Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 251 (Interview with Swedish Football fan Mr. Martin Jönsson on Sweden National Team during the 1990 World Cup)

 This is the 251^st episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.

For this episode, I interview Swedish Football fan Mr. Martin Jönsson as we discuss Sweden National Team during the 1990 World Cup.

 

 

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Compendium to ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’- Episode 250-Matches of Wales National team during the 1984 Euros qualifiers (1983/84, 1984/85 and 1985/86 seasons-Qualifiers and Friendlies).

  

Wales National Team matches during the 1983/84 Season (Spring 1984)

 

February 28, 1984, British Home Championship, Glasgow, Scotland 2-Wales 1 (David Cooper 37 pen, Maurice Johnston 78 / Robert Mark James 47)

May 2, 1984, British Home Championship, Wrexham, Wales 1-England 0 (Mark Leslie Hughes 17)

May 22, 1984, British Home Championship, Swansea, Wales 1-Northern Ireland 1 (Mark Leslie Hughes 51   / Gerard Joseph Armstrong 71)

June 6, 1984, Trondheim, Norway 1-Wales 0 (Arne Larsen-Oakland 75)

June 10, 1984, Tel Aviv, Israel 0-Wales 0 (-)

 

 

Wales National Team matches during the 1984/85 Season

 

September 12, 1984, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Reykjavík, Iceland 1-Wales 0 (Magnus Helgi Bergs 52)

October 17, 1984, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Sevilla, Spain 3-Wales 0 (Hipolito ‘Rincon’ Povedano 7, Francisco Javier ‘Carrasco’ Hidalgo 83, Emilio Butragueňo’ Santos 90)

November 14, 1984, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Cardiff, Wales 2- Iceland 1 (Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas 35, Mark Leslie Hughes 62 / Petur Petursson 54)

February 26, 1985, Wrexham, Wales 1-Norway 1 (Ian James Rush 44 / Per-Egil Ahlsen 6)

March 27, 1985, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Glasgow, Scotland 0-Wales 1 (Ian James Rush 36)

April 30, 1985, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Wrexham, Wales 3-Spain 0 (Ian James Rush 45, 88, Mark Leslie Hughes 53

June 5, 1985, Bergen, Norway 4-Wales 2 (Trond Sollied 4, Arne Larsen-Oakland 10, Own Goal 19, Paal Jacobsen 54 / Stephen John Lovell 13, Mark Leslie Hughes 78)

 

 

Wales National Team matches during the 1985/86 Season (Fall 1985)

 

September 10, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Cardiff, Wales 1-Scotland 1 (Mark Hughes 13 / Davie Cooper 81 pen)

October 16, 1985, Cardiff, Wales 0-Hungary 3 (Márton Esterházy 8, Gyula Hajszán 51, Lajos László Détári 89)

 

 

 

 

 

Date: February 28, 1984

Competition: British Home Championship

Result: Scotland 2-Wales 1

Venue: Glasgow - Hampden Park

Attendance: 21,542

Referee: Jack Poucher (Northern Ireland)

Linesmen: B. Stewart and A. Ritchie (both Northern Ireland)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Scotland): David Cooper 37 pen, Maurice Johnston 78

(Wales): Robert Mark James 47

Summary of goals:

1:0 (37^th minute, Scotland): Jeremy Charles fouled Sturrock in the box. Cooper scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

1:1 (47^th minute, Wales): Mickey Thomas’ cross from the left was struck by Robbie James from outside of the box.

2:1 (78^th minute, Scotland): Leighton’s long punt was flicked on , it reached Johnston, he passed to the left to Souness, who passed back to him to ascore.

Lineups:

Scotland:

1-James Leighton (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

2- Charles ‘Richard’ Gough (Dundee United Football Club)

3- Arthur Richard Albiston (Manchester United Football Club / England)

4- Graeme James Souness (Liverpool Football Club / England)

5-Alexander McLeish (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

6- William Fergus Miller (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

7- Paul Whitehead Sturrock (Dundee United Football Club)

8- Paul Michael Lyons McStay (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow) (14- Robert Sime ‘Roy’ Aitken (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow) 64)       

9- Francis Peter McGarvey (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow) (15-Maurice Johnston (Watford Football Club / England) 46)

10- James Bett (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren / Belgium)

11-David Cooper (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)

 

Coach: John ‘Jock’ Stein

 

Team Captain: Graeme James Souness

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

2-Jeffrey Hopkins (Fulham Football Club-London / England)

3-Joseph Patrick Jones (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

4-Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

5-Jeremy Melvyn Charles (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

6-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

7-Robert Mark James (Stoke City Football Club / England) 

8-Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England) 

9-Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England) (16-Gordon John Davies (Fulham Football Club-London / England) 64)

10-Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

11-Alan Thomas Curtis (Southampton Football Club / England) (13-Paul Terence Price (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) 84)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red (White sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Paul Terence Price (25/1) (1980-1984).

 

Date: May 2, 1984

Competition: British Home Championship

Result: Wales 1-England 0

Venue: Wrexham -Racecourse Ground

Attendance: 14, 240

Referee: David Syme (Scotland)

Linesmen: Rab Cuthill and William Machray (both Scotland)

Kick-off time: 19:30

Goalscorers:

(Wales): Mark Leslie Hughes 17

(England): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (17^th minute, Wales): Alan Davies’ free kick from the right side was headed in by Hughes.

