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==History== The Community Shield evolved from the [[Sheriff of London Charity Shield]], which was introduced in [[1898β99 in English football|1898]]<ref name=fahist>{{cite web|title=The FA Community Shield history|url=http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history|work=The FA Cup & Competitions|publisher=The FA|access-date=30 March 2014|archive-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609184712/http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history|url-status=live}}</ref> as a [[Professional Footballers' Association|professionals]] vs [[Amateur sports|amateurs]] cup (the gentlemen and players tradition).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isfa.org.uk/about/27-about/history/202-4-the-corinthian-era |title=4. THE CORINTHIAN ERA :: ISFA |publisher=isfa.org.uk |access-date=21 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422231608/http://www.isfa.org.uk/about/27-about/history/202-4-the-corinthian-era |archive-date=22 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Football Association Charity Shield, as it was known at the time, was designed to replace the Sheriff of London Charity Shield after the leading amateur clubs fell out with the FA.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-english-football-archive.com/domestic_competitions/charity_shield.htm |title=The Football Association Charity Shield |publisher=the-english-football-archive.com |access-date=22 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223153636/http://www.the-english-football-archive.com/domestic_competitions/charity_shield.htm |archive-date=23 December 2007}} (Wayback machine)</ref> The new format was to have the [[Football League First Division]] champions play the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] champions, and the first match was in [[1908 FA Charity Shield|1908]] between [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (the First Division champions) and [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] (the Southern League champions). The match was drawn 1–1, so the game was replayed when Manchester United won 4–0. This is the only Charity Shield game to go to a replay. Both games were played at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]].<ref name=fahist/> The competition format varied over the years: in 1913 the Shield was contested between Amateurs and Professionals XIs, while in 1921 the Shield was contested between the Football League and FA Cup winners for the first time. The format continued to vary in the 1920s, usually along the lines of Amateurs vs Professionals, including one year (1927) where the Professionals were represented by the FA Cup holders [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] and the Amateurs by [[Corinthian F.C.|the Corinthians]], echoing the format of the trophy's predecessor, the Sheriff of London Charity Shield. In 1930, the match returned to being contested by the winners of the Football League and the FA Cup, and with a few exceptions, that format has remained to the present day. Notable exceptions include the [[1950 FA Charity Shield|1950 Shield]], which involved the [[England national football team|England]] [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] team against an FA team that had toured [[Canada]] that summer,<ref name=fahist/> and the [[1961 FA Charity Shield|1961 Shield]], when Tottenham Hotspur became the first team of the 20th century to win [[Double (association football)|the Double]], and so played a Football Association XI.<ref name="diff">{{cite web|title=Community Shield Preview β A brief history |url=http://www.adifferentleague.co.uk/default.aspx?Tab=1&page=6&article=161 |publisher=A different league |access-date=23 November 2010 |first=Jonathan |last=Swindlehurst |date=9 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903075518/http://www.adifferentleague.co.uk/default.aspx?Tab=1&page=6&article=161 |archive-date=3 September 2011 }}</ref> The game was moved to the start of the season from 1959 onwards.<ref name=diff/> The question of which two teams should contest the Shield should one team win both the FA Cup and League continued to linger. In 1971, [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] became the second team to win the Double since the Shield's foundation, but owing to their previously arranged pre-season friendly matches, they could not take part. [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] were invited as Division Two champions to play FA Cup runners-up [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] instead and went on to win the trophy, despite at the time having never won either the League or the FA Cup.<ref>{{cite news|title=Community Shield is generally contested by good teams who often win more things β but does it mean anything?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/11021253/Community-Shield-is-generally-contested-by-good-teams-who-often-win-more-things-but-does-it-mean-anything.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/11021253/Community-Shield-is-generally-contested-by-good-teams-who-often-win-more-things-but-does-it-mean-anything.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=8 August 2014|access-date=15 August 2019|first=Jonathan|last=Liew|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 1972, league champions [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and FA Cup winners [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] both declined to take part in the Charity Shield, so [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], who had finished in fourth in the First Division, and Third Division champions [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] were invited to take part; Manchester City won 1β0. After league champions Liverpool and FA Cup winners Sunderland declined to play, despite finishing the season 11th in the league City also contested the [[1973 FA Charity Shield|1973]] Charity Shield but lost 1β0 to Second Division champions Burnley.<ref>"For The Record". ''The Times''. 20 August 1973. p. 9.</ref> In 1974, the then [[The Football Association|FA]] secretary, [[Ted Croker]], created the current format with the match being played at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], and being contested by the reigning League and FA Cup holders.<ref name=fahist/> Between 1949 and 1991, the Shield was [[List of FA Community Shield matches#Results|shared on 11 occasions]], after the matches ended in a draw.<ref>{{cite news |title=10 memorable Community Shield matches |url=https://talksport.com/football/52460/10-memorable-community-shield-matches-13081154926/ |access-date=15 August 2019 |agency=Talksport |archive-date=15 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815171140/https://talksport.com/football/52460/10-memorable-community-shield-matches-13081154926/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Four drawn games in the 1980s and early 1990s resulted in each team holding the trophy for six months, but in 1993 penalties were re-introduced to decide drawn games.<ref name=fahist/> With the formation of a new top league, the FA Premier League, the Shield became a showcase match between the Premier League and FA Cup winners from the [[1993β94 in English football|1993]] competition onwards. In 2002, the [[Charity Commission]] found that the Football Association had failed to meet its legal obligations under [[charity law]], by failing to specify what money from ticket sales went to charity, and delaying payments to the charities nominated.<ref name="guardiancharity">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/mar/04/newsstory.sport |title=Charity Shield warning for FA |newspaper=The Guardian |date=4 March 2002 |first=Dylan |last=Dronfield |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916055921/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/mar/04/newsstory.sport |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, the competition was renamed the Community Shield.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1809817.stm |title=FA to rename Charity Shield |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 February 2002 |access-date=4 February 2001 |archive-date=6 August 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020806184740/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1809817.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Arsenal were the first winners of the renamed Community Shield with a 1β0 victory over Liverpool.<ref name="officials">{{cite news |title=Community Shield match details |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACommunityShield/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2002/07/19698.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20040615195846/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACommunityShield/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2002/07/19698.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 June 2004 |publisher=The Football Association |date=29 July 2002 |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref> In 2016, the FA's official silversmith [[Thomas Lyte]] restored and rebuilt the Football Association's original 1908 Charity Shield to mark 50 years since [[England national football team|England]] beat West Germany in the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fa-charity-shield-to-be-auctioned-off-to-raise-money-for-the-bobby-moore-fund-a3350661.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924173525/http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fa-charity-shield-to-be-auctioned-off-to-raise-money-for-the-bobby-moore-fund-a3350661.html|url-status=live|archive-date=24 September 2016|title=Evening Standard: FA Charity Shield to be auctioned off to raise money for the Bobby Moore Fund|date=21 September 2016 }}</ref> The trophy was sold at auction, raising Β£40,000 for the Bobby Moore Fund for [[Cancer Research UK]]. The Bobby Moore Fund became the FA's charity partner in July 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/thefa/2016/jul/bobby-moore-fund-becomes-charity-partner-290716:|title=The FA's new official charity partner is Bobby Moore Fund}}</ref> The auction was held at The [[Royal Garden Hotel]] in [[Kensington]], where the England team celebrated the 1966 victory.
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