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Tuaisceart Éireann

 

 
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Wednesday, 27 February 1985
1986 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group Three Qualification Match

Northern Ireland 0 England 1 [0-0]
 

 

Match Summary
Northern Ireland Squad
England Squad

Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, county Antrim
Attendance:
28,500;
Kick-off: tbc BST
Live on BBC (UK) -
Commentator: John Motson and Trevor Brooking

England - Mark Hateley (rifled into the net from fifteen-yards after McClelland failed to clear 76)
England - Alvin Martin, Kenny Sansom
Results 1980-1985

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

 

Match Summary

Officials from West Germany

Northern Ireland

Type

England

Referee (-) - Volthar Roth
x (-).

Linesmen - D. Pauly and W. Diekert

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Northern Ireland Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 20th to 21st
Colours: Made by Adidas - Green v-necked collared jerseys with white Adidas trim/collars/cuffs, white shorts with green Adidas trim, green socks with white Adidas trim.
Capt: Sammy McIlroy, seventh captaincy Manager: William Laurence Bingham, 53 (5 August 1931), second spell re-appointed in March 1980 (also manager October 1967-May 1971),
this spell - 43rd match, W 17 - D 13 - L 13 - F 39 - A 41.
overall, 63rd match, W 25 - D 16 - L 22 - F 63 - A 63.
Northern Ireland Lineup
1 Jennings, Patrick A. 39 12 June 1945 G Arsenal FC, England 108 128ᵍᵃ
most apps 1964-85
2 Nicholl, James M. 28 28 December 1956
in Hamilton, Canada
RB West Bromwich Albion FC, England 64 1
3 Donaghy, Malachy M. 27 13 September 1957 LB Luton Town AFC, England 34 0
4 O'Neill, John P. 26 11 March 1958 RHB Leicester City FC, England 28 2
5 McClelland, John 29 7 December 1955 CHB Watford FC, England 34 1
6 Ramsey, Paul C. 22 13 September 1962 LHB Leicester City FC, England 5 0
7 Armstrong, Gerald J. 30 23 May 1954 OR RCD Mallorca , Spain 56 12
8 McIlroy, Samuel B. 30 2 August 1954 IR Stoke City FC, England 77 5
9 Quinn, James M. 25 18 November 1959 CF Blackburn Rovers FC, England 3 1
10 Whiteside, Norman J. 19 7 May 1965 IL Manchester United FC, England 19 5
11 Stewart, Ian E. 23 10 September 1961 OL Queen's Park Rangers FC, England 20 2
unused substitutes: 12-Jim Platt, 13-Gerry McElhinney, 14-Nigel Worthington, 15-David McCreery, 16-Martin McGaughey.
team notes: Pat Jennings extends his tally as Northern Ireland's record appearance holder.
Manager Billy Bingham played for Northern Ireland against England on thirteen separate occasions from 1951 until 1963, scoring one in 1959. He also managed the country against England 1967-1971.
 
 
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Averages:

Age 27.1 Appearances/Goals 40.7 2.6

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 4th to 3rd
Colours: The 1984 Umbro home uniform - White v-necked jersey with shadow pin-stripes, blue collar/cuffs with white/red trim and thin blue stripe along shoulder, blue shorts, with white seams with blue/red trim, white socks with blue Umbro diamond trim.
Capt: Ray Wilkins, fifth captaincy Manager: Robert W. Robson, 52 (18 February 1933), appointed 7 July 1982,
27th match, W 14 - D 7 - L 6 - F 49 - A 15.
England Lineup
1 Shilton, Peter L. 35 18 September 1949 G Southampton FC 67 43ᵍᵃ
2 Anderson, Vivian A. 28 29 July 1956 RB Arsenal FC 13 1
3 Sansom, Kenneth G. 26 26 September 1958 LB Arsenal FC 48 1
4 Stevens, Gary A. 22 30 March 1962 CM Tottenham Hotspur FC 3 0
5 Martin, Alvin E. 26 29 July 1958 CD West Ham United FC 13 0
6 Butcher, Terence I. 26 28 December 1958
in Alexandra Park, Singapore
CD Ipswich Town FC 28 2
985 7 Steven, Trevor M. 21
159 days
21 September 1963 RM Everton FC 1 0
8 Wilkins, Raymond C. 28 14 September 1956 CM Milan AC, Italy 66 3
9 Hateley, Mark W. 23 7 November 1961 CF Milan AC, Italy 7 4
10 Woodcock, Anthony S., off 78th min. 29 6 December 1955 F Arsenal FC 39 16
11 Barnes, John C.B. 21 7 November 1963
in Kingston, Jamaica
LAM Watford FC 16 3
BME most apps
England Substitutes
15 Francis, Trevor J., on 78th min. for Woodcock 30 19 April 1954 LF UC Sampdoria SpA, Italy 46 36 12
10
unused substitutes: 12-Gary Bailey, 13-Terry Fenwick, 14-Glenn Hoddle, 16-Chris Waddle.
teamsheet notes: Original teamsheet states that Stevens wore 8 and Wilkins wore 4.
substitute notes: Trevor Francis becomes the first England player to make ten substitute appearances, and at the same time, the player he replaced, Tony Woodcock, becomes the first player to be replaced ten times by a substitute.
team notes: Trevor Steven becomes the fortieth different player to be capped by Bobby Robson.
Manager Bobby Robson played for England against Northern Ireland twice, in October 1960 and November 1961.
 
- Shilton -
Anderson, Martin, Butcher, Sansom -
Steven, Wilkins, Stevens, Barnes -
Hateley, Woodcock

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

England took another step towards the 1986 World Cup finals with a narrow but well-merited victory churned out in the mud of Windsor Park. Mick Quinn headed against the English crossbar and Terry Butcher cleared off the goal-line from Norman Whiteside and Gerry Armstrong before Mark Hateley settled the issue with a second-half goal after Butcher had hammered a Pat Jennings clearance into his path. Trevor Steven won the first of his thirty caps.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official Teamsheet
Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats

Norman Giller
, Football Author

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CG