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match played between the winners of the previous season's

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competitions. The match was played on 13 August 1995 at

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and contested by

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, who had won the

and

winners Everton. It was Blackburn's second successive Charity Shield appearance, while Everton were appearing in their eleventh and their first since

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. Everton won the match 1–0 with a goal from

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when he caught

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off his line and lifted the ball over him from the left of the penalty area and into the right corner of the net. As of 2024, this was the most recent Shield appearance for both teams.

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