1999 FA Charity Shield
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The 1999 FA Charity Shield was a football match held on 1 August 1999 at Wembley Stadium. The teams involved were Manchester United
, who had won the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League the previous season, and Arsenal
, who had finished as runners-up to United in the league. Arsenal won the match 2–1, with goals from Nwankwo Kanu
and Ray Parlour
. Dwight Yorke
scored the opening goal for the Red Devils. This defeat was Manchester United's first in 34 matches in all competitions - their previous competitive defeat having come at home to Middlesbrough
who had beaten them 3-2 at Old Trafford
in the league on 19 December 1998.
Making their debuts for Arsenal on the day were Brazilian midfielder Sylvinho and Ukrainian defender Oleh Luzhny.
Manchester United's only "debutant" was Mark Bosnich, who had actually played a few games for them at the beginning of the decade and just rejoined them after eight seasons with Aston Villa.
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MANCHESTER UNITED:
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GK
1
Mark Bosnich
RB
12
Phil Neville
CB
21
Henning Berg
CB
6
Jaap Stam
LB
3
Denis Irwin
RM
7
David Beckham
CM
8
Nicky Butt
CM
18
Paul Scholes
LM
14
Jordi Cruyff
CF
9
Andy Cole
CF
19
Dwight Yorke
Substitutes:
GK
31
Nick Culkin
DF
4
David May
DF
13
John Curtis
MF
33
Mark Wilson
MF
34
Jonathan Greening
FW
10
Teddy Sheringham
FW
20
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Manager:
Sir Alex Ferguson
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, who had won the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League the previous season, and Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, who had finished as runners-up to United in the league. Arsenal won the match 2–1, with goals from Nwankwo Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu, OON , or simply Kanu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He was also a member of the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010...
and Ray Parlour
Ray Parlour
Raymond "Ray" Parlour , is a retired English footballer. He spent his career playing for Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Hull City. During his Arsenal career he was nicknamed "The Romford Pelé"; although the nickname was given with an ironic sense of humour, on account of his solid performance but...
. Dwight Yorke
Dwight Yorke
Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...
scored the opening goal for the Red Devils. This defeat was Manchester United's first in 34 matches in all competitions - their previous competitive defeat having come at home to Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
who had beaten them 3-2 at Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
in the league on 19 December 1998.
Making their debuts for Arsenal on the day were Brazilian midfielder Sylvinho and Ukrainian defender Oleh Luzhny.
Manchester United's only "debutant" was Mark Bosnich, who had actually played a few games for them at the beginning of the decade and just rejoined them after eight seasons with Aston Villa.
Match details
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| GK | 13 |  Alex ManningerAlex Manninger Alexander "Alex" Manninger is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Juventus F.C. in the Italian Serie A. He has played for a variety of high-profile clubs, almost always as a substitute.... |
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| RB | 2 | Lee Dixon Lee Dixon Lee Michael Dixon is a former English professional footballer born in Manchester.He formed part of the Arsenal defence from the late 1980s, through till 2002. He was capped 22 times for England, scoring once.... |
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| CB | 5 | Martin Keown Martin Keown Martin Raymond Keown is a former English footballer. Widely regarded as one of the best man-markers of his generation, Keown played for six different football clubs during his career but it was with Arsenal that he will be best remembered. Keown made over three hundred appearances for Arsenal... |
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| CB | 18 |  Gilles GrimandiGilles Grimandi Gilles Grimandi is a retired French footballer, who currently is a scout for Arsenal.- Club career :... |
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| LB | 3 | Nigel Winterburn Nigel Winterburn Nigel Winterburn is a retired English footballer who played at left-back for Arsenal. He is best known for his role alongside Tony Adams, Martin Keown and Lee Dixon, forming a celebrated defensive line in the Premier League and European football during the 1990s.-Early career:Winterburn was born... |
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| RM | 15 | Ray Parlour Ray Parlour Raymond "Ray" Parlour , is a retired English footballer. He spent his career playing for Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Hull City. During his Arsenal career he was nicknamed "The Romford Pelé"; although the nickname was given with an ironic sense of humour, on account of his solid performance but... |
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| CM | 4 | Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City.... |
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| CM | 17 | Emmanuel Petit Emmanuel Petit Emmanuel "Manu" Laurent Petit is a retired French footballer, who played his club football for Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Chelsea... |
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| LM | 16 |  SylvinhoSylvinho Sylvio Mendes Campos Junior , commonly known as Sylvinho is a retired Brazilian footballer, who played for Corinthians, Arsenal, Celta Vigo, FC Barcelona and Manchester City... |
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| CF | 8 |  Fredrik LjungbergFredrik Ljungberg Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. Ljungberg was captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his international retirement after UEFA Euro 2008.Ljungberg was a model for Calvin Klein underwear... |
