The
1976 British Home Championship
The
1976 edition of the British Home Championship took place in May 1976 in just 9
days. Perhaps this was in anticipation of upcoming Internationals later in the
month.
Wales,
as the only Home Nation still in the Euros, had their second leg quarterfinal
vs. Yugoslavia scheduled near the end of this month.
England,
for their part, were scheduled to participate in the USA Bicentennial Cup after
the Home Championship.
In
fact, these matches were extra preparation on their way to America.
However,
all four Nations were looking ahead to the World Cup qualifiers due to start in
the Fall.
The
Home Championship kicked off on May 6th at Glasgow, with Scotland
hosting Wales.
Scotland
turned out to be the most in-form of the four squads and it was confirmed from
their first match as they thoroughly outplayed Wales.
Despite
their dominance it took Scotland most of the first half to break the deadlock.
William
Pettigrew scored Scotland’s first in the 38th minute after being
sent clear by Gemmill.
For
Scotland, Donald Masson was having an impressive International debut. He set up
Scotland’s second just before halftime, after his free kick was headed in by
Rioch.
Wales
pulled a goal back through a penalty kick by Arfon Griffiths in the 61st
minute.
Eddie
Gray scored from another header in the 69th minute to complete Scotland’s
win (3-1).
Two
days later (May 8th), Wales hosted England at Cardiff. The sides had
met in a friendly at Wrexham just over a month earlier (March 24th,
Wales 1-England 2).
Wales
fielded a virtually different side from their previous match from Scotland.
Only Yorath, Curtis and Leighton James retained their places.
Lloyd,
David Jones, Joe Jones, David Roberts, John Roberts, Arfon Griffiths, Carl
Harris and O'Sullivan were all out of the starting lineup.
They
were replaced with Dai Davies, Rod Thomas, Malcolm Page, John Mahoney, Leighton
Phillips, Ian Evans and Brian Flynn.
In
an experimental English side, Don Revie handed debuts to Brian Greenhoff,
Stuart Pearson and Tony Towers.
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 10, October 1976
(May
8, 1976, Home Championship, Wales 0-England 1)
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From: World Soccer, July 1976
(May
8, 1976, Home Championship, Wales 0-England 1)
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In
contrast to their match vs. Scotland, Wales dominated in the first half and Ray
Clememce was forced to make many saves to keep England in the match.
The
Welsh still dominated as the second half commenced but just could not find a
way through.
It
was much against the run of play when England scored. Peter Taylor scored with a
low shot to deceive Dai Davies and much of the Welsh defense, who were
expecting a pass.
Afterwards,
Wales continued to dominate with no success upfront.
Kevin
Keegan had been excellent for England, but to most observers England had been
fortunate to win a match that they should have lost.
On
the same day, Scotland hosted Northern Ireland at Glasgow. For Scotland, the only change was the
inclusion of Kenny Dalglish ahead of Eddie Gray.
It
was once again a dominating performance from the home side.
Scotland
opened the scoring in the 23rd minute through Archie Gemmill and
never looked back.
They
did miss a penalty kick though, awarded after Joe Jordan was fouled in the box
by Jennings.
Bruce
Rioch’s spot attempt struck the post. The Scottish scored from the rebound but
the Referee invalidated it for Offside.
Donald
Masson scored Scotland’s second goal in his second cap just after halftime.
Masson
was also instrumental in Scotland’s third by Dalglish in the 52nd
minute for a comprehensive (3-0) win.
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From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(special
thanks to Miles McClagan)
(May 8, 1976, Home Championship, Scotland
3-Northern Ireland 0) |
On
May 11th, England hosted Northern Ireland at Wembley. For the
Northern Irish, Pat Jennings was about to set a new record by earning his 60th
cap.
From
their previous match, the Irish left out Scott, Sharkey, Morgan and Finney.
In
their places came Sammy Nelson, Clements, Spence and McCreery.
For
the English, Todd replaced Clement in defense, while Channon replaced Towers up
front.
England
struggled at first to find any pattern and cohesion in their play.
However,
after scoring first the floodgates opened and they controlled the match
afterwards.
Gerry
Francis scored England’s first in the 35th minute benefiting from a
link up from Mills and Channon.
