Northern Ireland v Wales, 25 May 1979

Score1-1
RefereeJohn B Homewood
CompetitionBritish Home Championship
VenueWindsor Park, Belfast
Attendance6,500

View Northern Ireland v Wales head to head

1 Northern Ireland

Manager: Danny Blanchflower

1 Wales

Manager: Mike England

Goals:

Derek Spence 40 G

Goals:

Robbie James 62 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Pat Jennings
Defender Allan Hunter
Defender Sammy Nelson
Defender Chris Nicholl
Defender Jimmy Nicholl
Defender Pat Rice
Midfielder Bryan Hamilton
Midfielder David McCreery
Midfielder Sammy McIlroy
Forward Gerry Armstrong
Forward Derek Spence

Starting lineup:

Dai Davies Goalkeeper
Phil Dwyer Defender
Joey Jones Defender
Leighton Phillips Defender
Brian Flynn Midfielder
Robbie James Midfielder
John Mahoney Midfielder
Byron Stevenson Midfielder
Alan Curtis Forward
John Toshack Forward
Terry Yorath Forward

Substitutions:

Tom Sloan for Derek Spence 46

Substitutions:

Peter Nicholas for Alan Curtis 76

On the bench:

Midfielder Tom Sloan

On the bench:

Midfielder Peter Nicholas

1 Northern Ireland

Manager: Danny Blanchflower

Goals:

Derek Spence 40 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Pat Jennings
Defender Allan Hunter
Defender Sammy Nelson
Defender Chris Nicholl
Defender Jimmy Nicholl
Defender Pat Rice
Midfielder Bryan Hamilton
Midfielder David McCreery
Midfielder Sammy McIlroy
Forward Gerry Armstrong
Forward Derek Spence

Substitutions:

Tom Sloan for Derek Spence 46

On the bench:

Midfielder Tom Sloan

1 Wales

Manager: Mike England

Goals:

Robbie James 62 G

Starting lineup:

Dai Davies Goalkeeper
Phil Dwyer Defender
Joey Jones Defender
Leighton Phillips Defender
Brian Flynn Midfielder
Robbie James Midfielder
John Mahoney Midfielder
Byron Stevenson Midfielder
Alan Curtis Forward
John Toshack Forward
Terry Yorath Forward

Substitutions:

Peter Nicholas for Alan Curtis 76

On the bench:

Midfielder Peter Nicholas