1935 FA Charity Shield

1935 FA Charity Shield
EventFA Charity Shield
Sheffield Wednesday Arsenal
1 0
Date23 October 1935
VenueHighbury, London
Attendance"Under 15,000" [1]
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The 1935 FA Charity Shield was the 22nd FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by league champions Arsenal and FA Cup winners Sheffield Wednesday, and was played at Highbury, the home ground of Arsenal. Sheffield Wednesday won 1–0.[1]

Arsenal were making their fifth appearance out of six Charity Shields,[2] and they had won the previous four in which they had played, including a 2–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the 1930 final.[3] Sheffield Wednesday were making their second and as of 2016 most recent appearance in the competition.[4]

The match was criticized as a poor game[1] in which Arsenal under-performed.[2] Wednesday were praised for their direct attacking play and solid defending.[2] The only goal of the game was scored by Neil Dewar, after Arsenal failed to clear the ball at a corner.[1][2] The second half of the match was broadcast with live commentary by George Allison – who was also the Arsenal manager – on the BBC's Regional radio station.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "The Charity Shield March". The Times. 24 October 1935. p. 6. ISSN 0140-0460.
  2. ^ a b c d Carruthers, Frank M. (24 October 1935). "Cup Holders Beat League Champions to Win Charity Shield". Daily Mail.
  3. ^ "Fortune smiles on the Arsenal". Sheffield Independent. 8 October 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 22 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "League and Cup record". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Broadcasting". The Times. 23 October 1935.