1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield

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1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield
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EventSheriff of London Charity Shield
Newcastle United Corinthian
5 2
DateMarch 9, 1907[1]
VenueCraven Cottage
RefereePatrick R. Harrower
Attendance30,000
← 1906

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[]

See also: Sheriff of London Charity Shield § History

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[]

Corinthian2-5Newcastle United
Young Goal
G.S. Harris Goal		 [3][4] Rutherford Goal
Appleyard Goal
Brown Goal (2)
Timmins Goal (o.g.)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mr. Patrick R. Harrower
GK England Tom Rowlandson
Back England W.U. Timmins
Back England O.T. Norris
Half England Geoffrey Foster
Half England F. M. Ingram
Half England Kenneth Hunt
Forward England R.A. Young
Forward England C.D. McIver
Forward England Stanley Harris
Forward England G.S Harris
Forward England Bertie Corbett
GK Scotland Jimmy Lawrence
Back Scotland Andrew McCombie
Back England John Carr
Half Scotland Alexander Gardner
Half Scotland Finlay Speedie
Half Scotland Peter McWilliam
Forward England Jock Rutherford
Forward Scotland James Howie
Forward England Bill Appleyard
Forward England Harry Brown
Forward England Albert Gosnell

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[]

  1. ^ "1907 Charity Shield (Sheriff of London)". Toon 1892. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Charity Shield match analysis". Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 16 March 1907. p. 38. (preview) – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Sheriff of London Shield". The Daily Telegraph. March 11, 1907.
  4. ^ "The Sheriff of London's Shield". Sporting Life, London. March 11, 1907.
  5. ^ "Local newspapers, football match reports and the 1908 FA Charity Shield". The British Newspaper Archive. Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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