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Podcast’.
For this
episode, I interview Distinguished Professor Dr. Laurent
Bellaiche of University of Arkansas as we discuss the France National Team
under Michel Hidalgo-Part 1 (1976 to 1978).
Dr. Bellaiche is also a
Professor at Tel Aviv University.
Professor Ballaiche has
designed a new class called “Thinking Outside of the Box”, a course that
involves science and Football.
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This is the 234thepisode
of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk
Podcast’.
For this
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Bellaiche of University of Arkansas as we discuss AS Monaco during the years
(1976-1987).
Professor Ballaiche has
written a number of Football (Soccer) related articles on University of
Arkansas site, ‘The Beautiful Game:
Dispatches from the Hill’
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The
sixth edition of the UEFA Super Cup took place in the Fall of 1978, between the
winner of the Champions Cup, Liverpool and the winners of the Cup Winners Cup,
Anderlecht.
The
English side Liverpool were the defending Super Cup Champions and had won their
second straight Champions Cup after defeating Belgian side Club Brugge (1-0) at
Wembley on May 10th, 1978.
They
were continuing a dynasty at the top level following UEFA Cup wins in 1973 and
1976 and the Champions Cup in 1977.
The
English contingent of Clemence, Neal, Smith, Thompson, Alan and Ray Kennedy,
Case, McDermott were complemented with the Scottish trio of Dalglish, Souness
and Hansen
The
Belgian side Anderlecht were also having their greatest era on the European
Stage. They had just won their second Cup Winners Cup in three years on May 3rd,
1978 at Paris by defeating Austria’s FK Austria Vienna (4-0).
The
side contained a mix of Belgian and Dutch Internationals.
The
Belgians included the likes of Ludo Coeck, Van der Elst and Vercauteren.
The
Dutch stars included Rensenbrink, Haan and Geels, to name a few,
Anderlecht
had won this trophy just two years prior by defeating the mighty Bayern Munich.
It
was hard to pick favorites between two of the greatest teams of the decade.
The
first leg was played on December 4th, 1978 at Brussels’ Emile Versé
Stadium.
For
Liverpool, their veteran Captain Emlyn Hughes was not a regular by this time.
He nevertheless started as Phil Thompson was injured.
As
the home team, Anderlecht were intent on attacking to build up a margin. They
took the lead through a header by Vercauteren in the 17th minute
after a fine cross from the right side from Resenebrink.
Just
ten minutes later, Jimmy Case leveled the score from a long-range shot.
Anderlecht
continued attacking and were rewarded in the 38th minute, when Van
der Elst struck home another cross from the right side.
With
just minutes remaining, Rensenbrink struck a decisive third goal to make the
Belgians’ cushion stronger for the second leg.
Liverpool
Manager Bob Paisley was very critical of his team's performance, he said,
“We threw it away, our attitude was wrong and we were careless. Anderlecht are
a great team going forward, but we never attacked them as we should. Our
approach seems to have gone a bit wrong and we've lost our scoring touch where
earlier in the season our finishing was great."
A
two-goal margin was not beyond Liverpool and there was a lot to play for in the
second leg despite Anderlecht’s dominance.
Photo From: Official Match
Programme, Liverpool v Anderlecht, 1978
(December 4, 1978, UEFA Super
Cup, Anderlecht 3- Liverpool 1)
Photo From: Official Match
Programme, Liverpool v Anderlecht, 1978
(December 4, 1978, UEFA Super
Cup, Anderlecht 3- Liverpool 1)
Photo From: Official Match
Programme, Liverpool v Anderlecht, 1978
(December 4, 1978, UEFA Super
Cup, Anderlecht 3- Liverpool 1)
Photo From:
France Football, Issue 1888, June 15, 1982
(Károly Palotai)
The Second Leg took place at Liverpool’s
Anfield Stadium on December 19th, 1978.
Liverpool made a few changes from the
first leg. Starting goalkeeper Ray Clemence had been injured in training. Steve
Ogrizovic would deputize for him in goal.
Phil Thompson was back in the squad with
Alan Kennedy making way. In attack, David Fairclough started ahead of David
Johnson.
Anderlecht made two changes to their own
squad.
Gilbert
van Binst and Matty van Toom started ahead of Broos and Benny Nielsen.
The conditions for this return leg were
farcical, as the pitch was frosty and a fog covered the entire ground.
The conditions forced the match to start
15 minutes late. Not that it made a difference as no one in the stands could
see the action on the field.
