Saturday 11th August 1979

Venue: Wembley Stadium

Liverpool  3
(McDermott 2, Dalglish)
Arsenal  1
(Sunderland)

Half-time 1-0
Attendance: 92,000

The Charity Shield match was between 1978/79 Football League champions, Liverpool, and 1978/79 FA Cup winners Arsenal.

Liverpool:  R Clemence, P Neal, A Kennedy, P Thompson, R Kennedy, A Hansen, K Dalglish, J Case, D Johnson, T McDermott, G Souness. 

Arsenal:  P Jennings, P Rice, S Nelson (sub: W Young), B Talbot, D O'Leary, S Walford, W Brady, A Sunderland, F Stapleton, D Price (sub: J Hollins), G Rix.