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European Championships 1980

UEFA European Championships
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First Round - Qualifying Group One:

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
 England8710225+1715
 N. Ireland8413814−69
 Rep. of Ireland823398+17
 Bulgaria8215614−85
 Denmark81251317−44
BulgariaDenmarkEnglandNorthern IrelandRepublic of Ireland
Bulgaria 3-00-30-21-0
Denmark 2-23-44-03-3
England 2-01-04-02-0
N. Ireland 2-02-11-51-0
Rep. Ireland 3-02-01-10-0
England qualify for the Finals in Italy.

Northern Ireland Results:
20/09/1978
Republic of Ireland
0-0
Northern Ireland
Dublin
25/10/1978
Northern Ireland
2-1
Denmark
Belfast
29/11/1978
Bulgaria
0-2
Northern Ireland
Sofia
07/02/1979
England
4-0
Northern Ireland
Wembley
02/05/1979
Northern Ireland
2-0
Bulgaria
Belfast
06/06/1979
Denmark
4-0
Northern Ireland
Copenhagen
17/10/1979
Northern Ireland
1-5
England
Belfast
21/11/1979
Northern Ireland
1-0
Republic of Ireland
Belfast

Northern Ireland Squad:
Players
Apps
Starts
Sub
Goals
Jennings
Pat (gk)
8
8
(0)
0
Anderson
Trevor
1
0
(1)
1
Armstrong
Gerry
8
8
(0)
3
Caskey
Billy
5
3
(2)
1
Cassidy
Tommy
2
1
(1)
0
Cochrane
Terry
5
4
(1)
0
Finney
Tom
1
1
(0)
0
Hamilton
Bryan
4
3
(1)
0
Hunter
Allan
5
5
(0)
0
McCreery
Dave
8
8
(0)
0
McGrath
Chris
2
0
(2)
0
McIlroy
Sammy
8
8
(0)
0
Moreland
Vic
4
2
(2)
1
Morgan
Sammy
1
1
(0)
0
Nelson
Sammy
8
8
(0)
0
Nicholl
Chris
5
5
(0)
1
Nicholl
Jimmy
8
8
(0)
0
O'Neill
Martin
7
7
(0)
0
Rafferty
Peter
1
0
(1)
0
Rice
Pat
5
5
(0)
0
Sloan
Tommy
1
0
(1)
0
Spence
Derek
6
3
(3)
1

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