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Wednesday, 14 September 1988
International Friendly Match

England 1 Denmark 0 [1-0]
 

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance: 25,837;
Kick-off: 8.00pm BST

England - Neil Webb (29) Match Summary
England Squad
Denmark Squad
 
Results 1985-1990

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Match Summary

Officials

England

Type

Denmark

Referee (-) - Alex Ponnet
x (-), Belgium.

Linesmen - F. Van Den Wijngaert and E. Blareau, West Germany.

Reserve Official - D.M. Charnley, Manchester, England.

Teams presented to The Right Honourable The Earl of Derby, M.C., F.A. Honorary Vice-President

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

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 7th
Colours: The 1987 Umbro home uniform - White crew-necked buttoned jersey with shadow diamonds, navy collar and red/navy/white cuffs, navy shorts, with white seams and red trim, white socks with navy/red Umbro diamond trim.
Capt: Bryan Robson, 46th captaincy Manager: Robert W. Robson, 55 (18 February 1933), appointed 7 July 1982,
70th match, W 35 - D 19 - L 16 - F 120 - A 45.
England Lineup
1 Shilton, Peter L., off 46th min. 38 18 September 1949 G Derby County FC 101 67ᵍᵃ
gk most apps
2 Stevens, M. Gary 25 27 March 1963 RB Rangers FC, Scotland 27 0
3 Pearce, Stuart 26 24 April 1962 LB Nottingham Forest FC 6 0
11 4 Rocastle, David C. 21 2 May 1967 RM Arsenal FC 1 0
1004
5 Adams, Tony A. 21 10 October 1966 LCD Arsenal FC 15 3
6 Butcher, Terence I. 29 28 December 1958
in Alexandra Park, Singapore
RCD Rangers FC, Scotland 55 3
7 Robson, Bryan 31 11 January 1957 LCM Manchester United FC 70 22
8 Webb, Neil J. 25 30 July 1963 RCM Nottingham Forest FC 10 2
9 Harford, Michael G., off 70th min. 29
215 days
12 February 1959 LF Luton Town FC 2 0
final app 1988
10 Beardsley, Peter A. 27 18 January 1961 RF Liverpool FC 27 5
11 Hodge, Stephen B. 25 25 October 1962 LM Nottingham Forest FC 16 0
England Substitutes
13 Woods, Christopher C.E., on 46th min. for Shilton 28 14 November 1959 G Rangers FC, Scotland 14 7 4ᵍᵃ
7
12 12 Walker, Desmond S., on 66th min. for Adams 22
293 days
26 November 1965 CD Nottingham Forest FC 1 0
1005
16 Cottee, Anthony R., on 70th min. for Harford 23 11 July 1965 LF/
CF
Everton FC 4 0 0
4
1006 14 Gascoigne, Paul J., on 85th min. for Beardsley 21 27 May 1967 AM Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 0

unused substitutes:

15-Paul Davis.

substitute notes:

Peter Shilton breaks his own record in becoming the oldest player to be replaced by a substitute.
Des Walker and Paul Gascoigne are the 43rd and 44th England players to make their debut as a substitute.
Walker himself, is the 300th different substitution made by England since May 1950. Of the 302 substitutions now made, Tottenham Hotspur FC have now supplied 26 and Everton FC 22.
This is the sixth match in which England have used four substitutions.
 
4-4-2 Shilton (Woods) -
Stevens, Butcher, Adams (Walker), Pearce -
Rocastle, Webb, Robson, Hodge -
Beardsley
(Gascoigne), Harford (Cottee)

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

Denmark Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 16th to 18th
Colours: Made by Hummel - Red collared jerseys with white chevron trim/collar/cuffs/double hoop and black trim, white shorts with black waistband, red socks with white hoop.
Capt: Lars Olsen Manager: Josef Piontek, 48, appointed 1 July 1979;
Denmark Lineup
1 Rasmussen, Troels   7 April 1961 G     GA
2 Jensen, Bjarne, off 66th min.   16 April 1959        
3 Nielsen, Kent   28 December 1961        
4 Olsen, Lars C.   2 February 1961        
5 Bartram, Jan L., off 85th min.   6 March 1962        
6 Mølby, Jan   4 July 1963        
7 Helt, John   29 December 1959        
12 Hansen, Johnny T.   14 November 1943        
9 Vilfort, Kim, off 85th min.   15 November 1962        
10 Elstrup, Lars D.   24 March 1963        
11 Laudrup, Michael   15 June 1964        
Denmark Substitutes
8 Heintze Larsen, Jan, on 66th min. for Jensen   17 August 1963        
14 Kristensen, Bjørn, on 75th min. for Vilfort   10 October 1963        
15 Jørgensen, Kurt A., on 85th min. for Bartram   1 August 1959
in British Colombia, Canada
       

unused substitutes:

13-Hans Erfurt, 16-Peter Schmeichel.
 
- -

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

England's supporters voted against England with their feet and a crowd of only 25,837 turned up at Wembley to see England beat Denmark thanks to a twenty-eighth minute goal by Neil Webb. David Rocastle started his first match for England, and there were two substitutes who would play a big part in England's future - Des Walker after sixty-five minutes and then, with just five minutes to go, a beefy young Geordie called Paul Gascoigne.  Only a remarkable recovery tackle by Tony Adams late in the game prevented Michael Laudrup from snatching an equalizer that the Danes deserved.

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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