Lineups:

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England) 
2-David Owen Phillips (Plymouth Argyle Football Club / England) 
3-Joseph Patrick Jones (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
4-Robert Mark James (Stoke City Football Club / England) 
5-Jeffrey Hopkins (Fulham Football Club-London / England)
6-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   
7-Gordon John Davies (Fulham Football Club-London / England)
8-Alan Davies (Manchester United Football Club / England) 
9-Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England)

10-Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
11-Mark Leslie Hughes (Manchester United Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-New Adidas kit design for Wales.

2-First cap for David Owen Phillips.

3-First cap and goal for Mark Leslie Hughes.

 

England:

1- Peter Leslie Shilton (Southampton Football Club)
2- Michael Duxburry (Manchester United Football Club)
3- Alan Phillip Kennedy (Liverpool Football Club)
5- Alvin Edward Martin (West Ham United Football Club-London) (12-Terence William Fenwick (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London) 81)
6-Mark Wright (Southampton Football Club)

4- Samuel Lee (Liverpool Football Club)
7- John Charles Gregory (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London)
8- Raymond Colin Wilkins (Manchester United Football Club)
9- Paul Anthony Walsh (Luton Town Football Club) 
10- Anthony Stewart Woodcock (Arsenal Football Club-London)
11- David Armstrong (Southampton Football Club) (15-Luther Loide Blissett (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) 77)

 

Coach: Robert William Robson

Other Substitutes:

13- Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Norwich City Football Club)

14- Gary Vincent Mabbutt (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)

16- Gary Winston Lineker (Leicester City Football Club)

 

Team Captain: Raymond Colin Wilkins

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

 

 

Photo From: Shoot, Issue November 17, 1984

(May 2, 1984, British Home Championship, Wales 1-England 0)

 

Photo From: Official Match Programme, Wales v Northern Ireland, 1984

(May 2, 1984, British Home Championship, Wales 1-England 0)

 

Photo From: Official Match Programme, Wales v Northern Ireland, 1984

(May 2, 1984, British Home Championship, Wales 1-England 0)

 

Photo From: England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne

(May 2, 1984, British Home Championship, Wales 1-England 0)

 

 

Photo From: Official Match Programme, Wales v Northern Ireland, 1984

(Wales squad, May 2, 1984, British Home Championship, Wales 1-England 0)

 

Photo From: Nations of Europe, Volume II author Ron Hockings and Keir Radnedge, 1993

(Wales Squad, top, left to right: Robbie James, Jeff Hopkins, Neville Southall, Ian Rush, Joey Jones, Mark Hughes, Bottom, left to right: Gordon Davies, Kevin Ratcliffe, Mickey Thomas, Alan Davies, David Phillips, May 2, 1984, Home Championship, Wales 1-England 0)

 

 

Wales beat England 1-0 at the Racecourse Ground in the Home Championship #OTD in 1984 – Mark Hughes with the winner (thanks @TheSkyStrikers) @Colemans_Dream @ffwtbol @IntWales @JervisEvans @RetroFAWales @spiritof58wales @welshfootball_ @NevilleSouthall pic.twitter.com/BeMnvyBCwu

— The 1888 Letter (@1888Letter) May 2, 2024

 

📅#OnThisDay in 1984, Mark Hughes scored the winner on his Wales debut! pic.twitter.com/SFzSf9ZqV5

— FA WALES (@FAWales) May 2, 2017

 

 

Date: May 22, 1984

Competition: British Home Championship

Result: Wales 1-Northern Ireland 1

Venue: Swansea-Vetch Field

Attendance: 7,845

Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

Linesmen: D.T. McVicar and P.A. Cameron (both Scotland)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Wales): Mark Leslie Hughes 51

(Northern Ireland): Gerard Joseph Armstrong 71

Summary of goals:

1:0 (51^st minute, Wales): A ball upfield on the left, was headed in the direction of Hughes, who controlled and volleyed from the edge of the box.

1:1 (71^st minute, Northern Ireland): A cross from the right was headed in by Armstrong.

Lineups:

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

6-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

2-David Owen Phillips (Plymouth Argyle Football Club / England)

3-Joseph Patrick Jones (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

8-Alan Davies (Manchester United Football Club / England)

5-Jeffrey Hopkins (Fulham Football Club-London / England)

4-Robert Mark James (Stoke City Football Club / England)

7-Gordon John Davies (Fulham Football Club-London / England) (Nigel Mark Vaughan (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 75)

10-Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

9-Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England)

11-Mark Leslie Hughes (Manchester United Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

Other Substitutes:

Andrew Gerald Dibble (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)   

Neil John Slatter (Bristol Rovers Football Club / England)

Glyn Peter Hodges (Wimbledon Football Club-London / England)

Peter Nicholas (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Northern Ireland:

1-Patrick Anthony Jennings (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) (12-James Archibald Platt (Ballymena United Football Club) 38)

2-Malachy Martin Donaghy (Luton Town Football Club / England)

3-Nigel Worthington (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

5-Gerard M.A. McElhinney (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England)

4-John McClelland (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)

8-Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Stoke City Football Club / England)

6-Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill (Notts County Football Club-Nottingham / England)

11-Ian Edwin Stewart (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

7-Gerard Joseph Armstrong (Real Club Deportivo Mallorca / Spain)

