1988 FA Charity Shield
Encyclopedia
The 1988 FA Charity Shield was the 66th Charity Shield
, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League
and FA Cup
competitions. The match was played on 20 August 1988 between 1987–88 Football League
champions Liverpool
and 1987–88 FA Cup
winners Wimbledon
.
The fixture was a rematch of last season's FA Cup Final, and Liverpool gained some small revenge for that defeat with a 2–1 win, with both of their goals coming from John Aldridge
- the player whose penalty in the final three months earlier had been saved.
style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center>
WIMBLEDON:
|
GK
1
Simon Tracey
CB
2
John Scales
LB
3
Terry Phelan
CM
4
Vaughan Ryan
CB
5
Eric Young
RB
6
Peter Cawley
CF
7
Terry Gibson
CF
8
Carlton Fairweather
CF
9
John Fashanu
CM
10
Lawrie Sanchez
CM
11
Dennis Wise
Substitutes:
DF
Andy Clement
FW
Robbie Turner
Manager:
Bobby Gould
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 contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
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...
competitions. The match was played on 20 August 1988 between 1987–88 Football League
The Football League 1987-88
The 1987–1988 season was the 88th completed season of the The Football League.-First Division:Liverpool won the league title with a comfortable nine-point margin and just two defeats all season...
champions 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...
and 1987–88 FA Cup
FA Cup 1987-88
The 1987–88 FA Cup was the 108th season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The competition was won by Wimbledon F.C.'s so-called Crazy Gang who defeated league champions Liverpool through a goal by Lawrie Sanchez,...
winners Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
.
The fixture was a rematch of last season's FA Cup Final, and Liverpool gained some small revenge for that defeat with a 2–1 win, with both of their goals coming from John Aldridge
John Aldridge
John William Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager...
- the player whose penalty in the final three months earlier had been saved.
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | LIVERPOOL | ||
| GK | 1 |  Bruce GrobbelaarBruce Grobbelaar Bruce David Grobbelaar is a former football goalkeeper and manager.He played for a number of clubs in a career which spanned for more than 20 years at professional level, most notably Liverpool during their dominant period in the 1980s and early 1990s.-Early years:In his teenage years, Grobbelaar... |
|
| CB | 2 |  Gary GillespieGary Gillespie Gary Thompson Gillespie was a defender who played football for Liverpool through much of their dominant period of the 1980s.-Early career:... |
|
| LB | 3 | Barry Venison Barry Venison Barry Venison is a retired English footballer who enjoyed a successful playing career from 1981 to 1997. He later worked as an television pundit.-Sunderland:... |
|
| RB | 4 | Gary Ablett |
|
| CM | 5 | Ronnie Whelan Ronnie Whelan Ronald Andrew "Ronnie" Whelan is a former Irish football midfielder, and sometimes defender, who was an integral part of the dominant Liverpool side of the 1980s... |
|
| CB | 6 | Alex Watson |
|
| CF | 7 | Peter Beardsley Peter Beardsley Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE is an English former footballer who played between 1979 and 1999. He once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain... |
|
| CF | 8 | John Aldridge John Aldridge John William Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager... |
|
| RM | 9 | Ray Houghton Ray Houghton Raymond James "Ray" Houghton is a retired Scottish-born footballer who represented the Republic of Ireland at international level, qualifying through his Irish father... |
|
| LM | 10 | John Barnes John Barnes (footballer) John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE is an English football manager and former player.During his playing career, Barnes had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times... |
|
| CM | 11 | Steve McMahon Steve McMahon Stephen Joseph McMahon is an English former football midfielder who most notably played for Liverpool in the late 1980s... |
|
| Substitutes: | |||
| GK | 12 | Mike Hooper |
|
| FW | 13 | Charlie Boyd |
|
| DF | 14 | Steve Staunton Steve Staunton Stephen "Steve" Staunton is an Irish association football manager and former professional footballer, who was most recently manager of Darlington... |
|
| MF | 15 |  Jan Molby |
|
| MF | 16 | Nigel Spackman Nigel Spackman Nigel James Spackman is an English football manager and former player. He was formerly a midfield player who was an integral part of the much-admired Liverpool team of 1988... |
|
| Manager: | |||
| Kenny Dalglish Kenny Dalglish Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and... |
|||
Simon TraceySimon Tracey
Simon Peter Tracey is an English former professional football player who played as a goalkeeper. He is now goalkeeping coach at Barnsley.Playing Career=...
John ScalesJohn Scales
John Robert Scales is an English former professional football player who played as a central defender.-Bristol Rovers:...
Terry PhelanTerry Phelan
Terrence "Terry" Phelan is a former footballer who played as a left-back for a number of clubs, including Leeds United, Swansea City, Wimbledon, Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton and Fulham...
Vaughan Ryan Eric YoungEric Young (footballer)
Eric Young is a Welsh retired footballer, who was a strong, commanding centre half nicknamed "Ninja" due to his ever-present brown headband....
Peter CawleyPeter Cawley
Peter Cawley is a retired English footballer who played as a defender.Cawley is best known for his spell at Colchester United, where he made more than 200 appearances during his six years at the club between 1992 and 1998.He also had a spell at Wimbledon from 1987 to 1989, making one appearance in...
Terry GibsonTerry Gibson
Terence Bradley "Terry" Gibson is an English former footballer who played as a forward for several clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry City, Manchester United and Wimbledon.-Playing career:...
Carlton FairweatherCarlton Fairweather
Carlton U. Fairweather, born 22 September 1961 in Camberwell) is a retired English footballer.-Playing career:Fairweather began his career in Non-League football with Dulwich Hamlet, Bromley and Tooting & Mitcham United where his performances attracted the attentions of Wimbledon.He signed for the...
John FashanuJohn Fashanu
John "Fash" Fashanu is a British television presenter and ex-footballer of Nigerian and Guyanese descent. In his former career, he was a centre-forward, who scored 134 league goals in a career lasting 17 years...
Lawrie SanchezLawrie Sanchez
Lawrence Philip "Lawrie" Sanchez is a former Northern Irish football manager, and a former player. He is currently the manager of League Two side Barnet...
Dennis WiseDennis Wise
Dennis Frank Wise is an English former football manager and player, and former Executive Director at Newcastle United....
Andy Clement Robbie TurnerRobbie Turner
Robert Peter "Robbie" Turner is an English former professional footballer, born in Easington, County Durham, who played as a striker for Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City, Hartlepool United, Bristol Rovers, Wimbledon, Bristol City, Plymouth Argyle, Notts County, Shrewsbury Town, Exeter City,...
Bobby GouldBobby Gould
Robert Anthony "Bobby" Gould is an English former footballer and manager.-Playing career:Born in Coventry, Gould started his career at Coventry City, making his debut for the club whilst still an apprentice at the age of 16. He did not sign professional until June 1964...