Tottenham won 2–0, their first of seven Charity Shield wins, having lost to West Bromwich Albion by the same score the previous year.
A much lower attendance on the previous season was achieved, however, with poor bank holiday rail services and hot weather blamed.
[2] Tottenham had won the Second Division in 1920, which had qualified them for the previous season's Charity Shield.
In their first season in the First Division they finished in a strong 6th place and won their second FA Cup.
Their accurate passing and build-up play was a better option in the heat to the physical and energetic style that Burnley had relied on to take them to the top of the table.