the 1926 fa charity shield was the thirteenth staging of the fa charity shield, an annual :association football match arranged to raise funds for charitable causes supported by the football association (the fa), the governing body of football in england. for the fifth time, the match was contested by select teams of amateur and professional players. it was played on 6 october 1926 at maine road, manchester, and ended as a 6–3 win for the amateurs. wilfred minter and frank macey each scored twice, edgar kail once, and an own goal by michael keeping completed the amateurs' scoring; bill rawlings scored twice and fred tunstall scored once for the professionals.