1997 FA Charity Shield

1997 FA Charity Shield

Chelsea Manchester United 1 1
Manchester United won 4–2 on penalties
Date	3 August 1997
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Peter Jones (Leicestershire)
Attendance	73,636
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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 team-mate Teddy Sheringham, who had joined the club from Tottenham Hotspur five weeks earlier. It was the first competitive appearance in a Chelsea shirt for goalkeeper Ed de Goey, who would help them win three major trophies during his six seasons at the club.

Match details

3 August 1997 15:00 UTC+1	Chelsea	1–1	Manchester United	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 73,636 Referee: Peter Jones (Leicestershire)
	M. Hughes  52'		Johnsen  58'
		Penalties
	Sinclair Zola Di Matteo Leboeuf	2–4	Scholes Irwin Keane Butt

Chelsea

Manchester United

GK 1 Ed de Goey CB 20 Frank Sinclair 26' CB 5 Frank Leboeuf CB 6 Steve Clarke RWB 11 Dennis Wise (c) 30' LWB 17 Danny Granville DM 28 Jody Morris 46' CM 8 Gustavo Poyet CM 16 Roberto Di Matteo SS 25 Gianfranco Zola CF 10 Mark Hughes 77' Substitutes: GK 13 Kevin Hitchcock DF 2 Dan Petrescu 90' 46' DF 29 Neil Clement MF 4 Ruud Gullit MF 16 Paul Hughes FW 9 Gianluca Vialli 77' FW 22 Mark Nicholls Player-Manager: Ruud Gullit

GK 1 Peter Schmeichel RB 12 Phil Neville CB 6 Gary Pallister CB 5 Ronny Johnsen LB 3 Denis Irwin RM 8 Nicky Butt CM 18 Paul Scholes CM 16 Roy Keane (c) LM 11 Ryan Giggs 72' CF 9 Andy Cole CF 10 Teddy Sheringham 43' 72' Substitutes: GK 17 Raimond van der Gouw DF 2 Gary Neville MF 7 David Beckham 72' MF 14 Jordi Cruyff 72' MF 15 Karel Poborský MF 23 Ben Thornley FW 13 Brian McClair Manager: 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

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