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1909 FA Charity Shield

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1909 FA Charity Shield
EventFA Charity Shield
Date28 April 1909
VenueStamford Bridge, London
Attendance7,000
1908
1910

The 1909 FA Charity Shield was the second Charity Shield, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League and Southern League competitions. The match was played on 28 April 1909, between 1908–09 Football League winners Newcastle United and 1908–09 Southern League champions Northampton Town. The match was played at Stamford Bridge, London, and ended with a 2–0 win for Newcastle United. The goals were scored either side of half-time, by Jack Allan and Jock Rutherford.[1]

The Newcastle United team of the 1900s were the club's most successful team to date, with the 1909 Football League title being their third in five years.[2] 1909 was the club's first appearance in the Charity Shield out of six, but the only one that they have won. Northampton Town had risen to prominence under the management of Herbert Chapman, a pioneering manager[3] who would later go on to win the Football League with Huddersfield Town and Arsenal.[4] Northampton won their only Southern League title in 1909, and joined the Football League when the Southern League was merged into it as Third Division South in 1921 [1] The 1909 Charity Shield remains their only appearance in a national cup final.[5]

The match raised £226 for charity, with £45 going to both clubs and twelve London hospitals each received between £5 and £10. Including the clubs' allowances, all but £12 went to medical charities.[6]

Match details

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Newcastle United2–0Northampton Town
Allan
Rutherford
Attendance: 7,000
GK 1 Scotland Jimmy Lawrence
RB 2 Ireland Bill McCracken
LB 3 British Cape Colony Tony Whitson
LH 4 Scotland Peter McWilliam
WH 5 England Dave Willis
HB 6 England Colin Veitch (c)
HB 7 England Jack Allan
OL 8 Scotland Andrew Anderson
OL 9 Scotland George Wilson
OR 10 England Jackie Rutherford
CF 11 Scotland James Howie
Manager:
Scotland Frank Watt
GK 1 England George Cooch
RB 2 Scotland Bob Bonthron
LB 3 Wales Lloyd Davies
RH 4 Scotland Jock Manning
CH 5 Scotland Dave McCartney
LH 6 England Fred Dunkley
OR 7 Scotland Frank McDiarmid
IR 8 England Robert Walker
CF 9 England Fred Lessons
IL 10 England Albert Lewis
OL 11 England Edwin Freeman
Manager:
England Herbert Chapman

References

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  1. ^ a b Slade, Michael (2013). The History of the English Football League: Part One--1888-1930. Houston: Strategic Book Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62516-183-3.
  2. ^ "Newcastle United - The History". Footymad. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ^ Ward, Jamie. "The Forgotten Pioneers of Football: Herbert Chapman". The Bleacher Report. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Northampton Town FC History". Northampton Town FC. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ Street, Steve. "Northampton Town Stats". Steve's Football Stats. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  6. ^ Vamplew, Wray (2016). "'It is pleasing to know that football can be devoted to charitable purposes': British football and charity 1870–1918". Sport in Society. 19 (3): 356–377. doi:10.1080/17430437.2015.1059014. S2CID 146498149.