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Wednesday, 24 May 1978
International Friendly Match

England 4 Hungary 1 [3-0]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
Hungary Squad

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance: 74,000;
Kick-off: 7.45pm BST

England - Peter Barnes (10), Phil Neal (32 penalty Toth handball), Trevor Francis (header 33), Tony Currie (73)
Hungary - László Nagy (62)
 
Results 1975-1980

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Match Summary

Officials from France

England

Type

Hungary

Referee (-) - Rene Vigliani
x (-).

Linesmen - G. Mouchotte and A. Houdebert

Reserve Linesman - A.C.F. Turvey, Hampshire

Teams presented to His Grace The Duke of Marlborough, D.L., F.A. Hon vice-President.

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England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 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, seventeenth captaincy Manager: Ronald Greenwood, 56 (11 November 1921), appointed as caretaker 17 August 1977, permanent on 12 December 1977,
9th match, W 6 - D 2 - L 1 - F 15 - A 5.
England Lineup
1 Shilton, Peter L. 28 18 September 1949 G Nottingham Forest FC 25 21ᵍᵃ
2 Neal, Philip J. 27 20 February 1951 RB Liverpool FC 13 2 (1)
39th penalty kick scored
3 Mills, Michael D. 29 4 January 1949 LB Ipswich Town FC 19 0
4 Wilkins, Raymond C. 21 14 September 1956 M Chelsea FC 15 0
5 Watson, David V., off 46th min. 31 5 October 1946 CHB Manchester City FC 34 0
6 Hughes, Emlyn W. 30 28 August 1947 RCB Liverpool FC 54 1
7 Keegan, J. Kevin 27 14 February 1951 OR SV Hamburger, Germany 37 9
8 Coppell, Stephen J. 22 9 July 1955 RF Manchester United FC 7 1
9 Francis, Trevor 24 19 April 1954 AM Birmingham City FC 12 2
10 Brooking, Trevor D., off 73rd min. 29 2 October 1948 LF West Ham United FC 23 1
11 Barnes, Peter S. 20 10 June 1957 OL Manchester City FC 6 2
England Substitutes
12 Greenhoff, Brian, on 46th min. for Watson 25 28 April 1953 CHB Manchester United FC 17 15 0
2
14 Currie, Anthony W., on 73rd min. for Brooking 28 1 January 1950 RM Leeds United AFC 12 10 3
2

unused substitutes:

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substitute notes:

Tony Currie scores his second goal as an England substitute, the first to score twice in two separate matches. After scoring three minutes after replacing Brooking, he becomes the quickest substitute to score. It is also the second time Wembley has seen a goal by a substitute.
Of the 103 substitutions England have made since May 1950, Leeds United AFC and Manchester United FC have supplied twelve players each, now equal with Manchester City FC.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

Hungary Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 12th
Colours: Made by Adidas - Red v-necked collared jerseys with white Adidas trim, white shorts with red Adidas trim, green socks with white Adidas trim.
Capt: László Fazekas Manager: Lajos Baroti
Hungary Lineup
1 Gujdár, Sándor   8 November 1951 G     GA
2 Török, Péter   18 April 1951        
3 Kocsis, István   6 October 1949        
4 To#óth, József   2 December 1951        
5 Zombori, Zandor   31 October 1951        
6 Kereki, Zoltán   13 July 1953        
7 Fazekas, László, off 46th min.   15 January 1947        
8 Nyilasi, Tibor   18 January 1955        
9 Törőcsik, András   1 May 1955        
10 Pintér, Sándor   18 July 1950        
18 Nagy, László   21 October 1949        
Hungary Substitutes
13 Csapó, Károly, on 46th min for Fazekas   23 February 1952        

unused substitutes:

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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

England, with Kevin Keegan and Trevor Brooking pulling the Hungarian defence apart,  rushed into a 3-0 lead inside the first thirty-five minutes through Peter Barnes, a Phil Neal penalty and a Trevor Francis header. Hungary had their best moments immediately after half-time and pulled a goal back through Nagy before Tony Currie finished them off with a crashing shot from the edge of the area in the seventy-third minute. Ron Greenwood could not disguise his delight at the finest display by England for several months. 'Like anybody from my generation,' he said, 'I always associate Hungary with the Puskas team of the 1950s, and so a victory like this is particularly special. I have been saying that we have the players to match the best, and tonight it was proved that I am not talking nonsense.'

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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CG