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  • England earned its 5th consecutive victory
  • Record for most Denmark caps: Henning Munk Jensen's 62nd appearance
  • Denmark vs England Head to Head: Denmark national football team's 5th loss in 6 matches

Denmark vs England match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 20 September 1978, 19:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Denmark
3-4
England
Competition:
Referee:
Adolf Prokop, Erfurt /
East Germany
Attendance, venue:
47 600, Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen
Goals:
0-1 (21') Kevin Keegan, 0-2 (25') Kevin Keegan, 1-2 (27') Allan Simonsen (pen.), 2-2 (30') Frank Arnesen, 2-3 (52') Bob Latchford, 2-4 (85') Phil Neal, 3-4 (86') Per Røntved
Denmark national football team line-up in match Nr.410
Managed by selection committee, team manager Kurt Nielsen
Player
Caps
Age
Club
15
27
Club Brugge KV, Brugge
2
24
OB, Odense
62
31
Frederikshavn fI, Frederikshavn
46
29
SV Werder, Bremen
5
20
AFC Ajax, Amsterdam
2
23
Borussia VfL, Mönchengladbach
17
25
TSV Fortuna, Düsseldorf
6
21
AFC Ajax, Amsterdam
17
25
Borussia VfL, Mönchengladbach
Benny Nielsen   46' 
19
27
RSC Anderlecht, Anderlecht
46' Allan Hansen  
7
22
Berliner Tennis-Club Borussia, Berlin
17
31
Næstved IF, Næstved
England national football team line-up in match Nr.524
Managed by team manager Ron Greenwood
Player
Caps
Age
Club
37
30
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
14
27
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
20
29
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
16
22
Chelsea FC, London
35
31
Manchester City FC, Manchester
55
31
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
38
27
Hamburger SV, Hamburg
8
23
Manchester United FC, Manchester
4
27
Everton FC, Liverpool
24
29
West Ham United FC, London
7
21
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Historical data sources
The Guardian (Manchester), №41088, 21 Sep 1978; Newspapers.com
Djursland (Grenå), №220, 21 Sep 1978; Det Kongelige Bibliotek
Lands-avisen Aktuelt (Copenhagen), №261, 21 Sep 1978; Det Kongelige Bibliotek
The Times (London), №60412, 21 Sep 1978; Internet Archive
Comments

michaerh - posted on 14 October 2020 at 00:46:59

1978 (September 20) Denmark 3-England 4 (EC qualifier).mpg
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Denmark vs England post-match head-to-head
WP
8.4
P
6
W
0
D
1
L
5
GF
7
GA
20
GF/P
1.167
GA/P
3.333
Av attendance
43 264
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Match stats
Denmark:
players - 12 (from 10 clubs)
goals - 3 (penalties - 1, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 26.017 (born 1946-1958)
average caps - 17.917
cautions - 0, expulsions - 0
England:
players - 11 (from 8 clubs)
goals - 4 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 27.470 (born 1946-1957)
average caps - 23.455
cautions - 0, expulsions - 0
Denmark national team matches
Previous match:
Nordic Football Championship 1978-1980
Denmark vs Sweden 2-1
Copenhagen, Wednesday 16 August 1978
Next match:
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying
Denmark vs Bulgaria 2-2
Copenhagen, Wednesday 11 October 1978
England national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
England vs Hungary 4-1
London, Wednesday 24 May 1978
Next match:
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying
Rep. of Ireland vs England 1-1
Dublin, Wednesday 25 October 1978
Top Denmark goal scorers
1. Poul Nielsen (1912 - 1925) - 52 goals
2. Pauli Jørgensen (1925 - 1939) - 44 goals
... Allan Simonsen (1972 - 1978) - 10 goals
... Per Røntved (1972 - 1978) - 10 goals
... Frank Arnesen (1978) - 2 goals
(correct as of September 20, 1978)
Top England goal scorers
1. Bobby Charlton (1958 - 1970) - 49 goals
2. Jimmy Greaves (1959 - 1967) - 44 goals
... Kevin Keegan (1974 - 1978) - 11 goals
... Phil Neal (1978) - 3 goals
... Bob Latchford (1978) - 2 goals
(correct as of September 20, 1978)
Brief match report
Wed. 20 Sep 1978
Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen
Denmark 3-4 England
Goals: Keegan 21, Keegan 25, Simonsen 27 (11m), Arnesen 30, Latchford 52, Neal 85, Røntved 86

Denmark: Birger Jensen, Flemming Nielsen, Henning Munk Jensen, Røntved (c), Lerby, Carsten Nielsen, Lund, Arnesen, Simonsen, Benny Nielsen (Hansen 46), Kristensen. Managed by selection committee Nielsen.

England: Clemence, Neal, Mills, Wilkins, Watson, Hughes (c), Keegan, Coppell, Latchford, Brooking, Barnes. Managed by Greenwood.

Att: 47 600,
Ref: Prokop (East Germany)

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