Just
a minute later, England doubled the lead. Mike Channon was fouled by Cassidy in
the box and Channon himself scored from the spot.
In
the 60th minute, Pearson scored England’s third picking up his own
rebounded shot.
In
the 77th minute, Channon scored his second and England’s fourth by
also scoring from a rebounded shot to give England a (4-0) win.
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Photo
From: England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
(May
11, 1976, Home Championship, England 4-Northern Ireland 0)
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From: Shoot, June 18, 1977
(May
11, 1976, Home Championship, England 4-Northern Ireland 0)
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From: World Soccer, June 1976
(May 11, 1976, Home Championship, England
4-Northern Ireland 0) |
On May 14th,
Wales hosted Northern Ireland at Swansea fro their respective
last matches.
For the Welsh, Rod Thomas and John Toshack were out to
be replaced in the lineup with David Roberts and Arfon Griffiths.
Northern
Ireland only replaced Sammy Nelson with Peter Scott.
The match was settled in the 30th minute with Leighton James scoring the
Wales’ winner for a minimum win (1-0). Northern Ireland lost all its matches
without scoring a single goal.
About
a month later, on June 16th, 1976, Danny Blanchflower would be appointed
as Northern Ireland’s part time National Team Manager.
On May 15th, the main encounter took place with
Scotland hosting England at Glasgow.
For
the hosts, William Pettigrew was out of the lineup with Eddie Gray replacing
him.
For
the English, Brian Greenhoff was out with Roy McFarland replacing him in
defense.
England
started the match better and created chances. They took the lead in the 11th
minute through a Channon header.
Scotland
soon got back into the game. Just six minutes later, in the 17th minute,
Masson leveled the score by heading in from a corner.
After
this Scotland was in firm control of the match and dictated the play.
At
the stroke of halftime, Scotland had a penalty appeal denied as Dalglish was
fouled by Clemence in the box. The Referee did not award the spot kick as he
had already blown the halftime whistle when Dalglish was fouled.
Just
a few minutes after the restart, Scotland scored their winner.
Dalglish’s
attempt should have been saved by Clemence but went through his hands into the
net for an embarrassing goal.
Clemence
would later describe that as his worst ever moment of his International career.
Scotland
remained in control for the rest of the match and deservedly won (2-1) and in
doing so won the 1976 Home Championship with a perfect record of three wins.
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 9, September 1976
(May
15, 1976, Home Championship, Scotland 2-England 1)
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From: Official Match Programme, Scotland v England, 1978
(May 15, 1976, Home Championship, Scotland
2-England 1) |
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From: Shoot, June 18, 1977
(May
15, 1976, Home Championship, Scotland 2-England 1)
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From: World Soccer, July 1976
(May
15, 1976, Home Championship, Scotland 2-England 1)
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From: World Soccer, June 1976
(May
15, 1976, Home Championship, Scotland 2-England 1)
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From: Wizards and Bravehearts, A History of the Scottish National Side, Author
David Potter, 2004
(May 15, 1976, Home Championship, Scotland
2-England 1) |
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From: Wizards and Bravehearts, A History of the Scottish National Side, Author
David Potter, 2004
(May 15, 1976, Home Championship, Scotland
2-England 1) |
Home
Championship Squads
England:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
Raymond
Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club) (August 5, 1948, Skengress)
Philip
Benjamin Neil Frederick Parkes (Queen’s Park Rangers Football
Club-London) (August 8, 1950, Sedgley) (part of squad, did
not play)
Peter
Leslie Shilton (Stoke
City Football Club) (September 18, 1949, Leicester) (part of squad,
did not play)
Defenders:
Trevor
John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club) (February
23, 1948, Huddersfield)
David
Thomas Clement (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London) (February 2, 1948 – March 31, 1982), Battersea)
Philip George Neal (Liverpool Football Club) (February 20, 1951, Irchester)
Philip Bernard Thompson (Liverpool Football Club) (January 21, 1954, Kirkby)
Philip George Neal (Liverpool Football Club) (February 20, 1951, Irchester)
Philip Bernard Thompson (Liverpool Football Club) (January 21, 1954, Kirkby)
Colin
Todd (Derby County Football Club) (December 12, 1948,
Chester-le-Street)
Brian
Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club) (April
28, 1953, Barnsley – May 22, 2013, Rochdale)
Roy
Leslie McFarland (Derby County Football Club) (April 5, 1948, Liverpool)
Michael Doyle (Manchester City Football Club) (November 25, 1946, Ashton-under-Lyne – June 27, 2011, Ashton-under-Lyne)
