The Sheriff of London Charity Shield, also known as the Dewar Shield, was a football competition played annually between the best amateur and best professional club in England, though Scottish amateur
Lord Dewar
The Corinthians team of 1896–97, including Shield committee members: Charles Wreford Brown (far left, seated), N.L. Jackson (centre, seated) and R.C. Gosling (2nd left, seated)
The Aston Villa team of 1899 that won the First Division and the Sheriff of London Charity Shield (centre)
FA Community Shield
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The Football Association Community Shield is an annual match in English football contested at Wembley Stadium between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup.
Sheriff of London Charity Shield
…Marindin sat on the Shield's committee. Proceeds from the annual game were distributed to hospitals and charities. The game was the predecessor to the FA Charity Shield, today the FA Community Shield, which began in 1908 after the Amateur Football Association split from the Football Association. After 1908 the trophy…
The trophy