1994 FA Charity Shield 1994 FA Charity Shield The 1994 FA Charity Shield was the 72nd FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 14 August 1994 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Manchester United, who had won the league and cup Double in 1993–94, and Blackburn Rovers, who had finished as runners-up in the Premier League. Manchester United won the match 2–0 with goals from Eric Cantona and Paul Ince, with seven players booked due to a new clampdown imposed by referees. Notable omissions from
1994–95 FA Cup qualifying rounds to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition. See 1994-95 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards. 1994–95 FA Cup qualifying rounds The 1994–95 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds opened the 114th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 557 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 18 from the previous season’s 539. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 8) in