1910 FA Charity Shield

1910 FA Charity Shield

Event	FA Charity Shield
Brighton and Hove Albion Aston Villa (Southern Football League) (The Football League) 1 0
Date	5 September 1910
Venue	Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance	13,000

The 1910 FA Charity Shield was the third Charity Shield, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League and Southern League competitions. The match was played on 5 September 1910 between 1909–10 Football League winners Aston Villa and 1909–10 Southern League champions Brighton and Hove Albion. The match was played at Stamford Bridge, London, and ended with a 1–0 win for Brighton and Hove Albion. The goal was scored by Charlie Webb, an amateur, with 18 minutes of play remaining.

In the five years that the Charity Shield was contested by the winners of the Football League and Southern League between 1908 and 1912, this was the only occasion on which the Southern League champions prevailed. The victory remains Brighton and Hove Albion's only national honour to date and they were crowned the 'Champions of all England'.

Match details

5 September 1910

Brighton and Hove Albion	1–0	Aston Villa
Webb 72'

Stamford Bridge, London

Attendance: 13,000

Brighton and Hove Albion

Aston Villa

GK 1 Bob Whiting RB 2 Fred Blackman LB 3 Joe Leeming RH 4 Billy Booth CH 5 Joe McGhie LH 6 Jack Haworth OR 7 Bert Longstaff IR 8 Jimmy Coleman CF 9 Bullet Jones IL 10 Charlie Webb OL 11 Bill Hastings Manager: Jack Robson

GK 1 Arthur Cartlidge RB 2 Tommy Lyons LB 3 Freddie Miles RH 4 George Tranter CH 5 Chris Buckley LH 6 George Hunter OR 7 Charlie Wallace IR 8 Joe Walters CF 9 Billy Gerrish IL 10 Joe Bache OL 11 Bert Hall Manager: George Ramsay

References

• Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1993). Seagulls! The Story of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 54–57. ISBN 0-9521337-0-9.
• Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A-Z. A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton: Goldstone Books. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.