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Saturday, 20 May 1978
Home International Championship 1977-78 (83rd) Match

Scotland 0 England 1 [0-0]
 

Hampden Park, Kinghorn Drive, Mount Florida, Glasgow, Strathclyde
Attendance: 88,319;
Kick-off: tbc BST
Live on BBC (UK) -
Commentator: John Motson. Also live on ITV (UK) - Commentator: Brian Moore and Jackie Charlton.

England - Steve Coppell (shot the ball into an empty net after Francis fouled Rough 83) Match Summary
Scotland Squad
England Squad
 
Results 1975-1980

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Match Summary

Officials from France

Scotland

Type

England

Referee (-) - Georgas Konrath
x (-).

Linesmen - J. Maaus and A. Bousfandeau.

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

Scotland Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 4th to 8th
Colours: Made by Umbro - blue collared jerseys with white collars/cuffs and Umbro diamond trim, white shorts with blue Umbro diamond trim, red socks with white Umbro diamond trim.
Capt: Bruce Rioch Manager: Alistair MacLeod
Scotland Lineup
1 Rough, Alan R.   25 November 1951 G Partick Thistle FC   GA
13 Kennedy, Stuart R.   31 May 1953 RB Aberdeen FC    
3 Donachie, William   5 October 1951 LB Manchester City FC, England    
14 Forsyth, Thomas   23 January 1949 RHB Rangers FC    
22 Burns, Kenneth   23 September 1953 CHB Nottingham Forest FC, England    
6 Rioch, Bruce D., off 74th min.   6 September 1947
in Aldershot, England
LHB Everton FC, England    
7 Masson, Donald S., off 74th min.   26 August 1946 OR Derby County FC, England    
8 Dalglish, Kenneth M.   4 March 1951 IR Liverpool FC, England    
9 Jordan, Joseph   15 December 1951 CF Manchester United AFC, England    
10 Hartford, R. Asa   24 October 1950 IL Manchester City FC, England    
11 Johnston, William M. 31 19 December 1946 OL West Bromwich Albion FC, England 21 0
Scotland Substitutes
5 Gemmill, Archibald, on 74th min. for Masson   24 March 1947   Nottingham Forest FC, England    
18 Souness, Graeme J., on 74th min. for Rioch   6 May 1953   Liverpool FC, England    

unused substitutes:

12-James Blyth (Coventry), 17-Derek Johnstone (Rangers), 19-John Robertson (Nottingham Forest).
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 6th to 4th
Colours: The 1974 Admiral home uniform - White collared jerseys with red/blue sleeve trim and red/blue trimmed collar/cuffs, blue shorts with red/white side stripes, white socks with red/blue tops.
Capt: Emlyn Hughes, sixteenth captaincy Manager: Ronald Greenwood, 56 (11 November 1921), appointed as caretaker 17 August 1977, permanent on 12 December 1977,
8th match, W 5 - D 2 - L 1 - F 11 - A 4.
England Lineup - Squad numbers used
12 Clemence, Raymond N. 29 5 August 1948 GK Liverpool FC 36 28ᵍᵃ
15 Neal, Philip J. 27 20 February 1951 RB Liverpool FC 12
3 Mills, Michael D. 29 4 January 1949 LB Ipswich Town FC 18 0
14 Hughes, Emlyn W., injured off 73rd min. 30 28 August 1947 RCB Liverpool FC 53 1
5 Watson, David V. 31 5 October 1946 CHB Manchester City FC 33 0
6 Currie, Anthony W. 28 1 January 1950 CM Leeds United AFC 11 2
7 Coppell, Stephen J. 22 9 July 1955 RF Manchester United FC 6 1
8 Francis, Trevor 24 19 April 1954 AM Birmingham City FC 11 1
16 Wilkins, Raymond C. 21 14 September 1956 M Chelsea FC 14 0
20 Mariner, Paul, off 76th min. 24 22 May 1953 CF Ipswich Town FC 5 1
11 Barnes, Peter S. 20 10 June 1957 LF Manchester City FC 5 1
England Substitutes
4 Greenhoff, Brian, on 73rd min. for Hughes 25 28 April 1953 CHB Manchester United FC 16 15 0
1
10 Brooking, Trevor D., on 76th min. for Mariner 29 2 October 1948 IL West Ham United FC 22 20 1
2

unused substitutes:

1-Peter Shilton, 18-Tony Woodcock, 19-Stuart Pearson.

substitute notes:

Brian Greenhoff is the one hundredth substitute to be used by England, since the first 28 years previous.
Manchester United FC have now supplied eleven substitutes, equal with Leeds United AFC, but one behind Manchester City FC.
 
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    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Scotland were given a miserable send-off to the World Cup finals in Argentina when England beat them, although a draw would have been a fairer reflection of the play. The Scots had long periods of possession but could make little impact against an England defence in which Dave Watson was a tower of strength.  Scotland disputed the deciding goal in the eighty-third minute. They claimed that goalkeeper Alan Rough was fouled by Trevor Francis when he dropped a cross from Peter Barnes. Steve Coppell fired the loose ball into the net to clinch the Home Championship for England. Even in the wake of this defeat Scottish manager Ally Macleod persisted with his wildly optimistic forecast that Scotland could win the World Cup.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
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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