Match No. 550 - Wednesday, 25th March 1981, 7:45pm
"...after 27 minutes Hoddle met a defender's clearance with a typical volley from just beyond the penalty area and Arconada was beaten by a marvellous shot inside the right hand post." Glenn Hoddle3rd of 8 goals. Right-footed from 24 yards., 27' 26:57 -
- 1
- Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 53rd of 61 caps
32 years, 7 months, 20 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Phil NealLiverpool, 30th of 50 caps
30 years, 1 month, 5 days
Right Back
- 3
- Kenny SansomArsenal, 13th of 86 caps
22 years, 5 months, 29 days
Left Back
- 4
- Bryan RobsonWBA, 6th of 90 caps
24 years, 2 months, 14 days
Midfield
- 5
- Terry ButcherIpswich, 2nd of 77 caps
22 years, 2 months, 28 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Russell OsmanIpswich, 2nd of 11 caps
22 years, 1 month, 11 day
Centre Back
- 7
- Kevin KeeganSouthampton, 55th of 63 caps
30 years, 1 month, 11 day
Attacking Midfield (c)24th captaincy
- 8
- Trevor FrancisNotts Forest, 19th of 52 caps
26 years, 11 month, 6 days
Centre Forward 
84'83:26
- 9
- Paul MarinerIpswich, 14th of 35 caps
27 years, 10 months, 3 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Trevor BrookingWest Ham, 41st of 47 caps
32 years, 5 months, 23 days
Midfield - 71'70:09
- 11
- Glenn HoddleSpurs, 5th of 53 caps
23 years, 4 months, 29 days
Midfield
- 14
- Ray WilkinsMan Utd, 36th of 84 caps
24 years, 6 months, 11 day
Midfield 
71'70:09
- 16
- Peter BarnesWBA, 17th of 22 caps
23 years, 9 months, 15 days
Right Midfield - 84'83:26
- "With England hesitating, half expecting the whistle, Zamora moved on to Juanito's through-ball, reached the by-line and crossed low inot the goal mouth for Satrustegui to shoot past Clemence on the run." Jesús María Satrústegui, 4'3:36
- "In the 32nd minute Zamora and Juanito had all the time they needed to exchange passes through the middle and Butcher and Osman were left helpless as Juanito sent Zamora in to beat Clemence, who again had no chance of stopping the shot." Jesús María Zamora, 32'31:56
- 1
- Luis ArconadaLuis Miguel Arconada Etxarri.
Born 26th Jun 1954, San Sebastian.
(c)
- 2
- José Antonio CamachoJosé Antonio Camacho Alfaro.
Born 8th Jun 1955, Cieza.
- 3
- Rafael GordilloRafael Gordillo Vázquez.
Born 24th Feb 1957, Almendralejo.
- 4
- Antonio MacedaAntonio Maceda Francés.
Born 16th May 1957, Sagunto.
13:02 Chopping down Mariner on an England break.
- 5
- Miguel TendilloMiguel Tendillo Belenguer.
Born 1st Feb 1961, Moncada.
- 6
- Víctor MuñozVíctor Muñoz Manrique.
Born 15th Mar 1957, Zaragoza.
- 69'68:24
- 7
- JuanitoJuan Gómez González.
Born 10th Nov 1954, Fuengirola.
- 84'83:50
- 8
- JoaquínJoaquín Alonso González.
Born 9th Jun 1956, Oviedo.
- 9
- Jesús María SatrústeguiJesús María Satrústegui Azpiroz.
Born 12th Feb 1954, Pamplona.
- 10
- Jesús María ZamoraJesús María Zamora Ansorena.
Born 1st Jan 1955, Errenteria.
- 11
- Marcos AlonsoMarcos Alonso Peña.
Born 1st Oct 1959, Santander.
Father of Marcos Alonso Mendoza
- 16
- Enrique MonteroEnrique Montero Rodríguez.
Born 28th Dec 1954, El Puerto de Santa Maria.
- 69'68:24
- 15
- DaniDaniel Ruiz-Bazán Justa.
Born 28th Jun 1951, Sopuerta.
- 84'83:50
Notes
- Match MilestoneEngland's 550th Match
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- Official Match Programme
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- soccernostalgia.blogspot.co.uk
- The Guardian "Split down the middle", Thursday 26th March 1981, page 28.
- YouTube
Referee
West Germany Walter Eschweiler
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, losing -16 ranking points to 1982 points
England - 4th - 1 
Spain - 16th
England 1 - 2 Spain 
