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Wednesday, 17 October 1984
1986 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group Three Qualification Match

England 5 Finland 0 [2-0]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
Finland Squad

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance:
47,234;
Kick-off: 7.45pm BST

England - Mark Hateley (29, 49), Tony Woodcock (40), Bryan Robson (71), Kenny Sansom (85)
 
Results 1980-1985

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

 

Match Summary

Officials from Poland

England

Type

Finland

Referee (-) - Aleksander Suchanek
x (-).

Linesmen - M. Listkiewicz and W. Karolak

Reserve Official - David R. Elleray, Middlesex.

Teams presented to H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent

  Goal Attempts  
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England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 4th
Colours: The 1984 Umbro away uniform - Red v-necked jersey with shadow pin-stripes, red collar/cuffs with white/blue trim and thin white stripe along shoulder, white shorts, with red seams with blue trim, red socks with white Umbro diamond trim.
Capt: Bryan Robson, fourteenth captaincy Manager: Robert W. Robson, 51 (18 February 1933), appointed 7 July 1982,
25th match, W 12 - D 7 - L 6 - F 40 - A 15.
England Lineup
1 Shilton, Peter L. 35 18 September 1949 G Southampton FC 65 43ᵍᵃ
2 Duxbury, Michael, off 46th min. 25
46 days
1 September 1959 RB Manchester United FC 10 0
final app 1983-84
3 Sansom, Kenneth G. 26 26 September 1958 LB Arsenal FC 46 1
4 Williams, Steven C. 26 12 July 1958 M Southampton FC 5 0
5 Wright, Mark 21 1 August 1963 CD Southampton FC 3 0
6 Butcher, Terence I. 25 28 December 1958
in Alexandra Park, Singapore
CD Ipswich Town FC 26 2
7 Robson, Bryan, off 75th min. 27 11 January 1957 M Manchester United FC 38 11
8 Wilkins, Raymond C. 28 14 September 1956 M Milan AC, Italy 64 3
9 Hateley, Mark W. 22 7 November 1961 CF Milan AC, Italy 6 3
10 Woodcock, Anthony S. 28 6 December 1955 F Arsenal FC 37 14
11 Barnes, John C.B. 20 7 November 1963
in Kingston, Jamaica
LAM Watford FC 14 1
=BME most apps
England Substitutes
984 12 Stevens, Gary A., on 46th min. for Duxbury 22
201 days
30 March 1962 RB Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 0
15 Chamberlain, Mark V., on 75th min. for Robson 22
333 days
19 November 1961 RAM Stoke City FC 8 5 1
3
final app 1982-84

unused substitutes:

13-Gary Bailey, 14-Graham Rix, 16-Peter Withe.

substitute notes:

Gary Stevens is the 33rd player to make his England debut as a substitute.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

Finland Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 85th to 87th
Colours: Made by Adidas - White jerseys with blue trim, blue shorts with white trim, white socks with blue trim;
Capt: Pauno Kymäläinen Manager: Martti Kuusela
Finland Lineup
1 Huttunen, Oliva   4 October 1960 G     ᵍᵃ
2 Pekonen, Esa   4 November 1961        
3 Kymäläinen, Pauno   14 November 1949        
4 Lahtinen, Aki A.   31 October 1958        
5 Petäjä, Erkka   13 February 1964        
6 Haaskivi, Kai O., off 46th min.   28 December 1955        
7 Houtsonen, Leo   25 October 1958        
8 Ukkonen, Kari   19 February 1961        
9 Ikäläinen, Jukka 14 May 1957
in Soderhamn, Sweden
10 Rautiainen, Pasi P.   18 July 1961        
11 Valvee, Ari, off 70th min.   1 December 1960        
Finland Substitutes
14 Turunen, Hannu T., on 46th min. for Haaskvi   24 June 1956        
16 Hjelm, Ari-Juhani, on 70th min. for Valvee   24 February 1962        

unused substitutes:

12-Markku Palmroos, 13-Jaki Europaeus, 15-Kari Vintanen
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Mark Hateley excited the Wembley spectators with an exhibition of old-fashioned centre-forward play, powering his way through the Finnish defence for two goals in this opening 1986 World Cup qualifier. Bryan Robson and Tony Woodcock  were also on the mark, and in the closing moments Kenny Sansom made it 5-0 with his one and only goal in eighty-six international appearances.Gary Stevens made his debut as substitute for injured Mick Duxbury. The Wembley floodlights temporarily failed while the Finnish players were on the pitch for a pre-match warm-up, and they seemed to be in the dark for the rest of the evening. England might easily have reached double figures with more accurate finishing. Tony Hateley, Mark's father who knew a thing or three about centre-forward play, was a proud spectator.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Original Teamsheet
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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