1992 FA Charity Shield

Football match
1992 FA Charity Shield
The match programme cover
Leeds United Liverpool
4 3
Date8 August 1992
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchEric Cantona
RefereeDavid Elleray (Middlesex)
Attendance61,291
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The 1992 FA Charity Shield (also known as the Tennent's FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 70th Charity Shield, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 8 August 1992 between 1991–92 Football League champions Leeds United and 1991–92 FA Cup winners Liverpool.

Leeds won a dramatic match 4–3 with a hat-trick from Eric Cantona.

The match saw Liverpool player Paul Stewart make his debut for the club. It was also the first competitive game that goalkeeper David James, an unused substitute, was involved in for Liverpool.

Background

The FA Community Shield was founded in 1908 under its former name, the FA Charity Shield, and was initially contested between the top professional and amateur teams of each season. It was played between the Football League champions and FA Cup winners for the first time in 1921. Leeds United were appearing in the Charity Shield for the third time, having previously won one (1969) and lost one (1974), while Liverpool appeared in their eighteenth and had won thirteen, five of them shared, (1964, 1965, 1977, 1986, 1990) and lost four (1922, 1971, 1983, 1984).

The formation of a new top-tier division, the Premier League, in 1992 meant that Leeds were the last club to take part in the event as Football League champions.[1] Wembley Stadium acted as the host of the Shield, but matches from 2001 were switched to the Millennium Stadium, while Wembley was being refurbished into a 90,000-capacity venue.[1]

Match details

Leeds United4–3Liverpool
Cantona 26', 77', 87'
Dorigo 43'
Report Rush 34'
Saunders 65'
Strachan 89' (o.g.)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 61,291
Leeds United
Liverpool
GK 1 England John Lukic
LB 3 England Tony Dorigo
CB 5 England Chris Fairclough
CB 6 England Chris Whyte
RB 2 England Jon Newsome downward-facing red arrow 84'
LM 11 Wales Gary Speed
CM 4 England David Batty
CM 10 Scotland Gary McAllister (c)
RM 8 England Rod Wallace
CF 7 France Eric Cantona
CF 9 England Lee Chapman downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
MF 12 Scotland Gordon Strachan upward-facing green arrow 84'
GK 13 England Mervyn Day
MF 14 England Steve Hodge upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 15 England David Rocastle
DF 16 England David Wetherall
Manager:
England Howard Wilkinson
GK 1 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
LB 3 England David Burrows
CB 2 England Nick Tanner
CB 5 England Mark Wright (c)
RB 4 England Mike Marsh downward-facing red arrow 72'
LM 6 Israel Ronny Rosenthal downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 10 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
CM 8 England Paul Stewart
RM 11 England Mark Walters
CF 7 Wales Dean Saunders
CF 9 Wales Ian Rush
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Steve Harkness
GK 13 England David James
MF 14 Hungary István Kozma upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 15 England Don Hutchison upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Scotland Graeme Souness

References

  1. ^ a b "The FA Community Shield history". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

External links

  • Match report at LFCHistory.net
  • 1992 Final
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