Compendium to the 1976 Euros-Qualifiers-Part 2 (Group 2)

UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

September 4, 1974 (Vienna, Austria 2-Wales 1)

October 13, 1974 (Luxembourg, Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4)

October 30, 1974 (Cardiff, Wales 2-Hungary 0)

November 20, 1974 (Swansea, Wales 5-Luxembourg 0)

March 16, 1975 (Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1-Austria 2)

April 2, 1975 (Vienna, Austria 0-Hungary 0)

April 16, 1975 (Budapest, Hungary 1-Wales 2)

May 1, 1975 (Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1-Wales 3)

September 24, 1975 (Budapest, Hungary 2-Austria 1)

October 15, 1975 (Vienna, Austria 6-Luxembourg 2)

October 19, 1975 (Szombathely, Hungary 8-Luxembourg 1)

November 19, 1975 (Wrexham, Wales 1-Austria 0)

Table		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wales	6	5	0	1	14	4	10	10
2	Hungary	6	3	1	2	15	8	7	7
3	Austria	6	3	1	2	11	7	4	7
4	Luxembourg	6	0	0	6	7	28	-21	0

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Points

Date: September 4, 1974

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Austria 2-Wales 1

Venue: Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Babacan Dogan (Turkey)

Goalscorers:

(Austria): Wilhelm Kreuz 63, Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl 74    

(Wales): Arfon Trevor Griffiths 35

Lineups:

Austria:

Herbert Rettensteiner (Sportklub VOEST Linz)  
Johann Eigenstiller (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Johannes Winkelbauer (Sportverein Austria Salzburg)
Eduard Krieger (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Werner Kriess (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Werner Walzer (Sportklub Rapid Wien)

Josef Stering (Sportklub VOEST Linz) 

Wilhelm Kreuz (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam  / Holland)
Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
August Starek (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Rainer Schlagbauer (Sportklub Rapid Wien)  (Helmut Koglberger (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club) Wien)  61^st)

Coach: Leopold Stastny

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1- First cap for Werner Walzer.

Wales:

Gareth Sprake (Birmingham City Football Club / England)    
David Frazer Roberts (Oxford United Football Club / England)
Leighton Phillips (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 
John Griffith Roberts (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
Paul S. Roberts (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 
Gilbert Ivor Reece (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 
John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England) 

Coach: Michael Smith

Booked:  David Frazer Roberts 41, John Benjamin Toshack 52

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author: Anton Egger

(Austria squad, September 4, 1974, EC Qualifier, Austria 2-Wales 1)

Date: October 13, 1974

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4

Venue: Letzebuerg (Luxembourg)-Stade Municipal de Luxembourg 

Attendance: 3,330

Referee: Magnus V. Petursson (Iceland)

Goalscorers:

(Luxembourg): Gilbert Dussier 14, 44 pen

(Hungary): Joszef Horvath 18, Laszlo Nagy 30, 55, Laszlo Balint 70

Lineups:

Luxembourg:

Jeannot Moes (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)

Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

René Flenghi (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)

Robert da Grava (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   

Jean Zuang (Olympique Lyonnais / France)

Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)

Gilbert Dussier (Sportverein Rochling Volklingen / West Germany)

Nico Braun (Football Club de Metz / France)

Pierrot Langers (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)

Other Substitutes:

Lucien Thill (Club Sportif Grevenmacher)   

Emile Lahure (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn)

Pierre Wohlfart (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Vinicio Monacelli (Union Sportive Luxemburg)

Carlo Devillet (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Team Captain: Paul Philipp

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, ?? Socks

Hungary:

Ferenc Meszaros (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  

Peter Török (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  

Laszlo Harsanyi (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Joszef Horvath (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Mihaly Kantor (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  

Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

László Fazekas (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Andras Toth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Mihaly Penzes(Raba Eto)

Tibor Kiss (MTK (Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre )-VM(Voros Meteor) –Budapest)

Laszlo Nagy (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Coach: Ede Moor

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, ?? Socks

Note:

1-Ede Moor’s first match in charge. Hungary Manager Jozsef Boszik had just stepped down due to heart trouble.