9-William Robert Hamilton (Burnley Football Club / England)

10-Norman Whiteside (Manchester United Football Club / England)

 

Coach: William Laurence Bingham

Other Substitutes:

Colin Frederick Hill (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) 

Paul Christopher Ramsey (Leicester City Football Club / England)

James Martin Quinn (Swindon Town Football Club / England)

George ‘Terence’ Cochrane (Gillingham Football Club / England)

 

Team Captain: Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

 

Date: June 6, 1984

Competition: Friendly

Result: Norway 1-Wales 0

Venue: Trondheim-Lerkendal

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Hakan Lundgren (Sweden)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Norway): Arne Larsen-Oakland 75

(Wales): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (75^th minute, Norway): Fjaellberg’s long throw-in from the right side was struck in by Arne Larsen-Oakland.

Lineups:

Norway:

1-Erik Thordsvet (Viking- Stavanger)

2-Svein Fjaellberg (Viking- Stavanger) (15-Tom Sundby (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo) 79)

3-Terje Kojedal (Hamarkameratene)

4-Aage Hareide (Norwich City Football Club / England) 

5-Svein Grondalen (Moss Fotballklubb- Ostfold)

6-Kai Erik Herlovsen (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / West Germany)

7-Per-Egil Ahlsen (Frederikstad Fotballklubb-Ostfold)

8-Anders Giske (1.Fußball-Club Nürnberg - Verein für Leibesübungen e.V. / West Germany) (14-Vidar Davidsen (Vålerengens Idrettsforening) 66)

9-Sverre Brandhaug (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

10-Arne Larsen-Oakland (Racing Club de Paris / France)

11-Hallvar Thoresen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland) (16-Arne Dokken (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim) 38)

 

Coach: Tor Røste Fossen

Other Substitutes:

Tom Rusz Jacobsen (Vålerengens Idrettsforening)

Arne Erlandsen (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)  

Erik Soler (Eik Idrettsforening-Tønsberg- Vestfold)

 

Team Captain: Hallvar Thoresen

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Black Socks

 

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

6-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

2-David Owen Phillips (Plymouth Argyle Football Club / England) (15-Neil John Slatter (Bristol Rovers Football Club / England) 30)

3-Joseph Patrick Jones (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

5-Jeffrey Hopkins (Fulham Football Club-London / England)

4-Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England)

8-Peter Nicholas (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

10-Nigel Mark Vaughan (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) (16-Glyn Peter Hodges (Wimbledon Football Club-London / England) 71)

11-Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

7-Robert Mark James (Stoke City Football Club / England)

9-Colin Pascoe (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) (14-Anthony Rees (Birmingham City Football Club / England) 66)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

Booked: Kevin Ratcliffe

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Green Shorts, Yellow Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Glyn Peter Hodges and Colin Pascoe.

2-First and only cap for Anthony Rees (1/0) (1984).

 

 

 

Date: June 10, 1984

Competition: Friendly

Result: Israel 0-Wales 0

Venue: Tel Aviv- Ramat Gan, National Stadium

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Gerardus Geurds (Holland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Israel): None

(Wales): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Israel:

Boni Ginzburg (Maccabi Petah Tikva)

Gabi Lasri (Maccabi Netanya) (Shlomo Kirat (Beitar Jerusalem) 78)

Nissim Barda (Maccabi Petah Tikva)

Avi Cohen I (Maccabi Tel Aviv)

Hanan Azulay (Beitar Jerusalem)

Nissim Cohen (Beitar Tel Aviv) (Uri Malmilian (Beitar Jerusalem) 46)

Rifat Turk (Hapoel Tel Aviv) (Eli Yani (Hapoel Kfar Saba) 46)

Yaacov Ekhoiz (Hapoel Tel Aviv)  

Moshe Sinai (Hapoel Tel Aviv)  

Gili Landau (Hapoel Tel Aviv)  

Eli Ohana (Beitar Jerusalem) (Zahi Armeli (Maccabi Haifa) 68)

 

Coach: Yosef Mirmovich

 

Team Captain: Avi Cohen I

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

Wales:

Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

Neil John Slatter (Bristol Rovers Football Club / England)

Jeffrey Hopkins (Fulham Football Club-London / England)

Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

Joseph Patrick Jones (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England)

Peter Nicholas (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England) (Glyn Peter Hodges (Wimbledon Football Club-London / England) 67)

Nigel Mark Vaughan (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)   

Robert Mark James (Stoke City Football Club / England)

Colin Pascoe (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) (Andrew Holden (Chester City Football Club / England) 73)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Brian Flynn (66/7) (1974-1984).

2-First and only cap for Andrew Holden (1/0) (1984).

 

 

Date: September 12, 1984

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone, Group 7

Result: Iceland 1-Wales 0

Venue:   Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

Attendance: 10,837

Referee: Steen Jenssen (Denmark)

Linemen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Iceland): Magnus Helgi Bergs 52

(Wales): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (52^nd minute, Iceland): A corner kick from the left side was headed in by Magnus Helgi Bergs.

