1997 FA Charity Shield

1997 FA Charity Shield
Manchester United won 4–2 on penalties
Date 3 August 1997
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Peter Jones (Leicestershire)
Attendance 73,636

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

Chelsea
Manchester United
GK 1 Netherlands Ed de Goey
CB 20Jamaica Frank Sinclair  26'
CB 5 France Frank Leboeuf
CB 6 Scotland Steve Clarke
RWB11England Dennis Wise (c)  30'
LWB17England Danny Granville
DM 28England Jody Morris  46'
CM 8 Uruguay Gustavo Poyet
CM 16Italy Roberto Di Matteo
SS 25Italy Gianfranco Zola
CF 10Wales Mark Hughes  77'
Substitutes:
GK 13England Kevin Hitchcock
DF 2 Romania Dan Petrescu  90'  46'
DF 29England Neil Clement
MF 4 Netherlands Ruud Gullit
MF 16England Paul Hughes
FW 9 Italy Gianluca Vialli  77'
FW 22England Mark Nicholls
Player-Manager:
Netherlands Ruud Gullit
GK 1 Denmark Peter Schmeichel
RB 12England Phil Neville
CB 6 England Gary Pallister
CB 5 Norway Ronny Johnsen
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Denis Irwin
RM 8 England Nicky Butt
CM 18England Paul Scholes
CM 16Republic of Ireland Roy Keane (c)
LM 11Wales Ryan Giggs  72'
CF 9 England Andy Cole
CF 10England Teddy Sheringham  43'  72'
Substitutes:
GK 17Netherlands Raimond van der Gouw
DF 2 England Gary Neville
MF 7 England David Beckham  72'
MF 14Netherlands Jordi Cruyff  72'
MF 15Czech Republic Karel Poborský
MF 23England Ben Thornley
FW 13Scotland Brian McClair
Manager:
Scotland Alex Ferguson

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shootout if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

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