- 1Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 46th of 61 caps
31 years, 6 months, 1 day
Goalkeeper
- 2Trevor CherryLeeds, 21st of 27 caps
31 years, 11 month, 12 days
Right Back
- 3Kenny SansomPalace, 3rd of 86 caps
21 years, 4 months, 10 days
Left Back
- 4Phil ThompsonLiverpool, 19th of 42 caps
26 years, 0 months, 16 days
Centre Back
- 5Dave WatsonSouthampton, 48th of 65 caps
33 years, 4 months, 1 day
Centre Back
- 6Bryan RobsonWBA, 1st of 90 caps
23 years, 0 months, 26 days
Midfielder
- 7Kevin KeeganHamburg, 49th of 63 caps
28 years, 11 month, 20 days
Attacking Midfielder (c)18th captaincy
- 8Terry McDermottLiverpool, 8th of 25 caps
28 years, 1 month, 29 days
Midfielder
- 9David JohnsonLiverpool, 4th of 8 caps
28 years, 3 months, 14 days
Centre Forward 
62'
- 10Tony WoodcockCologne, 8th of 42 caps
24 years, 2 months, 0 days
Centre Forward
- 11Laurie CunninghamReal Madrid, 4th of 6 caps
23 years, 10 months, 29 days
Left Midfielder
- 16Steve CoppellMan Utd, 19th of 42 caps
24 years, 6 months, 28 days
Right Midfielder 
62'
- 1Gerry PeytonGerald Joseph Peyton.
Born 20th May 1956, Birmingham.
62'
- 2Chris HughtonChristopher William Gerard Hughton.
Born 11th Dec 1958, Forest Gate, Essex.
- 3Ashley GrimesAugustine Ashley Grimes.
Born 2nd Aug 1957, Dublin.
- 4Mark LawrensonMark Thomas Lawrenson.
Born 2nd Jun 1957, Penwortham, Lancashire.
- 5David O'LearyDavid Anthony O'Leary.
Born 2nd May 1958, Stoke Newington.
Older brother of Pierce O'Leary. 69'
- 6Liam BradyWilliam Brady.
Born 13th Feb 1956, Dublin.
(c)
- 7Gerry DalyGerard Anthony Daly.
Born 30th Apr 1954, Dublin.
- 8Tony GrealishAnthony Patrick Grealish.
Born 21st Sep 1956, London.
- 9Steve HeighwayStephen Derek Heighway.
Born 25th Nov 1947, Dublin.
- 10Frank StapletonFrancis Anthony Stapleton.
Born 10th Jul 1956, Dublin.
- 11Fran O'BrienFran O'Brien.
Born 7th Apr 1955, Dublin.
- 16Ron HealeyRonald Healey.
Born 30th Aug 1952, Manchester.
62'
- 14Pierce O'LearyPierce O'Leary.
Born 5th Nov 1959, Dublin.
Younger brother of David O'Leary. 69'
Notes
- QualificationEngland qualify for Euro '80 by winning group 1, dropping only one point in the process.
- Player MilestoneBryan Robson's 1st Cap
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)
- uefa.com
Referee
East Germany Klaus Scheurell
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 5 ranking points to 2057 points England - 2nd
Ireland - 27th
Euro 80 Qualifying
(Group 1)
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England
8
7
1
0
+17
15
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Northern I...
8
4
1
3
-6
9
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Ireland
8
2
3
3
+1
7
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Bulgaria
8
2
1
5
-8
5
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Denmark
8
1
2
5
-4
4
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