Lineups:

Iceland:

Þorgrímur þráinsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)

Magnus Helgi Bergs (Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V. / West Germany)

Sævar Jónsson (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Cercle Brugge / Belgium)

Arni Sveinsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)   

Janus Guðlaugsson (Spielclub Fortuna Köln e.V. / West Germany)

Asgeir Sigurvinsson (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V. / West Germany)

Atli Edvaldsson (Düsseldorfer Turn-und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V. / West Germany)

Guðmundur Þorbjörnsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)

Sigurður Grétarsson (AS (Athlitikos Syllogos) Iraklis- Thessaloniki / Greece)

Petur Petursson (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)

 

Coach: Tony Knapp (England)

Other Substitutes:

Þorsteinn Bjarnason (IBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)

Sigurdur Larusson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)

Arsaell Kristjansson (Knattspyrnufélagid Þróttur (Thróttur) –Reykjavík)

Karl Þórðarson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)

Ragnar Margeirsson (IBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)

 

Team Captain: Asgeir Sigurvinsson

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

 

Wales:

Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

Neil John Slatter (Bristol Rovers Football Club / England)

Jeffrey Hopkins (Fulham Football Club-London / England)

Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

Joseph Patrick Jones (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

Alan Davies (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

Gordon John Davies (Fulham Football Club-London / England) (Jeremy Melvyn Charles (Oxford United Football Club / England) 46)

Robert Mark James (Stoke City Football Club / England)

Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

Mark Leslie Hughes (Manchester United Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Ian Rush missed this match through injury

 

 

 

Date: October 17, 1984

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone, Group 7

Result: Spain 3-Wales 0

Venue: Sevilla -Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Linesmen: Lundgren, Larsson (both Sweden)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Spain): Hipolito ‘Rincon’ Povedano 7, Francisco Javier ‘Carrasco’ Hidalgo 83, Emilio Butragueňo’ Santos 90

(Wales): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (7^th minute, Spain): From the middle, Carrasco sent Rincon through who advanced to score.

2:0 (83^rd minute, Spain): Carrasco scored from a free kick.

3:0 (90^th minute, Spain): Gordillo crossed from the left side to Butragueno to score.

Lineups:

Spain:

1-Luis Maria ‘Arconada’ Echarri (Real Sociedad de Fútbol)

2-Juan Antonio ‘Senor’ Gomez (Real Zaragoza)

4-Antonio ‘Maceda’ Frances (Real Sporting de Gijón)

5-Andoni ‘Goikoetxea’ Olaskoaga (Athletic Club de Bilbao)

3-Jose Antonio ‘Camacho’ Alfaro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

10- ‘Victor’ Munoz Manrique (Fútbol Club Barcelona)

6-Rafael ‘Gordillo’ Vazquez (Real Betis Balompié-Sevilla)

8- ‘Francisco’ Javier Lopez Alfaro (Sevilla Fútbol Club) (15-‘Roberto’ Fernandez Bonillo (Valencia Club de Fútbol) 33)

7-Francisco Javier ‘Carrasco’ Hidalgo (Fútbol Club Barcelona)

9- ‘Emilio Butragueňo’ Santos (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

11-Hipolito ‘Rincon’ Povedano (Real Betis Balompié-Sevilla) (14-‘Julio Alberto’ Moreno Casas (Fútbol Club Barcelona) 80)

 

Coach: ‘Miguel Munoz’ Mozun

Booked: Francisco Javier ‘Carrasco’ Hidalgo 62

Other Substitutes:

Andoni ‘Zubizarreta’ Urreta (Athletic Club de Bilbao)

Santiago ‘Urquiaga’ Perez (Athletic Club de Bilbao)

Manuel ‘Sarabia’ Lopez (Athletic Club de Bilbao)

 

Team Captain: Luis Maria ‘Arconada’ Echarri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Le Coq Sportif

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Blue Shorts, Black Socks

Note:

1-First cap and goal for Emilio Butragueňo’ Santos.

 

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

2-Neil John Slatter (Bristol Rovers Football Club / England)

5-Jeremy Melvyn Charles (Oxford United Football Club / England)

4-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

3-Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

7-David Owen Phillips (Manchester City Football Club / England)

8-Robert Mark James (Stoke City Football Club / England)

6-Peter Nicholas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

10-Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) (14-Nigel Mark Vaughan (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 60)

11-Alan Thomas Curtis (Southampton Football Club / England)

9-Mark Leslie Hughes (Manchester United Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

Booked: Kevin Ratcliffe 78

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Green Shorts, Yellow Socks

Note:

1-Mark Hughes scored a goal in the 60^th minute that was ruled out.

2-Final cap for Nigel Mark Vaughan (10/0) (1982-1984).

 

Photo From: El Mundo Deportivo, October 18, 1984

(October 17, 1984, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Spain 3-Wales 0)

Photo From: El Mundo Deportivo, October 18, 1984

(October 17, 1984, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Spain 3-Wales 0)

Photo From: El Mundo Deportivo, October 18, 1984

(October 17, 1984, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Spain 3-Wales 0)

Photo From: Kepes Sport 1984

(October 17, 1984, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Spain 3-Wales 0)

 

 

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006

(October 17, 1984, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Spain 3-Wales 0)

 

 

 

Date: November 14, 1984

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone, Group 7

Result: Wales 2-Iceland 1

Venue: Cardiff, Ninian Park

Attendance: 10,500

Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

Linemen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Wales): Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas 35, Mark Leslie Hughes 62

(Iceland): Petur Petursson 54

Summary of goals:

1:0 (35^th minute, Wales): Jackett’s free kick from the right was headed across to the left to Thomas to score.

