The 1913 FA Charity Shield was the sixth staging of the

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, an annual association football match arranged to raise funds for charitable causes supported by

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. The match was contested by select teams of amateur and professional players. It was played on 6 October 1913 at

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, London, and ended as a 7–2 win for the Professionals. England internationals Harry Hampton scored four goals,

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two and Harold Fleming one for the Professionals; George Barlow and Herbert Farnfield scored for the Amateurs. The proceeds were donated to the

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Fund.

Pre-match

For the first time,

decided that the Shield should be contested not by the respective champions of

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and Southern League, but by teams of amateur and professional players to be selected by the FA's International Selection Committee. The professional team was the same eleven that represented

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in their last Home International match, against

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in April, and the amateur selection contained several gold medallists from the

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. Bob Crompton of

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was to captain the Professionals, and

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led the Amateurs. The ''

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'' thought it "a sensible idea to give Scotland's conquerors another run together", and for the amateur XI, "the forward line is about as strong as it could be made; but a lot will depend on the defence." The match was to be played in the afternoon of Monday 5 October 1913 at

, the

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(south London) ground of

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G.H. Muir of

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was to

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the match, assisted by J.W.L. Windridge (

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) and W. Burgess (

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), and

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, president of the Football Association, was invited to present the medals. There were a number of changes from the teams originally selected.

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's Ernest Peacock replaced

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's Kenneth Hunt at

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for the Amateurs, and the right flank of the Professionals lineup had to be reorganised.

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came in on the wing in place of the injured

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of Blackburn, and

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's "indisposition" gave a chance at

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to Sunderland's Frank Cuggy, who, according to the ''

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'', "has not so far reproduced in representative games the form he shows in inter-club football." An injury to

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, meant a late call-up for Birmingham's

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Match summary

Woodward came close to a goal five minutes into the game, and his side were on top for the first fifteen minutes, but in the next ten, the Professionals took a three-goal lead. First

beat both amateur wing halves to open the scoring, the second came from Harold Fleming's "splendid left-foot shot", and Harry Hampton converted a

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. The half finished 4–0, after Hampton converted a

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awarded against Arthur Knight for

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when Fleming's powerful shot struck his arm. Hampton completed his

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after five minutes of the second half, but then the Amateurs took control.

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kept out shots from

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and Herbert Farnfield before being beaten twice in five minutes. After a "great shot" from

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winger George Barlow, the Amateurs' second was touched in by Farnfield after a move involving four players brought the ball all the way down the field. It was, according to the pseudonymous 'Reflector', writing in the ''Mirror'', "easily the best of the match." Confusion between goalkeeper

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and full-back

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presented Hampton with his fourth, and Holley completed the scoring late on. The ''Mirror'' highlighted the performance of Walden, who was involved in three of the Professionals' goals and who outplayed the defence on his side of the field, centre-half

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, and

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Woodward were the pick of the Amateurs. The ''

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'' thought the Professional team "an evenly-balanced side, strong in every particular" who "played a fast game without a suggestion of foul methods". Its reporter agreed that the Amateur wing halves were weak, which combined with the absence of Hunt put undue pressure on backs and goalkeeper, although the conclusion that it was "rather remarkable that the scoring did not reach double figures", was in clear contrast to the ''Mirror'' opinion that the five-goal difference flattered the winners. Lord Kinnaird was away in Scotland, so the FA chairman, J. C. Clegg, presented the shield and medals.

Match details

Post-match

The ''Mirror'' estimated the attendance at "quite 15,000 people", and receipts totalled £391. The Millwall club made no claim for expenses involved in staging the match, and the entire proceeds were donated to the fund set up to support those affected by the

, an explosion in a

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coal mine in which 440 people were killed, which had happened eight days after the Charity Shield match. The Amateurs contributed the majority of those selected for the England amateur XI's next international matches, against

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and

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References

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