1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield
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Event | Sheriff of London Charity Shield | ||||||
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Date | March 9, 1907[1] | ||||||
Venue | Craven Cottage | ||||||
Referee | Patrick R. Harrower | ||||||
Attendance | 30,000 | ||||||
The 1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield was the tenth and final Sheriff of London Charity Shield, Newcastle United convincingly defeated the leading amateur side Corinthian 5-2. It was replaced the next season by the FA Charity Shield. The match was however revived a few times later in the 20th century for fundraising purposes.
Background[]
Newcastle United F.C. were league champions for the second time in their history in the 1906–07 Football League and Corinthian were the premier amateur side of the time providing many England national football team players.
Match[]
The takings for the match equaled around £1,000 (equivalent to £106,000 in 2019) that was donated to charitable causes. During the first half, the tabloids reported that "it was anybody's game, but the professionals were able to stay the pace longer than their opponents", suggesting that Newcastle were able to win relatively easily.[2]
Details[]
Corinthian | 2-5 | Newcastle United |
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Young G.S. Harris |
[3][4] | Rutherford Appleyard Brown (2) Timmins (o.g.) |
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Aftermath[]
The Shield in its first iteration came to an end after this match in 1907 due to a rift within the Football Association which saw the creation of the Amateur Football Association.[5] The Shield was replaced in 1908 by the FA Charity Shield which rather than the best amateur side pitted the Football League winner against the winners of the Southern Football League and then later against the winner of the FA Cup.
References[]
- ^ "1907 Charity Shield (Sheriff of London)". Toon 1892. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Charity Shield match analysis". Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 16 March 1907. p. 38. (preview) – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sheriff of London Shield". The Daily Telegraph. March 11, 1907.
- ^ "The Sheriff of London's Shield". Sporting Life, London. March 11, 1907.
- ^ "Local newspapers, football match reports and the 1908 FA Charity Shield". The British Newspaper Archive. Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- 1907–08 in English football
- Newcastle United F.C. matches
- Corinthian F.C. matches
- March 1907 sports events
- 1907 sports events in London