Match No. 548 - Wednesday, 15th October 1980, 3:00pm
Marcel Răducanu, 35'
Anghel Iordănescu, 75' (pen)
- 1
- Vasile IordacheVasile Iordache.
Born 9th Oct 1950, Iasi.
- 2
- Nicolae NegrilăNicolae Negrilă.
Born 23rd Jul 1954, Gighera.
- 3
- Costică ȘtefănescuCostică Ștefănescu.
Born 26th Mar 1951, Bucharest.
(c)
- 4
- Ștefan SameșȘtefan Sameș.
Born 14th Oct 1951, Dobroesti.
- 5
- Ion MunteanuIon Munteanu.
Born 7th Jun 1955.
- 6
- Aurel ȚicleanuAurel Țicleanu.
Born 20th Jan 1959, Teliuc.
71'
- 7
- Aurel BeldeanuAurel Beldeanu.
Born 5th Mar 1951, Dobroesti.
- 8
- Anghel IordănescuAnghel Iordănescu.
Born 4th May 1950, Burcharest.
- 9
- Zoltan CrićanZoltanCrićan.
Born 3rd May 1955, Oradea.
- 10
- Rodion CămătaruRodion Doru Gorun Cămătaru.
Born 22nd Jun 1958, Strehaia.
- 11
- Marcel RăducanuMarcel Răducanu.
Born 21st Oct 1954, Burcharest.
- Ion DumitruIon Dumitru.
Born 2nd Jan 1950, Burcharest.
71'
- 1
- Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 52nd of 61 caps
32 years, 2 months, 10 days
- 2
- Phil NealLiverpool, 28th of 50 caps
29 years, 7 months, 23 days
- 3
- Kenny SansomArsenal, 11th of 86 caps
22 years, 0 months, 19 days
- 4
- Phil ThompsonLiverpool, 28th of 42 caps
26 years, 8 months, 25 days (c)5th captaincy
- 5
- David WatsonSouthampton, 57th of 65 caps
34 years, 0 months, 10 days
- 7
- Graham RixArsenal, 2nd of 17 caps
22 years, 11 month, 23 days
- 9
- Garry BirtlesNotts Forest, 3rd of 3 caps
24 years, 2 months, 19 days
65'
- 10
- Tony WoodcockCologne, 15th of 42 caps
24 years, 10 months, 9 days
- 11
- Eric GatesIpswich, 2nd of 2 caps
25 years, 3 months, 17 days
HT
- Steve CoppellMan Utd, 26th of 42 caps
25 years, 3 months, 6 days
HT
Notes
- Player MilestoneGarry Birtles' Last Cap
- Player MilestoneEric Gates' Last Cap
- Player MilestoneLaurie Cunningham's Last Cap
Sources
- England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
- www.romaniansoccer.ro
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Referee
Sweden Ulf Eriksson
ELO Ratings
Down 1 place, losing -26 ranking points to 1996 points England - 4th - 1
Romania - 17th
World Cup 1982 Q
(Group 4)

- Hungary
- 10
- +5
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 8

- England
- 9
- +5
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 8

- Romania
- 8
- 0
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 8

- Switzerlan...
- 7
- -3
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 8

- Norway
- 6
- -7
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 8