The 1984 FA Charity Shield (also known as the FA Charity Shield sponsored by General Motors for sponsorship reasons) was the 62nd Charity Shield, a football match contested by the holders of the Football League First Division and FA Cup. This edition featured a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Wembley Stadium. Liverpool won the League and Everton won the FA Cup. The match was held on 18 August 1984 and was won 1–0 by Everton after an own goal from Bruce Grobbelaar. Graeme Sharp was straight in on goal and tried to round Grobbelaar, but the ball was blocked on the line by Alan Hansen and ricocheted straight at the shins of Grobbelaar and back into the net.
Match details
GK 1 Neville SouthallDF 2 Gary StevensDF 3 John BaileyDF 4 Kevin Ratcliffe (c)DF 5 Derek MountfieldMF 6 Peter ReidMF 7 Trevor StevenFW 8 Adrian HeathFW 9 Graeme SharpMF 10 Paul BracewellMF 11 Kevin RichardsonSubstitutes:GK Jim Arnold FW Andy Gray DF Alan Harper MF Kevin Sheedy FW Ian Marshall Manager: Howard Kendall GK 1 Bruce GrobbelaarDF 2 Phil Neal (c)DF 3 Alan KennedyDF 4 Mark LawrensonMF 5 Ronnie WhelanDF 6 Alan HansenFW 7 Kenny DalglishMF 8 Sammy Lee FW 9 Ian RushMF 10 Steve NicolMF 11 John WarkSubstitutes:GK Bob Bolder FW Paul Walsh DF Gary Gillespie FW Michael Robinson FW David Hodgson Manager: Joe Fagan
See also 1983–84 Football League 1983–84 FA Cup
References
External links The FA Community Shield past winners