Match No. 525 - Wednesday, 25th October 1978, 3:00pm
"...in the 28th minute, five minutes after Watson had departed, Keegan obstructed O'Leary to the right of the England penalty area, Brady's free kick, dipping swallow-like into the now familiar hole in the defence, was met with a firm shot by Daly..." Gerry Daly, 28'
- 1
- Mick KearnsMichael Kearns.
Born 26th Nov 1950, Banbury.
- 2
- Paddy MulliganPatrick Martin Mulligan.
Born 17th Mar 1945, Dublin.
(c)
- 3
- Jimmy HolmesJames Paul Holmes.
Born 11th Nov 1953, Dublin.
- 4
- Mark LawrensonMark Thomas Lawrenson.
Born 2nd Jun 1957, Penwortham, Lancashire.
- 5
- David O'LearyDavid Anthony O'Leary.
Born 2nd May 1958, Stoke Newington.
74'
- 6
- Liam BradyWilliam Brady.
Born 13th Feb 1956, Dublin.
- 7
- Gerry DalyGerard Anthony Daly.
Born 30th Apr 1954, Dublin.
- 8
- Tony GrealishAnthony Patrick Grealish.
Born 21st Sep 1956, London.
- 9
- Paul McGeePaul Gerard McGee.
Born 19th Jun 1954, Sligo.
- 65'
- 10
- Gerry RyanGerry Ryan, Dublin.
- 11
- Don GivensDaniel Joseph Givens.
Born 9th Aug 1949, Limerick.
- 12
- Frank StapletonFrancis Anthony Stapleton.
Born 10th Jul 1956, Dublin.
65'
- Eamonn GreggEamonn Gregg.
Born 1953, Dublin.
- 74'
- Assist: Trevor Brooking. "England's goal after eight minutes followed a corner on the left...Daly headed Brooking's inswinging kick across the goalmouth and Latchford glanced the ball in off Holmes." Bob Latchford3rd of 5 goals. Header from 6 yards., 8' 07:45
- 1
- Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 38th of 61 caps
30 years, 2 months, 20 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Phil NealLiverpool, 15th of 50 caps
27 years, 8 months, 5 days
Right Back
- 3
- Mick MillsIpswich, 21st of 42 caps
29 years, 9 months, 21 day
Left Back
- 4
- Ray WilkinsChelsea, 17th of 84 caps
22 years, 1 month, 11 day
Midfield
- 5
- Dave WatsonMan City, 36th of 65 caps
32 years, 0 months, 20 days
Centre Back - 22'
- 6
- Emlyn HughesLiverpool, 56th of 62 caps
31 years, 1 month, 28 days
Centre Back (c)19th captaincy
- 7
- Kevin KeeganHamburg, 39th of 63 caps
27 years, 8 months, 11 day
Midfield
- 8
- Steve CoppellMan Utd, 9th of 42 caps
23 years, 3 months, 16 days
Right Midfield
- 9
- Bob LatchfordEverton, 5th of 12 caps
27 years, 9 months, 7 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Trevor BrookingWest Ham, 25th of 47 caps
30 years, 0 months, 23 days
Midfield
- 11
- Peter BarnesMan City, 8th of 22 caps
21 years, 4 months, 15 days
Left Midfield - 85'
- 14
- Phil ThompsonLiverpool, 9th of 42 caps
24 years, 9 months, 4 days
Centre Back - 22'
- Tony WoodcockNotts Forest, 2nd of 42 caps
22 years, 10 months, 19 days
Centre Forward - 85'
Notes
- Player MilestoneTrevor Brooking's 25th Cap
Sources
- uefa.com
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- The Guardian "England entertain - but signs of danger", Thursday 26th Ocotber 1978, page 24.
- YouTube
Referee
West Germany Heinz Aldinger
ELO Ratings
Down 1 place, losing -10 ranking points to 1993 points England - 6th - 1
Republic of Ireland - 29th
Euro 80 Qualifying
(Group 1)
- England
- 15
- +17
- 0
- 1
- 7
- 8
- Northern I...
- 9
- -6
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 8
- Republic o...
- 7
- +1
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 8
- Bulgaria
- 5
- -8
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 8
- Denmark
- 4
- -4
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 8
