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Saturday, 13 May 1978
Home International Championship 1977-78 (83rd) Match

Wales 1 England 3 [0-1]
 

Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Attendance:
17,698;
Kick-off: tbc BST

England - Bob Latchford (8), Tony Currie (81), Peter Barnes (89)
Wales - Phil Dwyer (57)
Match Summary
Wales Squad
England Squad
 
Results 1975-1980

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Match Summary

Officials from Northern Ireland

Wales

Type

England

Referee (-) - Malcolm Moffat
x (-).

Linesmen - tbc

  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

Wales Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 23rd to 24th
Colours: Made by Admiral - Red collared jerseys with yellow/green Admiral tramlines, red shorts with yellow/green Admiral tramlines, red socks with yellow/green striped tops.
Capt: Terry Yorath Manager: Michael Smith
Wales Lineup
1 Davies, W. David   1 April 1948 G     GA
2 Page, Malcolm E.   5 February 1947        
3 Jones, Joseph P.   4 March 1955        
4 Phillips, Leighton   25 September 1949        
5 Jones, David, injured off 63rd-81st min   11 February 1952        
6 Yorath, Terence, injured off 46th min.   27 March 1950        
7 Harris, Carl S.   3 November 1956        
8 Flynn, Brian   12 October 1955        
9 Curtis, Alan T.   16 April 1954        
10 Dwyer, Philip J.   28 October 1953        
11 Thomas, Michael R.   7 July 1954        
Wales Substitutes
14 Mahoney, John F., on 46th min. for Yorath   20 September 1946        
15 Davies, Gareth, on 63rd-81st min for Jones   11 August 1949        

unused substitutes:

-
 
- -

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 11th to 6th
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: Mick Mills, first captaincy Manager: Ronald Greenwood, 56 (11 November 1921), appointed as caretaker 17 August 1977, permanent on 12 December 1977,
6th match, W 3 - D 2 - L 1 - F 9 - A 4.
England Lineup - Squad numbers used
1 Shilton, Peter L. 28 18 September 1949 G Nottingham Forest FC 24 20ᵍᵃ
2 Mills, Michael D. 29 4 January 1949 RB/LB Ipswich Town FC 16 0
3 Cherry, Trevor, injured off 16th min. 30 23 February 1948 LB Leeds United AFC 17 0
4 Greenhoff, Brian 25 28 April 1953 RCB Manchester United FC 14 0
5 Watson, David V. 31 5 October 1946 LCB Manchester City FC 31 0
16 Wilkins, Raymond C. 21 14 September 1956 RM/RB Chelsea FC 12 0
7 Coppell, Stephen J. 22 9 July 1955 RF Manchester United FC 4 0
8 Francis, Trevor 24 19 April 1954 AM Birmingham City FC 10 1
9 Latchford, Robert D., injured off 32nd min. 27 18 January 1951 CF Everton FC 3 1
10 Brooking, Trevor D. 29 2 October 1948 LM West Ham United FC 21 1
11 Barnes, Peter S. 20 10 June 1957 LF Manchester City FC 4 1
England Substitutes
6 Currie, Anthony W., on 16th min. for Cherry 28 1 January 1950 RM Leeds United AFC 9 8 2
1
20 Mariner, Paul, on 32nd min. for Latchford 24 22 May 1953 CF Ipswich Town FC 4 2 1
2

unused substitutes:

18-Tony Woodcock, 19-Stuart Pearson, 21-Joe Corrigan.

substitute notes:

This is the first occasion that England have made two first-half substitutes.
Of the 99 England substitutes, Leeds United AFC have provided eleven players, now one behind Manchester City FC. Ipswich Town FC have provided eight, equal with Queen's Park Rangers FC, one behind Manchester United FC (This is the top five of substitutes and their clubs).

records:

The ninth goal scored by an England substitute. The only England goal by a substitute in the British Championship competition.
 
4-3(2-1)-3 Shilton -
Mills, Greenhoff, Watson, Cherry
(Currie) -
Wilkins, Brooking -
Francis -
Coppell, Latchford
(Mariner), Barnes.
Notes: Mills replaced Cherry at left-back and Wilkins went to right-back.

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Two spectacular goals in the last eight minutes - a thirty-five yard rifle shot from Tony Currie followed by a rising drive from the edge of the penalty area by Peter Barnes - gave England a winning send-off to the Home Championship. Currie had come on as a substitute for Trevor Cherry, who was carried off with a fractured collarbone in the sixteenth minute. Bob Latchford gave England an eighth minute lead before limping off to be replaced by Paul Mariner. Wales equalised through Dwyer during a long spell of dominance in the second-half before Currie and Barnes stepped on to the scoring stage.

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