Michael Doyle (Manchester City Football Club) (November 25, 1946, Ashton-under-Lyne – June 27, 2011, Ashton-under-Lyne)
Thomas
‘Kevin’ Beattie (Ipswich
Town Football Club) (December 18, 1953, Carlisle, Cumbria) (part of
squad, did not play)
Midfielders
/ Forwards:
Michael
Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club) (January 4, 1949, Godalming)
Kevin Joseph Keegan (Liverpool Football Club) (February 14, 1951, Armthorpe)
Michael Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club) (November 28, 1948 ,Orcheston)
Kevin Joseph Keegan (Liverpool Football Club) (February 14, 1951, Armthorpe)
Michael Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club) (November 28, 1948 ,Orcheston)
Peter
John Taylor (Crystal
Palace Football
Club-London) (January 3, 1953, Rochford)
Phillip John Boyer (Norwich City Football Club) (January 25, 1949
Trevor David Brooking (West Ham United Football Club-London) (October 2, 1948, Barking)
Raymond Kennedy (Liverpool Football Club) (July 28, 1951, Seaton Delaval)
Phillip John Boyer (Norwich City Football Club) (January 25, 1949
Trevor David Brooking (West Ham United Football Club-London) (October 2, 1948, Barking)
Raymond Kennedy (Liverpool Football Club) (July 28, 1951, Seaton Delaval)
Joseph
Royle (Manchester City Football Club) (April 8, 1949, Norris Green, Liverpool,
Lancashire)
James
‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester
United Football Club) (June 21, 1949, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire)
Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’ Francis (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London) (December 6, 1951, Chiswick, London)
Mark Anthony Towers (Sunderland Association Football Club) (April 13, 1952, Manchester)
Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’ Francis (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London) (December 6, 1951, Chiswick, London)
Mark Anthony Towers (Sunderland Association Football Club) (April 13, 1952, Manchester)
Raymond Colin Wilkins (Chelsea
Football Club-London) (September 14, 1956, Hillingdon,
Uxbridge) (part of squad, did not play)
Charles Frederick George (Derby
County Football
Club) (October
10, 1950, Islington) (part of squad, did not play)
Gordon
Alec Hill (Manchester United Football Club) (April
1, 1954, Sunbury-on-Thames) (part of squad, did not play)
Coach:
Donald George Revie (July 10, 1927, Middlesbrough-May 26, 1989, Edinburgh)
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
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From: Goal, Issue 14, November 1996
(England
Manager Don Revie)
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Credits:
All
English players from ‘Soccer Stars 75-76’
Except:
Trevor Cherry, Pearson, Towers, Charlie George, Hill
(Soccer Stars 76-77)
Mick
Channon (1977-78 Panini England)
Peter
Taylor (Soccer Stars 78-79)
Phil
Boyer (Soccer Stars 77-78)
Ray Wilkins (Soccer Stars 77-78-Golden
Collection) |
Scotland:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
Alan
Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club-Glasgow) (November
25, 1951, Glasgow)
James
Garven Stewart (Kilmarnock Football Club) (March 9, 1954, Kilwinning) (part of
squad, did not play)
Defenders
/ Midfielders / Forwards:
Daniel
Fergus McGrain (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow) (May 1,
1950, Finnieston, Glasgow)
William
Donachie (Manchester City Football Club / England) (October 5,
1951, Glasgow)
Thomas
Forsyth (Rangers Football
Club-Glasgow) (January 23, 1949, Glasgow)
Colin
MacDonald Jackson (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow) (October 8, 1946, London– June 6,
2015, Glasgow)
Bruce
David Rioch (Derby County Football Club / England) (September
6, 1947, Aldershot)
William
H.Pettigrew (Motherwell Football Club) (October 2, 1953, Motherwell)
Donald
Sandison Masson (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London / England) (August 26,
1946, Banchory)
Joseph
Jordan (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (December
15, 1951, Cleland)
Archibald
Gemmill (captain) (Derby County Football Club / England) (March 24,
1947, Paisley)
Edwin
Gray (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (January 17,
1948, Glasgow)
Richard
(Asa) Hartford (Manchester City Football Club / England) (October 24,
1950, Clydebank)
Derek
Joseph Johnstone (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow) (November 4, 1953, Dundee)
Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (The Celtic Football Club –Glasgow) (March 4,
1951, Dalmarnock)
Alexander Forsyth (Manchester United Football Club / England) (February 5, 1952, Swinton, Glasgow) (part
of squad, did not play)
John
Henderson Blackley (Hibernian Football Club – Edinburgh) (May 12,
1948, Westquarter) (part of squad, did not play)
Martin
McLean Buchan (Manchester United Football Club / England) (March 6, 1949, Aberdeen)
(part of squad, did not play)
Coach:
William Esplin Ormond (February 23, 1927, Falkirk- May 4,
1984, Musselburgh)
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