Liverpool
attacked from the start, as they had to make up a deficit.
They
took the lead in the 13th minute, when Emlyn Hughes knocked in a
rebound after De Bree had parried Jimmy Case’s shot.
It
was reported that after Liverpool’s goal, the fans chanted, "Oggy, Oggy (Ogrizovic)
tell us who scored", since they could not see the action on the field.
Liverpool
continued to dominate with Souness and McDermott controlling the midfield.
At
halftime, Anderlecht replaced the injured Geels with Martens.
The
Belgians started attacking after halftime and started creating chances.
They
tied the match in the 71st minute through Van der Elst. This more or
less sealed the tie as Liverpool had to score twice more in twenty minutes just
to force overtime.
Liverpool
did manage to score just before the end through Fairclough but to no avail.
Despite Liverpool’s (2-1) win. Anderlecht won the tie (4-3) on aggregate to win
their second UEFA Super Cup in three seasons.
Photo From: Official Match
Programme, Liverpool v Anderlecht, 1978
(December 19, 1978, UEFA
Super Cup, Liverpool 2-Anderlecht)
Photo From: Gazet van Antwerpen,
December 20, 1978
(December 19, 1978, UEFA Super
Cup, Liverpool 2-Anderlecht)
Photo From:
France Football, Issue 1888, June 15, 1982
(Nicolae Rainea)
Following
the match, Referee Nicolae Rainea justified his decision to play by
stating, “When I went out there before kick-off I decided I could see well
enough and so I decided to play. I am afraid many spectators would not get a
very clear view but there was no time I had any thoughts of abandoning the
game.".
In
contrast Liverpool Manager Bob Paisley was very critical of Rainea’s decision
to allow the match to go on, Paisley said, “You can't play football in
conditions like that, it's ridiculous.”
He
suggested the competition should be played in April with better weather.
He
added, "I think a match like this, between two leading team should be
played in better weather, say in April. I know it's difficult, but it's
farcical when good players like these have to slither about in fog and can't
see each other….It was farcical playing the game in such conditions. There is
no way an important game should have been played tonight….My main concern was
that somebody might get hurt. Luckily nobody did. I wanted to play this match
in April when it would have been a real decider between the winners of the two
big European Cups. Then we would have had 40,000 here and they would have seen
a good spectacle.”
Paisley’s
desire in April was wishful thinking at best as the Semifinals of the European
Cup Competitions regularly took place in that month.
The
scheduling of this competition would be a point of contention for the upcoming
decades.
December 4, 1978
Royale sporting Club
Anderlechtois(Belgium) 3-Liverpool Football Club (England) 1
UEFA
Super Cup- First Leg
Venue: Brussels- Emile Versé
Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Karoly Palotai (Hungary)
Goalscorers:
(Anderlecht):
Franky Vercauteren 17, François Van der Elst 38. Rob Rensenbrink 87
(Liverpool): Jimmy Case 27
Summary
of goals:
1:0
(17th minute, Anderlecht): Rensenbrink’s cross from the right side was
headed in by Vercauteren.
1:1
(27th minute, Liverpool): Jimmy Case scored from a long shot from outside
the box.
2:1
(38th minute, Anderlecht): A loose ball in the air was one timed volleyed
across from the right side by Benny Nielsen, it went across the box and Van Der
Elst shot home.
3:1
(87th minute, Anderlecht): Haan sent Rensenbrink clear on the left side,
he cut in and slid past Clemence.
12-
David Johnson, 13- Ray Clemence, 14-Steve Heighway (Republic of Ireland),
15-Sammy Lee, 16-Brian Kettle
Team
Captain: Kenny Dalglish
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks
Note: Kenny Dalglish is named
as the Captain in many sources, however, in the video highlights of the match
Emlyn Hughes is shown with the armband after scoring.
