1994 FA Charity Shield

The 1994 FA Charity Shield was the 72nd FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 14 August 1994 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Manchester United, who had won the league and cup Double in 1993–94, and Blackburn Rovers, who had finished as runners-up in the Premier League. Manchester United won the match 2–0 with goals from Eric Cantona and Paul Ince, with seven players booked due to a new clampdown imposed by referees.[1]

1994 FA Charity Shield
Blackburn Rovers Manchester United
0 2
Date14 August 1994
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereePhilip Don (Middlesex)
Attendance60,402

Notable omissions from the Blackburn side were the previous season's top scorer Alan Shearer (who had a virus from eating seafood) and his new strike partner Chris Sutton, who had just joined them for a national record fee of £5 million. Also absent due to injury were Mike Newell, Kevin Gallacher, Paul Warhurst and David Batty. Stuart Ripley and Ian Pearce made a makeshift front two, with young striker Peter Thorne making his solitary appearance for Blackburn as a substitute. Other debutants for Rovers were experienced defender Tony Gale and Australian winger Robbie Slater.

Meanwhile, Manchester United defender David May made his club debut just weeks after joining them from Blackburn. Denis Irwin and Roy Keane were absent after being given an extended break after playing for the Republic of Ireland in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Match details
Blackburn Rovers0–2Manchester United
Report Cantona  22' (pen.)
Ince  81'
Attendance: 60,402
Blackburn Rovers
Manchester United
GK1 Tim Flowers
RB20 Henning Berg
CB5 Colin Hendry
CB2 Tony Gale
LB6 Graeme Le Saux
RM17 Robbie Slater
CM22 Mark Atkins 64'
CM4 Tim Sherwood (c)
LM11 Jason Wilcox
CF7 Stuart Ripley
CF25 Ian Pearce
Substitutes:
GK13 Bobby Mimms
DF3 Alan Wright
DF18 Andy Morrison
MF21 Paul Harford
FW19 Peter Thorne 64'
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
GK1 Peter Schmeichel
RB12 David May
CB4 Steve Bruce (c)
CB6 Gary Pallister
LB5 Lee Sharpe
RM14 Andrei Kanchelskis
CM9 Brian McClair
CM8 Paul Ince
LM11 Ryan Giggs
SS7 Eric Cantona
CF10 Mark Hughes
Substitutes:
GK13 Gary Walsh
DF26 Chris Casper
MF19 Nicky Butt
MF31 Keith Gillespie
FW20 Dion Dublin
Manager:
Alex Ferguson

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shootout if scores level
  • Five named substitutes, of which two may be used

See also

References
  1. "Ince quells the Blackburn resistance: Seven players booked under the new rules as under-strength Rovers succumb to United's class". The Independent. 15 August 1994. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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