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Match No. 557 - Wednesday, 9th September 1981

Norway 2 - 1 England
World Cup Qualifier (World Cup 82 Qualifying Group 4)
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Roger Albertsen, 36'

Hallvar Thoresen, 41'

1
Tore Antonsen

2
Bjarne Berntsen

3
Åge Hareide

4
Einar Jan Aas

5
Svein Grøndalen

6
Roger Albertsen

7
Anders Giske

8
Hallvar Thoresen

9
Arne Larsen Økland
87'

10
Pål Jacobsen

11
Tom Lund
75'

14
Arne Dokken
75'

16
Trond Pedersen
87'

Bryan Robson, 15'

2
Phil Neal

3
Mick Mills

7
Kevin Keegan (c)

11
Terry McDermott

Notes

Norwegian Reaction: At the conclusion of the match, Bjorge Lillenlien, commentating on Norwegian television entered folklore, "Lord Nelson! Lord Beaverbrook! Sir Winston Churchill! Sir Anthony Eden! Clement Atlee! Henry Cooper! Lady Diana! Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me, Maggie Thatcher! Your boys took one hell of a beating! Your boys took one hell of a beating!"
Goal Milestone: Bryan Robson's 1st Goal

Sources

England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
www.football.no