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{{Infobox football match
| title                   = 1908 FA Charity Shield
| image                   = Manchester United 1908-09.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = The Manchester United team <br>posing with the trophy
| event                   = [[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield]]
| team1                   = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| team1association        = {{small|[[The Football League]]}}
| team2                   = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| team2association        = {{small|[[Southern Football League]]}}
| details                 =
| firstleg                =
| team1score1             = 1
| team2score1             = 1
| details1                =
| date1                   = 27 April 1908
| stadium1                = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]
| city1                   = [[London]]
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| man_of_the_match1b      =
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| referee1                =
| attendance1             = 6,000
| weather1                = Rain, turning to drizzle
| secondleg               = Replay
| team1score2             = 4
| team2score2             = 0
| details2                =
| date2                   = 29 August 1908
| stadium2                = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]
| city2                   = [[London]]
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| referee2                = J. Howcroft, Lancashire
| attendance2             = 50,000
| weather2                = Dry and clear
| previous                = [[1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield|1907 SLCS]]
| next                    = [[1909 FA Charity Shield|1909]]
}}
The '''1908 FA Charity Shield''' was the first [[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]], a [[association football|football]] match contested by the winners of the previous season's [[The Football League|Football League]] and [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] competitions. It was intended as a replacement for the [[Sheriff of London Charity Shield]], after [[The Football Association]] declined to provide a professional club to the organisers of that event for the annual amateurs vs. professionals match. The new match was subsequently arranged to take place at [[Chelsea F.C.]]'s home ground, [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]. Following the conclusion of the respective leagues, [[The Football League 1907–08|1907–08 Football League]] winners [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] were scheduled to play against [[1907–08 Southern Football League|1907–08 Southern League]] champions [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]].<ref name="tenbest">{{cite news|title=The Ten Best Charity Shield Games|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-ten-best-charity-shield-games-1768185.html?action=Gallery|access-date=28 November 2010|newspaper=The Independent|location=London|first=Simon|last=Rice|date=5 August 2010}}</ref>

The first match was played on a very damp pitch in poor weather and ended in a 1–1 draw between the two sides, with the QPR goalkeeper [[Charlie Shaw (footballer born 1885)|Charlie Shaw]] also saving a penalty struck by [[George Stacey (footballer)|George Stacey]]. Following the match it was thought that the two sides would share the honours, but instead at the suggestion of [[Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird]], the match was replayed in late August. It was once again played at Stamford Bridge and the two teams fielded most of the same players with only a few exceptions. On this occasion the weather was far improved and the attendance by spectators was far higher with 50,000 fans attending. Manchester United won the game by four goals, and between the two matches more than £1000 was raised for charity.

==Match==
===Background===
The Charity Shield was originally designed to be a game between professionals and amateurs.<ref name="historybbc">{{cite news|title=History of the Charity Shield|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1480702.stm|access-date=28 November 2010|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=9 August 2001}}</ref> It had evolved from the [[Sheriff of London Charity Shield]], a similar earlier competition which also pitted an amateur club versus a professional one.<ref name="fahistory">{{cite web|title=The Shield – A brief history|url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACommunityShield/History|work=TheFA.com|access-date=28 November 2010}}</ref> As late as February 1908, there were yet no plans to change the competition and the organisers of the Sheriff of London match were seeking to have the Football Association nominate a professional club to play either [[Corinthian F.C.|Corinthians]] or [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] of Scotland. In response the FA told all their clubs to refuse to compete in the match and not allow the organisation to use their facilities for it either.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sporting Paragraphs|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000321/19080208/077/0008|work=Nottingham Evening Post|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=8|issue=9183|access-date=2 July 2014|date=8 February 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> This was as a result of the formation of the [[Amateur Football Association]] the previous year, who had broken away from the FA as they felt that it was for the good of amateur football.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Amateur Football Association|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000379/19070712/018/0002|work=The Lichfield Mercury|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=2|issue=1472|access-date=5 July 2014|date=12 July 1907|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

[[File:Man utd team 1908 dailygraphic.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Manchester United team from the start of the 1908 season.]]
An informal discussion between the organisers and the FA took place on 10 February,<ref>{{cite news|title=Sporting Paragraphs|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000321/19080211/072/0008|work=Nottingham Evening Post|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=8|issue=9185|access-date=2 July 2014|date=11 February 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> but they could not come to an agreement. In protest the organisers of the Sheriff of London Charity Shield wrote a public letter to [[Arthur Balfour]], the leader of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] and the [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Opposition]]. Balfour wrote back publicly to say that he was unhappy about the situation but did not feel qualify to intervene.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sheriff of London Charity Shield|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000276/19080222/178/0006|work=Sheffield Evening Telegraph|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=6|issue=6452|access-date=2 July 2014|date=22 February 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It was subsequently announced in mid April that the match had been cancelled for the year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sheriff of London Shield|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000276/19080417/052/0003|work=Sheffield Evening Telegraph|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=3|issue=6500|access-date=2 July 2014|date=17 April 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Meanwhile, the Football Association organised their own Charity Shield, and on 22 February it was announced that the intention was to invite the winners of the [[1907–08 Football League]] to play the champions of the [[1907–08 Southern Football League|1907–08 Southern League]] at a location in London.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Proposed Charity Match|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000276/19080222/178/0006|work=Sheffield Evening Telegraph|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=6|issue=6452|access-date=2 July 2014|date=22 February 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It was proposed to play at the game at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], home of [[Chelsea F.C.]], on 2 May but as the stadium was busy it was instead organised for 27 April.<ref>{{cite news|title=League v. Southern League Champions|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19080310/154/0011|work=Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=11|issue=16018|access-date=2 July 2014|date=10 March 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> A week prior to the scheduled match, Queens Park Rangers were named the winners of the Southern League, qualifying them for the game.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sporting Paragraphs|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000321/19080421/064/0008|work=Nottingham Evening Post|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=8|issue=9244|access-date=2 July 2014|date=21 April 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Around the same time, Manchester United won the Football League, pushing [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] into second place.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hail The Champions!|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19080427/077/0006|work=Dundee Courier|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=6|issue=17118|access-date=2 July 2014|date=27 April 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> This meant that Manchester United were due to play Queens Park Rangers for the first FA Charity Shield. Both clubs agreed to take part in the match without charging any expenses, and likewise Chelsea F.C. allowed the match to take place at their Stamford Bridge ground for free.<ref name=intelligencer/> The rain prior to the match had made the pitch quite boggy, but reduced to drizzle by match time at 5:30&nbsp;pm.<ref name=manchesterreport/><ref>{{cite news|title=Charity Match at Chelsea|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19080427/005/0002|work=Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=2|issue=16059|access-date=2 July 2014|date=27 April 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

===First half===
Manchester United were initially surprised by the abilities of the Queens Park Rangers players, in particular the two full backs. They had the majority of the early play and in the eleventh minute Alfred Gittins and P. Skilton took the ball past the United half backs before passing it onto [[Frank Cannon (footballer)|Frank Cannon]]. He dribbled it towards goal and scored past [[Harry Moger|Moger]]. After the goal, the United team improved but Skilton nearly scored twice more for Rangers. Just before half time, United had a chance when [[Billy Meredith]] played a ball on for [[Jimmy Turnbull]] but an injury to a QPR player stopped play. [[Charlie Roberts]] took the ball for United immediately afterwards and took it into the area, but was fouled with a penalty awarded. [[George Stacey (footballer)|George Stacey]] stepped up to take the shot, but [[Charlie Shaw (footballer born 1885)|Charlie Shaw]] in goal for Rangers got a hand to the ball and saved it.<ref name=manchesterreport/>

===Second half===
United were improved once more following half-time with Meredith switched to the right side. He was receiving far more of the ball than in the first half and his ability to dribble the ball down the wing was causing problems for the QPR defence. On the 60th minute, [[Jimmy Bannister]] passed the ball out to Meredith once again who took the ball on towards Filder, the Rangers left-back. As he approached the defender he shot from outside the area past the QPR keeper to equalise for United. Manchester continued to keep the advantage after this, but the QPR defence was stubborn and Shaw in goal saved three more shots on target. The game ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref name=manchesterreport/>

===Details===
{{football box
|date=27 April 1908
|time=17:30
|team1=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|score=1–1
|report=[http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/match_data/match_sql.php?my_match_date=1908-04-27 Report]
|team2=[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|goals1=[[Billy Meredith|Meredith]] {{goal|60}}
|goals2=[[Frank Cannon (footballer)|Cannon]] {{goal|11}}
|stadium=[[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], [[London]]
|attendance=6,000
|referee=
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!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Moger]]
|-
|RB ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Stacey (footballer)|George Stacey]]
|-
|LB ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Herbert Burgess]]
|-
|RH ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dick Duckworth (footballer born 1882)|Dick Duckworth]]
|-
|CH ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Charlie Roberts]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LH ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Bell]]
|-
|OR ||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Billy Meredith]]
|-
|IR ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Bannister]]
|-
|CF ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Turnbull]]
|-
|IL ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Turnbull]]
|-
|OL ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Wall]]
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ernest Mangnall]]
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!width="25"|
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|GK ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Charlie Shaw (footballer born 1885)|Charlie Shaw]]
|-
|RB ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John MacDonald (footballer, born 1883)|John MacDonald]] 
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|LB ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Fidler]]
|-
|RH ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Evelyn Lintott]]
|-
|CH ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John McLean (footballer, born 1872)|John McLean]] 
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|LH ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Samuel Downing]]
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|OR ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fred Pentland]]
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|IR ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Cannon (footballer)|Frank Cannon]]
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|CF ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Percy Skilton
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|IL ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Alfred Gittins
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|OL ||{{flagicon|ENG}}  [[Billy Barnes (footballer)|Billy Barnes]]
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Cowan (footballer)|James Cowan]]
|}
|}

==Replay==
===Background===
Following the initial draw, it was expected that QPR and Manchester United would share the honours. However [[Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird]] suggested that it would be suitable to run a replay of the match in the autumn.<ref name=manchesterreport>{{cite news|title=F.A. Charity Shield|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19080428/106/0009|work=Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=9|issue=16060|access-date=1 July 2014|date=28 April 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It was eventually arranged to take place on 29 August, once again at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium. Fred Pentland requested to play for QPR in the replay, despite having transferred to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] following the first match; his request was declined by the directors of the club.<ref name=manchesterreport2>{{cite news|title=The Charity Shield|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19080825/009/0003|work=Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=3|issue=16162|access-date=2 July 2014|date=25 August 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It was the first professional match for former England international amateur player [[Evelyn Lintott]], who had joined Rangers. Meanwhile, Manchester United had made a change from the first game with [[Jack Picken]] replacing Sandy Turnbull to partner [[George Wall]] on the left side of the attack.<ref>{{cite news|title=English League Champions Meet|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19080831/103/0006|work=Dundee Courier|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=6|issue=17226|access-date=2 July 2014|date=31 August 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Unlike the first match, the weather was fine for the replay.<ref>{{cite news|title=Football Association Charity Shield|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000327/19080829/033/0003|work=Derby Daily Telegraph|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=3|volume=LVIL|issue=8920|access-date=1 July 2014|date=29 August 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

===First half===
The match was played at a speedy pace with Queens Park Rangers starting strong, holding the ball in the centre of the pitch. But they were soon in trouble from the combined work of Wall and Picken, who took a shot at goal which deflected off [[John MacDonald (footballer, born 1883)|John MacDonald]] in the Rangers defence. Manchester United kept pressing the attack against their London opponents who were kept on the defensive for most of the first half. But MacNaught made a mistake for Rangers which led to Manchester forcing a corner. It was crossed in by [[Dick Duckworth (footballer born 1882)|Dick Duckworth]], but the ball passed in front of an open goalmouth before being cleared.<ref name=sheffieldevereplay/> After 23 minutes Meredith crossed for Turnbull who headed the ball past Shaw to put Manchester United a goal up. Moments later, Picken took the ball into the QPR box and Shaw ran out to collect; but slipped, allowing Turnbull score another goal.<ref name=report2>{{cite news|title=Association Charity Shield|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19080831/097/0005|work=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=5|issue=19092|access-date=1 July 2014|date=31 August 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Following a brief QPR counterattack, Bannister for Manchester drove in a powerful shot but Shaw punched the ball onto the underside of the crossbar and clear. Again Manchester attacked, with Turnbull firing in a shot which once again came off the crossbar; he attempted to convert the rebound but it ended up in the hands of Shaw. Just prior to half time, Manchester United drew a corner which resulted in a shot being sent over the bar by Cannon.<ref name=sheffieldevereplay/>

===Second half===
The second half saw most of the action once again taking place in the QPR half of the field. At one point Shaw was forced to run ten yards off his goal line and throw himself onto the ball, with Picken falling on top of him. Manchester United attacked once again straight away afterwards after Picken passed to Wall who struck the ball past the QPR keeper for his side's third goal. Rangers tried a few attacks but they were mostly uncoordinated, although one shot struck the crossbar. The fourth goal for Manchester United came late in the game when Roberts passed forward to Meredith who sent it into the area for Meredith to strike it into the net once more. Before the match finished, Bannister was taken off injured with United ending the game a player down.<ref name=report2/> A trophy was awarded to the Manchester United players by [[Sir William Treloar, 1st Baronet|Sir William Treloar]].<ref name=intelligencer>{{cite news|title=The Football Association|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19080901/223/0012|work=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=12|issue=19093|access-date=2 July 2014|date=1 September 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

===Details===
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|date=29 August 1908
|time=16:00
|team1=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|score=4–0
|report=[http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/match_data/match_sql.php?my_match_date=1908-08-29 Report]
|team2=[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|goals1=* [[Jimmy Turnbull|J. Turnbull]] {{goal|25||30||75}}
* [[George Wall|Wall]] {{goal|56}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], [[London]]
|attendance=50,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Sports and Athletics|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19080831/057/0006|work=Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=6|issue=16167|access-date=2 July 2014|date=31 August 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
|referee= [[Jack Howcroft]], Lancashire<ref name=sheffieldevereplay>{{cite news|title=Tremendous Gate|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000276/19080829/187/0007|work=Sheffield Evening Telegraph|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=7|issue=6615|access-date=1 July 2014|date=29 August 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
}}
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|colspan="4"|
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!width="25"| !!width="25"|
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|GK ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Moger]]
|-
|RB ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Stacey (footballer)|George Stacey]]
|-
|LB ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Herbert Burgess]]
|-
|RH ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dick Duckworth (footballer born 1882)|Dick Duckworth]]
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|CH ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Charlie Roberts]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
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|LH ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Bell]]
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|OR ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Billy Meredith]]
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|IR ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Bannister]]
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|CF ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Turnbull]]
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|IL ||''' '''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jack Picken]]
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|OL ||''' '''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Wall]]
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|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ernest Mangnall]]
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|colspan="4"|
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!width="25"| !!width="25"|
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|GK ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Charlie Shaw (footballer born 1885)|Charlie Shaw]]
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|RB ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John MacDonald (footballer, born 1883)|John MacDonald]] 
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|LB ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon}} J. Fidler
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|RH ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Evelyn Lintott]]
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|CH ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[John McLean (footballer, born 1872)|John McLean]] 
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|LH ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Samuel Downing]]
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|OR ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon}} J. MacNaught
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|IR ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Cannon (footballer)|Frank Cannon]]
|-
|CF ||''' ''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Percy Skilton
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|IL ||''' '''||{{flagicon|ENG}} Alfred Gittins
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|OL ||''' '''||{{flagicon|ENG}}  [[Billy Barnes (footballer)|Billy Barnes]]
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|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[James Cowan (footballer)|James Cowan]]
|}
|}

==Post match==
Following the matches it was announced by the Benevolent Fund and Charity Committee of the Football Association that the proceeds from both games after expenses amounted to £1,104 5s. 2d. Of this, Manchester United were allowed to allocate £300 to charities of their choice, and Queens Park Rangers could nominate which charities would receive £100. The Football Association chose to donate their portion of the money to a number of hospitals and children's homes.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Football Association Charity|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19081003/256/0012|work=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer|publisher=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|page=12|issue=19121|access-date=1 July 2014|date=3 October 1908|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It is the only Charity or Community Shield to date to have featured a replay.<ref name=fahistory />

==References==
===Specific===
{{reflist|30em}}

===General===
*{{cite book |last=White |first=John D. T. |title=The Official Manchester United Almanac |year=2008 |publisher=Orion Books |location=London |isbn=978-0-7528-9192-7 |pages=123, 227 }}
*{{cite journal |last=Curran |first=Joe |date=August 2008 |title=A Century of Shields |journal=The FA Community Shield sponsored by McDonald's 2008 – Manchester United v Portsmouth – Official Matchday Programme |pages=56–60 |publisher=The Football Association |location=London }}

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