RSC
Anderlecht:
1-Nico
de Bree (Holland), 2-Gilbert van Binst, 3-Matty van Toom (Holland), 4-Johnny
Dusbaba (Holland), 5-Jean Thissen, 6-Franky Vercauteren, 7-François Van der
Elst, 8-Ruud Geels (Holland) (12-Ronny Martens 46), 9-Arie Haan (Holland),
10-Ludo Coeck, 11-Rob Rensenbrink (Holland)
Coach:
Raymond Goethals
Booked:
Johnny Dusbaba (pulling back Souness)
Other
Substitutes:
-
Team
Captain: Rob Rensenbrink
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Liverpool Team for these matches:
Goalkeepers:
Raymond
Neal Clemence
(August 5, 1948 (age 30 years at the time), Skengress)
Steve
Ogrizovic
(September 12, 1957 (age 21 years at the
time), Mansfield, Nottinghamshire)
Defenders:
Philip George Neal(February 20, 1951, (age
27 years at the time), Irchester)
Alan
Kennedy
(August 31, 1954 (age 24 years at the time), Sunderland)
Philip
Bernard Thompson (January 21, 1954 (age 24 years at the time), Kirkby)
Emlyn
Walter Hughes
(August 28, 1947 (age 31 years at the time),Barrow-in-Furness-November
9, 2004, Sheffield)
Alan
David Hansen
(June 13, 1955 (age 23 years at the time), Sauchie)
Midfielders/Forwards:
Raymond
Kennedy (July 28, 1951 (age 27 years at the time), Seaton
Delaval)
Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (Scotland) (March 4, 1951 (age 27 years at the time),
Dalmarnock)
James
Robert ‘Jimmy’ Case (May 18, 1954 (age 24 years at the time), Liverpool)
Stephen
Derek ‘Steve’ Heighway (Republic of Ireland) (November 25, 1947 (age
31 years at the time), Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
David
Fairclough(January 5, 1957 (age 21 years at the time), Liverpool)
David
Edward Johnson
(October 23, 1951 (age 27 years at the
time), Liverpool)
Terence
‘Terry’ McDermott (December 8, 1951 (age 26-27 years at the time), Liverpool)
Graeme James Souness (Scotland) (May 6, 1953 (age 25 years at the time), Edinburgh, Scotland)
Samuel
‘Sammy’ Lee
(February 7, 1959 (age 19 years at the
time), Liverpool)
Brian
Kettle
(April 22, 1956 (age 22 years at the time), Prescott)
Coach:
Robert ‘Bob’ Paisley (January 23, 1919 (age 69 years at the time), Hetton-le-Hole-February
14, 1996, Liverpool)
Team Captain: Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (Scotland)
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Note:
Some
information for unused substitutes may not be available, therefore these are
the players on and off the field that are verified to have been present).
Photo
From: Panini England 78-79
(Liverpool
Logo)
Photo
Credits:
All
Liverpool players and Manager from Panini England 78-79
Except:
Sammy
Lee (Panini England 82-83)
Ogrizovic
(Panini England 84-85)
Brian
Kettle (Anfield Review)
RSC Anderlecht Team for these matches:
Goalkeepers:
Nicolaas
Alphonsus Petrus ‘Nico’ de Bree (Holland) (September 16, 1944 (age 34 years at the time), Zuilen, Holland-May 6,
2016, Vienna, Austria)
Jacques
‘Jacky’ Munaron (September 8, 1956 (age 22 years
at the time), Namur)
Defenders:
Hugo
Broos
(April 10, 1952 (age 26 years at the time), Humbeek)
Johnny
Dusbaba (Holland) (March 14, 1956 (age 22 years at
the time), The Hague, Holland)
Jean
Thissen
(April 21, 1946 (age 32 years at the time), Ensival, Verviers)
Gilbert
van Binst
(July 7, 1951 (age 27 years at the time), Machelen)
Midfielders
/ Forwards:
François
Van der Elst
(December 1, 1954 (age 24 years at the
time), Opwijk, Holland-January 11, 2017, Aalst)
François
‘Franky’ Vercauteren (October 28, 1956 (age 22 years at
the time), Sint-Jans-Molenbeek)
Jorgen
‘Benny’ Nielsen (Denmark) (March 7, 1951 (age 27 years at
the time), Frederiksvaersk, Denmark)
Geertruida
‘Ruud’ Maria Geels (Holland) (July 28, 1948 (age
30 years at the time), Haarlem, Holland)
Arend
‘Arie’ Haan (Holland) (November 16, 1948 (age 30 years
at the time), Finsterwolde, Holland)
Ludo
Coeck
(September 25, 1955 (age 23 years at the
time), Berchem-October 9, 1985, Edegem)
Pieter
Robert ‘Rob’ Rensenbrink (Holland) (July 3, 1947 (age
31 years at the time), Amsterdam, Holland)
Ronny
Martens
(December 22, 1958 (age 19 years at the
time),)
Matthijs
‘Matty’ van Toom (Holland) (December 29, 1950 (age 27 years
at the time), Rotterdam, Holland-November 21, 2007, Liege, Belgium)
Coach:
Raymnd Goethals (October 7 1921 (age 57 years at the time), Vorst-December
6, 2004, Brussels)
Team Captain: Rob Rensenbrink
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Shirt
Sponsor: Belle-Vue (For these matches no shirt sponsors was used)
Note:
Some
information for unused substitutes may not be available, therefore these are
the players on and off the field that are verified to have been present).
