1971 FA Charity Shield

The 1971 FA Charity Shield was a football match between Leicester City and Liverpool at Filbert Street on Saturday 7 August 1971.[1]

1971 FA Charity Shield
Date7 August 1971
VenueFilbert Street, Leicester
RefereePat Partridge
Attendance25,104
WeatherSunny

Arsenal won the double in 1970-71 but were unable to take part in the Charity Shield because they had contracted to go on a pre-season tour that clashed with the fixture.[2] The 1971 FA Cup Final runners-up Liverpool and second division winners Leicester City were invited to take part instead.[3]

Leicester won the game with a goal from Steve Whitworth, who appeared to be offside when he tapped the ball in at the near post after initially crossing the ball into the box.[4]

Match details

Leicester City10Liverpool
Whitworth  15' Report
Attendance: 25,104

See also

References

  1. "Leicester 10 Liverpool". LFCHistory.net. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  2. http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/10561
  3. "1971 FA Charity Shield on ITV". ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  4. "The forgotten story of … Leicester City winning the 1971 Charity Shield". Guardian. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.


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