1953 FA Charity Shield

The 1953 FA Charity Shield was the 29th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League First Division and FA Cup competitions. It was held at Highbury Stadium on 12 October 1953. The game was played between Arsenal, champions of the 1952-53 Football League and Blackpool, who beat Bolton Wanderers to win the 1953 FA Cup Final. Watched by a crowd of 39,853, Arsenal won the shield 3-1.

Match

Arsenal v Blackpool

12 October 1953

Arsenal	3-1	Blackpool
Lishman 2, Lawton		Mortensen

Highbury Stadium, London
Attendance: 39,853

References

FA Charity/Community Shields

FA Charity Shield (1908–2001)	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

FA Community Shield (2002–)	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

List of matches

Arsenal F.C. matches

FA Cup Finals	1927 1930 1932 1936 1950 1952 1971 1972 1978 1979 1980 1993 1998 2001 2002 2003 2005 2014 2015

Football League War Cup Finals	1941 1943

League Cup Finals	1968 1969 1987 1988 1993 2007 2011

FA Community Shields	1930 1931 1933 1934 1935 1936 1938 1948 1953 1979 1989 1991 1993 1998 1999 2002 2003 2004 2005 2014 2015

UEFA Champions League Final	2006

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Finals	1980 1994 1995

UEFA Cup Final	2000 riots

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final	1970

European Super Cup	1994

Other matches	Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal (1930) Aston Villa 1–7 Arsenal (1935) Liverpool 0–2 Arsenal (1989) Manchester United–Arsenal brawl (1990) Wrexham 2–1 Arsenal (1992) Battle of Old Trafford (2003) Battle of the Buffet (2004)

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1953 FA Charity Shield

Match

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References