Manchester City prepares to face Arsenal in the Community Shield final at Wembley Stadium for the first piece of silverware of the 2023/24 season, know its meaning and prize money
The game returns to London having been held at Leicester’s King Power Stadium last season. This was due to the Women’s 2022 European Championship final being held the following day at Wembley. Liverpool defeated Manchester City 3-1 last year, with goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, and Darwin Nunez. Erling Haaland blew an easy opportunity there, but he more than made up for it later in the season.
What is the meaning of the Community Shield, history, origin, 2023 prize money and winners list
The SportsGrail investigates why the contest is now known as the FA Community Shield, despite a name change over 20 years ago.
What exactly is the Community Shield?
| Teams | Prize money |
|---|
| Winners | £625,000 |
| Runner-ups | £625,000 |
Community Shield winners list
| Year | Winner | Runners-up |
| 1908 | Manchester United | Queens Park Rangers |
| 1909 | Newcastle United | Northampton Town |
| 1910 | Brighton and Hove Albion | Aston Villa |
| 1911 | Manchester United | Swindon Town |
| 1912 | Blackburn Rovers | Queens Park Rangers |
| 1913 | English Professionals XI | English Amateurs XI |
| 1920 | West Bromwich Albion | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | Burnley |
| 1922 | Huddersfield Town | Liverpool |
| 1923 | English Professionals XI | English Amateurs XI |
| 1924 | English Professionals XI | English Amateurs XI |
| 1925 | English Amateurs XI | English Professionals XI |
| 1926 | English Amateurs XI | English Professionals XI |
| 1927 | Cardiff City | Corinthian |
| 1928 | Everton | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1929 | English Professionals XI | English Amateurs XI |
| 1930 | Arsenal | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1931 | Arsenal | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1932 | Everton | Newcastle United |
| 1933 | Arsenal | Everton |
| 1934 | Arsenal | Manchester City |
| 1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | Arsenal |
| 1936 | Sunderland | Arsenal |
| 1937 | Manchester City | Sunderland |
| 1938 | Arsenal | Preston North End |
| 1948 | Arsenal | Manchester United |
| 1949 | Portsmouth and Wolves | – |
| 1950 | England World Cup XI | FA Canadian Touring Team |
| 1951 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle United |
| 1952 | Manchester United | Newcastle United |
| 1953 | Arsenal | Blackpool |
| 1954 | West Bromwich Albion and Wolves | – |
| 1955 | Chelsea | Newcastle United |
| 1956 | Manchester United | Manchester City |
| 1957 | Manchester United | Aston Villa |
| 1958 | Bolton Wanderers | Wolves |
| 1959 | Wolves | Nottingham Forest |
| 1960 | Burnley and Wolves | – |
| 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | FA Select XI |
| 1962 | Tottenham Hotspur | Ipswich Town |
| 1963 | Everton | Manchester United |
| 1964 | Liverpool and West Ham United | – |
| 1965 | Liverpool and Manchester United | – |
| 1966 | Liverpool | Everton |
| 1967 | Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur | – |
| 1968 | Manchester City | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1969 | Leeds United | Manchester City |
| 1970 | Everton | Chelsea |
| 1971 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 1972 | Manchester City | Aston Villa |
| 1973 | Burnley | Manchester City |
| 1974 | Liverpool | Leeds United |
| 1975 | Derby County | West Ham United |
| 1976 | Liverpool | Southampton |
| 1977 | Liverpool and Manchester United | |
| 1978 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich Town |
| 1979 | Liverpool | Arsenal |
| 1980 | Liverpool | West Ham United |
| 1981 | Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur | – |
| 1982 | Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1983 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
| 1984 | Everton | Liverpool |
| 1985 | Everton | Manchester United |
| 1986 | Liverpool and Everton | – |
| 1987 | Everton | Coventry City |
| 1988 | Liverpool | Wimbledon |
| 1989 | Liverpool | Arsenal |
| 1990 | Liverpool and Manchester United | – |
| 1991 | Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur | – |
| 1992 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
| 1993 | Manchester United | Arsenal |
| 1994 | Manchester United | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1995 | Everton | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1996 | Manchester United | Newcastle United |
| 1997 | Manchester United | Chelsea |
| 1998 | Arsenal | Manchester United |
| 1999 | Arsenal | Manchester United |
| 2000 | Chelsea | Manchester United |
| 2001 | Liverpool | Manchester United |
| 2002 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
| 2003 | Manchester United | Arsenal |
| 2004 | Arsenal | Manchester United |
| 2005 | Chelsea | Arsenal |
| 2006 | Liverpool | Chelsea |
| 2007 | Manchester United | Chelsea |
| 2008 | Manchester United | Portsmouth |
| 2009 | Chelsea | Manchester United |
| 2010 | Manchester United | Chelsea |
| 2011 | Manchester United | Manchester City |
| 2012 | Manchester City | Chelsea |
| 2013 | Manchester United | Wigan Athletic |
| 2014 | Arsenal | Manchester City |
| 2015 | Arsenal | Chelsea |
| 2016 | Manchester United | Leicester City |
| 2017 | Arsenal | Chelsea |
| 2018 | Manchester City | Chelsea |
| 2019 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
| 2020 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
| 2021 | Leicester City | Manchester City |
| 2022 | Liverpool | Manchester City |
Community Shield winners list
The Community Shield is an annual match that takes place a week before the start of the Premier League season. It is contested by the Premier League champion and the FA Cup winner. It is commonly referred to as the ‘Super Cup’ in other nations.
When the same team wins both the Premier League and the FA Cup, as Man City did last year, the side that finishes second in the Premier League plays in the season opener (Arsenal in 2023). Manchester United is the most successful team in the match’s history, having won the shield 21 times.
What is the reason behind the name “Community Shield”?
The Sheriff of London Charity Shield was superseded by the Community Shield in 1908. It was also known as the ‘Charity Shield’ when it was initially installed 115 years ago. For legal reasons, the English FA were compelled to change the name of the competition to the Community Shield in 2002. The Charity Commission discovered that the FA had failed to meet its legal requirements under charity law by failing to identify how much money from ticket sales went to charity.
Despite the name change, the Community Shield remains to raise revenue for charity causes, and the English FA distributes funds to community-based organisations around the country.
When will the Community Shield 2023 take place?
Arsenal hosts Manchester City on Sunday, August 6 at 4 p.m. local time at Wembley Stadium in London.
Here’s how that works across time zones in the world’s biggest regions.
| Date | Kickoff time | TV channel | Live stream |
| USA | Sun, Aug. 6 | 11 a.m. ET | — | ESPN+ |
| Canada | Sun, Aug. 6 | 11 a.m. ET | Sportsnet | Sportsnet Now |
| UK | Sun, Aug. 6 | 4 p.m. GMT | ITV 1, STV Scotland | ITVX, STV Player |
| Australia | Mon, Aug. 7 | 1 a.m. AEST | — | Paramount+ |
| India | Sun, Aug. 6 | 8:30 p.m. IST | Sony TEN 2 | JioTV, Sony LIV |
| Hong Kong | Sun, Aug. 6 | 11 p.m. HKT | — | M Plus Live |
| Malaysia | Sun, Aug. 6 | 11 p.m. MYT | Astro Supersport 4 | Astro Go, sooka |
| Singapore | Sun, Aug. 6 | 11 p.m. SGT | mio Sports 1 | meWatch |
| New Zealand | Mon, Aug. 7 | 3 a.m. NZST | — | — |
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