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Wednesday, 11 September 1985
1986 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group Three Qualification Match

England 1 Romania 1 [1-0]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
Romania Squad

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance:
59,500;
Kick-off: 7.45pm BST

England - Glenn Hoddle (25)
Romania - Rodion Cămătaru (60)
 
Results 1985-1990

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

 

Match Summary

Officials from West Germany

England

Type

Romania

Referee (-) - Karl-Heinz Tritschler
x (-).

Linesmen - Karl-Joséf Assenmacher and Hans-Peter Dellwing

Reserve Official - G.J. Crafter, Kent.

Teams presented to H.R.H. The Duke of Kent GCMG, GCVO, F.A. President.

England team wore black armbands as a mark of respect to the Scotland manager, Jock Stein, who had died earlier in the day.

  Goal Attempts  
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  Corner Kicks Won  
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  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 3rd to 4th
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: Bryan Robson, 24th captaincy Manager: Robert W. Robson, 52 (18 February 1933), appointed 7 July 1982,
36th match, W 17 - D 10 - L 9 - F 62 - A 22.
England Lineup
1 Shilton, Peter L. 35 18 September 1949 G Southampton FC 73 48ᵍᵃ
=gk most apps
2 Stevens, M. Gary 22 27 March 1963 RB Everton FC 3 0
3 Sansom, Kenneth G. 26 26 September 1958 LB Arsenal FC 57 1
4 Reid, Peter 29 20 June 1956 M

Everton FC

4 0
5 Wright, Mark 22 1 August 1963 CD Southampton FC 9 0
6 Fenwick, Terence W. 25 17 November 1959 CD Queen's Park Rangers FC 11 0
7 Robson, Bryan 28 11 January 1957 M Manchester United FC 48 15
8 Hoddle, Glenn 27 27 October 1957 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 26 7
9 Hateley, Mark W. 23 7 November 1961 CF Milan AC, Italy 13 6
10 Lineker, Gary W., off 81st min. 24 30 November 1964 CF Everton FC 8 3
11 Waddle, Christopher R., off 70th min. 24 14 December 1960 CM Tottenham Hotspur FC 9 0
England Substitutes
16 Barnes, John C.B., on 70th min. for Waddle 21 7 November 1963
in Kingston, Jamaica
LM Watford FC 24 16 3
8
BME most apps
15 Woodcock, Anthony S., on 81st min for Lineker 29 6 December 1955 F Arsenal FC 40 30 16
10

unused substitutes:

12-Dave Watson (or Mike Duxbury), 13-Gary Bailey, 14-Ray Wilkins.

substitute notes:

Tony Woodock joins Trevor Francis in being used as an England substitute again on a record ten separate occasions.

teamsheet notes:

Original teamsheet states that Fenwick wore 4, Hoddle 6 and Reid 8.  Also Bailey 12, and Watson 13.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

Romania Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 25th to 23rd
Colours: Made by Adidas - Red v-necked jerseys with white Adidas trim/overlapping collar, red shorts with white Adidas trim, red socks with white Adidas trim.
Capt: Costică Ştefănescu Manager: Mircea Lucescu
Romania Lineup
1 Lung, Silviu   9 September 1956 G     ᵍᵃ
2 Negrilă, Nicolae   23 July 1954        
3 Ungureanu, Nicolae   11 October 1956        
4 Iovan, Ştefan   23 August 1960        
5 Rednic, Mircea   9  April 1962        
6 Ştefănescu, Costică   26 March 1951        
7 Coraş, Marcel, off 83rd min.   14 May 1959        
8 Klein, Michael, off 88th min.   10 October 1959        
9 Cămătaru, Rodion   22 June 1958        
10 Bölöni, Ladislau   11 March 1953        
11 Hagi, Gheorghe   5 February 1965        
Romania Substitutes
17 Gabor, Romulus, on 83rd min. for Coraş   14 October 1961        
16 Mateuţ, Dorin, on 88th min. for Klein   5 August 1965        

unused substitutes:

12-Dumitru Moraru, 14-Ion Andone, 15-Ion Zare.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Romania's talented Gheorghe Hagi hit the woodwork twice in this World Cup qualifier before Glenn Hoddle calmed England's nerves with a beautifully constructed goal after he had run on to a free-kick from Kenny Sansom. Cămătaru equalised in the second-half with the England defenders standing still appealing for a handling offence that escaped the notice of the referee. England still needed two points from their last two home games to guarantee a place in the World Cup finals in Mexico.

Source Notes

Wembley Stadium introduced a special section to cater for families, offering a half-price seat for youngsters accompanied by an adult. Nearly 8,000 took advantage of the scheme.

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official Teamsheet
Matchday Programme
Rothman's Yearbooks
News of the World Football Annual 1985-86
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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