UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1

Standings and results for Group 1 of the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.

Group 1 consisted of Bulgaria, Denmark, England, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. The draw paired together the two Irelands for the first time in International competition. Group winners were England, who went undefeated in qualifying, finishing 6 points clear of second-placed Northern Ireland.

Final table

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  England 8 7 1 0 22 5 +17 15  Northern Ireland 8 4 1 3 8 14 −6 9  Republic of Ireland 8 2 3 3 9 8 +1 7  Bulgaria 8 2 1 5 6 14 −8 5  Denmark 8 1 2 5 13 17 −4 4

Bulgaria  – 3–0 0–3 0–2 1–0 Denmark  2–2 – 3–4 4–0 3–3 England  2–0 1–0 – 4–0 2–0 Northern Ireland  2–0 2–1 1–5 – 1–0 Republic of Ireland  3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 –

Results

Denmark  v  Republic of Ireland

24 May 1978

Denmark	3 – 3	Republic of Ireland
Jensen  32' B. Nielsen  79' (pen.) Lerby  80'		Stapleton  11' Grealish  25' Daly  65'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 38,900 Referee: Beck (NED)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Northern Ireland

20 September 1978

Republic of Ireland	0 – 0	Northern Ireland

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Rion (BEL)

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Denmark  v  England

20 September 1978

Denmark	3 – 4	England
Simonsen  25' (pen.) Arnesen  28' Røntved  86'		Keegan  17', 23' Latchford  50' Neal  85'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 47,600 Referee: Prokop (FRG)

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Denmark  v  Bulgaria

11 October 1978

Denmark	2 – 2	Bulgaria
B. Nielsen  17' Lerby  63'		Panov  34' Iliev  84'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 15,800 Referee: Martínez (ESP)

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Republic of Ireland  v  England

25 October 1978

Republic of Ireland	1 – 1	England
Daly  27'		Latchford  8'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 48,613 Referee: Aldinger (FRG)

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Northern Ireland  v  Denmark

25 October 1978

Northern Ireland	2 – 1	Denmark
Spence  63' Anderson  85'		Jensen  51'

Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Haugen (NOR)

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Bulgaria  v  Northern Ireland

29 November 1978

Bulgaria	0 – 2	Northern Ireland
		Armstrong  17' Caskey  83'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ok (TUR)

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England  v  Northern Ireland

7 February 1979

England	4 – 0	Northern Ireland
Keegan  24' Latchford  46', 63' Watson  49'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 91,244 Referee: Eriksson (SWE)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Denmark

2 May 1979

Republic of Ireland	2 – 0	Denmark
Daly  44' Givens  66'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Vautrot (FRA)

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Northern Ireland  v  Bulgaria

2 May 1979

Northern Ireland	2 – 0	Bulgaria
Nicholl  16' Armstrong  30'

Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 18,700 Referee: Mattsson (FIN)

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Bulgaria  v  Republic of Ireland

10 May 1979

Bulgaria	1 – 0	Republic of Ireland
Tsvetkov  81'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Bucek (AUT)

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Bulgaria  v  England

6 June 1979

Bulgaria	0 – 3	England
		Keegan  7' Watson  53' Barnes  54'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 31,322 Referee: Dörflinger-Buser (SUI)

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Denmark  v  Northern Ireland

6 June 1979

Denmark	4 – 0	Northern Ireland
Elkjær  13',  33',  83' Simonsen  64'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 16,800 Referee: Frickel (FRG)

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England  v  Denmark

12 September 1979

England	1 – 0	Denmark
Keegan  17'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Da Luz (POR)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Bulgaria

17 October 1979

Republic of Ireland	3 – 0	Bulgaria
Martin  39' Grealish  46' Stapleton  83'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Einbeck (FRG)

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Northern Ireland  v  England

17 October 1979

Northern Ireland	1 – 5	England
Moreland  50' (pen.)		Francis  18', 62' Woodcock  34'  57' Nicholl  74' (o.g.)

Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 17,755 Referee: Ponnet (BEL)

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Bulgaria  v  Denmark

31 October 1979

Bulgaria	3 – 0	Denmark
Zhelyazkov  21' Tsvetkov  51', 88'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Afxentiou (CYP)

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Northern Ireland  v  Republic of Ireland

21 November 1979

Northern Ireland	1– 0	Republic of Ireland
Armstrong  54'

Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Daina (SUI)

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England  v  Bulgaria

22 November 1979

England	2 – 0	Bulgaria
Watson  9' Hoddle  68'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 71,491 Referee: Fredriksson (SWE)

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England  v  Republic of Ireland

6 February 1980

England	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland
Keegan  34', 74'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 90,299 Referee: Scheurell (FRG)

Top goalscorer

• Kevin Keegan (ENG) - 7 goals

References

• "1980 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
• "European Championship 1980". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
• Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.