Match No. 504 - Wednesday, 8th September 1976, 7:45pm
- Assist: Kevin Keegan. "...England took the lead 2 minutes before half time. Keegan, darting through on the right and stretching the Irish defence, sent across a hard, flat centre which Pearson met in typical fashion by the near post." The ball actually struck Pearson on the left thigh before deflecting in. Stuart Pearson3rd of 5 goals. Left-footed from 7 yards., 44'
- 1
- Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 22nd of 61 caps
28 years, 1 month, 3 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Colin ToddDerby, 24th of 27 caps
27 years, 8 months, 27 days
Right Back
- 3
- Trevor CherryLeeds, 5th of 27 caps
28 years, 6 months, 14 days
Midfield
- 4
- Brian GreenhoffMan Utd, 3rd of 18 caps
23 years, 4 months, 10 days
Centre Back
- 5
- Roy McFarlandDerby, 27th of 28 caps
28 years, 5 months, 3 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Paul MadeleyLeeds, 23rd of 24 caps
31 years, 11 month, 18 days
Left Back
- 7
- Kevin KeeganLiverpool, 24th of 63 caps
25 years, 6 months, 22 days
Midfield (c)2nd captaincy
- 8
- Ray WilkinsChelsea, 2nd of 84 caps
19 years, 11 month, 24 days
Midfield
- 9
- Stuart PearsonMan Utd, 6th of 15 caps
27 years, 2 months, 17 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Trevor BrookingWest Ham, 13th of 47 caps
27 years, 11 month, 6 days
Midfield
- 11
- Charlie GeorgeDerby, Only Cap
25 years, 10 months, 29 days
Centre Forward - 65'
- 14
- Gordon HillMan Utd, 2nd of 6 caps
22 years, 5 months, 7 days
Left Midfield - 65'
- "Holmes sent Heighway into the penalty area from the left; Heighway beat Greenhoff and was tripped by Wilkins, and Daly scored from the penalty." Gerry Daly, 58' (pen)
- 1
- Mick KearnsMichael Kearns.
Born 26th Nov 1950, Banbury.
- 2
- Paddy MulliganPatrick Martin Mulligan.
Born 17th Mar 1945, Dublin.
- 3
- Jimmy HolmesJames Paul Holmes.
Born 11th Nov 1953, Dublin.
- 4
- Mick MartinMichael Paul Martin.
Born 9th Jul 1951, Dublin.
- 5
- David O'LearyDavid Anthony O'Leary.
Born 2nd May 1958, Stoke Newington.
- 6
- Liam BradyWilliam Brady.
Born 13th Feb 1956, Dublin.
- 7
- Gerry DalyGerard Anthony Daly.
Born 30th Apr 1954, Dublin.
- 8
- Terry ConroyTerry Conroy.
Born 2nd Oct 1946, Dublin.
- 9
- Steve HeighwayStephen Derek Heighway.
Born 25th Nov 1947, Dublin.
- 10
- Johnny GilesMichael John Giles.
Born 6th Nov 1940, Dublin.
(c)
- 11
- Don GivensDaniel Joseph Givens.
Born 9th Aug 1949, Limerick.
Notes
- Player MilestoneCharlie George's Only Cap
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- YouTube
- The Guardian "Irish expose the gaps", Thursday 9th September 1976, page 16.
Managers
- England Don Revie
- Republic of Ireland Johnny Giles
Referee
- Scotland Hugh Alexander
ELO Ratings
- Down 1 place, losing -8 ranking points to 1983 points England - 5th - 1
- Republic of Ireland - 29th