1972 FA Charity Shield

1972 FA Charity Shield
Date	5 August 1972
Venue	Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee	Norman Burtenshaw
Attendance	34,859
	← 1971 1973 →

The 1972 FA Charity Shield was contested between Manchester City and Aston Villa.

Normally, the Charity Shield would have been contested by the First Division champions and FA Cup holders, who were Derby County and Leeds United respectively, but both declined the chance to play in the Charity Shield. Instead, Manchester City, who had finished in fourth place in the First Division; and Aston Villa, who finished as Third Division champions accepted the invitation to play.

The match was played at Villa Park and Manchester City won 1–0,^[1] following a penalty from striker Francis Lee.

Match details[]

5 August 1971

Manchester City	1–0	Aston Villa
Lee	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham

Manchester City

Aston Villa

References[]

^ "England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

[1] "England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

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