2000 FA Charity Shield

March 2020 March 2020 2000 FA Charity Shield Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg The match took place at Wembley Stadium Chelsea 2 Manchester United 0 13 August 2000 Wembley Stadium London Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Mike Riley (West Yorkshire) 65,148 1999 2001 The 2000 FA Charity Shield (also known as The One 2 One FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match organised by the Football Association, and contested by the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. It was the final club match played at the original Wembley Stadium in London and took place on 13 August 2000 between Chelsea, the winners of the 1999–2000 FA Cup, and Manchester United, who had won the 1999–2000 FA Premier League. Watched by a crowd of 65,148, Chelsea won the match 2–0. This was Chelsea's 4th appearance in the Shield and Manchester United's 20th. It was the second time they had met in the competition. Chelsea were without Albert Ferrer, who had sustained a chest injury in pre-season, while Graeme Le Saux made his first appearance in 10 months after recovering from an ankle injury. Three of Chelsea's new signings made their debuts for the team, with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Eiður Guðjohnsen and Mario Stanić named in the squad, while goalkeeper Fabien Barthez was Manchester United's only debutant. Chelsea took the lead in the 22nd minute when Hasselbaink's shot deflected off Jaap Stam and over Barthez after the Dutch striker was put through on goal by a Gus Poyet header. Manchester United captain Roy Keane was shown a red card midway through the second half for a tackle on Poyet. Minutes later, Chelsea scored a second goal through Mario Melchiot, who shot left-footed low past the legs of Stam and Barthez. No further goals were scored and Chelsea took the Charity Shield for the second time, 45 years after their first in 1955. It was the third year in succession that Manchester United had been defeated in the competition, the first club to suffer the feat. Background thumb|Wembley Stadium played host to the Charity Shield for the 27th and final time. 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 the FA Charity Shield began as a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and the Southern League, although in 1913 it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI.The F.A. Charity Shield 10 The Times 7 October 1913 In 1921, it was played by the First Division champions and FA Cup winners for the first time.Peter Ferguson The Shield: From the beginning http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/archive/2011/august/community-shield-2011/the-shield-from-the-beginning Manchester City FC 4 August 2011 21 April 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192421/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/archive/2011/august/community-shield-2011/the-shield-from-the-beginning dead The Premier League replaced the Football League First Division at the top of the English football pyramid after its inception in 1992.Continental or the full English? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/dec/02/sport.sportfeatures Alex Fynn The Observer London 2 December 2001 3 July 2014 lower-alpha The match in 2000 was the 27th and last Charity Shield to be played at the original Wembley Stadium before it was demolished for renovation.The FA Community Shield history http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history The Football Association 3 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130609184712/http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history 9 June 2013 live dmy The host broadcaster was Sky Sports, who provided main commentary from Martin Tyler and Andy Gray, as well as an alternative feed dubbed "FanZone" via the interactive Sky Digital platform, with a fan from each team providing commentary.FanZone – The Alternative Commentary http://www.sky.com/sports/football/story24.htm Sky Sports 2000 10 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20000815200128/http://www.sky.com/sports/football/story24.htm 15 August 2000 deadBarlow Matt Football: Sky eager to avoid pay row https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A63979008/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=3e76229a The Independent 10 August 2000 10 March 2020 22 Gale General OneFile subscription Chelsea qualified by way of winning the 1999–2000 FA Cup, their second FA Cup title in the previous four years.Spotlight on United yet again https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A103648522/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=f8744c95 The Daily Telegraph 12 August 2000 10 March 2020 156 Gale OneFile: News subscription They defeated Aston Villa 1–0 in the final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/756784.stm Chelsea claim FA Cup glory 20 May 2000 BBC Sport 10 March 2020 Manchester United had qualified for the Charity Shield by winning the 1999–2000 FA Premier League, their sixth league championship in eight