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1935 FA Charity Shield

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1935 FA Charity Shield
EventFA Charity Shield
Date23 October 1935
VenueHighbury, London
Attendance"Under 15,000" [1]
1934
1936

The 1935 FA Charity Shield was the 22nd FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by league champions Arsenal and FA Cup winners Sheffield Wednesday, and was played at Highbury, the home ground of Arsenal. Sheffield Wednesday won 1–0.[1]

Arsenal were making their fifth appearance out of six Charity Shields,[2] and they had won the previous four in which they had played, including a 2–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the 1930 final.[3] Sheffield Wednesday were making their second and as of 2016 most recent appearance in the competition.[4]

The match was criticized as a poor game[1] in which Arsenal under-performed.[2] Wednesday were praised for their direct attacking play and solid defending.[2] The only goal of the game was scored by Neil Dewar, after Arsenal failed to clear the ball at a corner.[1][2] The second half of the match was broadcast with live commentary by George Allison – who was also the Arsenal manager – on the BBC's Regional radio station.[5]

Match details

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Arsenal0–1Sheffield Wednesday
Dewar
Attendance: "Under 15,000" [1]
Arsenal
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Scotland Alex Wilson
DF England George Male
DF England Eddie Hapgood (c)
MF Scotland Frank Hill
MF England Bernard Joy
MF England Wilf Copping
FW England Jack Crayston
FW Scotland Jackie Milne
FW Republic of Ireland Jimmy Dunne
FW Scotland Bobby Davidson
FW England Cliff Bastin
Manager:
England George Allison
GK England Jack Brown
DF Scotland Joe Nibloe
DF England Ted Catlin
MF England R. Rhodes
MF England Walter Millership
MF England Horace Burrows
FW England Mark Hooper
FW Scotland Bobbie Bruce
FW Scotland Neil Dewar
FW England Ronnie Starling (c)
FW England Ellis Rimmer
Manager:
England Billy Walker

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "The Charity Shield March". The Times. 24 October 1935. p. 6. ISSN 0140-0460.
  2. ^ a b c d Carruthers, Frank M. (24 October 1935). "Cup Holders Beat League Champions to Win Charity Shield". Daily Mail.
  3. ^ "Fortune smiles on the Arsenal". Sheffield Independent. 8 October 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 22 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "League and Cup record". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Broadcasting". The Times. 23 October 1935.