Photo From: Shoot, April 19, 1975

(October 13, 1974, EC Qualifier, Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4)

Photo From: 90 Joer Letzebuerger Footballfederatioun / 90 ans Federation Luxembourgeoise de Football

(October 13, 1974, EC Qualifier, Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4)

Photo From: World Soccer, November 1974

(October 13, 1974, EC Qualifier, Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4)

Photo From: World Soccer, May 1975

(October 13, 1974, EC Qualifier, Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4)

Date: October 30, 1974

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Wales 2-Hungary 0

Venue: Cardiff, Ninian Park

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Antonio José Garrido Da Silva (Portugal)

Goalscorers:

(Wales): Arfon Trevor Griffiths 57, John Benjamin Toshack 87

(Hungary): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (57^th minute, Wales): James passed to Reece, his cross from right was tapped in by Griffiths.

2:0 (87^th minute, Wales): James’ cross from right was headed in at the far post by Toshack.

Lineups:

Wales:

Gareth Sprake (Birmingham City Football Club / England) (John T.S.Phillips (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 84^th)

Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England)

Harold Michael England (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

Paul S. Roberts (Portsmouth Football Club / England)

Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)

Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) 

Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 

Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England)

Gilbert Ivor Reece (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 

John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Coach: Michael Smith

Booked: Mike England 23

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Hungary:

Ferenc Meszaros (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  

Peter Török (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  

Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Joszef Mucha (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Mihaly Kantor (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  

Zoltan Halmosi (Szombathelyi Haladás Vasutas Sport Egyesület) 

László Fazekas (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Andras Toth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)   (Joszef  Poczik (Raba Eto) 63^rd)

László Fekete (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Tibor Kiss (MTK (Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre )-VM(Voros Meteor) –Budapest)

Laszlo Nagy (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Coach: Ede Moor

Booked: József Mucha 15, Mihály Kántor 72

Team Captain:

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Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: http://www.tempofradi.hu/1974-x-30-eb-selejtezo-wales-magyarorszag-20

(October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, Wales 2-Hungary 0)

Photo From: http://www.tempofradi.hu/1974-x-30-eb-selejtezo-wales-magyarorszag-20

(October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, Wales 2-Hungary 0)

Date: November 20, 1974

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Wales 5-Luxembourg 0

Venue: Swansea, Vetch Field

Attendance: 10,500

Referee: Preben Christophersen (Denmark)

Goalscorers:

(Wales): John Toshack 34, Mike England 53, Paul Roberts 70, Arfon Griffiths 73, Terry Yorath 75

(Luxembourg): None

Lineups:

Wales:

Gareth Sprake (Birmingham City Football Club / England)

Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England)

Harold Michael England (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

Paul S. Roberts (Portsmouth Football Club / England)

Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England) (Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England) 77^th)

Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)   

Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 

Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England)

Gilbert Ivor Reece (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 

John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Coach: Michael Smith

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks

Luxembourg:

Lucien Thill (Club Sportif Grevenmacher)   

Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)

Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

René Flenghi (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)

Robert da Grava (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)     (Henri Roemer (Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck) 73rd)

Jean Zuang (Olympique Lyonnais / France)

Louis Pilot (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Pierrot Langers (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie) (Jean-Pierre Martin (Union Sportive Luxemburg) 64th)

Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)

Gilbert Dussier (Sportverein Rochling Volklingen / West Germany)

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)

Booked: Roger Fandel 30, Robert da Grava 54

Other Substitutes:

Jeannot Moes (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Guy Weis (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)

Team Captain: Louis Pilot

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks

Note:

1-Wales missed a penalty kick, which was given after Da Grava handled in the box from a Reece header.

2-John Toshack scored the first goal from a header from a Reece cross.

3- Arfon Griffiths scored in the 73^rd minute from a cross by Leighton James.

Date: March 16, 1975

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Luxembourg 1-Austria 2

Venue: Letzebuerg (Luxembourg)-Stade Municipal de Luxembourg 

Attendance: 5,340

Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft (Holland) 

Goalscorers:

(Luxembourg): Nico Braun 12

(Austria): Helmut Köglberger 58, Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl 75

Summary of goals:

1:0 (12^th minute, Luxembourg): A high cross from the right side was headed in by Braun.

1:1 (58^th minute, Austria): Stering’s cross from the corner line was headed in by Helmut Köglberger.

1:2 (73^rd minute, Austria): Hickersberger sent Krankl through to score.

