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Wednesday, 21 September 1983
1984 UEFA European Championship Group Three Qualification Match

England 0 Denmark 1 [0-1]
 

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance:
79,323;
Kick-off: 7.45pm BST
Live on ITV (UK) -
Commentator: Brian Moore and Brian Clough

Denmark - Allan Simonsen (penalty 36) Match Summary
England Squad
Denmark Squad
Denmark - Søren Lerby (87)
Results 1980-1985

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Match Summary

Officials from Belgium

England

Type

Denmark

Referee (-) - Alexis Ponnet
x (-).

Linesmen - Alphonse Costantin and Louis Delsemme.

Reserve Linesman - R.G. Smith, Oxford.

Teams presented to His Grace The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Robert A.K. Runcie, MC.
The teams wore black armbands as a mark of respect following the untimely death of Dr. Artemio Franchi, Presdient of UEFA.

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England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 4th
Colours: The 1980 Admiral home uniform - White v-necked lightweight jerseys with royal blue/red shoulder panels, royal blue shorts with red side stripe and white seam, white socks with red/blue tops.
Capt: Ray Wilkins, third captaincy Manager: Robert W. Robson, 50 (18 February 1933), appointed 7 July 1982,
13th match, W 6 - D 5 - L 2 - F 23 - A 7.
England Lineup
1 Shilton, Peter L. 34 18 September 1949 G Southampton FC 54 35ᵍᵃ
2 Neal, Philip J. 32 20 February 1951 RB Liverpool FC 50 5
final app 1976-83
3 Sansom, Kenneth G. 24 26 September 1958 LB Arsenal FC 36 0
4 Lee, Samuel, off 77th min. 24 7 February 1959 M Liverpool FC 8 1
5 Osman, Russell C. 24 14 February 1959 CD Ipswich Town FC 11 0
final app 1980-83
6 Butcher, Terence I. 24 28 December 1958
in Alexandra Park, Singapore
CD Ipswich Town FC 20 1
7 Wilkins, Raymond C. 27 14 September 1956 M Manchester United FC 55 3
8 Gregory, John 29 11 May 1954 M Queen's Park Rangers FC 4 0
9 Mariner, Paul 30 22 May 1953 CF Ipswich Town FC 31 11
10 Francis, Trevor J. 29 19 April 1954 LM UC Sampdoria SpA, Italy 41 11
11 Barnes, John C.B., off 70th min. 19 7 November 1963
in Kingston, Jamaica
F Watford FC 5 0
England Substitutes
15 Chamberlain, Mark V., on 70th min. for Barnes 21 19 November 1961 F Stoke City FC 2 0 1
2
16 Blissett, Luther L., on 77th min. for Lee 25 1 February 1958
in Falmouth, Jamaica
F AC Milan SpA, Italy 10 5 3
5
=BME most apps

unused substitutes:

12-Graham Roberts, 13-Ray Clemence, 14-Gary Mabbutt.

substitute notes:

John Barnes becomes the first teenager, and therefore the youngest of the 187th players, to have been replaced by a substitute so far.
AC Milan are the 33rd different club to have supplied an England substitute.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

Denmark Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 24th to 21st
Colours: Made by Hummel - Red v-necked shadow striped jerseys with white chevron trim, white shorts with red chevron trim, red socks with white trim.
Capt: Morten Olsen Manager: Joséf Emanuel Hubertus Piontek, 43 (5 March 1940), appointed 1 July 1979;
Denmark Lineup
1 Kjær, Ole   16 August 1954 G     ᵍᵃ
2 Rasmussen, Ole Bo   19 March 1952        
3 Nielsen, Ivan   9 October 1956        
4 Olsen, Morten P., off 85th min.   14 August 1949        
5 Busk, Søren T.   10 April 1953        
6 Lerby, Søren   1 February 1958         
7 Bertelsen, Jens-Jørn H.   15 February 1952        
8 Olsen, Jesper   20 March 1961        
9 Simonsen, Allan R.   15 December 1952        
10 Laudrup, Michael, off 46th min.   15 June 1964        
11 Berggreen, Klaus   3 February 1958        
Denmark Substitutes
15 Elkjær, Preben, on 46th min. for Laudrup   11 September 1957        
13 Mølby, Jan, on 85th min. for Olsen   4 July 1963        

unused substitutes:

12-Ole Madsen, 14-Frank Arnesen, 16-Troels Rasmussen.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

A first-half Allan Simonsen penalty decided this European championship qualifier on a soaking-wet pitch and gave Bobby Robson what he described as 'the blackest day of my career.' England disputed the penalty that was awarded when the ball bounced up and struck Phil Neal on the hand. The midfield trio of Sammy Lee, John Gregory and Ray Wilkins failed to function together, and England did not deserve to take a point from the Danes, who were always the more inventive and industrious team. The England players were jeered off and a section of the crowd turned on Robson as he made the long, lonely walk back to the dressing-room.  The tabloid press were unmerciful with their criticism and poured scorn on Robson, who said privately: 'Even the Prime Minister does not get the pressure and criticism of an England manager. Some of things written and said are completely out of order, but you just have to bite your tongue and take it.'

Source Notes

TheFA.com
UEFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official Teamsheet
Matchday Programme
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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