1997 FA Charity Shield

June 2025 1997 FA Charity Shield 1997 Charity shield.jpg 200px The match programme cover Chelsea 1 Manchester United 1 Manchester United won 4–2 on penalties 3 August 1997 Wembley Stadium London Roy Keane Peter Jones (Leicestershire) 73,636 1996 1998 The 1997 FA Charity Shield (known as the Littlewoods FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 3 August 1997 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Manchester United, who had won the 1996–97 FA Premier League, and Chelsea, who had won the 1996–97 FA Cup. Manchester United won the match 4–2 on penalties after the match had finished at 1–1 after 90 minutes. The 1997 Charity Shield was a game of several "firsts". Manchester United's only goal of open play was from Ronny Johnsen, who scored his first goal in a competitive game for them. It was the first competitive appearance in a Manchester United shirt for Johnsen's teammate Teddy Sheringham, who had joined the club from Tottenham Hotspur five weeks earlier. It was also the first competitive appearance in a Chelsea shirt for goalkeeper Ed de Goey. This match was also known for David Beckham having his shirt misspelled as "Beckam".When David Beckham had the wrong name on his shirt https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/when-david-beckham-had-the-wrong-name-on-his-shirt 2025-06-10 www.manutd.com en Match details 3 August 1997 15:00 UTC+1 Chelsea 1–1 Report Manchester United M. Hughes 52 Johnsen 58 Wembley Stadium, London 73,636 Peter Jones (Leicestershire) Sinclair Zola Di Matteo Leboeuf 2–4 Scholes Irwin Keane Butt _chelsea1997h _chelsea1997h _chelsea1997h _chelsea1997h _bluetop 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Chelsea _manutda9799 _manutda9799 _manutda9799 _manutda9799 _whitetop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 Manchester United GK 1 NED Ed de GoeyRB 6 SCO Steve ClarkeCB 5 FRA 1974 Frank LeboeufCB 20JAM Frank Sinclair 26LB 17ENG Danny GranvilleCM 11ENG Dennis Wise (c) 30CM 28ENG Jody Morris 46CM 16ITA Roberto Di MatteoAM 8 URU Gus PoyetAM 25ITA Gianfranco ZolaCF 10WAL Mark Hughes 77Substitutes:GK 13ENG Kevin HitchcockDF 2 ROU Dan Petrescu 90 46DF 29ENG Neil ClementMF 4 NED Ruud GullitMF 16ENG Paul HughesFW 9 ITA Gianluca Vialli 77FW 22ENG Mark NichollsPlayer-Manager:NED Ruud Gullit300px GK 1 DEN Peter SchmeichelRB 12ENG Phil NevilleCB 6 ENG Gary PallisterCB 5 NOR Ronny JohnsenLB 3 IRL Denis IrwinRM 18ENG Paul ScholesCM 16IRL Roy Keane (c)CM 8 ENG Nicky ButtLM 11WAL Ryan Giggs 72SS 10ENG Teddy Sheringham 43 72CF 9 ENG Andy ColeSubstitutes:GK 17NED Raimond van der GouwDF 2 ENG Gary NevilleMF 7 ENG David Beckham 72MF 14NED Jordi Cruyff 72MF 15CZE Karel PoborskýMF 23ENG Ben ThornleyFW 13SCO Brian McClairManager:SCO Alex Ferguson Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shootout if scores level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. See also 1996–97 FA Premier League 1996–97 FA Cup References External links 1997 Final June 2017 Category:FA Community Shield matches Category:Football matches in London Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium Charity Shield 1997 Charity Shield 1997 Comm FA Charity Shield Category:1997 in sport in London