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(Scotland
Coach William Esplin Ormond
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Credits:
All
Scotland players from ‘Topps 76’
Except:
Donachie,
Rioch, Jordan, Gemmill, Eddie Gray, Hartford (Soccer Stars 75-76)
Masson (Soccer Stars 76-77)
Stewart
(Soccer Stars 77-78-Golden Collection)
Blackley
(1977-78 Panini England)
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Northern
Ireland:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
Patrick
Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England) (June 12,
1945, Newry)
James
Archibald Platt (Middlesborough Football Club / England) (January 26,
1952, Ballymoney) (part of squad, did not
play)
Defenders/
Midfielders / Forwards:
Peter
William Scott (York City Football Club / England) (September
19, 1952, )
Christopher
John Nicholl (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England) (October 12, 1946, Wilmslow)
Alan
Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England) (June 30, 1946, Sion Mills)
Patrick James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London /
England) (March 17, 1949, Belfast)
Bryan
Hamilton (Everton Football
Club–Liverpool / England) (December 31, 1946, Belfast)
Thomas
Cassidy (Newcastle United Football Club / England) (November
18, 1950, Belfast)
Patrick
Gerald Sharp Sharkey (Ipswich Town Football Club / England) (August 26,
1953,
David
McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England) (September
16, 1957, Belfast)
Samuel
Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England) (August 2,
1954, Belfast)
Samuel
John Morgan (Brighton Hove and Albion
Football Club / England) (December 3, 1946, Belfast)
Derek
William Spence (Bury Football Club / England) (January 18,
1952, Belfast)
Thomas
Finney (Sunderland Association Football Club / England) (November
6, 1952,
Samuel
Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England) (April 1, 1949, Belfast)
David Clements (New York Cosmos / USA) (September 15, 1945,
James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club / England) (February 28, 1956, Hamilton, Canada)
David Clements (New York Cosmos / USA) (September 15, 1945,
James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club / England) (February 28, 1956, Hamilton, Canada)
George Terence Cochrane (Coleraine Football Club) (January 23, 1953, Killyleagh) (part
of squad, did not play)
Player-Manager:
David Clements
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
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Credits:
All
Northern Ireland players from ‘Soccer Stars 75-76’
Except:
Cassidy
(Soccer Dtars 74-75)
McCreery,
Jimmy Nicholl (Soccer Stars 76-77)
Derek
William Spence, Thomas Finney (Official Match Programme, Northern Ireland v England-wales , 1981)
Peter
Scott, Sharkey and Morgan:
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Wales:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
Brian
William Lloyd (Wrexham Football Club /
Wales, registered in English League) (March 18, 1948, St Asaph)
William
David Davies (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England) (April 1, 1948, Glanamman)
Defenders
/ Midfielders / Forwards:
David
Edward Jones (Norwich City Football Club / England) (February 11, 1952, Gosport)
Joseph
Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England) (March 4, 1955, Llandudno)
David
Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England) (November 26, 1949, Southampton)
John
Griffith Roberts (Birmingham City Football Club / England) (September
11, 1946, Abercynon-January 4, 2016)
Terence
Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (March 27, 1950, Grangetown, Cardiff)
Arfon
Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English
League) (August 23,
1941, Wrexham)
Carl
Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (November 3, 1956, Neath)
Leslie
Cartwright (Coventry City Football Club / England) (March 4, 1952, Aberdare)
Alan
Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English
League) (April 16, 1954, Pentre)
Peter
Anthony O'Sullivan (Brighton Hove and Albion Football Club / England) (March 4, 1951, Colwyn Bay)
Leighton
James (Derby County Football Club / England) (February 16, 1953,
Rodney
John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England) (January
11, 1947, Glynncorwg, Neath, Wales)
Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England) (February 5, 1947, Knucklas)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England) (September 20, 1946, Cardiff)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England) (September 26, 1949, Neath)
Ian Peter Evans (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England) (January 30, 1952,
Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England) (October 12, 1955, Port Talbot)
John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England) (March 22, 1949, Cardiff)
Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England) (February 5, 1947, Knucklas)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England) (September 20, 1946, Cardiff)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England) (September 26, 1949, Neath)