1:1 (54^th minute, Iceland): A Welsh defender’s attempted tackle, sent the ball towards Petursson who scored.

2:1 (62^nd minute, Wales): David Owen Phillips’ cross from the right was headed down by Thomas for Hughes to score.

Lineups:

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

2-Neil John Slatter (Bristol Rovers Football Club / England)

3-Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

4-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

5-Jeremy Melvyn Charles (Oxford United Football Club / England) (15-Jeffrey Hopkins (Fulham Football Club-London / England) 25)

6-David Owen Phillips (Manchester City Football Club / England)

7-Robert Mark James (Stoke City Football Club / England)

8-Mark Leslie Hughes (Manchester United Football Club / England)

9-Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England)

10-Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

11-Alan Davies (Manchester United Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Iceland:

1-Bjarni Sigurðsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes) 

2-Þorgrímur þráinsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)

4-Magnus Helgi Bergs (Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V. / West Germany)

6-Sævar Jónsson (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Cercle Brugge / Belgium)

11-Arni Sveinsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)  

3-Sigurdur Jonsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)  

9-Ragnar Margeirsson (IBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur) (Gunnar Gíslason (KR (Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur) –Reykjavík) 80)

5-Sigurður Grétarsson (AS (Athlitikos Syllogos) Iraklis- Thessaloniki / Greece) (Njáll Eiðsson (KA (Knattspyrnufelag Akureyrar) 70)

10-Guðmundur Þorbjörnsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík) 

7-Arnor Gudjohnsen (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht / Belgium)

8-Petur Petursson (captain) (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)

 

Coach: Tony Knapp (England)

Other Substitutes:

Eggert Guðmundsson (Halmstads Bollklubb / Sweden)

Arsaell Kristjansson (Knattspyrnufélagid Þróttur (Thróttur) –Reykjavík)

Guðni Bergsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)

 

Team Captain: Petur Petursson

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

 

 

14/11/1984. Wales v Iceland at Ninian Park, Cardiff. @therealMickeyT celebrates pic.twitter.com/25YoKsnlxx

— Diana The Red (@D98Red) November 14, 2019

 

 

Photo from: Nations of Europe, Volume I author Ron Hockings and Keir Radnedge, 1993

(Iceland squad, November 14, 1984, World Cup qualifier, Wales 2-Iceland 1)

 

 

Date: February 26, 1985

Competition: Friendly

Result: Wales 1-Norway 1

Venue: Wrexham-Racecourse Ground

Attendance: 4,532

Referee: R.Stewart (Northern Ireland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Wales): Ian James Rush 44

(Norway): Per-Egil Ahlsen 6

Summary of goals:

0:1 (6^th minute, Norway): A ground level corner kick form the left side, to the edge of the box was struck by Ahlsen.

1:1 (44^th minute, Wales): Nicholas’ cross from the right side was knocked in by Rush.

Lineups:

Wales:

Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

Neil John Slatter (Bristol Rovers Football Club / England)

Joseph Patrick Jones (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

Robert Mark James (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

Gordon John Davies (Fulham Football Club-London / England) (Howard Keith Pritchard (Bristol City Football Club / England) 46)

Peter Nicholas (Luton Town Football Club / England)

Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Alan Thomas Curtis (Southampton Football Club / England)

Mark Leslie Hughes (Manchester United Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-First and only cap for Howard Keith Pritchard (1/0) (1985).

 

Norway:

Erik Thordsvet (Viking- Stavanger)

Terje Kojedal (Hamarkameratene) (Svein Fjaellberg (Viking-Stavanger) 54)

Aage Hareide (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)

Per Edmund Mordt (Vålerengens Idrettsforening)

Hans Herman Henriksen (Union Sportive de Valenciennes-Anzin arrondissement / France)

Per-Egil Ahlsen (Frederikstad Fotballklubb-Ostfold)

Vidar Davidsen (Vålerengens Idrettsforening)

Kjetil Osvold (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)

Arne Larsen-Oakland (Racing Club de Paris / France)

Ulf Moen (Bryne Idrettslag-Time) (Joar Vaadal (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo) 63) (Egil Johansen (Vålerengens Idrettsforening) 88)

Hallvar Thoresen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland) 

 

Coach: Tor-Roste Fossen

Other Substitutes:

Ola By Rise (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

Per Henriksen (Viking -Stavanger)

Tom Sundby (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)

Per Terje Markussen (Mjøndalen Idrettsforening)

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Date: March 27, 1985

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone, Group 7

Result: Scotland 0- Wales 1

Venue: Glasgow - Hampden Park

Attendance: 62,444

Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

Linemen: Andre Van Volcem and Harry Laenens (both Belgium)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Scotland): None

(Wales): Ian James Rush 36

Summary of goals:

0:1 (36^th minute, Wales): James’ header led to a struggle between Hughes and McLeisch, the ball reached Rush who struck from the edge of the box.

