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The 1980 FA Charity Shield was the 58th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and
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competitions. The match took place on 9 August 1980 at
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and was played between 1979–80 Football League champions
Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
and
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winners
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. It ended in a 1–0 victory for Liverpool, the only goal coming from
Terry McDermott Terence McDermott (born 8 December 1951) is an English former football midfielder who was a member of the Liverpool team of the 1970s and early 1980s, in which he won three European Cups and five First Division titles. He was capped 25 times ...
in the 17th minute from close range after the West Ham goalkeeper Phil Parkes spilled a shot from
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from the left of the penalty area.


Match summary

Football League champions Liverpool won the game 1–0 with a single goal in the 17th minute from
Terry McDermott Terence McDermott (born 8 December 1951) is an English former football midfielder who was a member of the Liverpool team of the 1970s and early 1980s, in which he won three European Cups and five First Division titles. He was capped 25 times ...
. It was Liverpool's fifth success in the competition


Match details


See also

* 1979–80 Football League *
1979–80 FA Cup The 1979–80 FA Cup was the 99th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The final saw second division West Ham United beat holders Arsenal 1–0. As of 2022, this was the las ...


References

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