Ian Peter Evans (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England) (January 30, 1952,
Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England) (October 12, 1955, Port Talbot)
John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England) (March 22, 1949, Cardiff)
Frederick John Lewis (Grimsby Town Football Club / England)
(March 22, 1948, Long Eaton, Derbyshire) (part of squad, did not
play)
Philip
John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) (October 28, 1953, Cardiff) (part
of squad, did not play)
Coach:
Michael John Smith (1937, Hendon, London)
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
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Credits:
All
Wales players from ‘Soccer Stars 75-76’
Except:
Griffiths,
David Jones, Dwyer (Wales, The Complete
Who's Who of footballers since 1946, Author Dean P. Hayes
Carl
Harris, Leighton James, Leighton Phillips (Soccer Stars 76-77)
Curtis,
O’Sullivan (1979/80 Panini England)
Lloyd,
Roberts, Evans (Who's Who of Welsh International Players, Authors Gareth M
davies and Ian Garland)
Joey Jones (1984/85 Panini England) |
1976
Home Championship Matches:
Date: May 6, 1976
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Scotland 3-Wales 1
Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park
Attendance: 25,466
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Irerland)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland):
William Pettigrew 38, Bruce Rioch 44, Eddie Gray 69
(Wales):
Arfon Griffiths 61 pen
Summary
of goals:
1:0
(38th minute, Scotland): From the middle, Archie Gemmill
sent Pettigrew clear on right side. He beat a defender and went in the box to
score
2:0
(44th minute, Scotland): Don
Masson took a free kick from the right side that was headed in by Rioch.
2:1
(61st minute, Wales): Thomas Forsyth fouled Leighton James
in the box. Arfon Griffiths scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
3:1
(69th minute, Scotland): Joe Jordan’s cross from the right
side was headed in by Eddie Gray.
Lineups:
Scotland:
1-Alan
Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club-Glasgow)
2-Daniel
Fergus McGrain (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
3-William
Donachie (Manchester City Football Club / England)
4-Thomas
Forsyth (Rangers Football
Club-Glasgow)
5-Colin
MacDonald Jackson (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow)
6-Bruce
David Rioch (Derby County Football Club / England)
7-William
H. Pettigrew (Motherwell Football Club)
8-Donald
Sandison Masson (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)
9-Joseph
Jordan (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
10-Archibald
Gemmill (Derby County Football Club / England)
11-Edwin
Gray (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Coach:
William Esplin Ormond
Other
Substitutes:
Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (The Celtic Football Club –Glasgow)
Derek
Joseph Johnstone (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow)
James
Garven Stewart (Kilmarnock Football Club)
Alexander Forsyth (Manchester United Football Club / England)
John
Henderson Blackley (Hibernian Football Club – Edinburgh)
Team
Captain: Archie Gemmill
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors: Navy Blue Sirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
Wales:
1-Brian
William Lloyd (Wrexham Football Club /
Wales, registered in English League)
2-David
Edward Jones (Norwich City Football Club / England)
3-Joseph
Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
4-David
Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England)
5-John
Griffith Roberts (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
9-Terence
Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
8-Arfon
Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English
League)
7-Carl
Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (14-Leslie Cartwright (Coventry City Football Club / England))
10-Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales,
registered in English League)
6-Peter
Anthony O'Sullivan (Brighton Hove and Albion Football Club / England)
11-Leighton
James (Derby County Football Club / England)
Coach:
Michael John Smith
Other
Substitutes:
William
David Davies (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
Leslie
Cartwright (Coventry City Football Club / England)
Frederick John Lewis (Grimsby Town Football Club / England)
Philip
John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Team
Captain: Terence Charles Yorath
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Yellow
Socks
Date: May 8, 1976
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Wales 0-England 1
Venue: Cardiff, Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,592
Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)
Goalscorers:
(Wales):
None
(England):
Peter Taylor 59
Summary
of goals:
0:1
(59th minute, England): Gerry Francis found Peter Taylor
at edge of penalty area. His low shot
went in to Dai Davies’ right side.
