1952 FA Charity Shield

The 1952 FA Charity Shield was the 30th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match held between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by Manchester United, who had won the 1951–52 Football League, and Newcastle United, who had won the 1951–52 FA Cup, at Old Trafford, Manchester, on 24 September 1952. Manchester United came back from a goal down at half-time to win the match 4–2.^[1] Their goals were scored by Jack Rowley (2), Roger Byrne and John Downie, while Vic Keeble scored both goals for Newcastle.

Match details

24 September 1952

Manchester United	4–2	Newcastle United
Rowley Byrne Downie		Keeble

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 11,381

GK 1 Ray Wood RB 2 Thomas McNulty LB 3 John Aston RH 4 Johnny Carey (c) CH 5 Allenby Chilton LH 6 Don Gibson OR 7 Johnny Berry IR 8 John Downie CF 9 Jack Rowley IL 10 Stan Pearson OL 11 Roger Byrne Manager: Matt Busby

GK 1 Ronnie Simpson RB 2 Bobby Cowell LB 3 Ron Batty RH 4 Ted Robledo CH 5 Bob Stokoe (c) LH 6 Tommy Casey OR 7 Tommy Walker IR 8 George Robledo CF 9 Vic Keeble IL 10 Neville Black OL 11 Bobby Mitchell Manager: Stan Seymour

See also

• 1951–52 Football League
• 1951–52 FA Cup

References