England v Republic of Ireland 1976 International Friendly / Wembley Stadium
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- Footage from September 1976 at Wembley Stadium as England host the Republic of Ireland in an International friendly... Attendance - 51000... England line up - Clemence /Madeley / Todd / McFarland / Cherry / Greenhoff / Wilkins / George / Brooking / Pearson / Keegan - (Sub used - Hill)
Simon,
Thanks very much for this England-Rep. Ireland friendly from Wembley-my first time seeing it since 1976 when it was shown live on Irish TV. Match generated much interest in Ireland as it was first game against England for several years. Lively game with Keegan good for England and Daly and Heighway doing well for Ireland.
Some exceptional talent on display in this match.
Thanks for the post. One of the first Irish international games I saw. Barring Brady's bit of retaliation (automatic red card in today's sterile game), good to see the players just get on with the game after a tackle with a smile and a handshake. No rolling around feigning injury after a crunching tackle either.
London irish?
Some very talented individuals on both sides. It is, for an Irish fan, a little sad looking at the Ireland team of that era. There was so much talent and they played a nice brand of flowing football. Unfortunately they were pipped for World Cup qualification in two consecutive world cups by gifted French teams. It was an Englishman who eventually got us to the World Cup finals, but with all due respect to that team and Jack Charlton, they weren't a patch on this team IMO. It was harder to qualify for a world cup in the 70s/early 80s, especially for Ireland, who more often than not suffered from some deplorable decisions by officials (Belgium in '81 anyone?). Ah well. Great video and a great channel. I love the football games from that era. The spectacle and prestige, even with friendly games like this one has been diluted to the point of irrelevancy now. Even the world cup doesn't have the same magic and mystique that it had in the 70s.
Can't agree on Jack's teams, he had plenty talent there & no different to this one except Giles as manager & player in international level doesn't really work I feel, club level in lower divs is fine learning the ropes. Giles name didn't come up that much here.
@John Buggy Speaking as a Scot, I couldn't agree with you more on all the points you made
@@faddy24 Actually Mark, Scotland had some superb players during the 70s/early 80s. How they didn't qualify for the latter stages of the finals is a bit of a mystery (very, very unlucky in '74, losing out to a dodgy goal Brazil scored v Zaire).
@@johnbuggy9121 yeah that Scotland team in 74 might not have won the world Cup in 74 had they got out of the group as they should have but I reckon they'd have made it to the semi final.
Actually John, the only thing we lacked in that WC apart from luck was a Johnny Giles or a Liam Brady play maker.
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Steve Heighway one of the best wingers to play for Eire
Eire!!!!!
How on earth did Charlie George not get an England cap until 76, yet he was at his peak in the early 70s.
As always with Charlie boy, it was always more about Charlie than the team.
@@poundshopcicero3089 A problem with a lot of the 'flair' generation.
Sir Alf did not rate him good enough to play for England then. Probably.
Great memories. What a talent spotter Peter Taylor was. Roy McFarland and Colin Todd were amazing defenders who look so comfortable with and without the ball. If only fitness and selection policies allowed the best English players of the 70s to play regularly, the talent was there to compete with the best.
Joe Mercer was developing a framework post Revie...injury to Mcfarland meant that Todd was playing with Dave Watson, Brooking and Bell pulling the strings in midfield...with Chanon/Keegan/Worthington up front..Who nows?
Watson was awesome i should add but not Mcfarland..
The Don Revie era as England manager was definitely on its 'reverse slope' by this point, after a promising first couple of years. He just couldn't decide on a settled starting line-up, and the players were starting to feel confused by the constant changes, and even a bit paranoid that they could be dropped at a moment's notice for no particular reason.
Yes Revie was a flop as England coach then trotted off to the Middle East
@@peterdavis943 He took the job for the wrong reasons; money and how it would look on his CV. He wasn't in love with it in the same way Ramsey, Robson or Southgate were and are. Clough was right about him, he was a cold, arrogant man who always thought about himself and his profile first.
@@thewomble1509 He wasn't always wrong about a player though and rightly concluded that the 'flair' generation weren't up to it at international level.
@Martin Odoni, fair point about Revie constantly changing the line-up, but he was unlucky too as in his last two years he lost his captain Gerry Francis and Colin Bell to long term injuries.
Fantastic game,some brilliant talents on both sides. Its was definitely a feather in the republic's cap to get a draw at Wembley.
Thanks for the upload, this was the first Ireland game I watched growing up. "five foot eight, underweight, Gerry Daly's f**king great"
No Terry Mancini for ireland...funniest story ever for me
Terry Mancini - We came out for the game (first cap in 1973) & they played the anthems.I’m standing next to Don Givens & the anthem went on & on…& on.I was full of nervous energy & keen to get started so I turned to Don.
“Ffs,their anthem goes on,doesn’t it?’
“He looks at me and says, ‘That’s ours’
Steve heighway what a gifted player
Loved the miss kick at the very start of the match...a real confidence wrecker!
Again, I'm staggered by the mortality of English players. Five of that England starting line up (Clemence, Greenhoff, Cherry, Wilkins, Madeley) are now (December 2021) dead; whereas all the Irish players (and MOST of them really were Irish in those days) are still with us. Only Mick Kearns and David O'Leary were born in England and O'Leary moved back to Ireland as an infant, anyway. Steve Heighway was an anomaly: born in Dublin to English parents and one of the few "Englismen" who qualified by being born in Ireland himself rather than his ancestors doing so. Interesting fact! :)
Heighway was a great loss for England ditto Mark Lawrenson.
Didn’t realise Ray Clemente was dead 😮. Good Irish team. Contrary to perceived wisdom, we had good teams before Jack Charlton. Just never got the luck before him. Incidentally, If Steve Heighway was born in Dublin today to English parents he would not have qualified for a passport unless his parents had lived here for 4 of the five previous years. The law was changed in 2004.
Thank u for this any more Ireland vs England even the 1988 game
@@duckjive1 as every we will gave u a massive shout out every time we use a game from ur channel
Great game ! And many players with real talent : thanks for video !
Stevie Heighway electric. Danger every time he got the ball. Some player.
Imagine Johnny Giles was the player/manager for both Leeds and Eire.
What's Eire?
@@TristanMulhall Republic of Ireland
No. Giles never managed Leeds (despite Revie nominating him for the job when he left.) He was player/manager of West Brom at that stage. His last game for Leeds was the 1975 European Cup final.
Lovely to see that Giles Review moment at the end ...two legendary football men
A lot of class in that Eire team. Brady, Giles, O'Leary, Heighway, Givens and not long after, Frank Stapleton too.
@@thewomble1509 mick kearns class
@@thewomble1509 I guess the fact that the First Division was largely the preserve of footballers of these islands provided a path of development for young Irish players.
With Premier League a worldwide phenomenon,it's harder for younger players to make it.
Mind you,England have ridiculous numbers of young talent coming through despite the PL s enjoyable international casting net
Dear duckjive1,
Thank you very much for posting England games from yesteryear. Do you have access to, if so, could you please post the BBC coverage, David Coleman commentary, of the West Germany England Quarter Final from the 1970 World Cup. Extracts from the referenced game are posted on RUclips, however, the English commentary is invariably by Hugh Johns.
Mick kearns class keeper up the saddlers
When you could recognise England for being English
Look at the run up for there pen
Very competitive game for a friendly. Was there any police there? as that Irish fan ran onto pitch unimpeded. This was IRA bombing & shooting era (I should know being a soldier in NI at that time) Imagine a swarthy man with a ISIS flag now..
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What a team that was for us. Why did we not kick on from there. 💚💚🤍🤍🧡🧡