1976 FA Charity Shield

The 1976 FA Charity Shield was a football match played between Liverpool, as English First Division Champions in the 1975/76 season, and Second Division Southampton, as English FA Cup winners in 1976.[1]

1976 FA Charity Shield
Date14 August 1976
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeJohn Homewood (Sunbury)
Attendance76,500

The match was played at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 14 August 1976, in front of a crowd of 76,500.

The match was won by Liverpool 1–0 through a goal scored by John Toshack in the 50th minute with a right-foot shot from the edge of the penalty area after the ball was headed down to him by Kevin Keegan.[2]

Match details

Liverpool1–0Southampton
Toshack  50' Report
Attendance: 76,500
Referee: John Homewood
GK1 Ray Clemence
RB2 Phil Neal
LB3 Joey Jones
CB4 Phil Thompson
LM5 Ray Kennedy
CB6 Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF7 Kevin Keegan
CM8 Jimmy Case
CF9 Steve Heighway
CM10 John Toshack
RM11 Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
CF David Fairclough
DF Alec Lindsay
MF Terry McDermott
MF Peter Cormack
GK Peter McDonnell
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 Ian Turner
DF2 Peter Rodrigues (c)
DF3 David Peach
MF4 Nick Holmes
DF5 Mel Blyth
DF6 Jim Steele
MF7 Paul Gilchrist
FW8 Mick Channon
FW9 Peter Osgood
FW10 Jim McCalliog
MF11 Bobby Stokes
Substitutes:
MF Hugh Fisher
Manager:
Lawrie McMenemy

Match rules

  • 90 minutes, no extra time
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References

  1. The FA web site, FA Community Shield Past Winners
  2. "Liverweb". Archived from the original on 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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