1970 FA Charity Shield

1970 FA Charity Shield
EventFA Charity Shield
Date8 August 1970
VenueStamford Bridge, London
RefereeDavid Smith
Attendance43,547

The 1970 FA Charity Shield was the 48th FA Charity Shield, the annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. It was contested between Everton, the reigning First Division champions, and Chelsea, holders of the FA Cup. Goals from Alan Whittle and Howard Kendall gave Everton a 2–1 victory; Chelsea's goal was scored by Ian Hutchinson. The match was staged at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home ground.[1]

Match details

Chelsea1–2Everton
Hutchinson 78' Whittle 37'
Kendall 54'
Attendance: 43,547
Chelsea
Everton
GK 1 Peter Bonetti
RB 2 David Webb
LB 3 Ron Harris (c)
CM 4 John Hollins
CB 5 Paddy Mulligan
CB 6 Marvin Hinton
RM 7 Keith Weller
CM 8 Alan Hudson
CF 9 Peter Osgood
CF 10 Ian Hutchinson
LM 11 Peter Houseman
Manager:
Dave Sexton
GK 1 Gordon West
RB 2 Tommy Wright
LB 3 Keith Newton
CM 4 Howard Kendall
CB 5 Brian Labone (c)
CM 6 Colin Harvey
RM 7 Jimmy Husband
CM 8 Alan Ball
CF 9 Joe Royle
CB 10 John Hurst
LM 11 Alan Whittle
Manager:
Harry Catterick

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Title shared if scores level.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match Report of Chelsea FC vs Everton FC - 1970-08-08 - FA Charity Shield - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2025-06-19.