1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield

April 2022 1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield 1907-sheriff-of-london-charity-shield-winners.jpg Sheriff of London Charity Shield Newcastle United Corinthian 5 2 1907 3 9 y1907 Charity Shield (Sheriff of London) http://toon1892.com/detail_match.php?id=3665 Toon 1892 3 January 2019 Craven Cottage Fulham Patrick R. Harrower 30,000 Rain 1906 1908 FA Charity Shield The 1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield was the tenth and final Sheriff of London Charity Shield, Newcastle United convincingly defeated the leading amateur side Corinthian 5–2. It was replaced the next season by the FA Charity Shield. The match was however revived a few times later in the 20th century for fundraising purposes. Background Sheriff of London Charity Shield#History Newcastle United F.C. were league champions for the second time in their history in the 1906–07 Football Leaguehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/97923747 Newcastle United League Champions The Newcastle Daily Chronicle newspapers.com 15 April 1907 4 and Corinthian were the premier amateur side of the time providing many England national football team players. Corinthian's goalkeeper Tom Rowlandson had also played for Newcastle and Sunderland in the seasons prior,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97923901 Newcastle after Rowlandson Sevenoaks Chronicle Kentish Advertiser newspapers.com 29 September 1905 7 making a single league appearance for Newcastle in October 1905, where they beat Nottingham Forest 3–2.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97923936 Newcastle Unite v Notts Forest Lincolnshire Echo newspapers.com 7 October 1905 3 It was the second time of the year that Newcastle had played Corinthian, the first being their annual match on 2 January at St James's Park, in which Newcastle won 3–0 in front of a poor attendance of 5,000.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97923792 Newcastle United v Corinthian: Annual Match The Newcastle Daily Chronicle newspapers.com 3 January 1907 10 Match Newcastle sent 14 players to London to compete in the match, although did not choose the starting line-up until the morning of the match.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97897485 Newcastle sends players to Dewar Shield The North Star newspapers.com 8 March 1907 4 The admission cost was sixpence.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97923617 The Sheriff of London's Football Charity Shield newspapers.com 1 March 1907 5 Despite the weather, where it rained for the entirety of the game, the match was described as "a great success".https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97895771 Corinthians beaten for the shield The Observer newspapers.com 10 March 1907 10 During the first half, the tabloids reported that "it was anybody's game, but the professionals were able to stay the pace longer than their opponents", suggesting that Newcastle were able to win relatively easily.0001857/19070316/066/0038 1907-03-16?basicsearch=benefit&newspapertitle=illustrated%2bsporting%2band%2bdramatic%2bnews Charity Shield match analysis Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News 38 16 March 1907 Although it was acknowledged that Newcastle deserved the win, it was disputed that they deserved a win by a three-goal margin, particularly as Corinthians "held their own" in the first half and went into half-term with the score 1–1. Fatigue and fitness reduced their effectiveness of pace, while lack of training with the amateurs compared to the physically fit professional Newcastle side cost showed as the game wore on. The opening stage of the match had been contested with "tremendous pace" which ultimately took its toll on Corinthians, with weak finishing and a tired defense. Out of all the amateurs, only the half-backs appeared as fit at the game's conclusion as when it commenced, while Timmins and Norris had "rarely played better". Goalkeeper Tom Rowlandson made "many fine saves", although did not have much chance of saving the five goals he let in. Due to what was described as an "enormous crowd", the takings for the match equaled around £1,000 (UK-GDP 1000 1907 -2 eq £) that was donated to charitable causes.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97897137 Association Football, Corinthian v Newcastle Citizen newspapers.com 11 March 1907 4 Details 1907 3 9 y 15:15 GMT Corinthian 2–5 Sheriff of London Shield The Daily Telegraph March 11, 1907The Sheriff of London's Shield Sporting Life, London March 11, 1907https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97897803 Player Roster The Nottingham Evening Post newspapers.com 7 March 1907 8 Newcastle United R.A. Young G.S. Harris Rutherford Appleyard Brown (2)Timmis o.g. Craven Cottage, London 30,000 Mr. Patrick R. Harrower GK ENG Tom RowlandsonBack ENG W.U. TimmisBack ENG O.T. NorrisHalf ENG Geoffrey FosterHalf WAL Morgan Morgan-OwenHalf ENG Kenneth HuntForward ENG R.A. YoungForward ENG C.D. McIverForward ENG Stanley HarrisForward ENG G.S HarrisForward ENG Bertie Corbett GK SCO Jimmy LawrenceBack Ireland 1783 Bill McCrackenBack ENG John CarrHalf SCO Alexander GardnerHalf SCO Finlay SpeedieHalf SCO Peter McWilliamForward ENG Jock RutherfordForward SCO James HowieForward ENG Bill AppleyardForward ENG Harry BrownForward ENG Albert Gosnell Aftermath The Shield in its first iteration came to an end after this match in 1907 due to a rift within the Football Association which saw the creation of the Amateur Football Association.Local newspapers, football match reports and the 1908 FA Charity Shield http://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2015/01/14/local-newspapers-football-match-reports-and-the-1908-fa-charity-shield/ The British Newspaper Archive Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited 4 January 2019 The Shield was replaced in 1908 by the FA Charity Shield which rather than the best amateur side pitted the Football League winner against the winners of the Southern Football League and then later against the winner of the FA Cup. 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