Lineups:

Scotland:

1-James Leighton (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

2-Stephen Nicol (Liverpool Football Club / England)

3- Arthur Richard Albiston (Manchester United Football Club / England) (Alan David Hansen (Liverpool Football Club / England) 57)

5-Alexander McLeish (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

6- William Fergus Miller (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

8- Paul Michael Lyons McStay (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow) (Charles Nicholas (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) 75)

7- Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (Liverpool Football Club / England)

4- Graeme James Souness (captain) (Unione Calcio Sampdoria / Italy)

11-David Cooper (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)

10- James Bett (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren / Belgium)

9- Maurice Johnston (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow)

 

Coach: John ‘Jock’ Stein

Booked: Graeme James Souness

 

Team Captain: Graeme James Souness

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White (with Blue Horizontal stripe) Shorts, Red Socks

 

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

2-Neil John Slatter (Bristol Rovers Football Club / England)

3-Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

4-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

5-Joseph Patrick Jones (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

6-David Owen Phillips (Manchester City Football Club / England)

7-Robert Mark James (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

8-Peter Nicholas (Luton Town Football Club / England)

9-Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England)

10-Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

11-Mark Leslie Hughes (Manchester United Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

 

Date: April 30, 1985

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone, Group 7

Result: Wales 3-Spain 0

Venue: Wrexham-Racecourse Ground

Attendance: 23,494

Referee: Johannes ‘Jan’ Keizer (Holland)

Linesmen: Swieten, Verhoef (both Holland)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Wales): Ian James Rush 45, 88, Mark Leslie Hughes 53

(Spain): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (45^th minute, Wales): Ratcliffe’s long cross from the middle, was headed back by the Spanish defense, there was confusion as neither Maceda nor Arconada picked it up, Rush took advantage and scored.

2:0 (53rd minute, Wales): A free kick from the right side was headed back by Goikoetxea and Hughes scored acrobatically.

3:0 (88^th minute, Wales): From the middle, Hughes sent Ian Rush through, and he advanced to score.

Lineups:

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

2-Neil John Slatter (Bristol Rovers Football Club / England)

5-Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

4-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

6-David Owen Phillips (Manchester City Football Club / England)

3-Patrick William Roger van den Hauwe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

7-Robert Mark James (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

8-Peter Nicholas (Luton Town Football Club / England)

10-Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

9-Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England)

11-Mark Leslie Hughes (Manchester United Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

Booked: Robert Mark James 50

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Patrick William Roger van den Hauwe.

 

Spain:

1-Luis Maria ‘Arconada’ Echarri (Real Sociedad de Fútbol)

2- ‘Gerardo’ Miranda Concepcion (Fútbol Club Barcelona)

3-‘Julio Alberto’ Moreno Casas (Fútbol Club Barcelona)

4-Antonio ‘Maceda’ Frances (Real Sporting de Gijón)       

5-Andoni ‘Goikoetxea’ Olaskoaga (Athletic Club de Bilbao)

6-Rafael ‘Gordillo’ Vazquez (Real Betis Balompié-Sevilla)

7-Hipolito ‘Rincon’ Povedano (Real Betis Balompié) (16-Francisco Javier ‘Clos’ Orozco (Fútbol Club Barcelona) 67)

10-Ricardo ‘Gallego’ Redondo (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol) (15-Ramon Maria Caldere (Fútbol Club Barcelona) 46)

8-Inigo ‘Liceranzu’ Ochoa (Athletic Club de Bilbao)

9- ‘Victor’ Munoz Manrique (Fútbol Club Barcelona)

11-Juan Carlos Perez ‘Rojo’ (Fútbol Club Barcelona)

 

Coach: ‘Miguel Munoz’ Mozun

Booked: Hipolito ‘Rincon’ Povedano 50, Francisco Javier ‘Clos’ Orozco 88

Other Substitutes:

Andoni ‘Zubizarreta’ Urreta (Athletic Club de Bilbao)

Francisco ‘Pachi’ Salinas Fernandez (Athletic Club de Bilbao)

‘Roberto’ Fernandez Bonillo (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

 

Team Captain: Luis Maria ‘Arconada’ Echarri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Le Coq Sportif

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Black Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Francisco Javier ‘Clos’ Orozco (3/1) (1985).

2-First cap for Ramon Maria Caldere.

3-One and only cap for Inigo ‘Liceranzu’ Ochoa (1/0) (1985).

4-Final cap for Luis Maria ‘Arconada’ Echarri (68/0) (1977-1985).

 

 

📸 Wales 3-0 Spain

The Racecourse, Wrexham

(1985) pic.twitter.com/3LE5H04CPM

— The Football History Boys (@TFHBs) July 26, 2023

 

 

📸 Wales 3-0 Spain

The Racecourse, Wrexham

(1985) pic.twitter.com/3LE5H04CPM

— The Football History Boys (@TFHBs) July 26, 2023

 

 

Wales beat Spain 3-0 in a World Cup Qualifier at the Racecourse Ground #OTD in 1985, with two goals from @Ian_Rush9 and a Mark Hughes classic @Colemans_Dream @ffwtbol @IntWales @JervisEvans @RetroFAWales @welshfootball_ @KevRatcliffe4 @NevilleSouthall pic.twitter.com/u4vlNM9KXA

— The 1888 Letter (@1888Letter) April 30, 2025

 

Photo From; Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006

(April 30, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 3-Spain 0)

 

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2044, June 11, 1985

(Ian Rush and Julio Alberto, April 30, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 3-Spain 0)

Photo From; kicker_WM-Sonderheft_1986

(Spain squad, April 30, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 3-Spain 0)

Photo From; El Mundo Deportivo, May 1, 1985

(April 30, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 3-Spain 0)

Photo From; El Mundo Deportivo, May 1, 1985

(April 30, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 3-Spain 0)

Photo From; El Mundo Deportivo, May 1, 1985

(April 30, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 3-Spain 0)

 

 

Date: June 6, 1985

Competition: Friendly

Result: Norway 4-Wales 2

Venue: Bergen-Brann Stadion

Attendance: 5,596

Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Norway): Trond Sollied 4, Arne Larsen-Oakland 10, Own Goal (Neil John Slatter) 19, Paal Jacobsen 54

(Wales): Stephen John Lovell 45, Mark Leslie Hughes 78

Summary of goals:

1:0 (4^th minute, Norway): A corner kick from the left side was headed in by Sollied.