Photo
From: anderlecht logo Panini Belgium 1978-79
(Anderlecht
logo)
Photo
Credits:
All
Anderlecht players and Manager from Panini Belgium 1978-79
References;
Daily
Telegraph, December 20, 1978
Gazet
van Antwerpen, December 20, 1978
Official
Match Programme, Liverpool v Anderlecht, 1978
The
1978 edition of the British Home Championship took place shortly before the
1978 World Cup in Argentina.
From
the Home Nations, only Scotland had qualified for the big event.
That
year’s edition not only served as preparation for the Scots, it was also their
send off in front of home crowd before departing.
They
played all their three matches at home at Hampden Park to mark the occasion.
There
were security concerns for matches at Belfast; therefore Northern Ireland
played all its matches away.
The
Tournament kicked off on May 13th with Scotland hosting Northern
Ireland at home and Wales hosting England.
Nottingham
Forest forward John Robertson made his debut for Scotland.
Northern
Ireland were hampered by the absence of the Arsenal trio of goalkeeper Pat
Jennings and defenders Pat Rice and Sammy Nelson.
They
nevertheless did well against the favored Scots and were able to contain Joe
Jordan. Scotland struggled against a surprising good Irish side that had its
fair of chances.
Martin
O'Neill gave the Irish the lead in the 26th minute. The Scots were
able to equalize ten minutes later through Derek Johnstone and the score
remained unchanged (1-1).
Photo
From: Shoot, June 27, 1981
(May
13, 1978, Home Championship, Scotland 1-Northern Ireland 1)
On
the same day, Wales took on England at Cardiff on a poor and bumpy dusty field
and in windy conditions.
Mick
Mills captained England for the first time in Emlyn Hughes’ absence.
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(Team captains, May 13,
1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England 3)
For
the Welsh, Gareth Davies and Philip Dwyer were earning their second caps.
England
took an early lead in the 8th minute. Mills released Trevor Brooking
on the right side. He crossed to the other side for Peter Barnes on the left
side. Barnes crossed into the box for Bob Latchford to head home. It was his
first ever goal for England.
Photo From : World Soccer , February
1979
(May 13, 1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England
3)
Photo From : World Soccer, July 1978
(May 13, 1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England
3)
Photo
From: England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
(May 13, 1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England
3)
In
the 16th minute, England’s Trevor Cherry broke his collarbone after
a fall on such a hard pitch. Tony Currie replaced him and this forced a
tactical reorganization for England.
Ray
Wilkins was switched to right back and Mick Mills to left back.
In
the 32nd minute (still in the first half), England were forced to
make their second substitution. Latchford, the goalscorer, pulled a muscle and
had to be replaced with Paul Mariner.
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, Wales v
England, 1980
(May 13, 1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England
3)
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, Wales v
England, 1980
(May 13, 1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England
3)
In
the second half, Wales pulled level through Philip Dwyer. Dwyer had scored on
his International debut vs. Iran just a month before.
In
the 63rd minute, Mahoney in the center found Harris. Harris went to
the right side and crossed for Dwyer to head home.
However,
in the closing stages England pulled clear to win the match.
In
the 82nd minute, the substitute Currie scored from a long-range
shot.
With
a minute to go, Currie passed to Steve Coppell on left side. He crossed for
Peter Barnes who shot England’s Third.
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May 13, 1978, Home
Championship, Wales 1-England 3)
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May 13, 1978, Home
Championship, Wales 1-England 3)
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May 13, 1978, Home
Championship, Wales 1-England 3)
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(England squad, May 13,
1978, Home Championship, Wales 1-England 3)
On
May 16th, England hosted Northern Ireland at Wembley. England made
changes from its previous match. Peter Shilton, Trevor Francis, Trevor Brooking
and Peter Barnes were out of the lineup. In their places came, Ray Clemence,
Phil Neal, Emlyn Hughes, Stuart Pearson and the debutant Tony Woodcock.
Tony
Currie was given a start and Emlyn Hughes reclaimed the captaincy.
