The 2000 FA Women's Charity Shield was the first Women's FA Charity Shield, as with its male equivalent, the Charity Shield is an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's league and the previous season's Women's FA Cup. The match was contested between Arsenal and Charlton Athletic, it ended 1–1. It is the only time that the trophy has been shared between two teams.
Although they had finished as runners-up to Croydon in both league and cup, Doncaster Belles were overlooked for a place in this inaugural Charity Shield match. An article in The Guardian described the selection of Charlton Athletic and Arsenal as curious and related to unspecified "commercial reasons".
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GK Emma ByrneDF Kelley FewDF Faye WhiteDF Casey StoneyDF Kirsty PeallingMF Jayne LudlowMF Sian WilliamsMF Ciara GrantFW Clare WheatleyFW Marieanne SpaceyFW Angela BanksSubstitutes:GK Lesley HiggsDF Carol HarwoodMF Leanne SmallFW Ellen MaggsManager: Vic AkersGK Pauline CopeDF Sharon BarberDF Julie FletcherDF Gill WylieDF Kyproulla LoizouMF Gemma HuntMF Susannah AbbottMF Tara ProctorFW Alexa HunnFW Emily ArnoldFW Carmaine WalkerSubstitutes:GK Andrea CowanSarah Wathen Carole OsborneDanielle WebbFlick de MaunyManager: Gill Wylie
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