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Rep. of Ireland vs England match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 25 October 1978, 15:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Rep. of Ireland
1-1
England
Competition:
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
Referee:
Heinz Aldinger, Waiblingen /
West Germany
Attendance, venue:
48 613, Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Goals:
0-1 (8') Bob Latchford, 1-1 (27') Gerry Daly
Rep. of Ireland national team line-up in match Nr.173
Managed by team manager John Giles
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Mick Kearns  
16
27
Walsall FC, Walsall
Paddy Mulligan  Captain 
43
33
West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich
David O'Leary   73' 
9
20
Arsenal FC, London
73' Eamonn Gregg  
3
25
Bohemian FC, Dublin
Mark Lawrenson  
7
21
Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Hove
Jimmy Holmes  
27
24
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London
Gerry Daly  
16
24
Derby County FC, Derby
Tony Grealish  
6
22
Orient FC, London
Liam Brady  
19
22
Arsenal FC, London
Gerry Ryan  
2
23
Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Hove
Don Givens  
44
29
Birmingham City FC, Birmingham
Paul McGee   65' 
5
24
Queens Park Rangers FC, London
65' Frank Stapleton  
9
22
Arsenal FC, London
England national team line-up in match Nr.525
Managed by team manager Ron Greenwood
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Ray Clemence  
38
30
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Phil Neal  
15
27
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Mick Mills  
21
29
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
Ray Wilkins  
17
22
Chelsea FC, London
Dave Watson   22' 
36
32
Manchester City FC, Manchester
22' Phil Thompson  
9
24
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Emlyn Hughes  Captain 
56
31
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Kevin Keegan  
39
27
Hamburger SV, Hamburg
Steve Coppell  
9
23
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Bob Latchford  
5
27
Everton FC, Liverpool
Trevor Brooking  
25
30
West Ham United FC, London
Peter Barnes   81' 
8
21
Manchester City FC, Manchester
81' Tony Woodcock  
2
22
Nottingham Forest FC, West Bridgford
Historical data sources
Irish Independent (Dublin), №254, 26 Oct 1978; Irish Newspaper Archives
The Irish Press (Dublin), №253, 26 Oct 1978; Irish Newspaper Archives
The Times (London), №60442, 26 Oct 1978; Internet Archive
The Guardian (Manchester), №41118, 26 Oct 1978; Newspapers.com
Comments

Chris01010 - posted on 8 December 2011 at 18:24:08

Attendance also given as 50000
(...)

dudd - posted on 8 October 2023 at 19:52:41

Full highlight
25.10.1978 Ireland - England (QEC-1980)

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Rep. of Ireland vs England post-match head-to-head
WP
35.7
P
7
W
1
D
3
L
3
GF
7
GA
12
GF/P
1.000
GA/P
1.714
Av attendance
45 955
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Match stats
Rep. of Ireland:
players - 13 (from 10 clubs)
goals - 1 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 24.778 (born 1945-1958)
average caps - 15.846
cautions - 0, expulsions - 0
England:
players - 13 (from 9 clubs)
goals - 1 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 26.990 (born 1946-1957)
average caps - 21.538
cautions - 0, expulsions - 0
Rep. of Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying
Rep. of Ireland vs Northern Ireland 0-0
Dublin, Wednesday 20 September 1978
Next match:
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying
Rep. of Ireland vs Denmark 2-0
Dublin, Wednesday 2 May 1979
Rep. of Ireland results
England national team matches
Previous match:
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying
Denmark vs England 3-4
Copenhagen, Wednesday 20 September 1978
Next match:
Friendly International
England vs Czechoslovakia 1-0
London, Wednesday 29 November 1978
England results
Top Rep. of Ireland goal scorers
1. Don Givens (1969 - 1977) - 16 goals
2. Noel Cantwell (1956 - 1967) - 14 goals
3. Jimmy Dunne (1930 - 1938) - 13 goals
4. Dermot Curtis (1956 - 1960) - 8 goals
... Gerry Daly (1976 - 1978) - 4 goals
(correct as of October 25, 1978)
top Rep. of Ireland scorers
Top England goal scorers
1. Bobby Charlton (1958 - 1970) - 49 goals
2. Jimmy Greaves (1959 - 1967) - 44 goals
3. Nat Lofthouse (1950 - 1958) - 30 goals
4. Tom Finney (1946 - 1958) - 30 goals
... Bob Latchford (1978) - 3 goals
(correct as of October 25, 1978)
top England scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 25 Oct 1978
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Rep. of Ireland 1-1 England
Goals: Latchford 8, Daly 27

Rep. of Ireland: Kearns, Mulligan (c), O'Leary (Gregg 73), Lawrenson, Holmes, Daly, Grealish, Brady, Ryan, Givens, McGee (Stapleton 65). Managed by Giles.

England: Clemence, Neal, Mills, Wilkins, Watson (Thompson 22), Hughes (c), Keegan, Coppell, Latchford, Brooking, Barnes (Woodcock 81). Managed by Greenwood.

Att: 48 613,
Ref: Aldinger (West Germany)

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