1958 FA Charity Shield
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The 1958 FA Charity Shield was the 36th FA Charity Shield
FA Community Shield
The Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...

, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....

 and FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

 titles. This year's match was contested by league champions Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...

 and FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

 winners Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....

.

The match was staged at Bolton's home ground, Burnden Park
Burnden Park
Burnden Park was the home of English FA Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers who played home games here between 1895 and 1997. As well as hosting an FA Cup Final replay it was the scene of one of the greatest disasters in English football and the subject of an L. S...

. The hosts won the game 4–1, giving them their only Shield win.

Match details

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> BOLTON WANDERERS:
1   Joe Dean
2   Roy Hartle
Roy Hartle
Roy Hartle is an English former professional footballer, mainly playing at right-back.Hartle signed for Bolton Wanderers as a sixteen year old from non-league Bromsgrove Rovers and went on to become a stalwart, representing the club in 499 games in all competitions...

3   Gordon Edwards
4   Derek Hennin
Derek Hennin
Derek Hennin was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He was part of the Bolton Wanderers side that won the 1958 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.-Playing career:...

5   John Higgins
John Higgins (footballer)
John Higgins was an English professional footballer mainly playing in central defence. Higgins was raised in Buxton, Derbyshire and played for Bolton Wanderers between 1952 and 1961. He played in Bolton's 2-0 1958 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.He is the father of former Everton,...

6   Malcolm Edwards
7   Neville Bannister
8   Dennis Stevens
Dennis Stevens
Dennis Stevens is an English former footballer, born in Dudley, who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers....

9   Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse
Nathaniel "Nat" Lofthouse, OBE was an English professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career...

10   Fred Hill
Fred Hill (footballer)
Frederick Hill, known as Fred Hill or Freddie Hill, is an English former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as an inside forward.-Career:...

11   Doug Holden
Doug Holden
Doug Holden is a former English professional footballer who played as a winger.-Football career:Holden began his professional playing career with Bolton Wanderers in 1951...

Manager:
  Bill Ridding
Bill Ridding
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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS: 1   Malcolm Finlayson
Malcolm Finlayson
Malcolm Finlayson is a former Scottish football goalkeeper who won the league championship and FA Cup with Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Career:...

2   Eddie Stuart
Eddie Stuart
Edward "Eddie" Albert Stuart is a South African former professional footballer. He spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he won three league championships.-Career:...

3   Gerry Harris
Gerry Harris
Geraldine Mary "Gerry" Harris is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Lancaster and director of Palatine, the Subject Centre for Dance, Drama and Music....

4   Ron Flowers
Ron Flowers
Ronald "Ron" Flowers is an English former professional footballer, most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was a member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad. He is the elder brother of John Flowers.-Career:...

5   Billy Wright 6   Eddie Clamp
Eddie Clamp
Harold Edwin Clamp was an English footballer.-Career:Clamp joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1950, turning professional in April 1952, before breaking into the first team to make his debut on 6 March 1954, away at Manchester United. He made one further appearance that season as he club won their...

7   Gerry Mannion
Gerry Mannion
Gerard Patrick Mannion was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Norwich City and Chester City.-Career:...

8   Cliff Durandt
Cliff Durandt
Clifford Michael Durandt was a South African footballer who played as a winger.He played in the English First Division for Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he won the league title...

9   Jimmy Murray
Jimmy Murray (English footballer)
Colin James Robert 'Jimmy' Murray was an English footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Career:...

10   Bobby Mason
Bobby Mason
Robert Henry "Bobby" Mason is an English former professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he spent the majority of his league career, and for Leyton Orient.-Career:...

11   Des Horne
Des Horne
Desmond Tolton "Des" Horne is a South African former footballer who played in English football for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackpool.-Career:Horne was signed by English First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1956...

Manager:   Stan Cullis
Stan Cullis
Stanley Cullis was a professional footballer and manager, most notably for Wolverhampton Wanderers. During his term as manager between 1948 and 1964 Wolves became one of the strongest teams in the British game, winning the league title on three occasions, and playing a series of high-profile...

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