Northern
Ireland were still missing their Arsenal trio and were not expected to win.
England
(playing in a 4-3-3 formation) were in general always in command though the
Irish fought hard.
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May
16, Home Championship, England 1-Northern Ireland 0)
Photo
From: England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
(May 16, Home Championship, England 1-Northern
Ireland 0)
It
was in general a poor match decided on the stroke of halftime by Phil Neal’s
first ever goal for England.
Wilkins'
corner from the right side was headed down by Dave Watson for Neal to shoot
England ahead.
England
improved in the second half but could not score more.
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May
16, Home Championship, England 1-Northern Ireland 0)
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England v Hungary, 1978
(May
16, Home Championship, England 1-Northern Ireland 0)
On
the following day (May 17th), Scotland hosted Wales at Hampden Park.
Scotland
also made some changes from its first match. Starting goalkeeper Alan Rough was
given a rest.
Substitute
goalkeeper James Anton Blyth was tested and started in his second cap.
Similarly,
Sandy Jardine, Martin Buchan, Bruce Rioch, Joe Jordan, John Robertson and
Donald Masson were out of the lineup to give a run-in for others.
These
included Stuart Kennedy (his second cap), Willie Donachie, Graeme Souness,
Willie Johnston and Asa Hartford.
Photo
From: World Soccer, July 1978
(May 17, Home Championship, Scotland 1-Wales 1)
Kenny
Dalglish and Kenny Burns were also given starts (the pair had come on as
substitutes in the previous match).
Scotland
took the lead in the 10th minute. Kenny Dalglish passed to Gemmill
who crossed for Derek Johnstone to head in the opener.
Wales
could have tied up the match through a penalty kick, but Flynn (who made a long
run-up to take his attempt) struck the post.
The
unconvincing Scots seemed headed for a win when in the final minute disaster
struck. They had been clearly time wasting in the last few minutes of the match
to secure the score.
However,
a seemingly harmless backpass from Donachie to Blyth, caught the goalkeeper out
of position and earned the Welsh a tie.
Photo
from: Scotland, the complete international
Football Record, Author Richard Keir
(May
17, Home Championship, Scotland 1-Wales 1)
On
May 19th, Wales took on Northern Ireland at Wrexham. The conditions
on he pitch were just as bad as the match at Cardiff vs. England.
For
the Welsh, Byron Stevenson earned his first cap. The Irish still had Jennings
and Rice unavailable, though Sammy Nelson did mane an appearance as a
substitute.
The
match was decided on a penalty kick awarded after Northern Ireland’s Jimmy
Nicholl had fouled Nick Deacy in the box. Deacy himself took the game winning
spot kick for the Welsh.
On
the next day (May 20th), the Scotland-England match-up took place at
Glasgow’s Hampden Park.
The
occasion was the Scottish crowd’s last chance to see their representatives
before the World Cup.
Initially
France’s Robert Wurtz was set to referee this match, however, due to illness he
had to opt out. His compatriot Georges Konrath took his place.
Photo
From: England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1)
Photo
From: Scotland, the complete international
Football Record, Author Richard Keir
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1)
The
Scottish were missing the injure pair of Gordon McQueen and Martin Buchan.
They
were nevertheless more in control in the early going, though Joe Jordan was
once again ineffective.
Dave
Watson had a very good game in the English defense and kept the Scottish at
bay.
The
Scottish were stronger in midfield with Rioch, Masson and Hartford dictating
the play.
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England
v Scotland, 1979
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1)
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England
v Scotland, 1979
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1)
Despite
having more of the possession, Scotland could not find a breakthrough.
Scotland
did have a penalty kick claim when Emlyn Hughes appeared to handle a Dalglish
header, but the referee refused the appeals.
England
gradually improved in the second half, when Steve Coppell was pushed in the
midfield.
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England
v Scotland, 1979
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1)
In
the 82nd minute, the English took the lead and won the match through
Coppell’s first goal for England.
Trevor
Brooking found Peter Barnes who crossed in the box. Trevor Francis and Alan
Rough both jumped for it. Rough was
unable to hold onto the ball and Coppell struck the loose ball into the empty
net.
England
held on to the win and won the 1978 Home Championship with three wins in three.
Scotland finished third behind Wales.
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England
v Scotland, 1979
(May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England
1)
Photo
From: Official Match Programme, England
v Scotland, 1979
(England
squad, May 20, Home Championship, Scotland 0-England 1)
During
the match, he Scottish fans had taunted the English crowd, reminding them that
they were going to Argentina. In the
end they may have regretted their actions given their performances in the
Championship as well as the World Cup.
