Match No. 669 - Wednesday, 27th March 1991, 8:00pm

    • 1
    • David SeamanArsenal, 5th of 75 caps
      27 years, 6 months, 8 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Lee DixonArsenal, 6th of 22 caps
      27 years, 0 months, 10 days
      Right Wing Back
    • 3
    • Stuart PearceNotts Forest, 35th of 78 caps
      28 years, 11 month, 3 days
      Left Wing Back
    • 4
    • Tony AdamsArsenal, 19th of 66 caps
      24 years, 5 months, 17 days
      Centre Back
    • Off HT
    • 5
    • Des WalkerNotts Forest, 30th of 59 caps
      25 years, 4 months, 1 day
      Centre Back
    • 6
    • Mark WrightDerby, 35th of 45 caps
      27 years, 7 months, 26 days
      Sweeper
    • 7
    • Bryan RobsonMan Utd, 89th of 90 caps
      34 years, 2 months, 16 days
      Midfield
      (c)64th captaincy
    • 8
    • David PlattAston Villa, 15th of 62 caps
      24 years, 9 months, 17 days
      Attacking Midfield
    • 9
    • Peter BeardsleyLiverpool, 48th of 59 caps
      30 years, 2 months, 9 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Gary LinekerSpurs, 63rd of 80 caps
      30 years, 3 months, 27 days
      Centre Forward
    • Off 75'
    • 11
    • John BarnesLiverpool, 62nd of 79 caps
      27 years, 4 months, 20 days
      Attacking Midfield
    • 16
    • Lee SharpeMan Utd, 1st of 8 caps
      19 years, 10 months, 0 days
      Left Midfield
    • On HT
    • 15
    • Ian WrightPalace, 2nd of 33 caps
      27 years, 4 months, 24 days
      Centre Forward
    • On 75'
  • Niall Quinn, 29'
    • 1
    • Packie BonnerPatrick Joseph Bonner.
      Born 24th May 1960, Burtonport.
    • 2
    • Denis IrwinJoseph Denis Irwin.
      Born 31st Oct 1965, Cork.
    • 3
    • Steve StauntonStephen Staunton.
      Born 19th Jan 1969, Dundalk.
    • 4
    • David O'LearyDavid Anthony O'Leary.
      Born 2nd May 1958, Stoke Newington.
    • 5
    • Kevin MoranKevin Bernard Moran.
      Born 29th Apr 1956, Dublin.
      (c)
    • 6
    • Andy TownsendAndrew David Townsend.
      Born 23rd Jul 1963, Maidstone.
    • 7
    • Paul McGrathPaul McGrath.
      Born 4th Dec 1959, Ealing.
      27'
    • 8
    • Ray HoughtonRaymond James Houghton.
      Born 9th Jan 1962, Glasgow.
    • 9
    • Niall QuinnNiall John Quinn.
      Born 6th Oct 1966, Dublin.
    • 10
    • John AldridgeJohn William Aldridge.
      Born 18th Sep 1958, Liverpool.
    • Off 72'
    • 11
    • Kevin SheedyKevin Mark Sheedy.
      Born 21st Oct 1959, Builth Wells.
    • 12
    • Tony CascarinoAnthony Guy Cascarino.
      Born 1st Sep 1962, St Paul's Cray, Kent.
    • On 72'

Notes

  • Player MilestoneLee Sharpe's 1st Cap
  • Goal MilestoneLee Dixon's 1st Goal

Sources

  • Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
  • uefa.com
  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)

Managers

Referee

  • Switzerland Kurt Roethlisberger

Attendance

  • 77,753

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, losing -10 ranking points to 1981 points England - 3rd
  • Republic of Ireland - 8th

Euro 92 Qualifying

(Group 7)

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    • Final Standings.