Match No. 521 - Tuesday, 16th May 1978, 7:45pm
- 1
- Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 35th of 61 caps
29 years, 9 months, 11 day
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Phil NealLiverpool, 11th of 50 caps
27 years, 2 months, 24 days
Right Back
- 3
- Mick MillsIpswich, 17th of 42 caps
29 years, 4 months, 12 days
Left Back
- 4
- Ray WilkinsChelsea, 13th of 84 caps
21 years, 8 months, 2 days
Midfield
- 5
- David WatsonMan City, 32nd of 65 caps
31 years, 7 months, 11 day
Centre Back
- 6
- Emlyn HughesLiverpool, 52nd of 62 caps
30 years, 8 months, 19 days
Centre Back (c)15th captaincy
- 7
- Tony CurrieLeeds, 10th of 17 caps
28 years, 4 months, 15 days
Midfield
- 8
- Steve CoppellMan Utd, 5th of 42 caps
22 years, 10 months, 7 days
Midfield
- 9
- Stuart PearsonMan Utd, 15th of 15 caps
28 years, 10 months, 25 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Tony WoodcockNotts Forest, 1st of 42 caps
22 years, 5 months, 10 days
Centre Forward
- 11
- Brian GreenhoffMan Utd, 15th of 18 caps
25 years, 0 months, 18 days
Centre Back
- 1
- Jim PlattJames Archibald Platt.
Born 26th Jan 1952, Ballymoney.
- 2
- Bryan HamiltonBryan Hamilton.
Born 21st Dec 1946, Belfast.
(c)
- 3
- Peter ScottPeter William Scott.
Born 19th Sep 1952, Liverpool, England.
- 4
- Chris NichollChristopher John Nicholl.
Born 12th Oct 1945, Wilmslow, England.
- 5
- Jimmy NichollJames Michael Nicholl.
Born 28th Dec 1956, Hamilton, Canada.
- 6
- Sammy McIlroySamuel Baxter McIlroy.
Born 2nd Aug 1954, Belfast.
- 7
- David McCreeryDavid McCreery.
Born 16th Sep 1957, Belfast.
- 8
- Martin O'NeillMartin Hugh Michael ONeill.
Born 1st Mar 1952, Kilrea.
- 9
- Trevor AndersonTrevor Anderson.
Born 3rd Mar 1951, Belfast.
- 10
- Gerry ArmstrongGerard Joseph Armstrong.
Born 23rd May 1954, Belfast.
- 11
- Chris McGrathRoland Christopher McGrath.
Born 29th Nov 1954, Belfast.
- 17
- Terry CochraneTerence George Cochrane.
Born 23rd Jan 1953, Killyleagh.
Notes
- Player MilestoneStuart Pearson's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneTony Woodcock's 1st Cap
- Goal MilestonePhil Neal's 1st Goal
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)
Referee
Scotland John Robertson Gordon
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 6 ranking points to 1960 points England - 6th
Northern Ireland - 26th