After
the match, the Scottish players returned to the pitch to get a farewell from
crowd of cheers.
Despite
the warm send-off, the Home Championship was a foreshadowing of Scotland’s
problems that lay on the horizon and exposed in Argentina.
They
were in general poor and disorganized and had been mistakenly overconfident.
The
farcical own goal by Donachie in the Wales match was just the most glaring
example.
Their
Argentina adventure would be blighted by the heavy loss vs. Peru (1-3), the
disappointing tie vs. Iran (1-1) that had been seen as a formality and all
capped off by the valiant and ultimately irrelevant win vs. Holland (3-2).
Home
Championship Squads
England:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
1-Peter
Leslie Shilton (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
12-Raymond
Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
Defenders/Midfielders
/Forwards:
2-Michael
Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
3-Trevor John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club)
4-Brian
Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club)
6-Anthony
Williams Currie (Leeds United Association Football Club)
7-Stephen James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club)
8-Trevor
John Francis
(Birmingham City Football Club)
9-Robert Dennis Latchford(Everton Football Club-Liverpool)
10-Trevor David Brooking(West Ham United Football Club-London)
11-Peter Simon Barnes (Manchester City Football Club)
14-Emlyn
Walter Hughes (captain) (Liverpool Football Club)
15-Philip George Neal(Liverpool Football Club)
16-Raymond
Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
18-Anthony Stewart Woodcock(Nottingham Forest
Football Club)
19-James
‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester
United Football Club)
20-Paul
Mariner (Ipswich
Town Football Club)
Coach:
Ronald Greenwood
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Scotland:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
Alan
Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club -Glasgow)
James
Anton Blyth (Coventry City Football Club / England)
Defenders:
William
Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Martin
McLean Buchan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Kenneth
Burns (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Thomas
Forsyth (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Gordon
McQueen (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Stuart
Robert Kennedy (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)
William
Donachie (Manchester City Football Club / England)
Midfielders
/ Forwards:
Bruce
David Rioch (captain) (Derby County Football Club / England)
Donald
Sandison Masson (Derby County Football Club / England)
Archibald
Gemmill (Nottingham Forest Football
Club / England)
Joseph
Jordan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Derek
Johnstone (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
John
Neilson Robertson (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Graeme
James Souness (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Richard
‘Asa’ Hartford (Manchester City Football Club / England)
William
Johnston (West Bromwich Albion Football Club / England)
Joseph
Jordan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Coach:
Alistair MacLeod
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Northern
Ireland:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
14-James
Archibald Platt (Middlesborough Football Club / England)
Defenders/
Midfielders / Forwards:
4-Christopher
John Nicholl (Southampton Football Club / England)
6-James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club /
England)
7-Martin
Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
8-David
McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England)
9-Gerald
Joseph Armstrong (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
10-Samuel
Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
11-Trevor
Anderson (Petersborough Football Club / England)
12-Bryan
Hamilton (Captain) (Milwall Football Club –London / England)
15-Roland
Christopher McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England)
20-Peter
William Scott (York City Football Club / England)
William
Robert Hamilton (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club –London / England)
George
Terence Cochrane (Burnley Football Club / England)
Samuel
Nelson (Arsenal Football
Club –London / England)
Coach:
Robert Dennis ‘Danny’ Blanchflower
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Wales:
Players
who took part in the matches:
Goalkeepers:
William
David Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Defenders
/ Midfielders / Forwards:
Malcolm
Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
Joseph Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston
Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
David Edward Jones (Norwich City Football Club / England)
Gareth
Davis (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) Terence
Charles Yorath (captain) (Coventry City Football Club / England)
John
Francis Mahoney (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Philip John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Michael Reginald Thomas (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Simon
Deacy (Philips Sports Vereniging
Eindhoven / Holland) )
David
Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England)
William
Byron Stevenson (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Coach:
Michael Smith
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
1978
Home Championship Matches:
Date: May 13, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Scotland 1-Northern
Ireland 1
Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park
Attendance: 64,433
Referee: William John Gow (Wales)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland):
Derek Johnstone 36
(Northern
Ireland): Martin O'Neill 26
Lineups:
Scotland:
Alan
Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club -Glasgow)
William
Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Martin
McLean Buchan (Manchester United Football Club / England) (Kenneth Burns
(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England) 37th)
Thomas
Forsyth (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Gordon
