1996 FA Charity Shield
The match programme cover
Manchester United Newcastle United
4 0
Date11 August 1996
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchEric Cantona
RefereePaul Durkin (Dorset)
Attendance73,214

The 1996 FA Charity Shield (also known as the Littlewoods FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 74th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 11 August 1996 at Wembley Stadium[1] and contested by Manchester United, who had won the Double of Premier League and FA Cup in 1995–96, and Newcastle United, who had finished as runners-up in the Premier League. Manchester United won the match 4–0 with goals from Eric Cantona, Nicky Butt, David Beckham and Roy Keane.[2]

The game saw new signings Jordi Cruyff and Karel Poborský make their debuts for Manchester United, though neither of these players had particularly successful careers at Old Trafford and both had left the club within four years. The day before the game had seen the surprise sale of one of Manchester United's longest serving players – Lee Sharpe.

The game saw Newcastle United give a debut to £15 million world record signing Alan Shearer, who would remain at the club until his retirement as a player 10 years later and break the club's goalscoring record in the process, though he would never win a major trophy with them.[3]

Match details

Manchester United4–0Newcastle United
Cantona 24'
Butt 30'
Beckham 85'
Keane 87'		 Report
Attendance: 73,214
Referee: Paul Durkin (Dorset)
Manchester United
Newcastle United
GK1Denmark Peter Schmeichel
RB12England Phil Neville
CB6England Gary Pallister
CB4England David May
LB3Republic of Ireland Denis Irwindownward-facing red arrow 46'
RM10England David Beckham
CM8England Nicky Buttdownward-facing red arrow 41'
CM16Republic of Ireland Roy KeaneYellow card 40'
LM11Wales Ryan Giggs
CF18England Paul Scholesdownward-facing red arrow 65'
CF7France Eric Cantona (c)Yellow card 65'
Substitutes:
GK17Netherlands Raimond van der Gouw
DF2England Gary Nevilleupward-facing green arrow 46'
DF19Norway Ronny Johnsen
MF14Netherlands Jordi Cruyffupward-facing green arrow 65'
MF15Czech Republic Karel Poborskýupward-facing green arrow 41'
FW13Scotland Brian McClair
FW20Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Manager:
Scotland Alex Ferguson
GK1Czech Republic Pavel Srníček
RB19England Steve Watson
CB5England Darren Peacock
CB27Belgium Philippe AlbertYellow card 16'
LB3England John Beresford
RM8England Peter Beardsley (c)downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM4England David Batty
CM7England Rob Lee
LM14France David Ginoladownward-facing red arrow 77'
CF9England Alan Shearer
CF10England Les Ferdinand
Substitutes:
GK15Trinidad and Tobago Shaka Hislop
DF2England Warren Barton
DF6England Steve Howey
MF18Northern Ireland Keith Gillespieupward-facing green arrow 77'
MF20England Lee Clark
FW11Colombia Faustino Asprillaupward-facing green arrow 75'
FW28England Paul Kitson
Manager:
England Kevin Keegan

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shootout if scores level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References

  1. ↑ "Details - 1996/97 Charity Shield". www.footballsite.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Best Community Shield matches". ESPN. 9 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Sunderland, Tom. "Community Shield: Revisiting the Last 25 Matches". Bleacher Report.

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