1951 FA Charity Shield

1951 FA Charity Shield

White Hart Lane in London hosted the match.
Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle United 2 1
Date	24 September 1951 (1951-09-24)
Venue	White Hart Lane, London
Attendance	27,760

The 1951 FA Charity Shield was the 29th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match took place on 24 September 1951 and was played between 1950–51 Football League champions Tottenham Hotspur and FA Cup winners Newcastle United. It ended in a 2–1 victory for Tottenham Hotspur.

Background

Main articles: 1950–51 Newcastle United F.C. season and 1950–51 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Newcastle United won their fourth FA Cup title after beating Blackpool 2–0 in the final. They were appearing in their third FA Community Shield match, having won one (1909), and lost one (1932).

Tottenham Hotspur won their first ever First Division title in 1950–51 season. They were also appearing in their third match, having won one (1921) and lost one (1920).

Details

24 September 1951 (1951-09-24)

19:00 BST

Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Newcastle United
Murphy ?' Bennett 55'	Report	Milburn ?'

White Hart Lane, London

Attendance: 27,760

Tottenham Hotspur

Newcastle United

GK Ted Ditchburn CB Harry Clarke CB Arthur Willis CB Charlie Withers CM Ron Burgess CM Peter Murphy CM Bill Nicholson LW Les Medley RW Sonny Walters SS Les Bennett CF Len Duquemin Manager: Arthur Rowe

GK Ronnie Simpson RB Frank Brennan CB Alf McMichael CB Joe Harvey LB Ted Robledo CM Tommy Walker LW Bobby Mitchell SS George Hannah CF John Duncan CF Jackie Milburn LF George Robledo Manager: Stan Seymour

• 90 minutes
• Penalty shoot-out if scores still level

See also

• 1950–51 Football League
• 1950–51 FA Cup