Match No. 596 - Wednesday, 27th February 1985
- 1
- Pat JenningsPatrick Anthony Jennings.
Born 12th Jun 1945, Newry.
- 2
- Jimmy NichollJames Michael Nicholl.
Born 28th Dec 1956, Hamilton, Canada.
- 3
- John McClellandJohn McClelland.
Born 7th Dec 1955, Belfast.
- 4
- John O'NeillJohn Patrick ONeill.
Born 11th Mar 1958, Londonderry.
- 5
- Mal DonaghyMalachy Martin Donaghy.
Born 13th Sep 1957, Belfast.
- 6
- Sammy McIlroySamuel Baxter McIlroy.
Born 2nd Aug 1954, Belfast.
- 7
- Paul RamseyPaul Christopher Ramsey.
Born 13th Sep 1962, Londonderry.
- 8
- Gerry ArmstrongGerard Joseph Armstrong.
Born 23rd May 1954, Belfast.
- 9
- Ian StewartIan Edwin Stewart.
Born 10th Sep 1961, Belfast.
- 10
- Jimmy QuinnJames Martin Quinn.
Born 18th Nov 1959, Belfast.
- 11
- Norman WhitesideNorman John Whiteside.
Born 7th May 1965, Belfast.
- 1
- Peter ShiltonSouthampton, 67th of 125 caps
35 years, 5 months, 9 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Viv AndersonArsenal, 13th of 30 caps
28 years, 5 months, 29 days
Right Back
- 3
- Kenny SansomArsenal, 48th of 86 caps
26 years, 5 months, 1 day
Left Back
- 4
- Trevor StevenEverton, 1st of 36 caps
21 years, 5 months, 6 days
Midfield
- 5
- Alvin MartinWest Ham, 13th of 17 caps
26 years, 7 months, 8 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Terry ButcherIpswich, 28th of 77 caps
26 years, 1 month, 30 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Gary StevensSpurs, 3rd of 7 caps
22 years, 10 months, 28 days
Midfield
- 8
- Ray WilkinsAC Milan, 66th of 84 caps
28 years, 5 months, 13 days
Midfield (c)5th captaincy
- 9
- Mark HateleyAC Milan, 7th of 32 caps
23 years, 3 months, 20 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Tony WoodcockArsenal, 39th of 42 caps
29 years, 2 months, 21 day
Centre Forward
78'
- 11
- John BarnesWatford, 16th of 79 caps
21 years, 3 months, 20 days
Left Midfield
- 15
- Trevor FrancisSampdoria, 46th of 52 caps
30 years, 10 months, 8 days
Forward
78'
Notes
- Player MilestoneTrevor Steven's 1st Cap
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)
Referee
West Germany Volker Roth
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, gaining 17 ranking points to 1984 points
England - 3rd - 1
Northern Ireland - 20th
World Cup 1986 Q
(Group 3)

- England
- 12
- +19
- 0
- 4
- 4
- 8

- Northern I...
- 10
- +3
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 8

- Romania
- 9
- +5
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 8

- Finland
- 8
- -5
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 8

- Turkey
- 1
- -22
- 7
- 1
- 0
- 8