1906 Sheriff of London Charity Shield

April 2022 1906 Sheriff of London Charity Shield 1906-sheriff-of-london-charity-shield-winners.jpg Liverpool F.C. team photo, showing the Sheriff of London Charity Shield trophy Sheriff of London Charity Shield Liverpool Corinthian 5 1 28 April 1906 Craven Cottage London P R Harrower 22,000 1905 1907 The 1906 Sheriff of London Charity Shield was the ninth Sheriff of London Charity Shield, contested for the first time by Liverpool F.C. and the 8th time by Corinthian. The match was eagerly anticipated due to Corinthian having only lost a single match in the season and Liverpool being widely regarded as among the best teams in the country.Corbett B. O. Annals of the Corinthian Football Club, page 176 LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. https://archive.org/details/annalscorinthia00corbgoog/page/n257/mode/2up 27 January 2017 Build-up Before the game, both sides were understood to be eager to secure the trophy, with the Corinthians being particularly anxious to possess it after having had to surrender it the year before to Sheffield Wednesday.0000174/19060428/107/0003 1906-04-28?basicsearch=liverpool%20anxious%20sheriff&somesearch=liverpool%20anxious%20sheriff&newspapertitle=morning%2bpost Last Saturday of Football: Corinthians and the League Champions (Anxious) The Morning Post 3 28 April 1906 Liverpool were described by The Morning Post as being "the most consistent professional side of the year",0000174/19060428/107/0003 1906-04-28?basicsearch=liverpool%20corinthian%20shield&newspapertitle=morning%2bpost Last Saturday of Football: Corinthians and the League Champions (Consistent) The Morning Post 3 28 April 1906 while the Corinthians were described by the Evening Mail as having "one of their greatest years"0003187/19060430/096/0007 1906-04-30?basicsearch=liverpool%20corinthian%20shield&newspapertitle=evening%2bmail Association Football: The Sheriff of London Charity Shield Evening Mail 7 30 April 1906 and by The Sportsman as having had "an exceptional season".0001055/19060428/049/0003 1906-04-28?basicsearch=liverpool%20corinthian%20shield&newspapertitle=the%2bsportsman Corinthian vs Liverpool: Notes and Comments The Sportsman 3 28 April 1906 Fulham F.C. had generously permitted use of their ground and changed the date of their final league match to accommodate it.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99210814 Sheriff of London's Shield Pre-Match The Daily Telegraph 28 April 1906 11 Match Each side was at full strength for the game, with perfect weather conditions despite strong winds.0000687/19060430/116/0005 1906-04-30?basicsearch=liverpool%20corinthian%20london%20shield&newspapertitle=yorkshire%2bpost%2band%2bleeds%2bintelligencer Sheriff of London Shield Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 5 30 April 1906 Liverpool won the coin toss, with G. S. Harris starting the game aggressively for Corinthians.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97820426 More Honours for the Anfielders Liverpool Echo newspapers.com 28 April 1906 10 Corinthians started the game facing the wind and began "in brilliant style",https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97820557 Sheriff of London Shield Staffordshire Sentinel Daily and Weekly newspapers.com 3 28 April 1906 repeatedly getting forward and through on goal, only to be beaten "by the sterling defense of the Liverpool backs". The amateurs had the upper hand in the early parts of the game, with a combined movement by their forward players resulting in a shot by S. G. Harris, which Liverpool keeper Sam Hardy was fortunate to save. G.S Harris was a prominent attacking threat for Corinthians, although was poorly supported by the inside man. During the first half, the wind was blowing strongly, which worked in Liverpool's favour as it allowed them to "keep up a strong pressure". Following the Liverpool goalkeeper needing to save "three ugly shots", Liverpool pressed heavily and scored the first goal of the game by Hewitt, which was described by the Staffordshire Sentinel as a "brilliant goal". Both keepers had many shots to save during the 1st half. Liverpool led 2-0 at half-time with goals from Hewitt and Raybould. The display from Corinthian was regarded as disappointing, only looking dangerous when the game was near concluded. Liverpool's performance in the 2nd half was described as "superb", adding a further 3 goals to the single one scored by S. S. Harris for Corinthian. Post match The game was described by the Liverpool Echo as being "very stubbornly contested and very fast". It was difficult to pick out any individual performances, as according to the Globe newspaper, "the defence was perfect, the forwards worked with ease and precision, while the halves, especially Raisbeck, were much too good for the Corinthian forwards".0001652/19060430/075/0008 1906-04-30?basicsearch=liverpool%20corinthian%20shield&newspapertitle=globe Sports and Pastimes The Globe (London) 8 30 April 1906 Rev W. Blackburn of Corithian was considered to be "quite out of form" by one match reporter, suggesting his uncertainty affected the whole defence and was directly at fault for Liverpool's third goal.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89267342/1906-sheriff-of-london-match-report/ Sheriff of London's Charity Shield: Match Report The Observer 8 29 April 1906 Blackburn, described as being "usually a very fine player", failed to check Liverpool's attack and continually balked at goalkeeper Rowlandson. Despite that, the Corinthian half-backs worked hard, despite their forwards getting "no luck".https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89267588/1906-sheriff-of-london-match-report/ Sheriff of London Charity Shield: The Times Match Report The Times 7 30 April 1906 The game would be the only time Liverpool contested the Sheriff of London Charity Shield in what would be the penultimate contest in the competition. Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird presented the shield and medals to the victors. A gate receipt revenue of £776 was also a new record for the competition. Earnings from the game allowed for a donation of $4000May 2026 from the promoters to charitable causes.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89266984/1906-sheriff-of-london-charity-donation/ English Football Fall River Globe 7 20 September 1906 Corinthians captain Morgan Morgan-Owen expressed the opinion that Liverpool's display was "one of the finest" he had witnessed.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97824014 Sheriff of London winners Evening Express newspapers.com 30 April 1906 7 Following the match, each team was invited by Lord Kinnaird to dine with him at the Carleton Hotel.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97823597 Liverpool v The Corinthians Evening Express newspapers.com 26 April 1906 4 Details 28 April 1906 15:30 Liverpool 5–1 Corinthian Hewitt 23 55 70Raybould 26Hunt 75 o.g. S. Harris 87 Craven Cottage, London 22,000https://playupliverpool.com/1906/04/28/corinthians-v-liverpool-1-5-charity-shield-april-28-1906/ Corinthians v Liverpool, Charity Shield Play Up Liverpool 22 July 2021 P R Harrower Liverpool GK ENG Sam Hardy FB ENG Alf West FB SCO Billy Dunlop HB WAL Maurice Parry HB SCO Alex Raisbeck (c) HB ENG James Bradley FW ENG Arthur Goddard FW ENG Jack Parkinson FW ENG Joe Hewitt FW ENG Sam Raybould FW ENG Jack CoxSubstitutes: DF ENG Tom Chorlton FW ENG John CarlinManager: Tom Watson Corinthian GK ENG Tom RowlandsonFB ENG W.U. TimmisFB Rev. W. BlackburnHB J. D. CraigHB WAL Morgan Morgan-Owen (c)HB ENG Kenneth HuntFW ENG Gilbert VassallFW S. H. DayFW ENG G. S. HarrisFW ENG Stanley HarrisFW ENG Gordan WrightManager: References 35em Category:1905–06 in English football Category:1906 in sport in London Sheriff of London Charity Shield 1906 Sheriff of London Charity Shield 1906 Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:Sheriff of London Charity Shield