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Match
Summary |
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  Officials |
Albania |
Type |
England |
Referee
(-) - John Blankenstein
x (-).
Linesmen - Jan Hobé and
Frans Houben
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Goal Attempts |
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Attempts on Target |
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Hit Bar/Post |
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Corner Kicks Won |
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Offside Calls Against |
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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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 Albania
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking;
EFO ranking
ELO rating 99th |
Colours: |
Made by Adidas - Red collared v-necked jerseys with white Adidas
trim/collar/cuffs/shoulder panel, red shadow striped shorts with white
Adidas trim, red socks with white Adidas trim. |
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Capt: |
Arben Minga |
Manager: |
Shyqyri Rreli, 58 (18 May
1930), appointed summer 1988; also coach of KS 17 Nëntori |
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Albania
Lineup |
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1 |
Mersini, Halim |
27 |
22 September 1961 |
G |
KS 17 Nëntori |
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GA |
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2 |
Zmijani, Hysen |
25 |
29 April 1963 |
RB |
KF
Vllaznia Shkodër |
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3 |
Josa, Mirel |
25 |
1 June 1963 |
DM |
KS 17 Nëntori |
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4 |
Hodja, Skënder |
28 |
30 May 1960 |
DS |
KS 17 Nëntori |
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5 |
Gega, Skënder |
25 |
14 November 1963 |
LCD |
FK Partizani |
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6 |
Jera, Fatbardh |
28 |
8 November 1960 |
LB |
KF
Vllaznia Shkodër |
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7 |
Shehu, Ylli |
22 |
13 March 1966 |
CF |
FK Partizani |
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8 |
Lekbello, Artur |
23 |
23 February 1966 |
RCD |
KS 17 Nëntori |
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9 |
Millo, Lefter, off 78th min. |
22 |
2 August 1966 |
LM |
FK Partizani |
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10 |
Minga, Arben |
30
8 days |
16 March 1959 |
RM |
KS 17 Nëntori |
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11 |
Demollari, Sulejman |
24 |
15 May 1964 |
CM |
FK
Dinamo Tirana |
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Albania Substitutes |
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16 |
Majaçi, Kujtim, on 78th min. for Millo |
26 |
20 March 1962 |
LM |
FK Apolonia |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-Luan Birçë, 13-Pjerin Noga, 14-Krenar Alimehmeti, 15-Fatmir Hasanpapa. |
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5(1-4)-4(1-3)-1 |
Mersini -
Hodja -
Zmijani, Lekbello, Gega, Jera -
Josa -
Minga, Demollari, Millo (Majaçi) -
Shehu |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking;
EFO ranking
ELO rating 10th |
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 Um bro diamond trim. |
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Capt: |
Bryan Robson, fiftieth captaincy |
Manager: |
Robert
W.
Robson, 56 (18
February 1933),
appointed 7 July 1982,
74th match, W 37 - D 21 - L 16 - F 125 - A 47. |
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England
Lineup |
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1 |
Shilton, Peter L. |
39 |
18 September 1949 |
G |
Derby County FC |
104 |
68ᵍᵃ |
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gk
most apps |
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2 |
Stevens,
M. Gary |
25 |
27 March 1963 |
RB |
Rangers FC, Scotland |
30 |
0 |
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3 |
Pearce, Stuart |
26 |
24 April 1962 |
LB |
Nottingham Forest FC |
10 |
0 |
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4 |
Webb, Neil J. |
25 |
30 July 1963 |
RCM |
Nottingham Forest FC |
13 |
2 |
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5 |
Walker, Desmond S. |
23 |
26 November 1965 |
RCD |
Nottingham Forest FC |
4 |
0 |
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6 |
Butcher, Terence I. |
30 |
28 December 1958
in Alexandra Park, Singapore |
LCD |
Rangers FC, Scotland |
58 |
3 |
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7 |
Robson, Bryan |
32 |
11 January 1957 |
LCM |
Manchester United FC |
74 |
24 |
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8 |
Rocastle, David C. |
21 |
2 May 1967 |
RM |
Arsenal FC |
4 |
0 |
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9 |
Waddle, Christopher R., off 77th min. |
28 |
14 December 1960 |
RF |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
39 |
4 |
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10 |
Lineker, Gary W., off 77th min. |
28 |
30 November 1960 |
LF |
Barcelona FC, Spain |
39 |
26 |
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11 |
Barnes, John C.B. |
25 |
7 November 1963
in Kingston, Jamaica |
LM |
Liverpool FC |
45 |
7 |
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BME
most apps |
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England Substitutes |
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16 |
Smith, Alan M., on 77th min. for Waddle |
26 |
21 November 1962 |
RF |
Arsenal FC |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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2 |
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15 |
Beardsley, Peter A.,
on 77th min. for Lineker |
28 |
18 January 1961 |
LF |
Liverpool FC |
31 |
26 |
5 |
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5 |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-Paul Parker, 13-David Seaman, 14-Steve Hodge. |
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substitute
notes: |
Chris Waddle has now been replaced by a substitute in a record fifteen
matches. |
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4-4-2 |
Shilton
-
Stevens, Walker, Butcher, Pearce -
Rocastle, Webb, Robson,
Barnes -
Waddle (Smith), Lineker
(Beardsley) |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
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A toothless Albanian team failed
to trouble Peter Shilton in a World Cup qualifying match that was
strangely lacking in passion. England won comfortably enough with a goal
in each half by John Barnes and Bryan Robson, but the talk was more of the
missed chances and a seventh successive blank match for Gary Lineker. In
his fiftieth game as England captain, Bryan Robson was in his usual
non-stop motivating mode. It is safe to say that no England captain had
ever covered as much ground after fifty games as skipper.
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 Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Original
Broadcast
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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