Match No. 650 - Wednesday, 11th October 1989, 6:00pm
- 1
- Jarosław BakoJarosław Bako.
Born 12th Aug 1964, Olsztyn.
- 2
- Piotr CzachowskiPiotr Czachowski.
Born 7th Nov 1966, Warsaw.
- 3
- Zbigniew KaczmarekZbigniew Waldemar Kaczmarek.
Born 1st Jun 1962, Lębork, Poland.
- 4
- Dariusz WdowczykDariusz Janusz Wdowczyk.
Born 25th Sep 1962, Warsaw.
(c)
- 5
- Robert WarzychaRobert Warzycha.
Born 20th Aug 1963, Siemkowice.
- 6
- Janusz NawrockiJanusz Nawrocki.
Born 8th Jul 1961, Krakow.
- 7
- Ryszard TarasiewiczRyszard Jerzy Tarasiewicz.
Born 27th Apr 1962, Wroclaw.
- 8
- Jacek ZioberJacek Ziober.
Born 18th Nov 1965, Łódź, Poland.
- 9
- Roman KoseckiRoman Jacek Kosecki.
Born 15th Feb 1966, Piaseczno.
- 10
- Dariusz DziekanowskiDariusz Paweł Dziekanowski.
Born 30th Sep 1962, Warsaw.
- 11
- Krzysztof WarzychaKrzysztof Ireneusz Warzycha.
Born 17th Nov 1964, Katowice.
58'57:21
- 16
- Jan FurtokJan Furtok.
Born 9th Mar 1962, Katowice.
58'57:21
- 1
- Peter ShiltonDerby, 111th of 125 caps
40 years, 0 months, 23 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Gary StevensRangers, 35th of 46 caps
26 years, 6 months, 15 days
Right Back
- 3
- Stuart PearceNotts Forest, 17th of 78 caps
27 years, 5 months, 17 days
Left Back
- 4
- Steve McMahonLiverpool, 7th of 17 caps
28 years, 1 month, 22 days
Midfield
- 5
- Des WalkerNotts Forest, 11th of 59 caps
23 years, 10 months, 15 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Terry ButcherRangers, 65th of 77 caps
30 years, 9 months, 14 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Bryan RobsonMan Utd, 80th of 90 caps
32 years, 9 months, 0 days
Midfield (c)56th captaincy
- 8
- David RocastleArsenal, 9th of 14 caps
22 years, 5 months, 9 days
Right Midfield
- 9
- Peter BeardsleyLiverpool, 36th of 59 caps
28 years, 8 months, 24 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Gary LinekerSpurs, 44th of 80 caps
28 years, 10 months, 11 day
Centre Forward
- 11
- Chris WaddleMarseille, 46th of 62 caps
28 years, 9 months, 28 days
Left Midfield 
72:02 Late tackle on Kosecki.
Notes
- QualificationEngland qualify for the 1990 World Cup by finishing second in the group.
- Player IndentitiesThe Polish TV graphics at the start of the match are incorrect. Ziober wore 8 and Tarasiewicz wore 7.
- Match MilestoneEngland's 650th Match
Sources
- England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- soccernostalgia.blogspot.co.uk
- The Guardian "Shilton ensures qualified success", Thursday 12th Ocotber 1989, page 18
- Polish FA Website
Referee
Spain Emilio Soriano Aladren
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -2 ranking points to 1939 points England - 6th
Poland - 19th
World Cup 1990 Q
(Group 2)
- Sweden
- 10
- +6
- 0
- 2
- 4
- 6
- England
- 9
- +10
- 0
- 3
- 3
- 6
- Poland
- 5
- -4
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 6
- Albania
- 0
- -12
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 6
