Liverpool: The Honour Restored

Not forgotten, but not listed. 

There is a page on Wikipedia where all the titles and trophies won by each British club are listed. One user on Wikipedia kept changing the Liverpool count for another user to change it back and that was the Sheriff of London Charity Shield which they competed in and won in 1906.

The user who kept removing the trophy said it wasn’t listed on the official site.

So, I was curious and emailed Liverpool website;

In 1906 you won the Sheriff of London Charity Shield charity shield, one of the precursor tournaments to the modern-day charity shield. 

I am curious why you don’t list it on your honours page. Here https://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/honours or Here, https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/charity-community-shield?lfm_medium=marketing-block-other&lfm_source=cms&lfm_content=basic-page-feature&lfm_page=%2Fhistory%2Fhonours&lfm_campaign=other-marketing-blocks&lfm_page_position=9 

I believe you should honour this, historic moment as done on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_Sheriff_of_London_Charity_Shield I hope you update your website.

 and got a response;

I have been advised the below by our Museum Curator:

For many years, the 1906 Sheriff of London Charity Shield was included on our honours list and even featured on the front of the matchday programme for a spell in the 1930s.

Why that changed, I honestly don’t know – my guess is that because it was a fixture played against a non-league team it wasn’t deemed a ‘major’ trophy – but having done research into this I am aware of how prestigious it was at the time and that it was the forerunner to the FA Charity/Community Shield and agree, therefore, that it should be referenced.

I will speak with the relevant people within the club and look to get this reinstated.

I hope this helps, if there is anything else we can help with, please let us know.


Kind regards,

Samantha S
LFC Supporter Services

Now it’s restored for all to see. Although I don’t really edit Wikipedia much these days, hopefully that stops users edit-warring on project!