Sheriff of London Charity Shield
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The Sheriff of London Charity Shield was an early English football competition held at the turn of the 20th century to raise money for charitable causes, serving as a forerunner to modern charity matches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of London Charity Shield canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charity football match
ⓘ
football competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dewar Shield
ⓘ
Sheriff of the City of London ⓘ
surface form:
Sheriff of London Shield
|
| beneficiary |
London hospitals
ⓘ
charitable institutions in London ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | single match ⓘ |
| competitionType | super cup ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1907 ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| featuredTeamType |
amateur team
ⓘ
professional club ⓘ select XI ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| forerunnerOf | FA Community Shield ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | The Football Association ⓘ |
| inception | 1898 ⓘ |
| lastEditionYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| legacy | inspired later charity football matches in England ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| matchStatus | exhibition match ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sheriff of the City of London
ⓘ
surface form:
Sheriffs of the City of London
|
| notableParticipant |
Aston Villa
ⓘ
surface form:
Aston Villa F.C.
Corinthian F.C. ⓘ Sheffield United F.C. ⓘ Sunderland A.F.C. ⓘ Tottenham Hotspur F.C. ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Lord Mayor of London
ⓘ
Sheriff of the City of London ⓘ
surface form:
Sheriffs of the City of London
|
| playedAt |
Stamford Bridge
ⓘ
The Crystal Palace ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
FA Community Shield
ⓘ
surface form:
FA Charity Shield
|
| purpose | raising money for charitable causes ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| status | defunct competition ⓘ |
| trophyDonatedBy | Sir Thomas Dewar ⓘ |
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