The 1990 FA Charity Shield (also known as the
Tennent's
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FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 68th
Charity Shield, a
football
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match contested by the winners of the previous season's
Football League
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and
FA Cup
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competitions. The match was played on 18 August 1990 between
1989–90 Football League
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Liverpool overhauled a greatly improved Aston Villa side to win their 18th league championship trophy and their fifth major trophy in as many seasons under Kenny Dalgli ...
champions
Liverpool
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and
1989–90 FA Cup
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winners
Manchester United
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.
Utility player
Clayton Blackmore opened the scoring for United in the first half, but a
John Barnes penalty kick
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drew Liverpool level shortly after the break. The match finished at 1–1 and the two sides shared the trophy for six months each.
Absent from the game for Manchester United were captain
Bryan Robson
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, who would be out of action until December that year due to injury; left-back
Lee Martin who scored the winning goal in the FA Cup Final three months previously; and midfielder
Neil Webb
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He primarily played as a midfielder but also played as a defender between 1980 and 1997, notably in the top flight for Manchester Unit ...
. Their places in the starting XI were taken by
Clayton Blackmore,
Mal Donaghy and newly signed full-back
Denis Irwin, beginning a 12-year spell with the club that would reap numerous honours, while
Paul Ince
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moved back into his usual midfield position.
Match details
References
External links
Match report at LFCHistory.net
1990
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Charity Shield 1990
Charity Shield 1990
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