 This was Manchester United 's first appearance in the Charity Shield in three years ; prior to this event they won 10 Shields outright ( 1908 , 1911 , 1952 , 1956 , 1957 , 1983 ) , shared four ( 1965 , 1967 , 1977 , 1990 ) and lost three ( 1948 , 1963 , 1985 ) . By contrast , Arsenal won seven previous Shields ( 1930 , 1931 , 1933 , 1934 , 1938 , 1948 , 1953 ) , shared one with Tottenham Hotspur in 1991 and lost four ( 1935 , 1936 , 1979 , 1989 ) . Both clubs had only once met before in the Shield , when Arsenal won by four goals to three in 1948 . 
