1997 FA Charity Shield

The 1997 FA Charity Shield (known as the Littlewoods FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th 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 3 August 1997 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Manchester United, who had won the 1996–97 FA Premier League, and Chelsea, who had won the 1996–97 FA Cup. Manchester United won the match 4–2 on penalties after the match had finished at 1–1 after 90 minutes.

1997 FA Charity Shield
The match programme cover
Manchester United won 4–2 on penalties
Date3 August 1997
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereePeter Jones (Leicestershire)
Attendance73,636

The 1997 Charity Shield was a game of several "firsts". Manchester United's only goal of open play was from Ronny Johnsen, who scored his first goal in a competitive game for them. It was the first competitive appearance in a Manchester United shirt for Johnsen's teammate Teddy Sheringham, who had joined the club from Tottenham Hotspur five weeks earlier. It was also the first competitive appearance in a Chelsea shirt for goalkeeper Ed de Goey.

Match details

Chelsea
Manchester United
GK1 Ed de Goey
CB20 Frank Sinclair 26'
CB5 Frank Leboeuf
CB6 Steve Clarke
RWB11 Dennis Wise (c) 30'
LWB17 Danny Granville
DM28 Jody Morris 46'
CM8 Gustavo Poyet
CM16 Roberto Di Matteo
SS25 Gianfranco Zola
CF10 Mark Hughes 77'
Substitutes:
GK13 Kevin Hitchcock
DF2 Dan Petrescu 90' 46'
DF29 Neil Clement
MF4 Ruud Gullit
MF16 Paul Hughes
FW9 Gianluca Vialli 77'
FW22 Mark Nicholls
Player-Manager:
Ruud Gullit
GK1 Peter Schmeichel
RB12 Phil Neville
CB6 Gary Pallister
CB5 Ronny Johnsen
LB3 Denis Irwin
RM18 Paul Scholes
CM16 Roy Keane (c)
CM8 Nicky Butt
LM11 Ryan Giggs 72'
SS10 Teddy Sheringham 43' 72'
CF9 Andy Cole
Substitutes:
GK17 Raimond van der Gouw
DF2 Gary Neville
MF7 David Beckham 72'
MF14 Jordi Cruyff 72'
MF15 Karel Poborský
MF23 Ben Thornley
FW13 Brian McClair
Manager:
Alex Ferguson

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shootout if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

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