558 - Wednesday, 18th November 1981, 7:45pm

Assist: Trevor Brooking. "[Trevor Brooking] was left with almost too much time to shoot and when he did he mis-hit the ball, which was going wide until Mariner lunged in and deflected it inside the left-hand post."Paul Mariner6th of 13 goals. Right-footed from 6 yards., 16' 15:40

1Peter ShiltonNotts Forest, 35th of 125 caps
32 years, 2 months, 0 days
Goalkeeper
2Phil NealLiverpool, 34th of 50 caps
30 years, 8 months, 26 days
Right Back
3Mick MillsIpswich, 35th of 42 caps
32 years, 10 months, 14 days
Left Back
4Phil ThompsonLiverpool, 31st of 42 caps
27 years, 9 months, 28 days
Centre Back
5Alvin MartinWest Ham, 3rd of 17 caps
23 years, 3 months, 30 days
Centre Back
6Bryan RobsonMan Utd, 14th of 90 caps
24 years, 10 months, 7 days
Midfielder
7Kevin KeeganSouthampton, 59th of 63 caps
30 years, 9 months, 4 days
Centre Forward (c)28th captaincy
8Steve CoppellMan Utd, 34th of 42 caps
26 years, 4 months, 9 days
Right Midfielder 67'66:51
9Paul MarinerIpswich, 18th of 35 caps
28 years, 5 months, 27 days
Centre Forward
10Trevor BrookingWest Ham, 44th of 47 caps
33 years, 1 month, 16 days
Midfielder
11Terry McDermottLiverpool, 21st of 25 caps
29 years, 11 month, 10 days
Midfielder
16Tony MorleyAston Villa, 1st of 6 caps
27 years, 2 months, 23 days
Left Midfielder 67'66:51

1Ferenc MészárosFerenc Mészáros.
Born 11th Apr 1950, Budapest.
2Győző MartosGyőző Martos.
Born 15th Dec 1949, Budapest.
3László BálintLászló Bálint.
Born 1st Feb 1948, Budapest.
4József TóthJózsef Tóth.
Born 2nd Dec 1951, Mosonmagyaróvár.
Not to be confused with József Tóth (born 1929). (c)
5Sándor MüllerSándor Müller Smich.
Born 21st Sep 1948, Budapest.
6Imre GarabaImre Garaba.
Born 29th Jul 1958, Vác.
74'73:55 Professional foul on Morley to stop England counter-attacking.
7László FazekasLászló Fazekas.
Born 15th Jan 1947, Budapest.
HT'45:00
8Károly CsapóKároly Csapó.
Born 23rd Feb 1952, Agyagosszergeny.
81'80:04
9András TörőcsikAndrás Törőcsik.
Born 1st May 1955, Budapest.
10László KissLászló Kiss.
Born 12th Mar 1956, Taszár.
11Sándor SallaiSándor Sallai.
Born 26th Mar 1960, Debrecen.
60'59:58 Repeatedly fouling Keegan.
16György KerekesGyörgy Kerekes.
Born 8th Aug 1956, Debrecen.
HT'45:00
12Gábor SzántóGábor Szántó.
Born 31st Jan 1958, Miskolc.
81'80:04

England Starting Formation

4-4-2

QualificationEngland qualify for the 1982 World Cup. In a very straightforward group against middling opposition, England contrived to almost fail to qualify for the third World Cup in a row. They got off to a good start by beating Norway 4-0 at Wembley but then managed to lose 2-1 away to Romania, Switzerland and Norway. The only away match they managed to win was ironically, against the best team – Hungary. Add to that a 0-0 draw against Romania at home and it all boiled down to the last fixture – a home game against already qualified Hungary. Paul Mariner scored the only goal after 15 minutes. England were going to their first World Cup in twelve years. Just.
Player InjuryCoppell is carried from the field with a knee injury after a challenge with Toth on the right side line just after the hour. He is replaced by Morley.
Player MilestoneTony Morley's 1st Cap

Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
Official Match Programme
England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
www.magyarfutball.hu
YouTube
The Guardian "Mariner sets course for Spain", Thursday, 19th November 1981, page 22.