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Saturday, 17 May 1980
Home International Championship 1979-80 (85th) Match

Wales 4 England 1 [2-1]
 

 

Match Summary
Wales Squad
England Squad

Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, Clwyd
Attendance:
24,236;
Kick-off: 3.00pm BST

England - Paul Mariner (16)
Wales - Mickey Thomas (19), Ian Walsh (30), Leighton James (60), Phil Thompson (own goal 66 Giles shot)
England - Larry Lloyd (first half)
Results 1975-1980

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Match Summary

Officials

Wales

Type

England

Referee (-) - Ian Foote
x (-), Glasgow.

Linesmen - Alan Ferguson, Giffnock, and Peter Hanley, Coatbridge

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  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

Wales Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 19th to 16th
Colours: Made by Adidas - Red v-necked jerseys with white sleeves and red Adidas trim/cuffs, white shorts with red side panel and white Adidas trim, red socks with white Adidas trim.
Capt:   Manager: Michael England,
first match, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 - F 4 - A 1.
Wales Lineup
1 Davies, W. David 1 April 1948 G     GA
2 Price, Paul T. 23 March 1954
in St. Albans, England
3 Jones, Joseph P.   4 March 1955        
4 Nicholas, Peter   10 November 1959        
5 Jones, David, off 46th min.   11 February 1952        
14 James, Leighton   16 February 1953        
7 Flynn, Brian   12 October 1955        
8 Yorath, Terence   27 March 1950        
9 Walsh, Ian P.   4 September 1958        
10 Giles, David C.   21 September 1956        
11 Thomas, Michael R.   7 July 1954        
Wales Substitutes
13 Pontin, Keith, on 46th min. for Jones   14 June 1956        

unused substitutes:

Ian Rush
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 2nd to 4th
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: Phil Thompson, second captaincy Manager: Ronald Greenwood, 58 (11 November 1921), appointed as caretaker 17 August 1977, permanent on 12 December 1977,
26th match, W 18 - D 5 - L 3 - F 52 - A 20.
England Lineup
1 Clemence, Raymond N. 31 5 August 1948 GK Liverpool FC 48 38ᵍᵃ
2 Neal, Philip J., injured off 20th min. 29 20 February 1951 RB Liverpool FC 25 3
12 Cherry, Trevor 32 23 February 1948 LB/RB Leeds United AFC 23 0
4 Thompson, Philip B. 26 21 January 1954 RHB Liverpool FC 22 1
5 Lloyd, Laurence V., injured off 80th min. 31 6 October 1948 CD Nottingham Forest FC 4 0
final app 1971-80
14 Kennedy, Raymond 28 28 July 1951 M Liverpool FC 15 3
7 Coppell, Stephen J. 24 9 July 1955 RM Manchester United FC 22 6
8 Hoddle, Glenn 22 27 October 1957 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 1
16 Mariner, Paul 26 22 May 1953 CF Ipswich Town FC 6 2
10 Brooking, Trevor D. 31 2 October 1948 IL West Ham United FC 35 1
11 Barnes, Peter S. 22 10 June 1957 LM West Bromwich Albion FC 16 4
England Substitutes
3 Sansom, Kenneth G., on 20th min. for Neal 21 26 September 1958 LB Crystal Palace FC 5 4 0
1
6 Wilkins, Raymond C., on 80th min. for Lloyd 23 14 September 1956 M Manchester United FC 30 27 1
3

unused substitutes:

15-Kevin Reeves

substitute notes:

England have now used 125 substitutes, and Manchester United FC have now provided a record fifteen players.
Larry Lloyd is the fifteenth player to be substituted and never play for the Senior Team again.

team notes:

Larry Lloyd makes his final appearance seven years and 360 days after his previous appearance.
 
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Averages:

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    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Just four days after their triumph over the world champions, England showed their worst side with a loose performance against a Welsh team out to impress their new manager Mike England. Larry Lloyd, recalled to the middle of the England defence after eight years, had a nightmare match. He was booked, injured and substituted after being given a chasing by a lively Welsh forward line in which Leighton James was outstanding. Paul Mariner gave England the lead in the sixteenth minute, but Wales quickly equalised through Mickey Thomas. Two goals from James and an own goal by Phil Thompson piled on the misery for an England team missing the drive and industry of injured Kevin Keegan. It was England's first defeat in Wales since 1955.

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
Drew Herbertson, Scottish FA Historian

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CG