1977 FA Charity Shield

1977 FA Charity Shield
Liverpool Manchester United
0 0
Date13 August 1977
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeKeith Styles (Barnsley)
Attendance82,000
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The 1977 FA Charity Shield was the 55th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 13 August 1977 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Liverpool, who had won the 1976–77 First Division, and Manchester United, who had won the 1976–77 FA Cup. The teams played out a goalless draw and shared the Charity Shield.

Match details

Liverpool0–0Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 82,000
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK 1 England Ray Clemence
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 Wales Joey Jones
CB 4 England Phil Thompson
LM 5 England Ray Kennedy
CB 6 England Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
CM 8 England Jimmy Case
CF 9 England David Fairclough
CM 10 England Terry McDermott
RM 11 England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Tommy Smith
FW 13 England David Johnson
DF 14 Scotland Alan Hansen
MF 15 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
GK 16 England Peter McDonnell
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK 1 England Alex Stepney
DF 2 Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholl
DF 3 Scotland Arthur Albiston
MF 4 Northern Ireland Sammy McIlroy
DF 5 England Brian Greenhoff
DF 6 Scotland Martin Buchan (c)
MF 7 England Steve Coppell
MF 8 England Jimmy Greenhoff downward-facing red arrow
FW 9 England Stuart Pearson
FW 10 Scotland Lou Macari
MF 11 England Gordon Hill
Substitutes:
MF 12 Northern Ireland David McCreery upward-facing green arrow
GK 13 Republic of Ireland Paddy Roche
DF 14 Scotland Alex Forsyth
MF 15 Northern Ireland Chris McGrath
MF 16 Republic of Ireland Ashley Grimes
Manager:
England Dave Sexton

Match rules

  • 90 minutes, no extra time
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

See also