The 1935 FA Charity Shield was the 22nd
FA Charity Shield, a
football match between the winners of the previous season's
First Division and
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
competitions. The match was contested by league champions
Arsenal and FA Cup winners
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot ...
, and was played at
Highbury
Highbury is a district in North London and part of the London Borough of Islington
in Greater London that was owned by Ranulf brother of Ilger and included all the areas north and east of Canonbury and Holloway Roads.
The manor house was sit ...
, the home ground of Arsenal. Sheffield Wednesday won 1–0.
Arsenal were making their fifth appearance out of six Charity Shields,
and they had won the previous four in which they had played, including a 2–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the
1930 final. Sheffield Wednesday were making their second and as of 2016 most recent appearance in the competition.
The match was criticized as a poor game
in which Arsenal under-performed.
Wednesday were praised for their direct attacking play and solid defending.
The only goal of the game was scored by
Neil Dewar
Neil Hamilton Dewar (11 November 1908 – 10 January 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and the Scotland national team. He usually played as a forward and had a prolific goalsco ...
, after Arsenal failed to clear the ball at a corner.
The second half of the match was broadcast with live commentary by
George Allison
George Frederick Allison (24 October 1883 – 13 March 1957) was an English football journalist, broadcaster and manager. He was the BBC's first sports commentator and Arsenal's second longest serving manager.
Journalism career
Allison was ...
– who was also the Arsenal manager – on the
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's Regional radio station.