How important is Community Shield to a team's season?
Summary
The Community Shield is an annual football match in England between the Premier League champions and the FA Cup winners or runners-up. Statistics show that winning the Community Shield does not often predict winning the Premier League in the same season. The performance of players who score in the Community Shield varies in their following season.Key Facts
- The Community Shield match is held in Cardiff, Wales, between the previous season’s Premier League winner and the FA Cup winner or runner-up.
- Since 1992, only 8 out of 34 Community Shield winners have gone on to win the Premier League in the same season.
- More teams that lose the Community Shield have won the league that season (10 times) compared to the winners.
- About 47% of Premier League champions were not involved in the Community Shield match that season.
- Since 2005, FA Cup winners have claimed more Community Shields, winning 8 of the last 12 editions by 2025.
- Sometimes neither the league winners nor FA Cup winners win the Shield; runners-up have occasionally won it instead.
- Players who score in the Community Shield have mixed results; some go on to have great seasons while others do not.
- Recent Community Shield matches have seen some players use the game as a breakthrough moment, while others performed better in later parts of the season.
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