1950 FA Charity Shield
[1] While in its early years the format of the Charity Shield had varied, by 1950 the match was an unusual variation from the normal game between the league champion and the FA Cup winner.England had entered the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1950, having previously missed the tournament due to the FA (and other Home Nations football associations) boycott of FIFA.[3] The decision to send a team on a goodwill tour — a fairly common practice by the FA at the time[4] — to Canada at the same time as the World Cup is now seen as evidence of this poor preparation, with key players such as Stanley Matthews and Nat Lofthouse unavailable for all or part of the World Cup due to their selection for the tour.defender Laurie Hughes was badly injured in the match, and never played for England again.He remained at Liverpool for the rest of his career, but the injury is seen as having prevented him from fulfilling his potential.