Wales v Northern Ireland, 23 May 1980
| Score | 1-0 to Northern Ireland |
| Referee | John Hunting |
| Competition | British Home Championship |
| Venue | Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| Attendance | 12,913 |
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Wales
Manager: Mike England
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Dai Davies
Defender
Joey Jones
Defender
Leighton Phillips
Defender
Paul Price
Midfielder
Brian Flynn
Midfielder
Peter Nicholas
Midfielder
Mickey Thomas
Midfielder/Forward
Leighton James
Forward
Ian Rush
Forward
Terry Yorath
Winger
David Giles
Substitutions:
| Carl Harris for Brian Flynn | 0 |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Carl Harris
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Northern Ireland
Manager: Billy Bingham
Goals:
| Noel Brotherston | 23 |
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Starting lineup:
Jim Platt
Goalkeeper
Mal Donaghy
Defender
Chris Nicholl
Defender
Jimmy Nicholl
Defender
John O'Neill
Defender
Noel Brotherston
Midfielder
Tommy Cassidy
Midfielder
Tom Finney
Midfielder
Sammy McIlroy
Midfielder
Gerry Armstrong
Forward
Billy Hamilton
Forward
Substitutions:
| David McCreery for Tommy Cassidy | 0 |
| Terry Cochrane for Billy Hamilton | 0 |