1977 FA Charity Shield

1977 FA Charity Shield

Liverpool Manchester United 0 0
Date	13 August 1977
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Kevin Styles
Attendance	82,000

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

Liverpool v Manchester United

13 August 1977 15:00 BST

Liverpool	0–0	Manchester United

Wembley, London Attendance: 82,000

Liverpool

Manchester United

GK 1 Ray Clemence RB 2 Phil Neal LB 3 Joey Jones CB 4 Phil Thompson LM 5 Ray Kennedy CB 6 Emlyn Hughes CF 7 Kenny Dalglish CM 8 Jimmy Case CF 9 David Fairclough CM 10 Terry McDermott RM 11 Ian Callaghan Substitutes: DF 12 Tommy Smith FW 13 David Johnson DF 14 Alan Hansen MF 15 Steve Heighway GK 16 Peter McDonnell Manager: Bob Paisley

GK 1 Alex Stepney DF 2 Jimmy Nicholl DF 3 Arthur Albiston MF 4 Sammy McIlroy DF 5 Brian Greenhoff DF 6 Martin Buchan (c) MF 7 Steve Coppell MF 8 Jimmy Greenhoff FW 9 Stuart Pearson FW 10 Lou Macari MF 11 Gordon Hill Substitutes: MF 12 David McCreery Manager: Dave Sexton

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

See also

• 1976–77 Football League
• 1976–77 FA Cup

External links

• Report at lfchistory.net