years. They had scored a league-high 97 goals and won the title by a then-record margin of 18 points over second-placed Arsenal.https://www.premierleague.com/news/693624 1999/00 Season Review 25 May 2018 Premier League 10 March 2020 Chelsea were appearing in the Charity Shield for a fourth time; they had won in their first appearance in 1955, and lost in 1970 and 1997. This was Manchester United's 20th appearance in the competition; they had won ten (1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997), shared four (1965, 1967, 1977, 1990) and lost five (1948, 1963, 1985, 1998 and 1999). By their fifth consecutive appearance, United surpassed the record of four they shared with Arsenal and Everton, who respectively achieved that feat between 1933 and 1936, and 1984 and 1987. The 2000 match was the second meeting between these two clubs in the Shield; Manchester United won the previous encounter in 1997 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in normal time.James Ross List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsupcuphist.html 15 August 2013 RSSSF 11 January 2014 Pre-match Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said before the match that he was pleased that his side was one of the teams to play in the final Charity Shield match to be contested at the old Wembley Stadium and was hoping the win could give the team a good start stating: "The Charity Shield is not the most important fixture, but nonetheless it is preparation – and in preparation you want to do well. We want to see some progress from the games that we've had so far and the training."Sir Alex relishes final call http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/m/man_utd/newsid_878000/878622.stm BBC Sport 13 August 2000 10 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20000824032343/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/m/man_utd/newsid_878000/878622.stm 24 August 2000 dead Gianluca Vialli, the Chelsea manager, used his press conference to emphasise that new signings Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Eiður Guðjohnsen would score additional goals for the club and spoke of the Charity Shield's significance, saying: "It is a very important match for us as we can win a trophy and put it in our cabinet. That would be the best way to start a new season – beating the champions at Wembley and winning a trophy."http://www.sky.com/sports/football/premier/chelsea/story1.htm Goals On Their Way To The Bridge 12 August 2000 Sky Sports live https://web.archive.org/web/20000815200106/http://www.sky.com/sports/football/premier/chelsea/story1.htm 15 August 2000 10 March 2020 Phil Neville, a defender for Manchester United, was told by Ferguson to expect verbal abuse from the spectators during the match because he was blamed for bringing about England's exit from UEFA Euro 2000 after a 3–2 defeat to Romania two months prior. He had already received abuse in a pre-season friendly match against Shrewsbury Town of which Ferguson said: "When you play away from home, you're hardly going to get bouquets of flowers thrown at you. That's not going to change, but I think Phil is capable of handling it. I expect his team-mates to help him through it. That's what teams are about. That's what the word 'team' means."Kay Oliver https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A64266097/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=a049caad Ferguson tells Neville to expect crowd abuse; Football Saturday 12 August 2000 The Times 10 March 2020 31 Gale Academic OneFile subscription Paul Johnson of Racing Post opined that Chelsea would be the team more likely to win the Charity Shield even though the two clubs had each won 8 of their last 16 encounters.Johnson Paul https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A64144689/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=9d9c614e Football: Charity case is made for draw; Share of the spoils rates a sound investment at 12–5 13 August 2000 Racing Post 10 March 2020 79 Gale OneFile: News subscription The football correspondent of the Sydney-based Daily Telegraph wrote that other clubs will focus on Manchester United's weaknesses rather than the final score of the match. Mike Riley was selected as the referee for the match;https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A291452130/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=1231cb77 Season warm-up likely to be hot stuff 13 August 2000 The Sunday Age 10 March 2020 22 Gale OneFile: News subscription Uriah Rennie was originally slated to take charge of the match before it was discovered that he had been demoted from the list of Premier League referees, and he ultimately served as fourth official.Kempson Russell https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A64183289/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=4bd715d8 Uriah weep; Wembley notebook 14 August 2000 The Times 11 March 2020 3 Gale Academic OneFile subscription Neither club sold out their allocation of tickets, with Chelsea selling 27,000 out of 30,000 reserved.Charity Shield