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England 2-0 Ireland - February 06, 1980 / Euro Qualifying 1980
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.Euro Qualifying 1980 - Group 1
Kevin Keegan
34'
Kevin Keegan
74'
ENG
0
34' - Goal
Kevin Keegan34
HT
ENG
60' - Substitution
David Johnsonis substituted by Steve Coppell6060
60' - Substitution
Gerry Peytonis substituted by Ronald Healey
60' - Substitution
Gerry Peytonis substituted by Ronald Healey68
68' - Substitution
David O'Learyis substituted by Pierce O'Leary
68' - Substitution
David O'Learyis substituted by Pierce O'Leary 74' - Goal
Kevin Keegan74
FT
IRE
IRE
Team line-ups
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ray Clemence | 31 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Thompson | 26 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trevor Cherry | 31 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Watson | 33 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Sansom | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Robson | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry McDermott | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Johnson | 60 | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tony Woodcock | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kevin Keegan | 3474 | 28 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Laurie Cunningham | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
19
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gerry Peyton | 60 | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
David O'Leary | 68 | 21 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Mark Lawrenson | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ashley Grimes | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Hughton | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Frank O'Brien | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gerry Daly | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Grealish | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 23 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Heighway | 32 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
13
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Steve Coppell | 60 | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ronald Healey | 60 | 27 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Pierce O'Leary | 68 | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Terry McDermott
IN
Glenn Hoddle
OUT
Bryan Robson
IN
Ray Wilkins
OUT
David Johnson
IN
Trevor Francis
OUT
Kevin Keegan
IN
Ray Kennedy
OUT
Laurie Cunningham
IN
Kevin Reeves
OUT
Trevor Cherry
IN
Viv Anderson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gerry Peyton
IN
Mick Kearns
OUT
Frank O'Brien
IN
Mick Martin
OUT
Mark Lawrenson
IN
John Devine
OUT
Chris Hughton
IN
Paul McGee
OUT
Liam Brady
IN
Pierce O'Leary
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
58
23
Success rate in this team:
70 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Greenwood vs Ireland
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on February 06, 1980
Greenwood vs Giles
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on February 06, 1980
Manager
Age
Match num
39
36
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Giles vs England
0 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Latest figure on February 06, 1980
Giles vs Greenwood
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on February 06, 1980
Referee
Klaus Scheurell
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | General total | Ireland3 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
3 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | Season total | Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on February 06, 1980 | Latest figure on October 17, 1984 | |||||||
Videos
June 01, 2012
Key figures
It's the first time Kevin Keegan scores at least 2 goals during the same game vs Ireland in his professional career
England keeps its 7 matches without conceding any goal at home in Euro Qualifying running (since 30/10/1974). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 12/05/1971 (3 matches)
England keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw in Euro Qualifying running (since 07/02/1979). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 27/02/1963-13/10/1971 time period (7 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VEngland 1-0 Czechoslovakia29/11/1978 | VEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland07/02/1979 | DEngland 0-0 Wales23/05/1979 | VEngland 3-1 Scotland26/05/1979 | VEngland 1-0 Denmark12/09/1979 | VEngland 2-0 Bulgaria22/11/1979 |
| Overall | VBulgaria 0-3 England06/06/1979 | DSweden 0-0 England10/06/1979 | LAustria 4-3 England13/06/1979 | VEngland 1-0 Denmark12/09/1979 | VNorthern Ireland 1-5 England17/10/1979 | VEngland 2-0 Bulgaria22/11/1979 |
Current form
| Away | DNorway 0-0 Ireland21/05/1978 | DDenmark 3-3 Ireland24/05/1978 | LBulgaria 1-0 Ireland19/05/1979 | LWales 2-1 Ireland11/09/1979 | LCzechoslovakia 4-1 Ireland26/09/1979 | LNorthern Ireland 1-0 Ireland21/11/1979 |
| Overall | DIreland 0-0 Argentina29/05/1979 | LWales 2-1 Ireland11/09/1979 | LCzechoslovakia 4-1 Ireland26/09/1979 | VIreland 3-0 Bulgaria17/10/1979 | VIreland 3-2 United States29/10/1979 | LNorthern Ireland 1-0 Ireland21/11/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 11 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 4 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 4 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 11 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 5 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
6 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
20 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
9 |
|
7 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
2.86 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.29 |
|
2.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.71 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.86 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.67 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Kevin Keegan | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Gerry Daly | |
| Kevin Keegan | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Frank Stapleton |  |
 | David Watson | 3 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Frank Stapleton | |
Historical head to head
Home
3 matches
1 v
1 d
1 l
6 gf
4 ga
Away
4 matches
2 v
2 d
0 l
6 gf
3 ga
Total
7 matches
3 v
3 d
1 l
12 gf
7 ga
Historical head to head
Home
4 matches
0 v
2 d
2 l
3 gf
6 ga
Away
3 matches
1 v
1 d
1 l
4 gf
6 ga
Total
7 matches
1 v
3 d
3 l
7 gf
12 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
May 08, 1957 |
| Home | 5 - 1 |
May 08, 1957 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
September 21, 1949 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
September 21, 1949 |
Latest head to head
October 25, 1978 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
September 08, 1976 - Rencontres amicales 1976
May 24, 1964 - Rencontres amicales 1964
May 19, 1957 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1958
May 08, 1957 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1958
Best historical scorers against Ireland
 |
Peter J Atyeo | 3 goals | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Tommy Taylor | 3 goals | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
John Byrne | 1 goal | 1964 - 1964 |
 |
Stuart Pearson | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
 |
Tom Finney | 1 goal | 1946 - 1946 |
 |
Jimmy Greaves | 1 goal | 1964 - 1964 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/09/1946. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against England
|
Gerry Daly | 2 goals | 1976 - 1978 |
|
Alfred Ringstead | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Con Martin | 1 goal | 1949 - 1949 |
|
Frederick Strahan | 1 goal | 1964 - 1964 |
|
Dermot Curtis | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Peter Farrell | 1 goal | 1949 - 1949 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/09/1946. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Ireland
 |
Billy Wright | 4 matches | 1946 - 1957 |
|
Tom Finney | 4 matches | 1946 - 1957 |
|
Wilfrid J Mannion | 2 matches | 1946 - 1949 |
 |
Alan Hodgkinson | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Roger Byrne | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Ray Clemence | 2 matches | 1976 - 1978 |
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Players with most games played vs England
|
Noel Cantwell | 3 matches | 1957 - 1964 |
|
Joe Haverty | 3 matches | 1957 - 1964 |
|
Gerry Daly | 2 matches | 1976 - 1978 |
 |
Johnny Carey | 2 matches | 1946 - 1949 |
|
Peter Farrell | 2 matches | 1949 - 1957 |
 |
Don Givens | 2 matches | 1976 - 1978 |
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Competition info
The other matches
May 24, 1978
September 20, 1978
October 11, 1978
October 25, 1978
November 29, 1978
February 07, 1979
May 02, 1979
May 19, 1979
June 06, 1979
September 12, 1979
October 17, 1979
October 31, 1979
November 21, 1979
November 22, 1979
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