The 1911 FA Charity Shield was the fourth Charity Shield, an annual

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match contested by the winners of the previous season's

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and Southern League competitions. The match was played on 25 September 1911 between

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, winners of the 1910–11 Football League, and

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, winners of the 1910–11 Southern League. Manchester United won the match 8–4 in front of only 10,000 fans at Stamford Bridge,

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. The match remains the highest scoring match in Charity Shield history.

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scored six goals for Manchester United in this match, a record for the most goals scored by an individual in a Charity Shield match. It is also a record for the most goals scored by an individual Manchester United player in one match, a record that was not equalled for almost 60 years, until

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in an 8–2 win over

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on 7 February 1970. Proceeds from the sale of tickets at this game were donated to the survivors of the

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.Medals to be sold
''Salisbury Journal'' 20 April 2005

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