1927 FA Charity Shield

April 2022 1927 FA Charity Shield FA Charity Shield Cardiff City WAL 30px 2 Corinthians ENG 30px 1 12 October 1927 Stamford Bridge London 1926 1928 The 1927 Football Association Charity Shield was the 14th FA Charity Shield, an annual English association football match. The match, held at Stamford Bridge on 12 October 1927, was contested by Cardiff City, who beat Arsenal in the final of the 1926–27 FA Cup, and amateur side Corinthian. This was the first FA Charity Shield appearance for both sides, although Corinthian had previous won the Sheriff of London Charity Shield on three occasions. After a goalless first half, Corinthian went ahead early in the second half with a goal from Gilbert Ashton. There were many attacks from both sides, but it took until the 77th minute before Cardiff equalised with a header by Hughie Ferguson after a series of passing plays. With only a few minutes remaining on the clock, Cardiff won a corner kick and from the cross, and Len Davies tapped the ball into the net to put them ahead. The game finished with the score two goals to one in Cardiff City's favour. Several charities benefited from the proceeds of the match, including the King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers and the National Institute for the Blind. Background The FA Charity Shield was founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield.Abandonment of the Sheriff Shield 11 The Observer London 19 April 1908 It was a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League, and then by 1913 teams of amateur and professional players.The F.A. Charity Shield 10 The Times London 7 October 1913 At a Football Association Council meeting on 22 April 1927, it was decided that the following season's Charity Shield match should be played between the winner of the 1926–27 FA Cup and the amateur team Corinthians.Leed United's Team http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19270423/519/0021 8 April 2016 Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 24893 23 April 1927 21 subscription British Newspaper Archive This would mark the first occasion Corinthians would play in the competition,Amateurs Versus Professionals http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001464/19271013/133/0006 8 April 2016 Sheffield Independent 22783 13 October 1927 6 subscription British Newspaper Archive they had previously won the Sheriff of London Charity Shield on three occasions.The History of the Corinthians http://www.corinthian-casuals.com/history-of-the-corinthians.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160309125658/http://www.corinthian-casuals.com/history-of-the-corinthians.html 9 March 2016 Corinthian-Casuals Football Club 8 April 2016 Cardiff City qualified for the 1927 FA Charity Shield as winners of the 1926–27 FA Cup. They defeated Arsenal by one goal to nil, with the only goal of the game coming from Hughie Ferguson.The Association Cup http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19270425/149/0003 6 April 2016 Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 24894 25 April 1927 3 subscription British Newspaper Archive It was the club's first FA Cup victory, and the only time that the trophy had been won by a club outside of England.Dermody Nick Manager hero of 1927 FA Cup win http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7332156.stm 6 April 2016 BBC News 6 April 2008 A few months after Cardiff's victory, the match between them and Corinthians for the FA Charity Shield was set to take place at Stamford Bridge on 12 October.Charity Shield Match http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000290/19270702/165/0009 8 April 2016 Portsmouth Evening News 17409 2 July 1927 9 subscription British Newspaper Archive Corinthian announced their team a few days prior to the game,Corinthians v. Cardiff City http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000329/19271011/134/0012 8 April 2016 Western Morning News 21076 11 October 1927 12 though goalkeeper Benjamin Howard Baker was subsequently replaced by A.M. Russell, who normally played for Cambridge University A.F.C.Corinthians 1, Cardiff C. 2 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001464/19271013/210/0010 8 April 2016 Sheffield Independent 22783 13 October 1927 10 subscription British Newspaper Archive Due to an injury to Tom Watson, Billy Hardy was switched to the other wing in defence for Cardiff City. Match Summary The Corinthians gained a corner kick early on, and Cardiff cleared. This was followed up by a further attack by the amateurs, but R.G. Jenkins' shot went straight to Tom Farquharson in the Cardiff goal. Cardiff attacked twice in quick succession; both chances were squandered. A.H. Chadder, Frank Hartley and Jenkins moved up-field for Corinthian with some passing movement and played the ball through for Claude Ashton, but he shot wide of the post. Three corners followed for Cardiff, which were each stopped by Russell in goal for Corinthian stopped each chance. A few minutes later Len Davies headed the ball down to the feet of Ferguson, but the Cardiff player fired the ball wide of the goal despite being only a few feet away from the goal line. Just before half time, Cardiff won a direct free kick; Fred Keenor hammered the ball into a wall of Corinthian players. The second half began with a speedy Cardiff attack. Corinthian countered, resulting in shots from both