McQueen (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Bruce
David Rioch (Derby County Football Club
/ England)
Donald
Sandison Masson (Derby County Football Club / England)
Archibald
Gemmill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Joseph
Jordan (Manchester United Football Club / England) (Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
(Liverpool Football Club / England) 46th)
Derek
Johnstone (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
John
Neilson Robertson (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Coach:
Alistair MacLeod
Booked:
Gordon McQueen
Team
Captain: Bruce David Rioch
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors:
Northern Ireland:
James
Archibald Platt (Middlesborough Football Club / England)
Bryan
Hamilton (Milwall
Football Club –London / England)
Peter
William Scott (York City Football Club / England)
Christopher
John Nicholl (Southampton Football Club / England)
James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Samuel
Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
David
McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Martin
Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Trevor
Anderson (Petersborough Football Club / England) (William Robert Hamilton (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club –London /
England) 77th)
Gerald
Joseph Armstrong (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
Roland
Christopher McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England) (George Terence Cochrane (Burnley Football
Club / England) 63rd)
Coach:
Robert Dennis ‘Danny’ Blanchflower
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform
Colors:
Date: May 13, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Wales 1-England 3
Venue: Cardiff-Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,698
Referee: Malcolm Moffat (Northern
Ireland)
Goalscorers:
(Wales):
Philip John Dwyer 63
(England):
Bob Latchford 8, Tony Currie 82, Peter Barnes 89
Lineups:
Wales:
1-William
David Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
2-Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
3-Joseph Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
4-Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
5-David Edward Jones (Norwich City Football Club / England) (15-Gareth Davis (Wrexham
Football Club / Wales, registered in
English League) )
6-Terence Charles Yorath (Coventry City Football Club / England) (14-John Francis Mahoney
(Middlesbrough Football
Club / England)
)
7-Carl Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
8-Brian Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
9-Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
10-Philip John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
11-Michael Reginald Thomas (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Coach:
Michael Smith
Team
Captain: Terence Charles Yorath
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks
England:
1-Peter
Leslie Shilton (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
2-Michael
Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
3-Trevor John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club) (6-Anthony Williams Currie (Leeds United
Association Football Club) 16th)
4-Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club)
16-Raymond Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
7-Stephen James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club)
8-Trevor
John Francis
(Birmingham City Football Club)
9-Robert Dennis Latchford(Everton Football Club-Liverpool) (20-Paul Mariner (Ipswich Town Football Club) 32nd)
10-Trevor David Brooking(West Ham United Football Club-London)
11-Peter Simon Barnes (Manchester City Football Club)
Coach:
Ronald Greenwood
Team
Captain: Michael Denis ‘Mick’ Mills
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue
Shorts, White Socks
Date: May 16, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: England 1-Northern
Ireland 0
Venue: London - Wembley
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: John Robertson Gordon (Scotland)
Goalscorers:
(England):
Phil Neal 45
(Northern
Ireland): None
Lineups:
England:
12-Raymond
Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
15-Philip George Neal(Liverpool Football Club)
2-Michael Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
4-Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club)
14-Emlyn Walter Hughes (Liverpool Football Club)
7-Stephen James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club)
16-Raymond Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
19-James ‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester United Football Club)
6-Anthony Williams Currie (Leeds United Association Football Club)
18-Anthony Stewart Woodcock(Nottingham Forest
Football Club)
Coach:
Ron Greenwood
Team
Captain: Emlyn Walter Hughes
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
Northern Ireland:
14-James
Archibald Platt (Middlesborough Football Club / England)
6-James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club / England)
4-Christopher John Nicholl (Southampton Football Club / England)
20-Peter William Scott (York City Football Club / England)
7-Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
12-Bryan Hamilton (Milwall Football Club –London /
England)
15-Roland Christopher McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England) (George Terence Cochrane (Burnley Football
Club / England) )
10-Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
9-Gerald Joseph Armstrong (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
8-David McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England)
11-Trevor Anderson (Petersborough Football Club / England)
Coach:
Robert Dennis ‘Danny’ Blanchflower
Team
Captain: Bryan Hamilton
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White
Shorts, Green Socks
Date: May 17, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Scotland 1-Wales 1
Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park
Attendance: 70,241
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland):
Derek Johnstone 10
(Wales):
William Donachie (own goal) 90
Lineups:
Scotland:
12-James
Anton Blyth (Coventry City Football Club / England)
13-Stuart
Robert Kennedy (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)
3-William
Donachie (Manchester City Football Club / England)
22-Kenneth