Lineups:
Wales:
William
David Davies (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)
Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England) (David Edward Jones (Norwich City Football Club / England) )
Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
Ian Peter Evans (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England)
Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) (Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) )
John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Leighton James (Derby County Football Club / England)
Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England) (David Edward Jones (Norwich City Football Club / England) )
Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
Ian Peter Evans (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England)
Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) (Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) )
John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Leighton James (Derby County Football Club / England)
Coach:
Michael John Smith
Other
Substitutes:
Brian
William Lloyd (Wrexham Football Club /
Wales, registered in English League)
John
Griffith Roberts (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
Leslie
Cartwright (Coventry City Football Club / England)
Team
Captain: Terence Charles Yorath
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks
England:
Raymond
Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
David Thomas Clement (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)
David Thomas Clement (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)
Michael
Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
Philip Bernard Thompson (Liverpool Football Club)
Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
Philip Bernard Thompson (Liverpool Football Club)
Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
Raymond
Kennedy (Liverpool Football Club)
Kevin
Joseph Keegan (Liverpool Football Club)
Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’ Francis (Queen’s Park Rangers Football
Club-London)
James ‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester United Football Club)
Mark Anthony Towers (Sunderland Association Football Club)
Peter John Taylor (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)
James ‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester United Football Club)
Mark Anthony Towers (Sunderland Association Football Club)
Peter John Taylor (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)
Coach:
Donald George Revie
Other
Substitutes:
Colin
Todd (Derby County Football Club)
Peter
Leslie Shilton (Stoke
City Football Club)
Michael
Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club)
Trevor
John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club)
Joseph
Royle (Manchester City Football Club)
Team
Captain: Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’
Francis
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
Date: May 8, 1976
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Scotland 3-Northern
Ireland 0
Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,897
Referee: Thomas Henry Charles
Reynolds (Wales)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland):
Archie Gemmill 23, Donald Masson 47, Kenny Dalglish 52
(Northern
Ireland): None
Summary
of goals:
1:0
(23rd minute, Scotland): Bruce Rioch found Joe Jordan who went
on the left side and crossed inside the box for Archie Gemmill to score.
2:0
(47th minute, Scotland): Joe Jordan on the left side
passed to Dalglish who gave the ball to Masson who socred from outside of the
box.
3:0
(52nd minute, Scotland): Masson sent a cross into the box,
Rioch dummied and reached Dalglish who scored.
Lineups:
Scotland:
1-Alan
Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club-Glasgow)
2-Daniel
Fergus McGrain (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
3-William
Donachie (Manchester City Football Club / England)
4-Thomas
Forsyth (Rangers Football
Club-Glasgow)
5-Colin
MacDonald Jackson (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow)
6-Bruce
David Rioch (Derby County Football Club / England) (15-Richard (Asa) Hartford
(Manchester City Football Club / England) 55th)
8-Donald
Sandison Masson (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)
10-Archibald
Gemmill (Derby County Football Club /
England)
7-William
H.Pettigrew (Motherwell Football Club) (16-Derek Johnstone (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow) 66th)
9-Joseph
Jordan (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
11-Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
Coach:
Alistair MacLeod
Team
Captain: Archie Gemmill
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
Note:
Scotland missed a penalty kick awarded after Joe Jordan was fouled in the box
by Jennings.
Rioch’s
attempt struck the post and was scored on the rebound, however, the Referee
ruled it out for Offside.