Claude and Gilbert Ashton within 15 seconds of each other. Another Cardiff attack resulted in Ferguson missing the goal from a few feet out once again. After four minutes in the second half, Corinthians attacked once more. Fred Ewer played it down the left wing to Kenneth Hegan, who passed it into the centre towards Gilbert Ashton, who fired it past Farquharson. Shortly after the restart, Billy Thirlaway appeared to be about to score a certain goal for Cardiff, but was charged down by Russell. Further chances came in rapid succession; for Cardiff, Ferguson struck the crossbar with one shot; then for Corinthian, Claude Ashton passed forward to Jenkins, who struck it wide of an open goal mouth. Hegan sent the ball over the bar, and then a further shot by Claude Ashton was charged down. In the 77th minute, Keenor, Ferguson and Davies passed the ball among themselves before playing it wide to Thirlaway. Ferguson ran to the centre and the ball was crossed towards him. Ferguson leapt and headed the ball into the net to equalise for Cardiff. It looked like Cardiff were about to go ahead, however, a last minute tackle by Alfred Bower prevented Ernie Curtis from scoring, giving the Welsh team another corner. The ball was fired towards the goal mouth, and was shot into the goal from close range by Davies putting Cardiff ahead. The final two attacks of the game were both by Cardiff, with Russell saving a header by Ferguson and then Curtis firing the ball over the crossbar. Details 12 October 1927 Cardiff City WAL 2–1 ENG Corinthians Ferguson 77Davies 87 G. Ashton 49 Stamford Bridge, London _whitecollar _whitestripe 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF Cardiff City right _collar buttons _2 white stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 Corinthians GK IRE Tom FarquharsonDF SCO James NelsonDF ENG Billy HardyMF WAL Fred Keenor (c)MF ENG George BlackburnMF NIR Sam IrvingFW WAL Ernie CurtisFW SCO George McLachlanFW SCO Hughie FergusonFR WAL Len DaviesFL ENG Billy ThirlawayManager:ENG Fred Stewart GK ENG A.M. RussellDF ENG Arthur KnightDF ENG Alfred BowerMF ENG Tommy WhewellMF ENG A.H. ChadderMF ENG Fred EwerFW ENG R.G. JenkinsFW ENG Gilbert AshtonFW ENG Claude AshtonFR ENG Frank HartleyFL ENG Kenneth Hegan Source:Association Football The Times 44711 13 October 1927 6 Post-match The match raised money for several charities. King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers received £210; National Institute for the Blind, £52 10s; Newspaper Press Fund, £52 10s; National Institute of Journalist's Orphans, £52 10s; London Lock Hospital, £52 10s; Prince of Wales General Hospital, £52 10s; Sheffield Royal Infirmary, £52 10s; Railway Benevolent Institution, £25; and the Surgical Aid Society received £25. A further sum of £210 was given to several Welsh based charities.Olympic Games http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000329/19280117/143/0012 8 April 2016 Western Morning News 21159 17 January 1928 12 subscription British Newspaper Archive Corinthian never played in another FA Charity Shield, although they would later be runner-up in a resurrected Sheriff of London's Charity Shield, first to Arsenal in 1931 and in 1932, and then to Tottenham Hotspur in 1934.Ross James England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsupcuphist.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160305035734/http://rsssf.com/tablese/engsupcuphist.html 5 March 2016 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 8 April 2016 The club ceased to exist in 1939, when they merged with fellow amateur team Casuals to form the Corinthian-Casuals, which still plays today.Club History http://www.corinthian-casuals.com/corinthian-casuals.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160325231045/http://www.corinthian-casuals.com/corinthian-casuals.html 25 March 2016 Corinthian-Casuals Football Club 8 April 2016 The format of the FA Charity Shield changed several further times over the following decades, and in 1974 it was moved to August to become the opening match of each year's Football League season, and played between the winner of the FA Cup and the most senior league, now the Premier League.The FA Community Shield history http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history The Football Association 8 April 2016 Cardiff City is yet to return to the FA Charity Shield, which was renamed the FA Community Shield in 2002. However, between 2001 and 2006, the match was held at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium while the new Wembley Stadium was under construction. The closest Cardiff City has come so far to returning to the match was in 2008 when they reached the FA Cup Final once more, but lost by a goal to nil against Portsmouth.McNulty Phil Portsmouth 1–0 Cardiff http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7393770.stm 8 April 2016 BBC Sport 17 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20160108205933/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7393770.stm 8 January 2016 See also English football 1927–28 Football League 1927–28 FA Cup References 30em Category:FA Community Shield matches Comm Charity Shield 1927 FA Charity Shield 1927 Category:1927–28 in Welsh football FA Charity Shield Category:October 1927 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:Football matches in London Category:Amateur versus professional association football matches