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General Information for England

The Football Association
Founded
1863
FIFA entry
1905
Average height in 1979
1.79m
Average age in 1979
26.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1979
Jersey in 1979

Coaches in 1979

Greenwood, Ronald (Coach)

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Greenwood, Ronald (Coach)

Day of Birth
1921-11-11
Day of Death
2006-02-09
Place of Birth
Worsthorne (England)
Goto coach Ronald Greenwood

Players of England in 1979

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Clemence, Ray 1948-08-05 Goalkeeper England Liverpool FC 6 1 0 - - -
Shilton, Peter 1949-09-18 Goalkeeper England Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 - - -
Corrigan, Joe 1948-11-18 Goalkeeper England Manchester City 1 0 0 - - -
Watson, David 1946-10-05 Centre Back England Southampton FC 10 0 4 - - -
Thompson, Phil 1954-01-21 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 7 1 0 - - -
Mills, Mick 1949-01-04 Left Back England Ipswich Town 7 0 0 - - -
Neal, Phil 1951-02-20 Right Back England Liverpool FC 7 0 0 - - -
Anderson, Viv 1956-07-29 Right Back England Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 - - -
Cherry, Trevor 1948-02-23 Left Back England Leeds United 2 0 0 - - -
Sansom, Kenny 1958-09-26 Left Back England Crystal Palace FC 2 0 0 - - -
Coppell, Steve 1955-07-09 Right Midfielder England Manchester United 7 1 3 - - -
Wilkins, Ray 1956-09-14 Centre Midfielder England Manchester United 7 1 1 - - -
Brooking, Trevor 1948-10-02 Attacking Midfielder England West Ham United 6 2 0 - - -
Barnes, Peter 1957-06-10 Left Midfielder England West Bromwich Albion 6 0 2 - - -
McDermott, Terry 1951-12-08 Centre Midfielder England Liverpool FC 4 1 0 - - -
Currie, Tony 1950-01-01 Attacking Midfielder England Queens Park Rangers 4 0 0 - - -
Hughes, Emlyn 1947-08-28 Defensive Midfielder England Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0 0 - - -
Hoddle, Glenn 1957-10-27 Attacking Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 1 - - -
Kennedy, Ray 1951-07-28 Left Midfielder England Liverpool FC 1 0 0 - - -
Keegan, Kevin 1951-02-14 Secondary striker Germany Hamburger SV 8 0 5 - - -
Latchford, Bob 1951-01-18 Centre Forward England Everton FC 6 0 2 - - -
Francis, Trevor 1954-04-19 Centre Forward England Nottingham Forest 3 2 2 - - -
Woodcock, Tony 1955-12-06 Centre Forward Germany 1.FC Köln 3 1 2 - - -
Cunningham, Laurie 1956-03-08 Left Winger Spain Real Madrid 2 1 0 - - -
Reeves, Kevin 1957-10-20 Centre Forward England Manchester City 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of England in 1979

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
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Match Progress for England in 1979

Favorite Opponents of England

Opponent M W D L G
Scotland
Scotland
68 28 17 23 116
Wales
Wales
55 41 9 5 145
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
50 38 8 4 186
Germany
Germany
23 7 4 12 41
Italy
Italy
19 4 5 10 20
Hungary
Hungary
19 13 3 3 45
Brazil
Brazil
19 3 8 8 15
Spain
Spain
18 7 2 9 24
Denmark
Denmark
18 9 5 4 27
Poland
Poland
17 11 6 0 30
Switzerland
Switzerland
17 13 3 1 40
Sweden
Sweden
17 5 7 5 24
Netherlands
Netherlands
17 4 7 6 22
France
France
16 6 3 7 21
Belgium
Belgium
14 6 4 4 26
Ireland
Ireland
14 6 6 2 24
Portugal
Portugal
12 4 4 4 22
Turkey
Turkey
11 9 2 0 33
Croatia
Croatia
11 6 2 3 22
Ukraine
Ukraine
10 6 3 1 16
Argentina
Argentina
9 5 2 2 19
USA
USA
9 5 2 2 15
Greece
Greece
9 6 2 1 22
Romania
Romania
9 2 4 3 8
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
8 3 2 3 11
Albania
Albania
8 8 0 0 23
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 52
Uruguay
Uruguay
8 1 2 5 7
Austria
Austria
8 6 2 0 32
Norway
Norway
8 3 3 2 8
Australia
Australia
8 5 2 1 9
Finland
Finland
8 6 2 0 19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 5 3 0 19
Andorra
Andorra
8 8 0 0 28
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 6 1 0 13
Slovenia
Slovenia
7 5 2 0 10
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 3 0 13
Iceland
Iceland
6 3 1 2 13
Mexico
Mexico
6 5 0 1 14
Montenegro
Montenegro
6 3 3 0 19
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
6 6 0 0 35
Czechia
Czechia
5 3 1 1 11
Colombia
Colombia
5 3 2 0 11
Malta
Malta
5 5 0 0 14
Chile
Chile
5 1 2 2 2
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 4 0 0 10
Estonia
Estonia
4 4 0 0 9
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
4 2 1 1 6
Israel
Israel
4 2 2 0 5
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 16
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 3 1 0 9
Cameroon
Cameroon
4 3 1 0 9
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 3 0 0 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 5
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 2 1 0 3
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 5
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 5
Serbia
Serbia
3 3 0 0 8
Egypt
Egypt
3 3 0 0 8
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 1
Senegal
Senegal
2 1 0 1 4
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 1 1 0 3
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 2 0 0 3
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 5
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 2 0 0 9
Belarus
Belarus
2 2 0 0 6
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 2 0 0 3
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 8
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 1 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
2 2 0 0 4
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
2 2 0 0 4
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 9
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 2 0 0 5
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 1 0 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 0 1 0 0
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
China
China
1 1 0 0 3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 3
Bohemia
Bohemia
1 1 0 0 4
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 6
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 6
Peru
Peru
1 1 0 0 3
East Germany
East Germany
1 1 0 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 1
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 1 0 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 1 0 0 4
Kuwait
Kuwait
1 1 0 0 1
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 6
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