1967 FA Charity Shield

The 1967 FA Charity Shield was the 45th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match held between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by Manchester United, who had won the 1966–67 Football League, and Tottenham Hotspur, who had won the 1966–67 FA Cup, at Old Trafford, Manchester,[1] on 12 August 1967. The match was drawn 3–3, which meant that the two clubs shared the Shield, holding it for six months each. Bobby Charlton scored two goals for United, while Denis Law scored their third. Jimmy Robertson and Frank Saul scored for Spurs, but the match is most famous for Tottenham's second goal, which was scored by goalkeeper Pat Jennings. Ball in hand, Jennings punted it downfield, only for it to bounce in front of United goalkeeper Alex Stepney, over his head and into the goal.

1967 FA Charity Shield
The match programme cover
EventFA Charity Shield
Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur
3 3
Date12 August 1967
VenueOld Trafford, Manchester
RefereeEric Jennings
Attendance54,106

Match details
Manchester United3–3Tottenham Hotspur
Charlton
Law 		Report Robertson
Jennings
Saul
Attendance: 54,106
Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur
GK1 Alex Stepney
DF2 Shay Brennan
DF3 Tony Dunne
MF4 Nobby Stiles
DF5 Bill Foulkes
MF6 Pat Crerand
FW7 George Best
FW8 Brian Kidd
MF9 Bobby Charlton (c)
FW10 Denis Law
FW11 John Aston
Manager:
Matt Busby
GK1 Pat Jennings
DF2 Joe Kinnear
DF3 Cyril Knowles
MF4 Alan Mullery
DF5 Mike England
DF6 Dave Mackay (c)
MF7 Jimmy Robertson
FW8 Jimmy Greaves
FW9 Alan Gilzean
MF10 Terry Venables
MF11 Frank Saul
Manager:
Bill Nicholson

See also

References
  1. "The Shield – A brief history". The FA Cup & Competitions. TheFA.com. Retrieved 7 February 2011.


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