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Wednesday, 23 February 1983
Home International Championship 1982-83 (88th) Match

England 2 Wales 1 [1-1]
 

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance:
23,600;
Kick-off: 7.45pm GMT

Wales - Ian Rush (14)
England - Terry Butcher (39), Phil Neal (penalty after a Flynn foul on Cowans 78)
Match Summary
England Squad
Wales Squad
 
Results 1980-1985

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

 

Match Summary

Officials from Scotland

England

Type

Wales

Referee (-) - Robert B. Valentine
x (-), Dundee.

Linesmen - L.B. Thow, Ayr and A.B. Crawford, East Kilbride

Reserve Linesman - C. Topliss, Dorset.

Teams presented to Mr Richard E.G. Jeeps, C.B.E., Chairman, The Sports Council.

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

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: Peter Shilton, second captaincy Manager: Robert W. Robson, 50 (18 February 1933), appointed 7 July 1982,
5th match, W 3 - D 1 - L 1 - F 17 - A 5.
England Lineup
1 Shilton, Peter L. 33 18 September 1949 G Southampton FC 46 33ᵍᵃ
2 Neal, Philip J. 32 20 February 1951 RB Liverpool FC 43 5 (2)
42nd penalty kick scored
963 3 Statham, Derek J. 23
336 days
24 March 1959 LB West Bromwich Albion FC 1 0
4 Lee, Samuel 24 7 February 1959 M Liverpool FC 3 1
5 Martin, Alvin E. 24 29 July 1958 CD West Ham United FC 7 0
6 Butcher, Terence I. 24 28 December 1958
in Alexandra Park, Singapore
CD Ipswich Town FC 12 1
7 Mabbutt, Gary V. 21 23 August 1961 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 4 0
8 Blissett, Luther L. 25
22 days
1 February 1958
in Falmouth, Jamaica
F Watford FC 3 3
9 Mariner, Paul 29 22 May 1953 CF Ipswich Town FC 30 11
964 10 Cowans, Gordon S. 24
119 days
27 October 1958 M Aston Villa FC 1 0
11 Devonshire, Alan E. 26 13 April 1956 M West Ham United FC 6 0

unused substitutes:

-

penalty notes:

Phil Neal's penalty was the seventh successive converted kick scored, equalling a record set in 1955.
Manager Bobby Robson played for England against Wales twice, in November 1960 and October 1961.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

Wales Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 13th 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: Paul Price Manager: Michael England
Wales Lineup
1 Southall, Neville   16 September 1958 G     ᵍᵃ
2 Jones, Joseph P., off 44th min   4 March 1955 RB      
3 Ratcliffe, Kevin   12 November 1960        
4 Mahoney, John, off 80th min.   20 September 1946        
5 Price, Paul T. 23 March 1954
in St. Albans, England
       
6 Jackett, Kenneth F. 5 January 1962
in Watford, England
       
7 James, Robert M.   23 March 1957        
8 Flynn, Brian   12 October 1955        
9 Rush, Ian J.   20 October 1961        
10 Davies, Gordon J.   3 August 1955        
11 Thomas, Michael R.   7 July 1954        
Wales Substitutes
  Berry, George F., on 44th min. for Jones 19 November 1957
in Rostrup, West Germany
       
  James, Leighton, on 80th min. for Mahoney   16 February 1953        

unused substitutes:

-
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Phil Neal scored from the penalty spot in the seventy-eighth minute to end a bold victory bid by Wales on an ice-bound pitch. Ian Rush had given Wales a fourteenth minute lead, and was just a coat of paint away from making it 2-0 nine minutes later when his shot struck a post. Terry Butcher equalised six minutes before half-time following a quickly taken free-kick by Gordon Cowans who, along with Derek Statham, was making his debut. Neal slotted his penalty home just four days after missing a vital spot-kick for Liverpool in an FA Cup tie.

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