The 1976 FA Charity Shield was a football match played between

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, as English First Division Champions in the 1975/76 season, and Second Division

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, as English

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winners in 1976. The match was played at

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, London, on Saturday 14 August 1976, in front of a crowd of 76,500. The match was won by Liverpool 1–0 through a goal scored by

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in the 50th minute with a right-foot shot from the edge of the penalty area after the ball was headed down to him by Kevin Keegan.

Match details

References

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