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Reds and United share Shield

1965
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14 August 1965

Liverpool shared the Charity Shield for the second consecutive year following another 2-2 draw in English football's most important friendly.

 

Manchester United were the opponents, with the fixture played out in front of 48,502 spectators at Old Trafford due to the fact Matt Busby's men had clinched the title three months earlier.

 

On the back of their first FA Cup triumph, Liverpool held their own in front of a hostile crowd, with skipper Ron Yeats and Willie Stevenson finding the back of the net.

 

It proved to be the start of another memorable season for the red half of Merseyside, with a seventh League Championship trophy finding its way back to Anfield come May 1966, and a European Cup Winners' Cup final appearance to boot.

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Timeline

1946 Stubbins arrives in record deal
1946 Balmer hits a treble treble
1947 Reds confirmed as post war champions
1950 Reds endure Cup final misery
1952 Anfield sets a new record
1954 Reds relegated from top flight
1954 Reds suffer record defeat
1959 Humiliation against lowly Worcester
1959 Shankly signs in at Anfield
1961 Transfer record smashed again
1962 Reds promoted from Division Two
1964 Title won for sixth time
1964 Charity Shield shared with West Ham
1964 Europe welcomes Reds for first time
1964 Reds sport all-red kit for first time
1965 73 year wait for Cup glory ends
1965 Reds and United share Shield
1966 Title reclaimed after Chelsea win
1966 Reds lose first European final
1966 Shield success for Reds