Build Up http://www.chelseafc.co.uk/chelsea/news/news_11800_1632.shtml Chelsea F.C 11 August 2000 10 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20001025195630/http://www.chelseafc.co.uk/chelsea/news/news_11800_1632.shtml 25 October 2000 dead Match Team selection Both teams lined up in a 4–4–2 formation.McGarry Ian United beaten at their own game http://www.soccernet.com/english/news/20000814cfcmufcrep.html Soccernet 13 August 2000 10 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20000815054158/http://www.soccernet.com/english/news/20000814cfcmufcrep.html 15 August 2000 deadMcCarra Kevin https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A64183291/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=77b4fd2e Keane's dismissal signals red alert; Football 14 August 2000 The Times 10 March 2020 3 Kevin McCarra Gale Academic OneFile subscription David Beckham was passed fit by Ferguson to play for Manchester United after the midfielder was treated for a back injury he sustained in training.https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A64085239/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=2fea5b82 Football: David Beckham breaks down in training 12 August 2000 The Independent 10 March 2020 28 Gale General OneFile subscription Wes Brown and David May were absent with a cruciate ligament and Achilles tendon injury respectively, and Jesper Blomqvist had not recovered from injury to return to first-team action. This was Fabien Barthez's first match. Chelsea were without Spanish full-back Albert Ferrer, who sustained a chest injury during the team's pre-season tour of the Netherlands that required him to rest for 10 days. Emerson Thome and John Terry also missed the game through hamstring and ankle injuries respectively.Pryor Matthew https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A64266096/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=0e2c549f Vialli's line-up likely to have familiar look; Football Saturday 12 August 2000 The Times 10 March 2020 31 Gale Academic OneFile subscription Graeme Le Saux began as a substitute in his first competitive match for 10 months after being sidelined with an ankle injury that needed two minor operations.https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A63314778/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=1e457522 Le Saux targets; Football 11 July 2000 Coventry Evening Telegraph 10 March 2020 42 Gale OneFile: News subscription Vialli included his team's new signings Guðjohnsen, Hasselbaink and Mario Stanić in Chelsea's matchday squad. Summary The match kicked off at 15:00 local time under cloudy skies and in front of 65,148 spectators.Moore Glenn https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A64142430/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=9b1131f7 Football: Chelsea capitalise on Keane's folly; Chelsea 2 Hasselbaink 22, Melchiot 73 Manchester United 0 Half-time: 1–0 Att: 65,148 14 August 2000 The Independent 10 March 2020 1 Gale General OneFile subscription Manchester United had the first chance after seven minutes, when Teddy Sheringham was fouled by Frank Leboeuf and the resulting free-kick taken by Beckham went straight into the Chelsea wall.Keane off as United crash for charity http://www.manutd.com/matches/match.sps?id=2000947928 ManUtd.com Manchester United F.C 13 August 2000 10 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20001019220239/http://www.manutd.com/matches/match.sps?id=2000947928 19 October 2000 deadHobbs Tim Keane off as Chelsea show no charity http://www.sky.com/sports/football/matchreports/2000matchreport2052.htm Sky Sports 13 August 2000 10 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20000815200044/http://www.sky.com/sports/football/matchreports/2000matchreport2052.htm 15 August 2000 dead A minute later, Hasselbaink set up his teammate Stanić, whose shot from 12 yd on went wide to the left of the Manchester United goal post.Charity Shield clockwatch http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/newsid_876000/876431.stm BBC Sport 13 August 2000 10 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20000816165125/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/newsid_876000/876431.stm 16 August 2000 dead The first sign of tension between the players came after 15 minutes when Roy Keane and Gus Poyet clattered into each other during a 50–50 tackle. The referee did not take any action.Bradley Mark https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A64149500/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=789998f3 Champs hassled to distraction by improved Blues 14 August 2000 The Birmingham Post 10 March 2020 21 Gale OneFile News subscription Gianfranco Zola beat Gary Neville on the left wing and put in a cross, only for Stanić to head wide from the back post.Chelsea 2–0 Man Utd http://www.chelseafc.co.uk/chelsea/news/news_13800_1820.shtml Chelsea F.C 13 August 2000 10 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20000925174022/http://www.chelseafc.co.uk/chelsea/news/news_13800_1820.shtml 25 September 2000 dead