2:0 (10^th minute, Norway): A cross from the left side was knocked in by Arne Larsen-Oakland.

3:0 (19^th minute, Norway): A long cross from the right side, was deflected into his own net by Slatter.

3:1 (45^th minute, Wales): A cross from the left was trapped by a Welsh player, in the path of Lovell, who lobbed over By Rise from close range.

4:1 (54^th minute, Norway): From the middle, Paal Jacobsen was sent through to score.

4:2 (78^th minute, Wales): From the middle, Hughes was sent through to score.

Lineups:

Norway:

1-Ola By Rise (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

2-Hans Herman Henriksen (Union Sportive de Valenciennes-Anzin arrondissement / France) (13-Hans Martin Brandtun (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen) 74)

3-Trond Sollied (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

4-Aage Hareide (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)

5-Per Edmund Mordt (Vålerengens Idrettsforening)

8-Kai Erik Herlovsen (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / West Germany)

6-Arne Erlandsen (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)

7-Per-Egil Ahlsen (Frederikstad Fotballklubb-Ostfold)

10-Paal Jacobsen (Hamarkameratene)

9-Arne Larsen-Oakland (Bryne Idrettslag-Time) (15-Sverre Brandhaug (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim) 79)

11-Vidar Davidsen (Vålerengens Idrettsforening)

 

Coach: Tor-Roste Fossen

Other Substitutes:

Geir Mediaas (Vålerengens Idrettsforening)

Tom Sundby (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)

Kjetil Osvold (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)

 

Team Captain: Aage Hareide

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Black Socks

 

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England) (12-Andrzej Edward ‘Eddie’ Niedzwiecki (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 67)

2-Neil John Slatter (Bristol Rovers Football Club / England)

5-Jeffrey Hopkins (Fulham Football Club-London / England) (13-Clayton Graham Blackmore (Manchester United Football Club / England) 46)

4-Joseph Patrick Jones (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

3-Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

7-Robert Mark James (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

6-David Owen Phillips (Manchester City Football Club / England) (14-Stephen Lowndes (Milwall Football Club-London / England) 67)

8-Peter Nicholas (Luton Town Football Club / England)

11-Mark Leslie Hughes (Manchester United Football Club / England)

10-Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

9-Stephen John Lovell (Milwall Football Club-London / England) (16-Alan Thomas Curtis (Southampton Football Club / England) 67)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Joseph Patrick Jones

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Green Shorts, Yellow Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Andrzej Edward ‘Eddie’ Niedzwiecki and Clayton Graham Blackmore.

 

 

Date: September 10, 1985

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone, Group 7

Result: Wales 1-Scotland 1  

Venue: Cardiff -Ninian Park

Attendance: 39,500

Referee: Johannes Keizer (Holland)

Linemen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Wales): Mark Leslie Hughes 13

(Scotland): David Cooper 81 pen

Summary of goals:

1:0 (13^th minute, Wales): Nicholas’ cross from the left side was slotted in by Hughes.

1:1 (81^st minute, Scotland): Scotland were awarded a penalty kick after David Phillips handled in the box from Speedie’s shot. David Cooper scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

2-Joseph Patrick Jones (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England)

3-Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

4-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

5-Patrick William Roger van den Hauwe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

6-David Owen Phillips (Manchester City Football Club / England)        

7-Robert Mark James (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / England) (13-Stephen John Lovell (Milwall Football Club-London / England) 80)

8-Peter Nicholas (Luton Town Football Club / England)

10-Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) (15-Clayton Graham Blackmore (Manchester United Football Club / England) 83)

9-Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England)

11-Mark Leslie Hughes (Manchester United Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

Booked: Ian Rush 54 (Foul on Strachan)

Other Substitutes:

12- Andrzej Edward ‘Eddie’ Niedzwiecki (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

14- Neil John Slatter (Oxford United Football Club / England)

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1- Wales chose to place in Ninian Park instead of their lucky Wexham venue because they were in Financial trouble. The extra gate receipts reportedly kept them solvent for 4 years.

 

 

Scotland:

1-James Leighton (Aberdeen Football Club Limited) (12-Alan Roderick Rough (Hibernian Football Club – Edinburgh) 46)

2- Charles ‘Richard’ Gough (Dundee United Football Club)

3- Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (Dundee United Football Club)

5-Alexander McLeish (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

6- William Fergus Miller (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

4- Robert Sime ‘Roy’ Aitken (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow)

7-Stephen Nicol (Liverpool Football Club / England)

8- Gordon David Strachan (Manchester United Football Club / England) (16-David Cooper (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow) 61)

9- Graeme Marshall Sharp (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

10-James Bett (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

11- David Robert Speedie (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

 

Coach: John ‘Jock’ Stein

Booked: Alexander McLeish 3 (Foul on Ian Rush)

Other Substitutes:

14- Paul Michael Lyons McStay (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow)

15-Andrew Mullen Gray (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

 

Team Captain: William Fergus Miller

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White (with Blue Horizontal stripe) Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Graeme Souness missed this match through suspension for yellow card accumulation.