Lineups:

Luxembourg:

Jeannot Moes (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)

Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Louis Pilot (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

Jean-Louis Margue (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn)

Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)

Jean Zuang (Olympique Lyonnais / France)

Gilbert Zender (Football Club Avenir Beggen)     (Jean-Paul Georres (Football Association Red Boys Differdange) 77th)

Gilbert Dussier (Sportverein Rochling Volklingen / West Germany)

Nico Braun (Football Club de Metz / France)

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)

Other Substitutes:

Johny Majerus

René Flenghi (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)

Emile Lahure (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn) 

Jeannot Krecke (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks

Austria:

Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Roland Hattenberger (Spielclub Fortuna Köln e.V. / West Germany)

Norbert Hof (Sportklub Rapid Wien)

Johann Eigenstiller (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Egon Pajenk (Sportklub Rapid Wien)

Herbert Prohaska (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Josef Hickersberger (Offenbacher Fußball Club Kickers 1901 e.V. / West Germany)
Manfred Gombasch (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)

Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)

Kurt Welzl (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck) (Helmut Koglberger (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien) 46^th)
Josef Stering (Sportklub VOEST Linz)    

Coach: Leopold Stastny

Booked: Egon Pajenk

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks

Note:

1- First cap for Kurt Welzl.

Date: April 2, 1975

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Austria 0-Hungary 0

Venue: Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion

Attendance: 71,000

Referee: John Keith Taylor (England)

Goalscorers:

(Austria): None

(Hungary): None

Lineups:

Austria:

Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Johann Eigenstiller (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Johannes Winkelbauer (Sportverein Austria Salzburg)
Erich Obermayer (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Heinrich Strasser (Admira Wacker Sportklub -Wien)
Roland Hattenberger (Spielclub Fortuna Köln e.V. / West Germany)

Herbert Prohaska (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)

Helmut Köglberger (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien) (Hans Pirkner (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien) 69^th)

Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Wilhelm Kreuz (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam  / Holland)
Alfred Riedl (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

Coach: Leopold Stastny

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1- First cap for Erich Obermayer and Alfred Riedl.

Hungary:

Ferenc Meszaros (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti) 
Peter Török (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti) 
Janos Nagy III (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)
Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Joszef Toth (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)
Karoly Csapo (Tatabanyai Banyasz)
Lájos Kocsis (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
Joszef  Horvath (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Andras Toth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) (Sandor Pinter (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület) 69^th)
Ferenc Bene (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Laszlo Branikovits (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest) (László Fekete (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) 69^th)

Coach: Ede Moor

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, ?? Socks

Note:

1-The last qualifier of Hungary with Ede Moor in charge.

Date: April 16, 1975

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Hungary 1-Wales 2

Venue: Budapest, Nepstadion

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain)

Goalscorers:

(Hungary): Laszlo Branikovits 77

(Wales): John Toshack 45, John Francis Mahoney 70

Summary of goals:

0:1 (45^th minute, Wales): Griffiths released James on the right side he crossed for Toshack to score.

0:2 (70^th minute, Wales): Toshack passed to Flynn on the left side. Fynn crossed from left side to Mahoney who shot home.
1:2 (77^th minute, Hungary): From the middle, Pinter passed to Laszlo Branikovits inside the box to go on and score.

Lineups:

Hungary:

1-Ferenc Meszaros (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti) 
2-Peter Török (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti) 
3-Janos Nagy III (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)

6-Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
4-Joszef Toth (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)
5-Karoly Csapo (Tatabányai Bányász Sport Club) (13-Ferenc Bene (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) 56^th)
8-Lájos Kocsis (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
10-Joszef  Horvath (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) (14-Sandor Pinter (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület) 46^th)

7-Mihaly Kozma (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

9-Laszlo Branikovits (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)    

11-Janos Mate (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Coach: Janos Szocs

Booked: Ferenc Meszaros

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Note:

1-The only qualifier of Hungary with Janos Szocs in charge.

Wales:

1-William David Davies (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

2-Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England)

6-Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

5-John Griffith Roberts (Birmingham City Football Club / England)

3-Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)

7-John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)

4-Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

8-Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

11-Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England) (13-Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England) 59^th)

9-Gilbert Ivor Reece (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)  (15-David Paul Smallman (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   83^rd )

10-John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Coach: Michael Smith

Booked: Malcolm Page, Gilbert Reece

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, White Shorts, Yellow Socks

Note:

1-John Toschak missed a penalty kick for Wales.

