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| Date | 7 August 1971 | ||||||
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| Venue | Filbert Street, Leicester | ||||||
| Referee | Pat Partridge | ||||||
| Attendance | 25,104 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||||
The 1971 FA Charity Shield was a football match between Leicester City and Liverpool at Filbert Street on Saturday 7 August 1971. [1]
Arsenal won the double in 1970–71 but were unable to take part in the Charity Shield because they had contracted to go on a pre-season tour that clashed with the fixture. [2] The 1971 FA Cup Final runners-up Liverpool and second division winners Leicester City were invited to take part instead. [3]
Leicester won the game with a goal from Steve Whitworth, when he tapped the ball in at the near post after initially crossing the ball into the box. [4]
Match details
| Leicester City | 1–0 | Liverpool |
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Whitworth  15' |
Report |
Attendance: 25,104
          Leicester City
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Liverpool
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See also
References
- ^ "Leicester 1–0 Liverpool". LFCHistory.net. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Arsenal in the Charity Shield – an update | the History of Arsenal". 14 June 2014.
- ^ "1971 FA Charity Shield on ITV". ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "The forgotten story of ... Leicester City winning the 1971 Charity Shield". Guardian. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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