Match No. 582 - Wednesday, 21st September 1983, 7:45pm
- 1
- Peter ShiltonSouthampton, 54th of 125 caps
34 years, 0 months, 3 days
- 2
- Phil NealLiverpool, 50th of 50 caps
32 years, 7 months, 1 day
- 3
- Kenny SansomArsenal, 36th of 86 caps
24 years, 11 month, 25 days
- 4
- Ray WilkinsMan Utd, 55th of 84 caps
27 years, 0 months, 7 days (c)3rd captaincy
- 6
- Terry ButcherIpswich, 20th of 77 caps
24 years, 8 months, 24 days
- 8
- Sammy LeeLiverpool, 8th of 14 caps
24 years, 7 months, 14 days
78'
- 9
- Paul MarinerIpswich, 31st of 35 caps
30 years, 3 months, 30 days
- 11
- John BarnesWatford, 5th of 79 caps
19 years, 10 months, 14 days
71'
Allan Simonsen, 37' (pen) (36:54)
- 1
- Ole KjærOle Kjær.
Born 16th Aug 1954.
- 2
- Ole RasmussenOle Bo Rasmussen.
Born 19th Mar 1952.
- 3
- Ivan NielsenIvan Nielsen.
Born 9th Oct 1956, Frederiksberg.
- 4
- Morten OlsenMorten Per Olsen.
Born 14th Aug 1949, Vordingborg.
(c)
87'
- 5
- Søren BuskSøren Thomas Busk.
Born 10th Apr 1953, Glostrup.
- 6
- Søren LerbySøren Lerby.
Born 1st Feb 1958, Copenhagen.
89' Time wasting over a throw-in.
- 7
- Jens-Jørn BertlesenJens Jørn Haahr Bertelsen.
Born 15th Feb 1952, Guldager.
- 8
- Jesper OlsenJesper Olsen.
Born 20th Mar 1961, Faxe.
- 9
- Allan SimonsenAllan Rodenkam Simonsen.
Born 15th Dec 1952, Vejle.
- 10
- Michael LaudrupMichael Laudrup.
Born 15th Jun 1964, Frederiksberg.
HT
- 11
- Klaus BerggreenKlaus Berggreen.
Born 3rd Feb 1958, Virum.
- 15
- Preben ElkjærPreben Elkjær.
Born 11th Sep 1957, Copenhagen.
HT
- 13
- Jan MølbyJan Mølby.
Born 4th Jul 1963, Kolding.
87'
Notes
- Player MilestonePhil Neal's 50th & Last Cap
- Player MilestoneRussell Osman's Last 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
- www.dbu.dk
- YouTube
- The Guardian "Simonsen's penalty stuns sad England", Thursday, 22nd September 1983, page 22.
Referee
Belgium Alexis Ponnet
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -35 ranking points to 1973 points England - 4th
Denmark - 19th
Euro 84 Qualifying
(Group 3)

- Denmark
- 13
- +12
- 1
- 1
- 6
- 8

- England
- 12
- +20
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 8

- Greece
- 8
- -2
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 8

- Hungary
- 7
- +1
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 8

- Luxembourg
- 0
- -31
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 8