1937 FA Charity Shield

1937 FA Charity Shield

Event	FA Charity Shield
Manchester City Sunderland 2 0
Date	3 November 1937
Venue	Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance	14,000

The 1937 FA Charity Shield was the 24th FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by league champions Manchester City and FA Cup winners Sunderland, and was played at Maine Road, the home ground of Manchester City. Manchester City won the game, 2–0.

Match details

3 November 1937

Manchester City	2–0	Sunderland
Herd Doherty

Maine Road, Manchester

Attendance: 14,000

Manchester City

Sunderland

1 Frank Swift 2 Bill Dale 3 Sam Barkas (c) 4 Jack Percival 5 Bobby Marshall 6 Jackie Bray 7 Ernie Toseland 8 Alec Herd 9 Fred Tilson 10 Peter Doherty 11 Eric Brook Manager: Wilf Wild

1 Johnny Mapson 2 Jimmy Gorman 3 Alex Hall 4 Charlie Thomson 5 Bert Johnston 6 Alexander Hastings 7 Johnny Spuhler 8 Raich Carter (c) 9 Bobby Gurney 10 Patrick Gallacher 11 Fred Rowell Manager: Johnny Cochrane