| Event | FA Charity Shield | ||||||
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| Date | 23 October 1935 | ||||||
| Venue | Highbury,London | ||||||
| Attendance | "Under 15,000"[1] | ||||||
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The1935 FA Charity Shield was the 22ndFA Charity Shield, afootball match between the winners of the previous season'sFirst Division andFA Cup competitions. The match was contested by league championsArsenal and FA Cup winnersSheffield Wednesday, and was played atHighbury, the home ground of Arsenal. Sheffield Wednesday won 1–0.[1]
Arsenal were making their fifth appearance out of six Charity Shields,[2] and they had won the previous four in which they had played, including a 2–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the1930 final.[3] Sheffield Wednesday were making their second and as of 2016 most recent appearance in the competition.[4]
The match was criticized as a poor game[1] in which Arsenal under-performed.[2] Wednesday were praised for their direct attacking play and solid defending.[2] The only goal of the game was scored byNeil Dewar, after Arsenal failed to clear the ball at a corner.[1][2] The second half of the match was broadcast with live commentary byGeorge Allison – who was also the Arsenal manager – on theBBC's Regional radio station.[5]
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