1974 FA Charity Shield
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The 1974 FA Charity Shield was a football match played on 10 August 1974 between 1973–74 champions Leeds United and 1974 FA Cup Final
winners Liverpool
. Bill Shankly
led Liverpool out onto the pitch for the last time, he had retired in May 1974 to be replaced by Bob Paisley
.
The match was notorious for a display of violence by Billy Bremner
and Kevin Keegan
, who were dismissed after the hour for trading punches. Both players felt they had been harshly treated and took off their shirts, flinging them on to the Wembley track as they left the pitch. The FA fined both players £
500 and banned them until September, meaning they would miss eleven matches. It was the first Charity Shield ever to be shown on television.
The match finished 1–1, Phil Boersma
had opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 20th minute, but Trevor Cherry
headed home Leeds equaliser in the 70th. The game then went to a penalty shoot out and, with the scores balanced at 5–5 in sudden death, Leeds chose their keeper David Harvey
to go next. Harvey hit the ball over the crossbar, and Ian Callaghan
scored the winner for Liverpool who won the game 6–5.
The match – and the fight between Keegan and Bremner – is mentioned in The Damned United
with Brian Clough requesting of Bremner 'good, clean attractive football...starting next week at the Charity Shield'. In the subsequent film version, the match is included with some of the original footage used.
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LEEDS UNITED:
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GK
1
David Harvey
RB
2
Paul Reaney
LB
3
Trevor Cherry
CM
4
Billy Bremner
CB
5
Gordon McQueen
CB
6
Norman Hunter
CM
7
Peter Lorimer
CF
8
Allan Clarke
CF
9
Joe Jordan
RM
10
John Giles
LM
12
Eddie Gray
Substitutes:
Duncan McKenzie
Manager:
Brian Clough
1974 FA Cup Final
The 1974 FA Cup Final was contested by Liverpool and Newcastle United at Wembley. In a one-sided match Liverpool won 3–0, with goals from Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway...
winners Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. Bill Shankly
Bill Shankly
William "Bill" Shankly, OBE was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for managing Liverpool between 1959 and 1974. One of Britain's most successful and respected football managers, Shankly was also a fine player whose career was interrupted by the Second World War...
led Liverpool out onto the pitch for the last time, he had retired in May 1974 to be replaced by Bob Paisley
Bob Paisley
Robert "Bob" Paisley OBE was an English football half back turned manager. His association with Liverpool was to span nearly half a century including his contribution to the club, first as a player, then as a physiotherapist and coach, and finally as manager.In nine years as manager between 1974...
.
The match was notorious for a display of violence by Billy Bremner
Billy Bremner
William John "Billy" Bremner was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road...
and Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
, who were dismissed after the hour for trading punches. Both players felt they had been harshly treated and took off their shirts, flinging them on to the Wembley track as they left the pitch. The FA fined both players £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
500 and banned them until September, meaning they would miss eleven matches. It was the first Charity Shield ever to be shown on television.
The match finished 1–1, Phil Boersma
Phil Boersma
Philip 'Phil' Boersma is an ex-professional footballer, who played as a midfield/striker for Liverpool and Middlesbrough among others.-Life and playing career:...
had opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 20th minute, but Trevor Cherry
Trevor Cherry
Trevor John Cherry is a former England and Leeds United footballer who also captained his country. He was a defender who also played for Huddersfield Town and Bradford City, and managed the latter club....
headed home Leeds equaliser in the 70th. The game then went to a penalty shoot out and, with the scores balanced at 5–5 in sudden death, Leeds chose their keeper David Harvey
David Harvey
David Harvey is the name of:*David Harvey *David Harvey , geographer and social theorist*David Harvey , American luthier...
to go next. Harvey hit the ball over the crossbar, and Ian Callaghan
Ian Callaghan
Ian Robert Callaghan MBE is a former Liverpool footballer who holds the record for most appearances for the club.-Life and playing career:...
scored the winner for Liverpool who won the game 6–5.
The match – and the fight between Keegan and Bremner – is mentioned in The Damned United
The Damned United
The Damned United is a 2009 British sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace's bestselling novel The Damned Utd, a largely fictional book based on the author's interpretation of Brian Clough's tenure as manager of Leeds United...
