 1194722268, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
