England v Northern Ireland, 16 May 1978

Score1-0 to England
RefereeJohn Robertson Gordon
CompetitionBritish Home Championship
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance55,000

View England v Northern Ireland head to head

1 England

Manager: Ron Greenwood

0 Northern Ireland

Manager: Danny Blanchflower

Goals:

Phil Neal 44 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ray Clemence
Defender Mick Mills
Defender Phil Neal
Defender Dave Watson
Defender/Midfielder Brian Greenhoff
Defender/Midfielder Emlyn Hughes
Midfielder Steve Coppell
Midfielder Tony Currie
Midfielder Ray Wilkins
Forward Stuart Pearson
Forward Tony Woodcock

Starting lineup:

Jim Platt Goalkeeper
Chris Nicholl Defender
Jimmy Nicholl Defender
Peter Scott Defender
Bryan Hamilton Midfielder (captain)
David McCreery Midfielder
Chris McGrath Midfielder
Sammy McIlroy Midfielder
Martin O'Neill Midfielder
Trevor Anderson Forward
Gerry Armstrong Forward

Substitutions:

Substitutions:

Terry Cochrane for Chris McGrath 0

On the bench:

On the bench:

Forward Terry Cochrane

1 England

Manager: Ron Greenwood

Goals:

Phil Neal 44 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ray Clemence
Defender Mick Mills
Defender Phil Neal
Defender Dave Watson
Defender/Midfielder Brian Greenhoff
Defender/Midfielder Emlyn Hughes
Midfielder Steve Coppell
Midfielder Tony Currie
Midfielder Ray Wilkins
Forward Stuart Pearson
Forward Tony Woodcock

Substitutions:

On the bench:

0 Northern Ireland

Manager: Danny Blanchflower

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jim Platt Goalkeeper
Chris Nicholl Defender
Jimmy Nicholl Defender
Peter Scott Defender
Bryan Hamilton Midfielder (captain)
David McCreery Midfielder
Chris McGrath Midfielder
Sammy McIlroy Midfielder
Martin O'Neill Midfielder
Trevor Anderson Forward
Gerry Armstrong Forward

Substitutions:

Terry Cochrane for Chris McGrath 0

On the bench:

Forward Terry Cochrane