Hasselbaink then took possession when he forced Mikaël Silvestre to rush his shot which then went wide of the goal.Lappin Tom https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A82308379/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=991dcf39 Charity put on hold as Keane has off day 14 August 2000 The Scotsman 10 March 2020 26 Gale OneForce News subscription Ferguson made a substitution in the 19th minute bringing on Jaap Stam for Silvestre, who had suffered a hip injury. Two minutes later, Ryan Giggs set up Ole Gunnar Solskjær who struck Manchester United's first chance to score into the side netting. Hasselbaink opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 22nd minute by curling the ball over goalkeeper Barthez's head and past him via a deflection off Stam after being put through by a header from Poyet 40 yd m on away. A tackle from Mario Melchiot stopped Sheringham, and Zola took advantage of the confused Manchester United defence between Barthez and Denis Irwin on the six-yard line. The best opportunity for Manchester United came before the first half ended when Beckham's angled pass came into Paul Scholes's path in the penalty box. Scholes received the ball with his chest and shot at goal as it came down onto his foot, but his shot went to the right of De Goey and away from goal due to pressure from Leboeuf. left|thumb|Mario Melchiot scored Chelsea's second goal of the match after 72 minutes. The second half began with a volley from Scholes deflecting onto the Chelsea crossbar, leading to a corner kick. Barthez dived to the left to save a shot from Leboeuf and took possession of the ball. In the 59th minute, a tackle on Keane by Hasselbaink prompted Keane to waggle his finger in Hasselbaink's face in anger. Beckham and referee Mike Riley suggested to Keane that he maintain his composure, which he remonstrated against. Two minutes later, Keane received a red card from Riley for a studs-up tackle on Poyet's calf muscle from behind. It was Keane's seventh red card in seven seasons at Manchester United, and resulted in a three-match ban. Ferguson did not immediately re-organise his side and left three players in the midfield. He made Manchester United's second change in the 70th minute, when he brought on Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole for Sheringham and Solskjær to try and draw 1–1. Meanwhile, Chelsea brought on Jody Morris for Roberto Di Matteo. In the 72nd minute, Chelsea extended their lead to 2–0 when Melchiot dribbled down the right to the edge of the penalty box and knocked the ball low with his left foot between Stam's legs and past Barthez into the far post from 18 yd m on. Le Saux came on for Poyet in the 77th minute and immediately set up Hasselbaink, whose header went wide of the post. Quinton Fortune replaced Giggs a minute later. Scholes received a yellow card for a tackle on Morris after 81 minutes, and then had a shot which went over the Chelsea goal. The remaining six minutes of the match passed without further incident, and Chelsea won 2–0. It was the second time Chelsea had won the Charity Shield, while Manchester United had lost in the Charity Shield for the third year in a row after defeats to Arsenal in 1998 and 1999.Collett Mike 14 August 2000 Chelsea show no charity 62 The Daily Telegraph https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A103648910/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=302e0c65 subscription 11 March 2020 Gale OneFile: News Details 13 August 2000 15:00 BST Chelsea 2–0 (Report)(Teams) Manchester United Hasselbaink 22Melchiot 73 Wembley Stadium 65,148 Mike Riley (West Yorkshire) _chelsea9900h _chelsea9900h _chelsea9900h 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF Chelsea _manutdh0002 _manutdh0002 _manutdh0002 _manutdh0002 _manutdh0002 E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 Manchester United GK 1 NED Ed de GoeyRB 15NED Mario MelchiotCB 5 FRA 1974 Frank LeboeufCB 6 FRA 1974 Marcel DesaillyLB 3 NGA Celestine BabayaroRM 12CRO Mario StanićCM 16ITA Roberto Di Matteo 70CM 11ENG Dennis Wise (c)LM 8 URU Gus Poyet 77SS 25ITA Gianfranco Zola 73CF 9 NED Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkSubstitutes:GK 23ITA Carlo CudiciniDF 14ENG Graeme Le Saux 77DF 21FRA 1974 Bernard LambourdeMF 18ITA Gabriele AmbrosettiMF 20ENG Jody Morris 70FW 19NOR Tore André FloFW 22ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen 73Manager:ITA Gianluca Vialli300px GK 1 FRA 1974 Fabien BarthezRB 2 ENG Gary NevilleCB 5 NOR Ronny JohnsenCB 27FRA 1974 Mikaël Silvestre 19LB 3 IRL Denis IrwinRM 7 ENG David BeckhamCM 16IRL Roy Keane (c) 0 62CM 18ENG Paul Scholes 81LM 11WAL Ryan Giggs 78CF 20NOR Ole Gunnar Solskjær 70CF 10ENG Teddy Sheringham 70Substitutes:GK 17NED Raimond van der GouwDF 6 NED Jaap Stam 19DF 12ENG Phil NevilleMF 8 ENG Nicky ButtMF 25RSA Quinton Fortune 78FW 9 ENG Andy Cole 70FW 19TRI Dwight Yorke 70Manager:SCO Sir Alex Ferguson Match rulesRules of the Football Association Community Shield http://www.thefa.com/~/media/978792AF8BBE4927AA4583437A7DF882.ashx/FA%20Community%20Shield%20Rules.