1924 FA Charity Shield

April 2022 1924 FA Charity Shield FA Charity Shield Professionals Amateurs 3 1 6 October 1924 Highbury London 10,000Matches played at Highbury, London http://www.stevesfootballstats.co.uk/highbury_london.html Steve's Football Stats 9 February 2016 1923 1925 The 1924 FA Charity Shield was the eleventh 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. As in the 1923 competition, the match was held between the a team of England professionals and amateurs. In contrast to previous year, the amateurs were reported as giving the professionals a much more competitive game, despite losing 3-1.Professionals Beat Amateurs Daily Mail 7 October 1924B. Bennison Amateurs v Professionals: Outstanding Players Daily Telegraph 7 October 1924 The teams played contrasting styles, with the professionals holding onto possession and attempting to open up the game, while the amateurs played a more direct style and "indulged in some good honest old-fashioned shoulder charging." Neither team scored in the first half, with Taylor performing well for the professionals in goal. Walker scored for the professionals after half-time, before an equaliser from Kail. The professionals won with two late goals, first from Buchanan and then Walker. Match details 6 October 1924 15:00 Professionals 3–1 Amateurs Walker , Buchan Kail Highbury, London 11,000 1 England Ted Taylor, Huddersfield Town 2 England Alf Baker, Arsenal 3 England Sam Wadsworth, Huddersfield Town 4 England Frank Moss, Aston Villa 5 England Henry Healless, Blackburn Rovers 6 England George Green, Sheffield United 7 England James Spencer, West Bromwich Albion 8 England Charlie Buchan, Sunderland 9 England Harry Bedford, Blackpool 10 England Billy Walker, Aston Villa 11 England Fred Tunstall, Sheffield United 1 England James Mitchell, Manchester City 2 England E. Spencer Bishop Auckland 3 England Alfred Bower, Corinthians 4 England Albert Barrett Leytonstone 5 England Claude Ashton, Corinthians 6 England Fred Ewer, Casuals 7 England R.G. Jenkins, London Polytechnic 8 England Edgar Kail, Dulwich Hamlet 9 England Vivian Gibbins, Clapton 10 England Frank Hartley, Oxford City 11England Lt Kenneth Hegan, The Army References Category:FA Community Shield matches Charity Shield Charity Shield Charity Shield Category:Sport in the London Borough of Islington Category:Football matches in London Category:Amateur versus professional association football matches