Northern Ireland:
1-Patrick
Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
2-Peter
William Scott (York City Football Club / England)
4-Christopher
John Nicholl (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England)
5-Alan
Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
3-Patrick James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London /
England)
7-Bryan
Hamilton (Everton Football
Club–Liverpool / England)
10-Thomas
Cassidy (Newcastle United Football Club / England)
6-Patrick
Gerald Sharp Sharkey (Ipswich Town Football Club / England) (17-David McCreery (Manchester United
Football Club / England) 61st)
8-Samuel
Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
9-Samuel
John Morgan (Brighton Hove and Albion Football Club / England) (16-Derek William Spence (Bury Football Club
/ England) 85th)
11-Thomas
Finney (Sunderland Association Football Club / England)
Player-Manager:
David Clements
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform
Colors: Green Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks
Date: May 11, 1976
Competition: Home Championship
Result: England 4-Northern
Ireland 0
Venue: London-Wembley
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Clive
Thomas (Wales)
Linesmen:
G.L. Harrhy
(Wales), I.F. Williams (Wales)
Goalscorers:
(England):
Gerry Francis 35, Mike Channon 36 pen, 77, Stuart Pearson 60
(Northern
Ireland): None
Summary
of goals:
1:0
(35th minute, England): On the left side, Mick Mills
passed to Channon, who backheeled to Francis for a tap in.
2:0
(36th minute, England): England were awarded their penalty
kick after Channon was fouled by Cassidy in the box. Channon scored from the
ensuing penalty kick.
3:0
(60th minute, England): Ray Kennedy passed to Keegan on
the left side. Keegan crossed in the box, Pearson headed it across, Kennedy trapped
and volleyed. Jennings parried the shot but Pearson picked up the rebound.
4:0
(77th minute, England): Todd crossed from right side to
Keegan. His attempt was blocked by a defender as he was about to shoot. Channon
picked up the rebound and scored.
Lineups:
England:
1-Raymond
Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
2-Colin Todd (Derby County Football Club)
2-Colin Todd (Derby County Football Club)
3-Michael
Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
4-Philip Bernard Thompson (Liverpool Football Club)
5-Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
4-Philip Bernard Thompson (Liverpool Football Club)
5-Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
6-Raymond
Kennedy (Liverpool Football Club)
7-Kevin
Joseph Keegan (Liverpool Football Club) (Joseph Royle (Manchester City Football
Club) 65th)
8-Michael
Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club)
9-James
‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester
United Football Club)
10-Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’ Francis (cap) (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)
11-Peter John Taylor (Crystal Palace Football Club-London) (Mark Anthony Towers (Sunderland Association Football Club) 60th)
10-Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’ Francis (cap) (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)
11-Peter John Taylor (Crystal Palace Football Club-London) (Mark Anthony Towers (Sunderland Association Football Club) 60th)
Coach:
Donald George Revie
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
Northern Ireland:
1-Patrick
Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
2-Patrick James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)
3-Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England) (Peter William Scott (York City Football Club / England) )
4-Christopher John Nicholl (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England)
5-Alan Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
6-David Clements (New York Cosmos / USA)
7-Bryan Hamilton (Everton Football Club–Liverpool / England)
8-Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
9-Derek William Spence (Bury Football Club / England)
10-Thomas Cassidy (Newcastle United Football Club / England)
2-Patrick James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)
3-Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England) (Peter William Scott (York City Football Club / England) )
4-Christopher John Nicholl (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England)
5-Alan Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
6-David Clements (New York Cosmos / USA)
7-Bryan Hamilton (Everton Football Club–Liverpool / England)
8-Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
9-Derek William Spence (Bury Football Club / England)
10-Thomas Cassidy (Newcastle United Football Club / England)
11-David
McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Player-Manager:
David Clements
Team
Captain: Patrick Anthony Jennings
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks
Date: May 14, 1976
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Wales 1-Northern
Ireland 0
Venue: Swansea –Vetch field
Attendance: 9,935
Referee: Kenneth Burns (England)
Goalscorers:
(Wales):
Leighton James 30
(Northern
Ireland): None
Summary
of goals:
1:0
(30th minute, Wales): Brian Flynn sent a cross into the
box that led confusion in the Irish defense. Jennings was forced to come out to
handle it and Leighton James lobbed ball over him into the net.