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080911/http://www.thefa.com/~/media/978792AF8BBE4927AA4583437A7DF882.ashx/FA%20Community%20Shield%20Rules.pdf The Football Association 4 August 2014 7 April 2014 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores level Seven named substitutes Maximum of six substitutions Man of the match Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea) Post-match During the presentation of medals in the Royal Box, Chelsea chairman Ken Bates attempted to hang a blue and white joke medal inscribed with the words Lord Fergie, the best thing since sliced bread around the neck of Ferguson as a peace offering, after the latter had likened the former to Mao Zedong in his autobiography. Ferguson refused the medal and Bates said: "I wanted to try to calm things down but he wouldn't take it and that says more about him than me."https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/879692.stm Bates' gift to 'Lord Fergie' 14 August 2000 BBC Sport 11 March 2020Millar Ken https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A64184692/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=940dc74e Fergie turns down 'medal' Football 14 August 2000 Coventry Evening Telegraph 11 March 2020 43 Gale OneFile: News subscription Vialli said he was delighted with the result and praised the form of his players: "It was a real match. The players performed in a very convincing way."Williams Richard https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A75726280/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=e188eb56 Football: Charity Shield: Keane's crime of passion: Chelsea 2 Manchester United 0 14 August 2000 The Guardian 11 March 2020 1 Richard Williams (journalist) Gale General OneFile subscription He praised his players and stated he did not wish to be overexcited: "I'm sure the Manchester United players will feel this defeat and will be spot on for the first league game. We have to be the same against West Ham otherwise this victory won't count for anything. If we get carried away I am sure West Ham will make it very difficult for us."http://www.sky.com/sports/football/premier/chelsea/story3.htm Vialli Knows Danger of Beating Man Utd 13 August 2000 Sky Sports live https://web.archive.org/web/20000815200100/http://www.sky.com/sports/football/premier/chelsea/story3.htm 15 August 2000 11 March 2020 Ferguson commented on his team: "It was a game we were looking to help produce the sharpness we usually have. We played pretty football but without a cutting edge." Sheringham believed that Chelsea were deserved winners, saying: "In that sense it was a good run-out and as long as we're right for then, we will be very happy. That's what it's all geared to."Barlow Matt https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A64192059/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=c4b8da4a Football: Jimmy's so sorry 15 August 2000 The News Letter 11 March 2020 31 Gale OneFile: News subscription Ferguson argued that Riley had created the incident that saw Keane sent off for his tackle on Poyet: "The referee waited too long to act. There were a lot of players going in hard right throughout the game. You have to be fair to both camps and we were just waiting to see how long he (Riley) was going to leave it. It is a showpiece occasion but if someone commits a yellow card offence, the appropriate action should be taken."https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/fergie-fuming-again Fergie fuming again 14 August 2000 The World Game 11 March 2020 Hasselbaink apologised to Keane and said he had made an error in the earlier tackle.Tynan Gordon https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-striker-issues-apology-to-keane-696372.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-striker-issues-apology-to-keane-696372.html 1 May 2022 subscription Chelsea striker issues apology to Keane 15 August 2000 The Independent 11 March 2020 The Referees' Association president Peter Willis expressed concern that the Premier League will become "a bloodbath" if there was continued scrutiny of "officials' performances": "All of us accept that football is an emotional game, we can make errors of judgement in challenges but there was no misinterpretation of what happened yesterday and I don't think Sir Alex Ferguson can argue against that." Manchester United retained the Premier League during the 2000–01 season, which they won by ten points from second-placed Arsenal. Chelsea struggled in the league, losing eleven games as they finished in sixth, nineteen points behind United.https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng01.html England 2000/01 15 February 2006 8 June 2021 Ian Stephen King RSSSF Mulrine See also 2000–01 Chelsea F.C. season 2000–01 Manchester United F.C. season Notes References Sources 2000 Final at independent.co.uk Category:FA Community Shield matches Category:Football matches in London Charity Shield Charity Shield Charity Shield 2000 Charity Shield 2000 FA Charity Shield Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium