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Wednesday, 1 June 1983
Home International Championship 1982-83 (88th) Match

England 2 Scotland 0 [0-0]
 

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance:
84,000;
Kick-off: 7.45pm BST
Live on BBC (England & Wales) -
Commentator: John Motson, live on BBC (Scotland) - Commentator: Archie McPherson and Alex Ferguson

England - Bryan Robson (13), Gordon Cowans (52) Match Summary
England Squad
Scotland Squad
 
Results 1980-1985

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Match Summary

Officials from Sweden

England

Type

Scotland

Referee (-) - Erik Fredriksson
x (-).

Linesmen - Hans Harrysson and Ian Almqvist.

Reserve Linesman - B. O'Leary, Essex.

Teams presented to H.R.H. Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Mrs Angus Ogilvy.

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England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 3rd
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: Bryan Robson, third captaincy Manager: Robert W. Robson, 50 (18 February 1933), appointed 7 July 1982,
9th match, W 5 - D 3 - L 1 - F 21 - A 5.
England Lineup
1 Shilton, Peter L. 33 18 September 1949 G Southampton FC 50 33ᵍᵃ
2 Neal, Philip J. 32 20 February 1951 RB Liverpool FC 47 5
3 Sansom, Kenneth G. 24 26 September 1958 LB Arsenal FC 35 0
4 Lee, Samuel 24 7 February 1959 M Liverpool FC 6 1
5 Roberts, Graham P. 23 3 July 1959 CD Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 0
6 Butcher, Terence I. 24 28 December 1958
in Alexandra Park, Singapore
CD Ipswich Town FC 16 1
7 Robson, Bryan, injured off 23rd min. 26 11 January 1957 M Manchester United FC 27 7
8 Francis, Trevor J. 29 19 April 1954 LM UC Sampdoria SpA, Italy 37 11
9 Withe, Peter, off 46th min. 31 30 August 1951 CF Aston Villa FC 9 1
10 Hoddle, Glenn 25 27 October 1957 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 16 5
11 Cowans, Gordon S. 24 27 October 1958 M Aston Villa FC 4 1
England Substitutes
14 Mabbutt, Gary V., on 23rd min. for Robson 21 23 August 1961 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 7 0
1
15 Blissett, Luther L., on 46th min. for Withe 25 1 February 1958
in Falmouth, Jamaica
F Watford FC 7 4 3
3

unused substitutes:

12-Russell Osman, 13-Ray Clemence, 16-John Barnes.
Manager Bobby Robson played for England against Scotland in April 1961, when he also scored his third England goal.
 
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Averages:

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Scotland Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 14th
Colours: Made by Umbro - Navy v-neck jerseys with white collars/cuffs/piping, white shorts with navy trim, red socks with white Umbro diamond trim.
Capt: Graeme Souness Manager: Jock Stein
Scotland Lineup
1 Leighton, James   24 July 1958 G     ᵍᵃ
2 Gough, Richard C.   5 April 1962
in Stockholm, Sweden
       
3 Gray, Frank T.   27 October 1954        
4 Narey, David   12 June 1956        
5 McLeish, Alexander   21 January 1959        
6 Miller, William F.   2 May 1955        
7 Strachan, Gordon D.   9 February 1957        
8 Souness, Graeme J.   6 May 1953        
9 Gray, Andrew M.   30 November 1955        
10 Nicholas, Charles, off 67th min.   30 December 1961        
11 Bannon, Eamonn J., off 55th min.   18 April 1958        
Scotland Substitutes
14 Brazil, Alan B., on 55th min. for Bannon   15 June 1959        
15 Wark, John, on 4 67th min. for Nicholas   4 August 1957        

unused substitutes:

12-Billy Thompson, 13-Paul Hegarty, 16-Tommy Burns.
 
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    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Skipper Bryan Robson gave England the lead in the thirteenth minute with a carbon copy of the goal he scored in the opening seconds of the World Cup, forcing the ball into the net from close range after Terry Butcher headed on a Kenny Sansom throw. Robson limped off with a groin injury ten minutes later, but England continued to dominate in midfield and schemer Gordon Cowans turned scorer in the fifty-fourth minute to clinch victory and the British championship. Sammy Lee and Trevor Francis each had 'goals' disallowed. Goalkeeper Peter Shilton marked his fiftieth international appearance with a wonderful diving save that prevented Scotland's best player, Gordon Strachan, from pulling a goal back.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official Teamsheet
Matchday Programme
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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