Community Shield : Manchester City vs Arsenal

The trip to Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon will be the last chance to see our Gunners in action before the Premier League kicks off again in earnest. We are the second-most successful side in Community Shield history, lifting the trophy a total of 16 times since 1930. 

City qualified for the game, then known as the Charity Shield, as league champions after scoring 107 goals on our way to our first title.

FA Cup winners Sunderland were our opponents for the match which was played at Maine Road.

Among the players lining up for the Blues were goalkeeper Frank Swift, centre half Bobby Marshall, and Eric Brook, who was the Club’s record goalscorer for nearly eight decades before he was overtaken by Sergio Aguero.

Peter Doherty and Alec Herd were on target for Wilf Wild’s side as we collected the Shield for the first time with a 2-0 victory.

But it would be the high point of a disappointing season as City were relegated to the second division the following year.

The Foundation will be one of the main beneficiaries of funding generated by the 2023 FA Community Shield, and it will be featured in both the matchday programme and digital assets around the stadium.  In addition, football is working alongside both The Jeff Astle Foundation and the Concussion Legacy Foundation to provide guidance and support to broadcasters on the appropriate ways to commentate on matches when potential concussions and head injuries occur. Before the 2023 FA Community Shield, the matchday broadcasters will take part in a training session with the Concussion Legacy Foundation, and these will continue to be made available to commentators during the 2023/24 season. We have also produced guidance documents alongside the Premier League, EFL, PFA, Concussion Legacy Foundation and The Jeff Astle Foundation to support broadcasters and commentators further, and they can be accessed below. 

FA Chief Executive, Mark Bullingham, added: “The Jeff Astle Foundation has played a vital role in helping to provide valuable support for former professional players that live with dementia.

"We are very proud to support and raise awareness for this very important cause at the 2023 FA Community Shield, and we look forward to welcoming them to Wembley Stadium on Sunday.”

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Sarah H

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