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Wednesday, 25 March 1981
International Friendly Match

England 1 Spain 2 [1-2]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
Spain Squad

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance: 71,840;
Kick-off: 7.45pm BST

Spain - Jesús Satrústegui (4), Jesús María Zamora (32)
England - Glenn Hoddle (27).
Spain - Antonio Maceda
Results 1980-1985

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Match Summary

Officials from West Germany

England

Type

Spain

Referee (-) - Walter Eschweiler
x (-).

Linesmen - Karl-Joséf Assenmacher and Heinz-Dieterᵍᵃthmann

Reserve Linesman - D.G. Mitcham, Berkshire & Buckinghamshire F.A.

Teams presented to The Rt. Hon. Lord Carrington P.C., K.C.M.G., M.C., Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs

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England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 4th
Colours: The 1980 Admiral home jersey - White v-necked jerseys with royal blue/red shoulder panels, white shorts with red side stripe, white socks with red/blue tops.
Capt: Kevin Keegan, 24th captaincy Manager: Ronald Greenwood, 59 (11 November 1921), appointed as caretaker 17 August 1977, permanent on 17 December 1977,
36th match, W 23 - D 7 - L 6 - F 68 - A 30.
England Lineup
1 Clemence, Raymond N. 32 5 August 1948 GK Liverpool FC 53 44ᵍᵃ
2 Neal, Philip J. 30 20 February 1951 RB Liverpool FC 30 3
3 Sansom, Kenneth G. 22 26 September 1958 LB Arsenal FC 13 0
4 Robson, Bryan 24 11 January 1957 M West Bromwich Albion FC 6 0
5 Butcher, Terence I. 22 28 December 1958
in Alexandra Park, Singapore
CD Ipswich Town FC 2 0
6 Osman, Russell C. 22 14 February 1959 CD Ipswich Town FC 2 0
7 Keegan, J. Kevin 30 14 February 1951 OR Southampton FC 55 19
8 Francis, Trevor J., off 81st min. 26 19 April 1954 AM Nottingham Forest FC 19 5
9 Mariner, Paul 27 22 May 1953 CF Ipswich Town FC 14 5
10 Brooking, Trevor D., off 70th min. 32 2 October 1948 IL West Ham United FC 41 3
11 Hoddle, Glenn 23 27 October 1957 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 3
England Substitutes
14 Wilkins, Raymond C., on 70th min. for Brooking 24 14 September 1956 M Manchester United FC 36 32 2
4
16 Barnes, Peter S., on 81st min. for Francis 23 10 June 1957 LM West Bromwich Albion FC 17 16 4
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unused substitutes:

12-Dave Watson, 13-John Lukic, 15-Tony Woodcock.

substitute notes:

England have now used 140 substitutes in nearly 31 years, and Manchester United FC have now provided a record seventeen of those players.
 
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Spain Team

 

Rank:

FIFA ranking system established;
ELO rating 16th
Colours: Made by Adidas - Red v-necked collared jerseys, blue shorts, black socks with red/yellow tops;
Capt: Luis Arconada Manager: José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias, 51 (31 July 1929 in Montevideo, Uruguay)
Spain Lineup
1 Arconada Echarri, Luis Miguel 26 26 June 1954 G Real Sociedad de Futbol SAD   ᵍᵃ
2 Camacho Alfaro, José Antonio 25 8 June 1955   Real Madrid CF    
3 Gordillo Vazquez, Rafael 24 24 February 1957   Real Betis Balompie SAD    
4 Maceda Frances, Antonio 23 16 May 1957   Real Sporting de Gijon SAD    
5 Tendilo Belenguer, Miguel 20 1 February 1961   Valencia CF SAD    
6 Muñoz Manrique, Victor, off 68th min. 24 15 March 1957   Real Zaragoza SAD    
7 Juanito, off 84th min. 26 10 November 1954   Real Madrid CF    
Gonzalez, Juan Gomez
8 Alonso Gonzalez, Joaquin 24 9 June 1956   Real Sporting de Gijon SAD    
9 Satrústegui Azpiroz, Jesús María 27 12 January 1954   Real Sociedad de Futbol SAD    
10 Zamora Ansorena, Jesús María 26 1 January 1955   Real Sociedad de Futbol SAD    
11 Marcos Pena, Alonso 21 1 October 1959   Club Atlético de Madrid SAD    
Spain Substitutes
16 Montero Rodriguez, Enrique, on 68th min. for Munoz 26 28 December 1954   Sevilla CF SAD    
15 Dani, on 84th min. for Juanito 29 28 June 1951   Athletic Club    
Ruiz-Bazan Justa, Daniel

unused substitutes:

12-Genaro Celayeta, 13-Francisco Buyo, 14-Enrique Ramos.
Manager José Santamaría played for Spain against England at Wembley in their defeat in October 1960.
 
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    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

England were on the way to their first home defeat under Ron Greenwood from the moment Satrustegui snatched an early goal following a misunderstanding at the heart of the defence between Ipswich partners Terry Butcher and Russell Osman. A rain-saturated surface seemed to give England greater problems than their opponents, and it was against the run of play when Glenn Hoddle equalised with a blistering volley after a Bryan Robson cross had been blocked in the twenty-seventh minute. Spain quickly regained the lead through Zamora, and only their weak finishing prevented them scoring a more emphatic victory. As host of the 1982 World Cup finals, Spain were desperate to find a winning combination and they played with more urgency than a strangely lethargic England side. It was Ron Greenwood's first experience of defeat at Wembley, and sections of the media were now pointing their poison pens at him.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
BDFutbol.com
Original newspaper reports
Official Teamsheet
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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