Lineups:
Wales:
William David Davies (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)
William David Davies (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)
Leighton
Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
Malcolm
Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
David
Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England)
Ian
Peter Evans (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
Arfon
Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English
League)
Brian
Flynn (Burnley Football
Club / England)
Terence
Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Alan
Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English
League)
Leighton
James (Derby County Football Club / England)
Coach:
Michael John Smith
Team
Captain: Terence Charles Yorath
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors:
Northern Ireland:
Patrick
Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
Patrick
James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)
Peter
William Scott (York City Football Club / England)
Alan
Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
Christopher
John Nicholl (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England)
David
Clements (New York Cosmos / USA)
Bryan
Hamilton (Everton Football
Club–Liverpool / England)
David
McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Thomas
Cassidy (Newcastle United Football Club / England) (James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club / England))
Samuel
Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Derek
William Spence (Bury Football Club / England)
(Samuel John Morgan (Brighton
Hove and Albion Football Club / England)
)
Player-Manager:
David Clements
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors:
Date: May 15, 1976
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Scotland 2-England 1
Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park
Attendance: 85,165
Referee: Karoly Palotai (Hungary)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland):
Donald Masson 17, Kenny Dalglish 49
(England):
Mike Channon 11
Summary
of goals:
0:1
(11th minute, England): From the left side, McFarlnad
crossed into the box and Channon headed in.
1:1
(17th minute, Scotland): A corner from the left side from
Gray was headed in by Masson.
2:1
(49th minute, Scotland): Jordan crossed from left side
for Dalglish. His shot went through the hands of Clemence into the net.
Lineups:
Scotland:
1-Alan
Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club-Glasgow)
2-Daniel
Fergus McGrain (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
3-William
Donachie (Manchester City Football Club / England)
4-Thomas
Forsyth (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow)
5-Colin
MacDonald Jackson (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow)
6-Bruce
David Rioch (Derby County Football Club / England)
8-Donald
Sandison Masson (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)
10-Archibald
Gemmill (Derby County Football Club / England)
7-Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
9-Joseph
Jordan (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
11-Edwin
Gray (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (16-Derek Johnstone
(Rangers Football
Club-Glasgow) 78th)
Coach:
William Esplin Ormond
Other
Substitutes:
James
Garven Stewart (Kilmarnock Football Club)
Martin
McLean Buchan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Richard
(Asa) Hartford (Manchester City Football Club / England)
William
H.Pettigrew (Motherwell Football Club)
Team
Captain: Archie Gemmill
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
England:
1-Raymond
Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
2-Colin
Todd (Derby County Football Club)
3-Michael
Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
4-Philip
Bernard Thompson (Liverpool Football Club)
5-Roy
Leslie McFarland (Derby County Football Club) (12-Michael Doyle (Manchester City Football
Club) 70th)
6-Raymond
Kennedy (Liverpool Football Club)
7-Kevin
Joseph Keegan (Liverpool Football Club)
10-Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’ Francis (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)
9-James
‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester
United Football Club) (15-Trevor John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club) 46th)
8-Michael
Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club)
11-Peter
John Taylor (Crystal
Palace Football
Club-London)
Coach:
Donald George Revie
Team
Captain: Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’
Francis
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
Final
table P W
D L GF GA GD
Pts
1-
Scotland 3 3 0 0
8 2 +6 6
3-
England 3 2
0 1 6 2 +4
4
2-
Wales 3 1 0
2 2 4 -2 2
4-
Northern Ireland 3 0
0 3 0 8 –8
0
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Points
References:
England
v Scotland, The Auld Enemy by Dean Hayes
England,
The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
Scotland,
the complete international Football
Record, Author Richard Keir
Scotland,
The Team, Author Andrew ward, 1987
Wizards
and Bravehearts, A History of the Scottish National Side, Author David Potter,
2004
World
Soccer, June 1976
World
Soccer, July 1976
‘Red Dragons, The
Story of Welsh Football, Author Phil Stead’
Wizards and Bravehearts, A History of the
Scottish National Side, Author: David Potter, 2004.
Official Match Programme, England v Northern Ireland, 1976