1959 FA Charity Shield

March 2018 March 2018 1959 FA Charity Shield WolverhamptonWanderers 3 NottinghamForest 1 15 August 1959 Molineux Wolverhampton 32,329 1958 1960 The 1959 FA Charity Shield was the 37th FA Charity Shield, an English football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup titles. This year's match was contested by league champions Wolverhampton Wanderers and FA Cup winners Nottingham Forest. The match was held at the start of the season for the first time, and was staged at Wolves' stadium, Molineux. The hosts won the game 3–1, https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsupcuphist.html England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches RSSSF 15 February 2012 giving them their only outright Shield win (in addition to three shared wins). Match details 15 August 1959 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Nottingham Forest Murray 38 Broadbent 56 Lill 81 Wilson 37 Molineux, Wolverhampton 32,329 _blackborder _blackvneck _blackborder __hoops_black febd11 febd11 febd11 000000 febd11 Wolverhampton Wanderers _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _red_stripes _whitetop ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 FFFFFF ff0000 Nottingham Forest 1 SCO Malcolm Finlayson 2 Union of South Africa Eddie Stuart (c) 3 WAL Gwyn Jones 4 ENG Eddie Clamp 5 ENG George Showell 6 ENG Ron Flowers 7 ENG Mickey Lill 8 ENG Bobby Mason 9 ENG Jimmy Murray 10ENG Peter Broadbent 11ENG Norman DeeleyManager:ENG Stan Cullis 1 SCO Chic Thomson 2 GGY Billy Whare 3 SCO Joe McDonald 4 ENG Jeff Whitefoot 5 SCO Bob McKinlay (c) 6 ENG Jim Iley 7 ENG Billy Gray 8 SCO Bernie Kelly 9 ENG Tommy Wilson 10SCO Johnny Quigley 11SCO Stewart ImlachSubstitutes: 12 ENG Peter Knight Manager:ENG Billy Walker References 1959 Charity Shield Charity Shield 1959 Charity Shield 1959 Category:August 1959 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Sport in Wolverhampton Category:Football in the West Midlands (county)