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Wednesday, 30 March 1977
1978 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group Two Qualification Match

England 5 Luxembourg 0 [1-0]
 

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance:
81,718;
Kick-off: 8.00pm BST

England - Kevin Keegan (11), Trevor Francis (58), Ray Kennedy (65), Mick Channon (69, 81 penalty). Match Summary
England Squad
Luxembourg Squad
Luxembourg - Gilbert Dresch (twice)
Red Card: Luxembourg - Gilbert Dresch (87)
Results 1975-1980

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Match Summary

Officials from Malta

England

Type

Luxembourg

Referee (-) - Paul Bonett
x (-).

Linesmen - C. Scerri and A. Puglisevićh

Reserve Linesman - D.H. Holland, Hertfordshire

Teams presented to HRH The Duke of Kent, F.A. President

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England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 7th
Colours: The 1974 Admiral home uniform - White collared jerseys with red/blue sleeve trim and red/blue trimmed collar/cuffs, blue shorts with red/white side stripes, white socks with red/blue tops.
Capt: Kevin Keegan, sixth captaincy Manager: Donald G. Revie, 49 (10 July 1927), appointed 4 July 1974,
23rd match, W 13 - D 5 - L 5 - F 45 - A 20.
England Lineup
1 Clemence, Raymond N. 28 5 August 1948 GK Liverpool FC 26 22ᵍᵃ
927 2 Gidman, John 23
79 days
10 January 1954 RB Aston Villa FC 1 0
only app 1977
3 Cherry, Trevor J. 29 23 February 1948 IL Leeds United AFC 7 0
4 Kennedy, Raymond 25 28 July 1951 RHB Liverpool FC 5 2
5 Watson, David V. 30 5 October 1946 CHB Manchester City FC 19 0
6 Hughes, Emlyn W. 29 28 August 1947 LHB Liverpool FC 42 1
7 Keegan, J. Kevin 26 14 February 1951 OR Liverpool FC 28 7
8 Channon, Michael 28 28 November 1948 IR Southampton FC 39 19 (2)
37th penalty kick scored
9 Royle, Joseph, off 46th min. 27 8 April 1949 CF Manchester City FC 6 2
final app 1971-77
10 Francis, Trevor J. 22 19 April 1954 IL Birmingham City FC 2 1
11 Hill, Gordon A. 22 1 April 1954 OL Manchester United FC 4 0
England Substitutes
928 16 Mariner, Paul, on 46th min. for Royle 23 22 May 1953 CF Ipswich Town FC 1 0

unused substitutes:

-

substitute notes:

Paul Mariner is the thirteenth player to make his England debut as a substitute.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

Luxembourg Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 135th
Colours: Made by Adidas - Red crew necked jerseys with white collar/cuffs/Adidas trim, white shorts with red Adidas trim, blue socks.
Capt: Louis Pilot Manager: Gilbert Legrand
Luxembourg Lineup
1 Zender, Raymond   18 July 1950 G     GA
2 Fandel, Roger   9 April 1951        
3 Margue, Jean-Louis   9 August 1952        
4 Mond, Léon   13 December 1952        
5 Pilot, Louis   11 November 1940        
6 Zuang, Jean   27 September 1952        
7 Di Domenico, Marcel, off 76th min   17 June 1955        
8 Dresch, Gilbert 22
197 days
14 September 1954   FC Avenir Beggen    
sixth expulsion against England poss. youngest opposing expulsion so far
9 Braun, Nico   26 October 1950        
10 Philipp, Paul   21 October 1950        
11 Dussier, Gilbert   23 December 1949        
Luxembourg Substitutes
  Orioli, Nibio, on 76th min. for Di Domenico   2 April 1948        

unused substitutes:

-
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Four goals in the last half hour just about kept alive England's faint hopes of qualifying for the 1978 World Cup finals. Kevin Keegan had given England a tenth minute lead, but then they became too anxious against the Luxembourg part-time professionals. Gilbert Dresch was sent off in the eighty-fifth minute for a foul on Mike Channon. He became only the second player sent off in a Wembley international, following Argentine's 1966 World Cup skipper into the black history book. Channon's second goal was from the penalty spot. John Gidman made his debut at right-back, and Paul Mariner got his first taste of international football as a substitute for Joe Royle.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Norman Giller
, Football Author

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CG