Reviewing the list of Community Shield champions before the match where Arsenal meets Manchester City on 16 Aug 2026.
On 15 Aug 2026, we look back at all past Community Shield winners ahead of the game where Arsenal, led by Spanish manager Mikel Arteta as the 2025-26 English Premier League champions, will face Manchester City. City has undergone a managerial change from Spanish coach Pep Guardiola to new Italian head Enzo Maresca, who led them to the FA Cup title last year.
Manchester United ranks first with the most titles at 21. Arsenal is second with 17 titles, followed by Liverpool in third with 16. Here is the full list of past Community Shield champions up to 15 Aug 2026.
(Updated to 15 Aug 2026)
21 titles: Manchester United (1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016)
17 titles: Arsenal (1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991*, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023)
16 titles: Liverpool (1964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 2001, 2006, 2022)
9 titles: Everton (1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986*, 1987, 1995)
7 titles: Manchester City (1937, 1968, 1972, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2024), Tottenham Hotspur (1921, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1967*, 1981*, 1991*)
4 titles: Chelsea (1955, 2000, 2005, 2009), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1949*, 1954*, 1959, 1960*)
2 titles: Leicester City (1971, 2021), Leeds United (1969, 1992), Burnley (1960, 1973), West Bromwich Albion (1920, 1954*)
1 title each: Blackburn Rovers (1912), Bolton Wanderers (1958), Brighton & Hove Albion (1910), Cardiff City (1927), Crystal Palace (2025), Derby County (1975), Huddersfield Town (1922), Newcastle United (1909), Nottingham Forest (1978), Sheffield Wednesday (1935), Sunderland (1936), Aston Villa (1981*), Portsmouth (1949*), West Ham United (1964*)
Note: * indicates shared titles.