1913 FA Charity Shield

1913 FA Charity Shield
EventFA Charity Shield
Professionals Amateurs
7 2
Date6 October 1913
VenueThe Den, New Cross, London
Attendance"quite 15,000"[1]
WeatherFine[1]
← 1912
1920 →

The 1913 FA Charity Shield was the sixth staging of the FA Charity Shield, an annual association football match arranged to raise funds for charitable causes supported by the Football Association (the FA), the governing body of football in England. The match was contested by select teams of amateur and professional players. It was played on 6 October 1913 at The Den, London, and ended as a 7–2 win for the Professionals. England internationals Harry Hampton scored four goals, George Holley two and Harold Fleming one for the Professionals; George Barlow and Herbert Farnfield scored for the Amateurs.[2][1] The proceeds were donated to the Senghenydd Colliery Disaster Fund.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Mirror was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "1913/14 F.A. Charity Shield". Footballsite. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Senghenydd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).