Burns (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
5-Gordon
McQueen (Manchester United Football Club / England) (14-Thomas Forsyth (Rangers
Football Club -Glasgow) 28th)
15-Archibald
Gemmill (Nottingham Forest Football
Club / England)
18-Graeme
James Souness (Liverpool Football Club / England)
10-Richard
‘Asa’ Hartford (Manchester City Football Club / England)
17-Derek
Johnstone (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
8-Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (Liverpool Football Club / England)
11-William
Johnston (West Bromwich Albion Football Club / England) (19-John Neilson Robertson
(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England) 86th)
Coach:
Alistair MacLeod Booked: Graeme Souness 27
Team
Captain: Archibald Gemmill
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
Wales:
1-William
David Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
3-Malcolm
Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England) (14-Nicholas Simon Deacy (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland) 77th)
4-Joseph
Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
5-David
Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England)
6-Leighton
Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
10-Terence
Charles Yorath (Coventry City Football Club / England)
8-John
Francis Mahoney (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
9-Brian
Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
11-Carl
Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
13-Philip
John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
15-Alan
Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Coach:
Michael Smith
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks
Date: May 19, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Wales 1-Northern
Ireland 0
Venue: Wrexham-Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,077
Referee:
Goalscorers:
(Wales):
Nicholas Simon Deacy pen
(Northern
Ireland): None
Lineups:
Wales:
William
David Davies (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Joseph
Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
William
Byron Stevenson (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
David
Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England)
Gareth
Davis (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
John
Francis Mahoney (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
Terence
Charles Yorath (Coventry City Football Club / England) (Michael Reginald Thomas (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered
in English League) )
Brian
Flynn (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Carl
Stephen Harris (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Philip
John Dwyer (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)
Nicholas
Simon Deacy (Philips
Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)
Coach:
Michael Smith
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks
Northern Ireland :
James
Archibald Platt (Middlesborough Football Club / England)
Bryan
Hamilton (Milwall
Football Club –London / England)
Peter
William Scott (York City Football Club / England) (Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England) )
James Michael Nicholl (Manchester United Football Club /
England)
Christopher
John Nicholl (Southampton Football Club / England)
David
McCreery (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Roland
Christopher McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Martin
Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Gerald
Joseph Armstrong (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
Samuel
Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Trevor
Anderson (Petersborough Football Club / England) (George Terence Cochrane (Burnley Football Club / England) )
Coach:
Robert Dennis ‘Danny’ Blanchflower
Team
Captain:
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform
Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks
Date: May 20, 1978
Competition: Home Championship
Result: Scotland 0-England 1
Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park
Attendance: 88,319
Referee: Georges Konrath (France)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland):
None
(England):
Steve Coppell 82
Lineups:
Scotland:
1-Alan
Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club -Glasgow)
13-Stuart
Robert Kennedy (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)
22-Kenneth
Burns (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
14-Thomas
Forsyth (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
3-William
Donachie (Manchester City Football Club / England)
6-Bruce
David Rioch (Derby County Football Club / England) (18-Grame James Souness
(Liverpool Football Club / England) 74th)
7-Donald
Sandison Masson (Derby County Football Club / England) (5-Archibald Gemmill
(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
74th)
10-Richard
‘Asa’ Hartford (Manchester City Football Club / England)
8-Kenneth
Mathieson Dalglish (Liverpool Football Club / England)
9-Joseph
Jordan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
11-William
Johnston (West Bromwich Albion Football Club / England)
Coach:
Alistair MacLeod
Booked:
Joe Jordan
Team
Captain: Bruce David Rioch
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform
Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
England:
12-Raymond
Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
15-Philip George Neal(Liverpool
Football Club)
2-Michael
Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
6-Anthony
Williams Currie (Leeds United Association Football Club)
5-David
Vernon Watson (Manchester
City Football Club)
14-Emlyn
Walter Hughes (Liverpool Football Club) (4-Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United
Football Club) 73rd)
16-Raymond
Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
7-Stephen
James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club)
20-Paul
Mariner (Ipswich
Town Football Club) (10-Trevor David Brooking(West Ham United Football Club-London) 76th)
8-Trevor
John Francis (Birmingham City Football Club)
11-Peter
Simon Barnes (Manchester City Football Club)
Coach:
Ronald Greenwood
Team
Captain: Emlyn Walter Hughes
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform
Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