2-Alan Hansen, Kenny Dalglish and Maurice Johnston missed this match through injury.

3- During pre-match practice, a Welsh ball went into the crowd and lost within the Scottish crowd. Southalll politely asked Stein if he could ask the fans to give it back and they complied.

4-For 30 seconds, No 7 (Nicol)’s number was held up to be subbed and finally changed to 8 (Strachan)

5-Jim Leighton was replaced at halftime as he had an eye problem. His contact lens had been displaced after a collision with Rush.

6-Scotland Manager Jock Stein died during this match due to a heart attack at the end of the game. He had been in charge of Scotland since the Fall of 1978.

 

 

 

On this day in 1985 #Scotland earned a valuable draw to help reach the play off's for World Cup qualification after avoiding defeat to #Wales. The game was overshadowed by the sad news that Scotland manager Jock Stein had passed away after the match 😢

Watch the match highlights… pic.twitter.com/Ge3Jd82V1i

— TheHex (@The_Hex_Blog) September 10, 2024

 

 

Wales and Scotland drew 1-1 in a World Cup Qualifier at Ninian Park #OTD in 1985 – the legendary Jock Stein tragically suffered a fatal heart attack @davstu11 @wanderer1982 @BeerhuntersTA @FootballMemSco @hampdenroarpod @ScotlandNTGoals @scottishkits2 @ScotsFootyCards pic.twitter.com/SZ5SOxHTGI

— The 1888 Letter (@1888Letter) September 10, 2025

 

 

 

Photo From: Kicker -WM 1986

(Scotland squad, September 10, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 1-Scotland 1)

 

Photo From: Match, March 29, 1986

(Scotland squad, September 10, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 1-Scotland 1)

 

Photo From: Official Match Programme, England v Scotland, 1986

(Gordon Strachan, September 10, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 1-Scotland 1)

 

 

Photo From: Scotland, The Team, Author Andrew Ward, 1987

(David Cooper, September 10, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 1-Scotland 1)

 

Photo From: Scotland, The Team, Author Andrew Ward, 1987

(David Cooper taking the decisive penalty kick, September 10, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Wales 1-Scotland 1)

 

 

Date: October 16, 1985

Competition: Friendly

Result: Wales 0-Hungary 3

Venue: Cardiff-Ninian Park

Attendance: 3,505

Referee: George Hyndes (Northern Ireland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 19:30

Goalscorers:

(Wales): None

(Hungary): Márton Esterházy 8, Gyula Hajszán 51, Lajos László Détári 89

Summary of goals:

0:1 (8^th minute, Hungary): Gyula Hajszán’s cross from the left side was shot in by Esterhazy.

0:2 (51^st minute, Hungary): From the middle, Nylasi sent Esterhazy through on the left side, his cross from the left side was shot in by Gyula Hajszán.

0:3 (89^th minute, Hungary): Peter Disztl’s goal kick found Kalman Kovacs on the left side, he passed a cross to Detari who shot in.

Lineups:

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

2-Joseph Patrick Jones (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England) (15-Neil John Slatter (Oxford United Football Club / England) 56)

5-Patrick William Roger van den Hauwe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

4-Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   

3-Kenneth Francis Jackett (Watford Football Club / England)

6-David Owen Phillips (Manchester City Football Club / England)

8-Peter Nicholas (Luton Town Football Club / England)

7-Alan Davies (Newcastle United Football Club / England) (16-Clayton Graham Blackmore (Manchester United Football Club / England) 56)

10-Michael Reginald ‘Mickey’ Thomas (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

11-Mark Leslie Hughes (Manchester United Football Club / England)

9-Alan Thomas Curtis (Southampton Football Club / England) (14-Stephen John Lovell (Milwall Football Club-London / England) 71)

 

Coach: Harold Michael England

 

Team Captain: Kevin Ratcliffe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1- Joey Jones equaled Ivor Allchurch’s number of caps (68).

 

Hungary:

1- Péter Disztl (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)

5-László Disztl (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)

3- Antal Róth (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)

4- Zoltán Péter (Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet)

2- Sándor Sallai (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

6-Imre Garaba (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

9-Antal Nagy (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület) (15-László Gyimesi (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület) 56)

10- Lajos László Détári (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

7- Márton Esterházy (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)- Athina / Greece) (17-Kálmán Kovács (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület) 75)

8-Tibor Nyilasi (Fußball Klub Austria Wien / Austria)       

11-Gyula Hajszán (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)   

 

Coach: György Mezey

Booked: Antal Roth 23

 

Team Captain: Tibor Nyilasi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Kálmán Kovács.

2-Final cap for Tibor Nyilasi (70/32) (1975-1985).

 

Photo From: France Football, December 17, 1985, Issue 2071

(October 16, 1985, Wales 0-Hungary 3)

 

Photo From: Labdarugas_1985_11

(October 16, 1985, Wales 0-Hungary 3)

 

Photo From: Labdarugas_1986_01

(Hungary squad, October 16, 1985, Wales 0-Hungary 3)