[2] Arsenal were making their sixth out of seven and fourth consecutive appearance in the Charity Shield, reflecting their dominance of the English game in the 1930s.
[2] The Daily Mail complained that as a mid-week game with little prestige in victory, the Charity Shield offered little incentive to competitive football.
[1] With the score 0–0 at half time, Sunderland managed to gain momentum with attacks from their half-backs, and took the lead on 53 minutes through a Burbanks goal.
[2] The winning goal came controversially when Carter's long-distance shot bounced down off the crossbar before being cleared by Arsenal, but was determined to have crossed the line by the linesman.
[1][2] The second half of the match was broadcast with live commentary by Ivan Sharpe on the BBC's Northern radio station.