1970 FA Charity Shield

1970 FA Charity Shield

Event	FA Charity Shield
Chelsea Everton 1 2
Date	8 August 1970
Venue	Stamford Bridge, London
Referee	David Smith
Attendance	43,547

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.

Match details

Chelsea v Everton

8 August 1970

Chelsea	1–2	Everton
Hutchinson		Whittle Kendall

Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 43,547

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 CF 5 Brian Labone CB 6 Colin Harvey RM 7 Jimmy Husband CM 8 Alan Ball CF 9 Joe Royle CF 10 John Hurst LM 11 Alan Whittle Manager: Harry Catterick

Match rules 90 minutes. Title shared if scores level.

See also

• 1970–71 in English football
• 1970–71 FA Cup