Match No. 516 - Wednesday, 12th October 1977, 8:00pm
- 1
- Jeannot MoesJeannot Moes.
Born 11th May 1948, Waasserbëlleg.
- 2
- Marcel BarthelMarcel Barthel.
Born 7th Oct 1950.
- 3
- Roger FandelRoger Fandel.
Born 9th Apr 1951, Mondorf.
82'
- 4
- Léon MondLéon Mond.
Born 13th Dec 1952.
- 5
- Nico RohmannNico Rohmann.
Born 23rd Nov 1952.
- 6
- Paul PhilippPaul Philipp.
Born 21st Oct 1950, Dommeldange.
(c)
- 7
- Romain MichauxRomain Michaux.
Born 9th Nov 1953.
- 8
- Jean ZuangJean Zuang.
Born 27th Sep 1952, Dudelange.
- 9
- Gilbert DussierGilbert Dussier.
Born 23rd Dec 1949, Oicha-Beri, Belgian Congo.
- 10
- Nico BraunNico Braun.
Born 26th Oct 1950, Luxembourg City.
- 80'
- 11
- Vinicio MonacelliVinicio Monacelli.
Born 23rd Jul 1951.
- 16
- Marcel Di DomenicoMarcel Di Domenico.
Born 17th Jun 1955, Differdange.
80'
- 13
- Joseph ZangerleJoseph Zangerle.
Born 6th Nov 1949.
- 82'
Assist: Paul Mariner. "Mariner headed down Callaghan's cross none too convincingly but the ball was not cleared and rolled out to Kennedy, who beat Moes with a low shot through the crowd." Ray Kennedy3rd of 3 goals. Left-footed from 15 yards., 31' - Assist: Ray Kennedy. "But in the 88th minute, Kennedy headed down another centre from Callaghan and Mariner scored." Paul Mariner1st of 13 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 88'
- 1
- Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 32nd of 61 caps
29 years, 2 months, 7 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Trevor CherryLeeds, 14th of 27 caps
29 years, 7 months, 18 days
Right Back
- 3
- Emlyn HughesLiverpool, 49th of 62 caps
30 years, 1 month, 15 days
Centre Back (c)12th captaincy 
89' Dissent. "There was just enough time for Hughes to complete England's ignominy by being cautioned at a free kick."
- 4
- David WatsonMan City, 27th of 65 caps
31 years, 0 months, 7 days
Left Back - 69'
- 5
- Ray KennedyLiverpool, 11th of 17 caps
26 years, 2 months, 15 days
Midfield
- 6
- Ian CallaghanLiverpool, 4th of 4 caps
35 years, 6 months, 2 days
Midfield
- 7
- Terry McDermottLiverpool, 2nd of 25 caps
25 years, 10 months, 4 days
Midfield - 65'
- 8
- Ray WilkinsChelsea, 9th of 84 caps
21 years, 0 months, 28 days
Midfield
- 9
- Paul MarinerIpswich, 3rd of 35 caps
24 years, 4 months, 21 day
Centre Forward
- 10
- Trevor FrancisBirmingham, 6th of 52 caps
23 years, 5 months, 23 days
Forward
- 11
- Gordon HillMan Utd, 6th of 6 caps
23 years, 6 months, 11 day
Outside Left
- 16
- Trevor WhymarkIpswich, Only Cap
27 years, 5 months, 8 days
Midfield - 65'
- 12
- Kevin BeattieIpswich, 9th of 9 caps
23 years, 9 months, 25 days
Left Back - 69'
Notes
- Disallowed Goal"Francis had a goal disallowed for hands by Whymark 15 minutes from the end..."
- Player MilestoneIan Callaghan's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneGordon Hill's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneTrevor Whymark's Only Cap
- Player MilestoneKevin Beattie's Last Cap
- Goal MilestonePaul Mariner's 1st Goal
Sources
- England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- The Guardian "Much too little, much too late", Thursday 13th October 1977, page 20.
Referee
Poland Alojzy Jarguz
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 2 ranking points to 1900 points England - 13th
Luxembourg - 124th
World Cup 1978 Q
(Group 2)
- Italy
- 10
- +14
- 1
- 0
- 5
- 6
- England
- 10
- +11
- 1
- 0
- 5
- 6
- Finland
- 4
- -5
- 4
- 0
- 2
- 6
- Luxembourg
- 0
- -20
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 6
