Sheriff of London Charity Shield

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charity football match football competition

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.

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	charity football match → football competition →
alsoKnownAs	Dewar Shield → 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 →
matchStatus	exhibition match →
namedAfter	Sheriffs of the City of London →
notableParticipant	Aston Villa F.C. → Corinthian F.C. → Sheffield United F.C. NERFINISHED → Sunderland A.F.C. → Tottenham Hotspur F.C. →
organisedBy	Lord Mayor of London → Sheriffs of the City of London →
playedAt	Stamford Bridge → The Crystal Palace →
predecessorOf	FA Charity Shield →
purpose	raising money for charitable causes →
sport	association football →
status	defunct competition →
trophyDonatedBy	Sir Thomas Dewar →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
FA Community Shield →	predecessor