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| CF | 25 |  Nwankwo KanuNwankwo Kanu Nwankwo Kanu, OON , or simply Kanu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He was also a member of the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010... |
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| GK | 24 | Stuart Taylor |
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| GK | 31 | John Lukic John Lukic Jovan "John" Lukic is an English former football goalkeeper who was a member of Football League championship sides with two different clubs and played at the highest level of English football in four separate decades.-Childhood and early life:Lukic was born in Chesterfield to Yugoslavian parents;... |
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| DF | 19 |  Stefan MalzStefan Malz Stefan Malz is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder.Stefan is most well known for his two year spell at Arsenal but was never considered a first team regular; he made just eight appearances in all competitions, scoring two goals... |
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| DF | 22 |  Oleh LuzhnyOleh Luzhny Oleh Romanovych Luzhny is a retired Ukrainian footballer and former interim manager of FC Dynamo Kyiv. His name is alternatively Romanised as Oleg Luzhny.-Dynamo Kyiv:... |
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| MF | 21 |  Luis Boa Morte |
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| MF | 30 | Paolo Vernazza Paolo Vernazza Paolo Vernazza is a retired English footballer.-Career:Vernazza started his career at Arsenal but struggled to break into the first team... |
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| FW | 12 |  Christopher WrehChristopher Wreh Christopher Wreh is a Liberia international footballer.-Career:A cousin of former FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah, Wreh first played for Liberian clubs Young Kotoko, La Modelle International and Invincible Eleven, before being snapped up by French side AS Monaco as a youth in 1989... |
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| Arsène Wenger Arsène Wenger Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French association football manager and former player, who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996... |
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Mark BosnichMark Bosnich
Mark Bosnich is a retired Australian football player and football pundit. He represented Australia 17 times and played for English Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea.-Manchester United :...
Phil Neville Henning BergHenning Berg
Henning Stille Berg is a Norwegian former football player. He played as a central defender or right-back.He is one of only three players to have won the Premier League with two different clubs, the others being Ashley Cole and Nicolas Anelka .-Club career:Born in Eidsvoll, Berg played for...
Jaap StamJaap Stam
Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a retired Dutch football player who was twice voted best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. He played for several European clubs like PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, S.S. Lazio, A.C. Milan and AFC Ajax before retiring in October 2007...
Denis IrwinDenis Irwin
Denis Joseph Irwin is a former Irish football player who is best known for his long and successful stint at Manchester United, where he established himself as one of the most important players in the United team that won a host of domestic and European trophies in his time there between 1990 and...
David BeckhamDavid Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
Nicky ButtNicky Butt
Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06...
Paul ScholesPaul Scholes
Paul Scholes is a retired English footballer, a one-club man who played his entire professional career for Manchester United.Born in Salford, but later moving to Langley, Scholes excelled in both cricket and football in school. He first trained with Manchester United at the age of 14 after being...
Jordi CruyffJordi Cruyff
Johan Jordi Cruijff , anglicised as Jordi Cruyff is a Dutch former footballer and currently AEK Larnaca's Director of Football. He played from 1992 through to 2010, his clubs including Barcelona and Manchester United. He gained nine caps for the Netherlands national football team, playing in the...
Andy Cole Dwight YorkeDwight Yorke
Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...
Nick CulkinNick Culkin
Nicholas James "Nick" Culkin is an English footballer who plays for Radcliffe Borough as a goalkeeper.-Career:Born in York, North Yorkshire, Culkin signed for Premier League club Manchester United in September 1995, costing £100,000 from York City while still in the club's youth system...
David May John CurtisJohn Curtis
John Charles Keyworth Curtis is an English footballer. He is a versatile defender who can play anywhere along the back four or even as a defensive midfielder.-Career:...
Mark Wilson Jonathan GreeningJonathan Greening
Jonathan Greening is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest.He began his career in 1996 with York City, but moved to Manchester United in 1998, with whom he won the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as a non-playing substitute in the final...
Teddy SheringhamTeddy Sheringham
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester...
Ole Gunnar SolskjærOle Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær is the manager of Norwegian first division side Molde. He is better known as a former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Manchester United. Often dubbed "the baby-faced assassin," he played 366 times for the Red Devils and scored 126 goals during a very...
Sir Alex FergusonAlex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...