1977 FA Charity Shield

1977 FA Charity Shield
Date13 August 1977
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeKeith Styles (Barnsley)
Attendance82,000

The 1977 FA Charity Shield was the 55th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 13 August 1977 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Liverpool, who had won the 1976–77 First Division, and Manchester United, who had won the 1976–77 FA Cup. The teams played out a goalless draw and shared the Charity Shield.

Match details

Liverpool0–0Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 82,000
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK 1 Ray Clemence
RB 2 Phil Neal
LB 3 Joey Jones
CB 4 Phil Thompson
LM 5 Ray Kennedy
CB 6 Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF 7 Kenny Dalglish
CM 8 Jimmy Case
CF 9 David Fairclough
CM 10 Terry McDermott
RM 11 Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
DF 12 Tommy Smith
FW 13 David Johnson
DF 14 Alan Hansen
MF 15 Steve Heighway
GK 16 Peter McDonnell
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK 1 Alex Stepney
DF 2 Jimmy Nicholl
DF 3 Arthur Albiston
MF 4 Sammy McIlroy
DF 5 Brian Greenhoff
DF 6 Martin Buchan (c)
MF 7 Steve Coppell
MF 8 Jimmy Greenhoff
FW 9 Stuart Pearson
FW 10 Lou Macari
MF 11 Gordon Hill
Substitutes:
MF 12 David McCreery
GK 13 Paddy Roche
DF 14 Alex Forsyth
MF 15 Chris McGrath
MF 16 Ashley Grimes
Manager:
Dave Sexton

Match rules

  • 90 minutes, no extra time
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

See also