Weather Sunny Date 7 August 1971 Referee Pat Partridge | Champion Leicester City F.C. Venue Filbert Street Attendance 25,104 | |
Similar 1966 FA Charity Shield, 1989 FA Charity Shield, 1979 FA Charity Shield, 1983 FA Charity Shield, 2001 FA Charity Shield | ||
The 1971 FA Charity Shield was a football match between Leicester City and Liverpool at Filbert Street on Saturday 7 August 1971.
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. The 1971 FA Cup Final runners up Liverpool and second division winners Leicester City were invited to take part instead.
Leicester won the game with a goal from Steve Whitworth who tapped in at the near post after initially crossing the ball into the box.
References
1971 FA Charity Shield Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA