1971 FA Charity Shield
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| Date | 7 August 1971 | ||||||
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| Venue | Filbert Street, Leicester | ||||||
| Referee | Pat Partridge | ||||||
| Attendance | 25,104 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||||
The 1971 FA Charity Shield was a football match between Leicester City and Liverpool at Filbert Street on Saturday 7 August 1971.
Arsenal won the double in 1970–71 but were unable to take part in the Charity Shield because they had contracted to go on a pre-season tour that clashed with the fixture. The 1971 FA Cup Final runners-up Liverpool and Second Division winners Leicester City were invited to take part instead.
Leicester won the game with a goal from Steve Whitworth, when he tapped the ball in at the near post after initially crossing the ball into the box.