Photo From: Shoot, November 22, 1975

(April 16, 1975, EC Qualifier, Hungary 1-Wales 2)

Photo From: Shoot, May 17, 1975

(April 16, 1975, EC Qualifier, Hungary 1-Wales 2)

Date: May 1, 1975

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Luxembourg 1-Wales 3

Venue: Letzebuerg (Luxembourg)-Stade Municipal de Luxembourg 

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Jan Peeters (Holland)

Goalscorers:

(Luxembourg): Paul Philipp 39 pen

(Wales): Gilbert Ivor Reece 24, Leighton James 32, 83 pen

Summary of goals:

0:1 (24^th minute, Wales): Leighton James crossed for Toshack. His header was cleared off the line, Reece scored from the rebound.

0:2 (32^nd minute, Wales): Reece passed to James, who went around Jeannot Moes to score into an empty net.

1:2 (39^th minute, Luxembourg): Malcolm Page fouled Roger Fandel in the box. Paul Philipp scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

1:3 (83^rd minute, Wales): Jean Zuang fouled Leighton James in the box. Leighton James scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

Luxembourg:

Jeannot Moes (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)

Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Louis Pilot (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

Jean-Louis Margue (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn) 

Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)

Jean Zuang (Olympique Lyonnais / France)

Jean-Pierre Martin (Union Sportive Luxemburg) (Jeannot Krecke (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie) 50^th) (Henri Roemer (Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck) 80^th)

Nico Braun (Football Club de Metz / France)

Gilbert Zender (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)

Other Substitutes:

Johny Majerus 

Emile Lahure (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn) 

Gilbert Dresch (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Wales:

William David Davies (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

David Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England)

Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)

Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England)

John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)

Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)  (Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England) 58^th)

Gilbert Ivor Reece (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England)

Coach: Michael Smith

Booked: John Toshack

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, White Shorts, Yellow Socks

Date: September 24, 1975

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Hungary 2-Austria 1

Venue: Budapest, Nepstadion

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: René Vigliani (France) 

Goalscorers:

(Hungary): Tibor Nyilasi 3, Laszlo Pusztai 35   

(Austria): Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl 16 pen

Summary of goals:

1:0 (3rd minute, Hungary): Fazekas passed to Kocsis. He crossed for Nylasi to score.

1:1 (16^th minute, Austria):  Welzl is fouled by Balint in the penalty area. Krankl scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:1 (35^th minute, Hungary): L. Nagy sent a ball in the middle, Obermayer miscues his attempt and the ball reached to Laszlo Pusztai to score.

Lineups:

Hungary:

Laszlo Kovacs (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)
Janos Nagy III (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)
Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Tibor Rab (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Sandor  Lukacs (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
Tibor Nyilasi (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Lájos Kocsis (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
Andras Toth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) (Sandor Pinter (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület) 75^th)
Laszlo Pusztai (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
László Fazekas (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Laszlo Nagy (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) (Bela Varady (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  46^th)

Coach: Lajos Baroti

Booked: Tibor Nyilasi

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks

Note:

1-Lajos Baroti now in charge of Hungary. Joszef Boszik had resigned due to poor health. In the meantime, Ede Moor and Janos Szocs had served as interim bosses.

Austria:

Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Robert Sara (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)

Erich Obermayer (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien) (Johannes Winkelbauer (Sportverein Austria Salzburg) 46^th)
Bruno Pezzey (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Werner Kriess (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Peter Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)

Günther Rinker (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Herbert Prohaska (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien) (Manfred Steiner (Sturm Graz Sportklub) 46^th)

Kurt Welzl (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Kurt Jara (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg / West Germany)
Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)

Coach: Leopold Stastny

Booked: Peter Koncilia, Manfred Steiner

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

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Note:

1- First cap for Peter Koncilia, Günther Rinker and Manfred Steiner.

Date: October 15, 1975

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Austria 6-Luxembourg 2

Venue: Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion

Attendance: 14,499

Referee: Miroslav Kopal (Czechoslovakia)

Goalscorers:

(Austria): Kurt Welzl 1, 46, Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl 38 pen, 76, Kurt Jara 41, Herbert Prohaska 80

(Luxembourg): Nico Braun 4, Paul Philipp 32

Summary of goals:

1:0 (1st minute, Austria): Jara set up Welzl for the opener.

1:1 (4th minute, Luxembourg): Nico Braun took advantage of Kriess’ inattention to go through and scre.

1:2 (32^nd minute, Luxembourg): Paul Philipp scored from a free kick.

2:2 (38^th minute, Austria):  Welzl is fouled by Margue in the penalty area. Krankl scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

3:2 (41st minute, Austria): Prohaska passed to Jara to score.

