Northern Ireland v England, 19 May 1979
| Score | 2-0 to England |
| Referee | Ian Foote |
| Competition | British Home Championship |
| Venue | Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Attendance | 35,000 |
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Northern Ireland
Manager: Danny Blanchflower
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Pat Jennings
Defender
Sammy Nelson
Defender
Chris Nicholl
Defender
Jimmy Nicholl
Defender
Pat Rice
Midfielder
Bryan Hamilton
(captain)
Midfielder
Sammy McIlroy
Midfielder
Vic Moreland
Forward
Gerry Armstrong
Forward
Billy Caskey
Forward
Terry Cochrane
Substitutions:
| Chris McGrath for Vic Moreland | 57 |
| Derek Spence for Terry Cochrane | 68 |
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England
Manager: Ron Greenwood
Goals:
| Dave Watson | 9 |
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| Steve Coppell | 16 |
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Starting lineup:
Ray Clemence
Goalkeeper
Mick Mills
Defender
(captain)
Phil Neal
Defender
Phil Thompson
Defender
Dave Watson
Defender
Steve Coppell
Midfielder
Tony Currie
Midfielder
Terry McDermott
Midfielder
Ray Wilkins
Midfielder
Peter Barnes
Midfielder/Forward
Bob Latchford
Forward