2000 FA Women's Charity Shield

2000 Women's FA Community Shield

Arsenal Charlton Athletic 1 1
Date	06 August 2000
Venue	Craven Cottage, London
2001 →

The 2000 FA Women's Charity Shield was the first Women's FA Charity Shield, as with its male equivalent, the Charity Shield is an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's league and the previous season's Women's FA Cup.^[1] The match was contested between Arsenal and Charlton Athletic, it ended 1–1.^[2][3] It is the only time that the trophy has been shared between two teams.^[4]

Match

Details

06 August 2000

15:45 BST

Arsenal	1–1	Charlton Athletic
Spacey 22'	Report	Arnold 88'

Craven Cottage, Fulham

Arsenal

Charlton Athletic

GK Emma Byrne  61' DF Kelley Few  70' DF Faye White DF Casey Stoney DF Kirsty Pealling MF Jayne Ludlow MF Sian Williams MF Ciara Grant FW Clare Wheatley FW Marieanne Spacey FW Angela Banks  84' Substitutes: GK Lesley Higgs  61' DF Carol Harwood  70' MF Leanne Small FW Ellen Maggs  84' Manager: Vic Akers

GK Pauline Cope DF Sharon Barber DF Julie Fletcher DF Gill Wylie  84' DF Kyproulla Loizou MF Gemma Hunt  62' MF Susannah Abbott  80' MF Tara Proctor FW Alexa Hunn FW Emily Arnold FW Carmaine Walker Substitutes: GK Andrea Cowan Wathen  62' Carole Osborne  84' Webb  80' de Mauny Manager: Gill Wylie

References

1. Guardian Staff (August 5, 2000). "To be or not to be an Addick". the Guardian.
2. Whyatt, Katie (August 10, 2020). "Exclusive: Women's Community Shield to return and take place on same day before men's equivalent". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
3. Association, The Football. "FA Women's Charity Shield 2000". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
4. "The Women's Community Shield returns on Saturday, as Chelsea take on Manchester City".