4:2 (46^th minute, Austria): Prohaska passed to Welzl to score.

5:2 (76^th minute, Austria): Prohaska crossed for Krankl to score with a diving header.

6:2 (80^th minute, Austria): After a solo run, Krankl set up Prohaska to score.

Lineups:

Austria:

Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Werner Kriess (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Johannes Winkelbauer (Sportverein Austria Salzburg)

Heinrich Strasser (Admira Wacker Sportklub -Wien)
Bruno Pezzey (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Herbert Prohaska (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)

Kurt Welzl (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Peter Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)

Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Johann Ettmayer (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. / West Germany)
Kurt Jara (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg / West Germany)

Coach: Branko Elsner

Booked: Heinrich Strasser

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Luxembourg:

René Hoffmann (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   

Emile Lahure (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn) 

Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Louis Pilot (Racing Jet de Bruxelles / Belgium)

Jean-Louis Margue (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn) 

Jean Zuang (Cercle Sportif  Le Stade Dudelange)

Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)

Pierrot Langers (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie) (Jeannot Krecke (Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck) 75th)

Gilbert Dussier (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine / France) (Francois Hauer (Club Sportif Grevenmacher) 65th)

Nico Braun (Football Club de Metz / France)

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)

Booked: Jean-Louis Margue

Other Substitutes:

Lucien Thill (Club Sportif Grevenmacher)   

Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)

René Flenghi (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

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Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author: Anton Egger

(Austria squad, October 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, Austria 6-Luxembourg 2)

Date: October 19, 1975

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Hungary 8-Luxembourg 1

Venue: Szombathely, Stade Rohonczi

Attendance: 7,503

Referee: Nikola Milanov Doudine (Bulgaria)

Goalscorers:

(Hungary): Sandor Pinter 13, Tibor Nyilasi 21, 32, 44, 57, 67, Tibor Wollek 78, Bela Varady 84

(Luxembourg): Gilbert Dussier 83

Lineups:

Hungary:

Adam Rothermel (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Janos Nagy III (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)

Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Tibor Rab (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Sandor  Lukacs (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

Joszef Kovacs (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)

Tibor Nyilasi (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Sandor Pinter (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

László Fazekas (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Bela Varady (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  

Laszlo Nagy (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) (Tibor Wollek (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári) 39^th or 70^th)

Coach: Lajos Baróti

Team Captain:

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Luxembourg:

Raymond Zender (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Léon Schmit (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   

Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Louis Pilot (Racing Jet de Bruxelles / Belgium)

Emile Lahure (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn) 

Jean Zuang (Cercle Sportif  Le Stade Dudelange)

Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)  (René Flenghi (Football Association Red Boys Differdange) 50th)

Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)

Pierrot Langers (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie) (Jeannot Krecke (Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck) 70th)

Nico Braun (Football Club de Metz / France)

Gilbert Dussier (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine / France)

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)

Booked: Paul Philipp

Other Substitutes:

René Hoffmann (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   

Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)

Francois Hauer (Club Sportif Grevenmacher)   

Team Captain:

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Date: November 19, 1975

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Wales 1-Austria 0

Venue: Wrexham-Racecourse Ground

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Goalscorers:

(Wales): Arfon Trevor Griffiths 69

(Austria): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (69^th minute, Wales): Thomas sent a cross in the box on the right side and volleyed in by Griffiths.

Lineups:

Wales:

Brian William Lloyd  (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 
Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England)
Ian Peter Evans (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
Joseph Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England)
Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 
David Paul Smallman (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)
Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England)

Coach: Michael Smith

Booked: Terence Charles Yorath, David Paul Smallman 49

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Austria:

Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Robert Sara (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Johannes Winkelbauer (Sportverein Austria Salzburg)

Werner Kriess (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)  (Heinrich Strasser (Admira Wacker Sportklub -Wien) 29^th)
Bruno Pezzey (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)

Manfred Steiner (Sturm Graz Sportklub)

Kurt Welzl (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)  (Josef Stering (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck) 70^th)
Herbert Prohaska (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)

Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Johann Ettmayer (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. / West Germany)
Kurt Jara (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg / West Germany)

Coach: Branko Elsner

Booked: Herbert Prohaska 36, Bruno Pezzey 49

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author: Anton Egger

(Austria squad, November 19, 1975, EC Qualifier, Wales 1-Austria 0)