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Preliminary round
(
Group 1
) - 17/10/1979 - 16:00CET (15:00 local time) - Windsor Park - Belfast
Northern Ireland
Moreland
49 (
P
)
1-5
England
Francis
18, 62
Woodcock
34, 71
Nicholl
74 (
o.g.
)
Northern Ireland - England 1-5 - 17/10/1979 - Match page - UEFA EURO 1980
Winners:
West Germany
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45
90
NIR
ENG
Goals
18: Francis
Goals
34: Woodcock
Substitution
46: Hunter
Goals
49: Moreland
Substitution
70: Finney
Goals
62: Francis
Goals
71: Woodcock
Goals
74: Nicholl
Substitution
85: Brooking
Match statistics
Northern Ireland
England
Goals scored
1
5
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
0
0
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Standings
Group 1
P
Pts
England
6
11
Republic of Ireland
6
7
Northern Ireland
7
7
Denmark
7
4
Bulgaria
6
3
Legend:
P:
Played
Pts:
Points
Full standings
All groups
Last updated: 14/10/2015 22:49 CET
Matches
17 October 1979
6
Hungary
3-1
Finland
1
Republic of Ireland
3-0
Bulgaria
1
Northern Ireland
1-5
England
2
Belgium
2-0
Portugal
4
Netherlands
1-1
Poland
7
West Germany
5-1
Wales
2
Scotland
1-1
Austria
All matches
Lineups
Northern Ireland
England
1
Pat Jennings
(GK)
1
Peter Shilton
(GK)
2
Pat Rice
2
Phil Neal
3
Sammy Nelson
3
Mick Mills
4
Jimmy Nicholl
74
4
Phil Thompson
5
Allan Hunter
46
5
Dave Watson
6
David McCreery
6
Ray Wilkins
7
Thomas Cassidy
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Sammy McIlroy
8
Steve Coppell
9
Gerry Armstrong
9
Trevor Francis
18
62
10
Tommy Finney
70
10
Trevor Brooking
85
11
Victor Moreland
49
11
Tony Woodcock
34
71
Substitutes
12
Peter Rafferty
46
12
Terry McDermott
85
13
Billy Caskey
70
Coach
Daniel Blanchflower (NIR)
Ron Greenwood (ENG)
Referee
Alexis Ponnet (BEL)
Legend:
Goals
Own goal
Penalties
Missed Penalties
Red Cards
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Yellow/red card
Substitution