2006-08-14 04:05:53 · 9 answers · asked by spidermike 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
here's the history behind the FA Community Shield & how does it all began:
The FA Charity Shield, as it was formerly known, was first played for in 1908. It evolved from the “Sheriff of London Shield” fixture that had been played annually between a leading professional club and a leading amateur club.
In 1904, for example, famous amateurs Corinthians (as in “the Corinthian spirit”) took on FA Cup holders Bury…and beat them 10-3!
Manchester United, who had just become Football League champions for the first time, beat Southern League champions Queens Park Rangers to win the first-ever Shield fixture. United won 4-0 after a 1-1 draw, with both matches being played at Stamford Bridge, and no Shield match has ever been replayed since then.
In 1974 FA Secretary Ted Croker proposed that “The FA Charity Shield” (its name from 1908 until 2002) should be played at Wembley as a curtain-raiser to the new season. The match would feature the reigning League champions and FA Cup holders. Prior to 1974, with the Shield a less prestigious fixture, the match was played at various club grounds and often involved teams who had won nothing at all.
The Shield has become one of the domestic season’s most important occasions and a crowd of 63,317 saw Arsenal beat Manchester United at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium in August 2004. The match was broadcast right across the globe, with a potential worldwide TV audience of 270 million.
While Wembley acted as host, from 1974 to 2000, well over £5 million was distributed to charities by The FA, most of them nominated by the competing clubs.
The Shield is presented in partnership with The FA's Community partner McDonald's following previous sponsors One2One, AXA, Littlewoods and General Motors.
2006-08-14 04:12:41 · answer #1 · answered by foongwk140804 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The money raised by the Charity Shield match went to a particular charity.
The money from the Community Shield match is spread equaly among the teams in the community.
I think it was changed 2 years ago when Man Utd played Arsenal.
2006-08-14 07:41:10 · answer #2 · answered by Forbes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the community shield (ex charity shield) is called this because the money made (ticket sales and programme sales ) are spread around the teams who participated from round one onwards in the previous seasons FA cup , those clubs then pass on this payment to local or designated charities (the FA keep the tv revenue though so theres not much charity there) it couldn't be called the FA super cup because for a start its a shield not a cup and the teams seem to treat it as a glorified pre season friendly and most dont really see it as something special
2016-03-16 22:12:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Partly because the word "charity" has now come to be looked upon as being patronising and partly because new sponsors often change the name of trophies (e.g. the league cup).
You must have had your back turned for a while - it's been called the community shield for a while now.
2006-08-14 04:13:31 · answer #4 · answered by lickintonight 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the profits go to "community-based projects" which don't have to be charities.
It was renamed in 2002, apparently (according to Wikipedia) as a relaunch resulting from "a small scandal surrounding questionable distribution of money raised for charities".
2006-08-14 04:29:24 · answer #5 · answered by gvih2g2 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2017-02-10 14:39:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
footballers didn't want to be openy associated with charity-they said it was bad for their image
2006-08-14 04:18:26 · answer #7 · answered by william_c_munny 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, it was me; I only did it for a laugh, but didn't mean any harm. Can you forgive me?
2006-08-14 05:30:57 · answer #8 · answered by Andy benitez 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
behind your back? you must be obssesed with yourself no wonder you never noticed such a glaring change when it happened.
2006-08-14 04:13:46 · answer #9 · answered by abella 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