1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield
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.
| 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 | ||||||
Match
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.
Details
| Corinthian | 2-5 | Newcastle United |
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| Young, G.S. Harris | [2][3] | Jock Rutherford, Bill Appleyard, Harry Brown (2), Own Goal (Timmins) |
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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.[4] 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.
- "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.