with Brian Clough requesting of Bremner 'good, clean attractive football...starting next week at the Charity Shield'. In the subsequent film version, the match is included with some of the original footage used.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Ray Clemence Ray Clemence Raymond Neal "Ray" Clemence, MBE is one of English and European football's most decorated goalkeepers ever and was part of the Liverpool team of the 1970s.-Scunthorpe United:... |
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| RB | 2 | Tommy Smith Tommy Smith (footballer born 1945) Thomas "Tommy" Smith MBE was a long-serving footballer with Liverpool, known for his uncompromising defensive style. Manager Bill Shankly once said of him: "Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried."-Life and playing career:... |
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| LB | 3 | Alec Lindsay Alec Lindsay Alexander 'Alec' Lindsay was a strong full back who played in The Football League for Bury, Liverpool and Stoke City.-Life and playing career:... |
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| CB | 4 | Phil Thompson Phil Thompson Philip Bernard Thompson is a retired English footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool team of the 1970s and 1980s. During this time, he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions... |
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| CM | 5 | Peter Cormack Peter Cormack Peter Barr Cormack is a Scottish former professional footballer and football manager who reached his peak as a player in the first great Liverpool side of the 1970s.-Life and playing career:... |
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| CB | 6 | Emlyn Hughes Emlyn Hughes Emlyn Walter Hughes, OBE was an English footballer who captained both the England national team and the much-decorated Liverpool F.C. team of the 1970s.- From Blackpool to Liverpool :... |
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| CF | 7 | Kevin Keegan Kevin Keegan Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United.... |
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| CM | 8 | Brian Hall |
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| LM | 9 | Steve Heighway Steve Heighway Stephen Derek "Steve" Heighway is a former footballer who was part of the hugely successful Liverpool team of the 1970s.-Life and playing career:... |
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| CF | 12 | Phil Boersma Phil Boersma Philip 'Phil' Boersma is an ex-professional footballer, who played as a midfield/striker for Liverpool and Middlesbrough among others.-Life and playing career:... |
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| RM | 11 | Ian Callaghan Ian Callaghan Ian Robert Callaghan MBE is a former Liverpool footballer who holds the record for most appearances for the club.-Life and playing career:... |
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| GK | 17 | Peter McDonnell Peter McDonnell Peter McDonnell is an English former footballer goalkeeper who played professionally in England, the United States and Hong Kong.... |
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| DF | 13 | Brian Kettle Brian Kettle Brian Kettle is an English former footballer who played as a left-back.Kettle began his career with Liverpool, signing professional forms in 1973. He was to remain at Anfield for seven years, but could never rise above reserve level... |
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| MF | 14 | John McLaughlin |
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| DF | 15 | Max Thompson Max Thompson (footballer) Maxwell Stuart Thompson is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Thompson started his career with Liverpool and broke the club record for being the youngest player to appear for Liverpool, when he made his debut against Tottenham Hotspur on 8 May 1974, at the age of 17 years and 128 days.... |
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| MF | 16 | Peter Spiring Peter Spiring Peter Spiring is an English former footballer who played in the Football League playing as a Winger for Bristol City, Luton Town and Hereford United, and in the North American Soccer League for Washington Darts.... |
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| Bob Paisley Bob Paisley Robert "Bob" Paisley OBE was an English football half back turned manager. His association with Liverpool was to span nearly half a century including his contribution to the club, first as a player, then as a physiotherapist and coach, and finally as manager.In nine years as manager between 1974... |
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David HarveyDavid Harvey (footballer)
David Harvey is a former Scottish internationalist professional association footballer. A goalkeeper, Harvey is best known for his successes with Leeds United.-Leeds United:...
Paul ReaneyPaul Reaney
Paul Reaney was a long-serving full back with the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.Reaney wore the No.2 shirt for Leeds and in a team renowned for its hard approach to the game, he more than held his own....
Trevor CherryTrevor Cherry
Trevor John Cherry is a former England and Leeds United footballer who also captained his country. He was a defender who also played for Huddersfield Town and Bradford City, and managed the latter club....
Billy BremnerBilly Bremner
William John "Billy" Bremner was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road...
Gordon McQueenGordon McQueen
Gordon McQueen is a former Scottish football player, who played as a central defender for Leeds United, Manchester United and Scotland.-Early career:...
Norman Hunter Peter LorimerPeter Lorimer
Peter Patrick Lorimer is a former footballer who formed part of the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s....
Allan ClarkeAllan Clarke
Alan, Allan, or Allen Clark, may refer to:*Alan Charles Clark , Bishop of East Anglia*Alan Clark , British politician*Alan Clark , British keyboardist with Dire Straits*Alan M...
Joe JordanJoe Jordan
Joseph or Joe Jordan may refer to:* Joe Jordan , Scottish football coach and former player* Joseph Louis Jordan, Canadian politician* Joe Jordan , ragtime and jazz musician...
John GilesJohnny Giles
Michael John "Johnny" Giles is a former association footballer and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s...
Eddie Gray Duncan McKenzieDuncan McKenzie
Duncan McKenzie is an English former footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Mansfield Town, Leeds United, Everton, Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers in the 1970s, in Belgium for Anderlecht, in the North American Soccer League for the Tulsa Roughnecks and the...
Brian CloughBrian Clough
Brian Howard Clough, OBE was an English footballer and football manager. He is most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. His achievement of winning back-to-back European Cups with Nottingham Forest, a traditionally moderate provincial English club, is considered to be...