The 1911 FA Charity Shield was the fourth Charity Shield, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League and Southern League competitions. The match was played on 25 September 1911 between Manchester United, winners of the 1910–11 Football League, and Swindon Town, winners of the 1910–11 Southern League. Manchester United won the match 8–4 in front of only 10,000 fans at Stamford Bridge, London.
The match remains the highest-scoring match in Charity Shield history. Harold Halse scored six goals for Manchester United in this match, a record for the most goals scored by an individual in a Charity Shield match. It is also a record for the most goals scored by an individual Manchester United player in one match, a record that was not equalled for almost 60 years, until George Best in an 8–2 win over Northampton Town on 7 February 1970. Proceeds from the sale of tickets at this game were donated to the survivors of the .Medals to be sold Salisbury Journal 20 April 2005
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GK 1 Hugh EdmondsRB 2 Leslie HoftonLB 3 George StaceyRH 4 Dick DuckworthCH 5 Charlie RobertsLH 6 Alex BellOR 7 Billy MeredithIR 8 Mickey HamillCF 9 Harold HalseIL 10 Sandy TurnbullOL 11 George WallManager: Ernest Mangnall GK 1 Len SkillerRB 2 Harry KayLB 3 Billy ToutRH 4 Frank HandleyCH 5 Charlie BannisterLH 6 Billy SiltoOR 7 Bob JeffersonIR 8 Harold FlemingCF 9 Freddie WheatcroftIL 10 Archie BownOL 11 Sammy LambManager: Sam Allen
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