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Tuesday, 13 May 1980
International Friendly Match

England 3 Argentina 1 [1-0]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
Argentina Squad

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance: 92,000; Greenwood surpasses one million spectators at Wembley
 Kick-off: 7.45pm BST

England - David Johnson (41, 50), Kevin Keegan (69)
Argentina - Daniel Passarella (penalty 54 Sansom fouled Maradona)
England's second was the fiftieth goal under Greenwood. The third was the 600th friendly goal scored.
 
Results 1975-1980

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

Match Summary

Officials from Scotland

England

Type

A

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Referee (-) - Brian McGinlay
x (-), Balfron.

Linesmen - David F.T. Symee, Rutherglen and Thomas Muirhead, Stenhousemuir

Reserve Linesman - M.J. Taylor, Hertfordshire.

Teams presented to Sir Stanley Rous, C.B.E.,F.I.F.A. Hon Life-President, F.A. Hon-vice President

Three substitutes maybe used at the request of the Argentine FA and to the agreement of The FA.

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England Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking;
EFO ranking
ELO rating 2nd		 Colours: The 1980 Admiral home uniform - White v-necked jerseys with royal blue/red shoulder panels, royal blue shorts with red side stripe and white seam, white socks with red/blue tops.
Capt: Kevin Keegan, twentieth captaincy   Manager: Ronald Greenwood, 58 (11 November 1921), appointed as caretaker 17 August 1977, permanent on 12 December 1977,
25th match, W 18 - D 5 - L 2 - F 51 - A 16.
England Lineup
1 Clemence, Raymond N. 31 5 August 1948 GK Liverpool FC 47 34ᵍᵃ
2 Neal, Philip J., off 76th min. 29 20 February 1951 RB Liverpool FC 24 3
3 Sansom, Kenneth G. 21 26 September 1958 LB Crystal Palace FC 4 0
4 Thompson, Philip B. 26 21 January 1954 RHB Liverpool FC 21 1
5 Watson, David V. 33 5 October 1946 CHB Southampton FC 50 4
6 Wilkins, Raymond C. 23 14 September 1956 M Manchester United FC 29 1
7 Keegan, J. Kevin 29 14 February 1951 OR SV Hamburger, Germany 51 19
8 Coppell, Stephen J. 24 9 July 1955 RM Manchester United FC 21 6
9 Johnson, David E., off 76th min. 28 23 October 1951 CF Liverpool FC 5 5
10 Woodcock, Anthony S. 24 6 December 1955 F 1. FC Köln eV, Germany 10 3
11 Kennedy, Raymond, off 72nd min 28 28 July 1951 M Liverpool FC 14 3
England Substitutes
14 Brooking, Trevor D., on 72nd min. for Kennedy 31
224 days		 2 October 1948 IL West Ham United FC 34 29 1
5
12 Cherry, Trevor, on 76th min. for Neal  32
80 days		 23 February 1948 RB Leeds United AFC 22 19 0
3
942 16 Birtles, Garry, on 76th min. for Johnson  23
291 days		 27 July 1956 CF Nottingham Forest FC  1 0

unused substitutes:

 13-Peter Shilton, 15-Peter Barnes.  

substitute notes:

 Trevor Brooking becomes one of England's most used substitutes. His five is equal with Malcolm Macdonald and Dave Thomas.
Garry Birtles is the first substitute to make his senior team debut for 2½ years. Sixteenth overall.
Of the 123 substitutions England have made, Leeds United AFC have provided thirteen players, one behind the fourteen by Manchester United FC.
 
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Averages:

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Argentina Team
 
Current World Champions Colours: Made by Le Coq Sportif - Sky blue and white broad striped crew necked jerseys, black shorts with white side trim, black socks.

Rank:

 No official ranking;
EFO ranking
ELO rating 6th
Capt: Daniel Passarella  Manager: Cesar Luis Menotti 
Argentina Lineup
1 Fillol, Ubaldo M. 29 21 July 1950 G River Plate  19 GA
2 van Tuyne, José D. 25 13 December 1954 CD Rosario Central  7  
3 Tarantini, Alberto C. 24 3 December 1955 LB River Plate  39  
4 Olguin, Jorge M. 27 17 May 1952 RB Independiente  38  
5 Gallego, Americo R. 25 25 April 1955 M Newell's Old Boys  51  
6 Passarella, Daniel A. 26 25 May 1953 CD River Plate  36  
7 Santamaria, Santiago, off 61st min. 27 22 August 1952        
8 Barbas, Juan A., off 51st min. 20 23 August 1959 M Racing  9  
9 Luque, Leopoldo J. 31 3 May 1949 CF River Plate  39  
10 Maradona Franco, Diego A. 19 30 October 1960 F Argentinos Juniors  12  
11 Valencia, José D. 24 3 October 1955 M Talleres  22  
Argentina Substitutes
16 Ischia, Carlos, on 51st min. for Barbas 23 28 October 1956        
15 Diaz, Ramon A., on 61st min. for Santamaria 20 29 August 1959        

unused substitutes:

 12-Bailey, 13-Ocano, 14-Fren.
 
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Averages:

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    Match Report by Mike Payne

 
    Match Report by Norman Giller

World champions Argentina - including the great Maradona - were often chased off their feet by an England team playing above itself. David Johnson, recalled in place of injured Trevor Francis, scored either side of the half-time interval to give England a commanding 2-0 lead.  Maradona, who had decorated the match with a series of typically explosive runs, was brought down by Kenny Sansom in the fifty-fourth minute and Daniel Passarella scored from the penalty spot. Kevin Keegan then showed why he had been voted European Footballer of the Year for a second successive season when he crashed a low shot into the net after combining with Johnson and Coppell to restore England's two-goal lead. It was a magnificent team performance, and in no way disrupted by three substitutions that brought Trevor Brooking, Trevor Cherry and Garry Birtles into the action. 'This is the standard that we must try to maintain,' said a highly satisfied Ron Greenwood. 

Source Notes

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