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| Date | 11 August 1996 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium,London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Eric Cantona | ||||||
| Referee | Paul Durkin (Dorset) | ||||||
| Attendance | 73,214 | ||||||
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The1996 FA Charity Shield (also known as theLittlewoods FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 74thFA Charity Shield, an annualfootball match played between the winners of the previous season'sPremier League andFA Cup competitions. The match was played on 11 August 1996 atWembley Stadium[1] and contested byManchester United, who had wonthe Double ofPremier League andFA Cup in 1995–96, andNewcastle United, who had finished as runners-up in the Premier League. Manchester United won the match 4–0 with goals fromEric Cantona,Nicky Butt,David Beckham andRoy Keane.[2]
The game saw new signings Jordi Cruyff and Karel Poborský make their debuts for Manchester United, though neither of these players had particularly successful careers atOld Trafford and both had left the club within four years. The day before the game had seen the surprise sale of one of Manchester United's longest serving players –Lee Sharpe.
The game saw Newcastle United give a debut to £15 million world record signingAlan Shearer, who would remain at the club until his retirement as a player 10 years later and break the club's goalscoring record in the process, though he would never win amajor trophy with them.[3]
| Manchester United | 4–0 | Newcastle United |
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Cantona 24'Butt 30'Beckham 85'Keane 87' | Report |
          Manchester United |      Newcastle United |
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