Match No. 522 - Saturday, 20th May 1978, 3:00pm

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    • 1
    • Alan RoughAlan Roderick Rough.
      Born 25th Nov 1951, Glasgow.
    • 13
    • Stuart KennedyStuart Robert Kennedy.
      Born 31st May 1953, Grangemouth.
    • 3
    • Willie DonachieWilliam Donachie.
      Born 5th Oct 1951, Glasgow.
    • 14
    • Tom ForsythThomas Forsyth.
      Born 23rd Jan 1949, Glasgow.
    • 22
    • Kenny BurnsKenneth Burns.
      Born 23rd Sep 1953, Glasgow.
    • 6
    • Bruce RiochBruce David Rioch.
      Born 6th Sep 1947, Aldershot, England.
       (c)
    • Off 75'74:27
    • 7
    • Don MassonDonald Sandison Masson.
      Born 26th Aug 1946, Banchory.
    • Off 75'74:33
    • 8
    • Kenny DalglishSir Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish.
      Born 4th Mar 1951, Glasgow.
    • 9
    • Joe JordanJoseph Jordan.
      Born 15th Dec 1951, Cleland.
       34:40 High foot against Mills.
    • 10
    • Asa HartfordRichard Asa Hartford.
      Born 24th Oct 1950, Clydebank.
    • 11
    • Willie JohnstonWilliam McClure Johnston.
      Born 19th Dec 1946, Glasgow.
    • 18
    • Graeme SounessGraeme James Souness.
      Born 6th May 1953, Edinburgh.
    • On 75'74:27
    • 15
    • Archie GemmillArchibald Gemmill.
      Born 24th Mar 1947, Paisley.
    • On 75'74:33
  • Assist: Trevor Francis. "...Brooking sent [Mariner] to the line and Rough approached his centre with a hint of diffidence. Francis challenged strongly but Rough could still have punched the ball clear. Instead he elbowed it down to Coppell and England were ahead." Steve Coppell1st of 7 goals. Right-footed from 10 yards., 84' 83:36
    • 12
    • Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 36th of 61 caps
      29 years, 9 months, 15 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 15
    • Phil NealLiverpool, 12th of 50 caps
      27 years, 3 months, 0 days
      Right Back
    • 2
    • Mick MillsIpswich, 18th of 42 caps
      29 years, 4 months, 16 days
      Left Back
    • 16
    • Ray WilkinsChelsea, 14th of 84 caps
      21 years, 8 months, 6 days
      Midfield
    • 5
    • Dave WatsonMan City, 33rd of 65 caps
      31 years, 7 months, 15 days
      Centre Back
    • 14
    • Emlyn HughesLiverpool, 53rd of 62 caps
      30 years, 8 months, 23 days
      Centre Back       (c)16th captaincy
    • Off 73'72:51
    • 7
    • Steve CoppellMan Utd, 6th of 42 caps
      22 years, 10 months, 11 day
      Right Midfield
    • 8
    • Trevor FrancisBirmingham, 11th of 52 caps
      24 years, 1 month, 1 day
      Centre Forward
    • 20
    • Paul MarinerIpswich, 5th of 35 caps
      24 years, 11 month, 29 days
      Centre Forward       46:29 Mariner is booked for an acrobatic scissor kick on the edge of the area. He misses the ball and catches Forsyth in the face.
    • Off 78'77:06
    • 6
    • Tony CurrieLeeds, 11th of 17 caps
      28 years, 4 months, 19 days
      Midfield
    • 11
    • Peter BarnesMan City, 5th of 22 caps
      20 years, 11 month, 10 days
      Left Midfield
    • 4
    • Brian GreenhoffMan Utd, 16th of 18 caps
      25 years, 0 months, 22 days
      Centre Back
    • On 73'72:51
    • 10
    • Trevor BrookingWest Ham, 22nd of 47 caps
      29 years, 7 months, 18 days
      Midfield
    • On 78'77:06

Notes

  • Goal MilestoneSteve Coppell's 1st Goal
  • Goal MilestoneSteve Coppell, 84' - 1350th goal scored by England

Sources

  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
  • The Guardian "Scots' goal for Cordoba", Monday 22nd May 1978. page 16.
  • The Observer "The low road!", Sunday 21st May 1978, page 12.

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Referee

  • France Georges Konrath

Attendance

  • 88,319

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Up 2 places, gaining 26 ranking points to 1986 points England - 4th - 2
  • Scotland - 7th