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Wednesday, 12 October 1977
1978 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group Two Qualification Match

Luxembourg 0 England 2 [0-1]
 

 

Match Summary
Luxembourg Squad
England Squad

Stade Municipal, Rollengergronn-Belair-Nord, Stad Lëtzebuerg
Attendance:
10,621;
Kick-off: tbc BST

England - Paul Mariner (30), Ray Kennedy (90)
 
Results 1975-1980

? kicked-off. ? minutes (? & ?).

 

Match Summary

Officials

Luxembourg

Type

England

Referee (-) - Alojzy Jarguz
x (-).

Linesmen - tbc

  Goal Attempts  
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  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
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  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

Luxembourg Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 141st
Colours: Made by Adidas - Red crew necked jerseys with white collar/cuffs/Adidas trim, white shorts with red Adidas trim, blue socks.
Capt:   Manager: Gilbert Legrand
Luxembourg Lineup
1 Moes, Jeannot   11 May 1948 G     GA
2 Barthel, Marcel   7 October 1950        
3 Fandel, Roger, off 82nd min.   9 April 1951        
4 Mond, Léon   13 December 1952        
5 Rohmann, Nico   23 November 1952        
6 Phipp, Paul   21 October 1950        
7 Michaux, Romain   9 November 1953        
8 Zuang, Jean   27 September 1952        
9 Dussier, Gilbert   23 December 1949        
10 Braun, Nico, off 80th min.   26 October 1950        
11 Monacelli, Vinicio   23 July 1950        
Luxembourg Substitutes
  Di Domenico, Marcel, on 80th min. for Braun   17 June 1955        
  Zangerle, Joseph, on 82nd min. for Fandel   6 November 1949        

unused substitutes:

-
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 12th
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: Emlyn Hughes, twelfth captaincy Caretaker Manager: Ronald Greenwood, 55 (11 November 1921), appointed as caretaker 17 August 1977,
2nd match, W 1 - D 1 - L 0 - F 2 - A 0.
England Lineup
1 Clemence, Raymond N. 29 5 August 1948 GK Liverpool FC 32 26ᵍᵃ
2 Cherry, Trevor J. 29 23 February 1948 RB Leeds United AFC 14 0
3 Watson, David V., off 68th min. 31 5 October 1946 LB Manchester City FC 27 0
4 Hughes, Emlyn W. 30 28 August 1947 LHB Liverpool FC 49 1
5 Kennedy, Raymond 26 28 July 1951 CHB Liverpool FC 11 3
6 Callaghan, Ian R. 35 10 April 1942 RHB Liverpool FC 4 0
final app 1966-77
7 McDermott, Terence, off 64th min. 25 8 December 1951 OR Liverpool FC 2 0
8 Wilkins, Raymond C. 21 14 September 1956 IR Chelsea FC 9 0
9 Mariner, Paul 24 22 May 1953 CF Ipswich Town FC 3 1
10 Francis, Trevor J. 23 19 April 1954 IL Birmingham City FC 6 1
11 Hill, Gordon A. 23 1 April 1954 OL Manchester United FC 6 0
final app 1976-77
England Substitutes
931 12 Whymark, Trevor, on 64th min. for McDermott 27 4 May 1950 CF Ipswich Town FC 1 0
only app 1977
  Beattie, T. Kevin, on 68th min. for Watson 23 18 December 1953 LB Ipswich Town FC 9 7 1
2
final app 1975-77

unused substitutes:

-

substitute notes:

For the third time, both substitute appearances are provided from the same club, first time since May 1972.
Trevor Whymark is the fifteenth England player to win his debut as a substitute. The second to never play again.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

England needed a goal avalanche to breath life into their hopes of qualifying for the 1978 World Cup finals, but they were too anxious and continually snatched at the chances they created. A thirtieth minute goal by Paul Mariner and an injury-time goal by Ray Kennedy lifted England to their first victory in seven matches but it was too little too late.  Debutant Trevor Whymark was sent on as substitute for Terry McDermott in a bid to increase the pressure on the Luxembourg defence, but they were too tense and wasted at least six clear-cut opportunities. 'Anxiety got the better of us,' was the summing up of a disappointed Ron Greenwood.

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