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 +1715
 Northern Ireland 8 4 1 3 8 14 69
 Republic of Ireland 8 2 3 3 9 8 +17
 Bulgaria 8 2 1 5 6 14 85
 Denmark 8 1 2 5 13 17 44
  Bulgaria Denmark England Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland
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

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)

20 September 1978
Republic of Ireland  0 0  Northern Ireland
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Rion (BEL)

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)

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)

25 October 1978
Republic of Ireland  1 1  England
Daly  27' Latchford  8'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,613
Referee: Aldinger (FRG)

25 October 1978
Northern Ireland  2 1  Denmark
Spence  63'
Anderson  85'
Jensen  51'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Haugen (NOR)

29 November 1978
Bulgaria  0 2  Northern Ireland
Armstrong  17'
Caskey  83'
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ok (TUR)

7 February 1979
England  4 0  Northern Ireland
Keegan  24'
Latchford  46', 63'
Watson  49'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 91,244
Referee: Eriksson (SWE)

2 May 1979
Republic of Ireland  2 0  Denmark
Daly  44'
Givens  66'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Vautrot (FRA)

2 May 1979
Northern Ireland  2 0  Bulgaria
Nicholl  16'
Armstrong  30'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 18,700
Referee: Mattsson (FIN)

10 May 1979
Bulgaria  1 0  Republic of Ireland
Tsvetkov  81'
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Bucek (AUT)

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)

6 June 1979
Denmark  4 0  Northern Ireland
Elkjær  13',  33',  83'
Simonsen  64'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Frickel (FRG)

12 September 1979
England  1 0  Denmark
Keegan  17'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Da Luz (POR)

17 October 1979
Republic of Ireland  3 0  Bulgaria
Martin  39'
Grealish  46'
Stapleton  83'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Einbeck (FRG)

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)

31 October 1979
Bulgaria  3 0  Denmark
Zhelyazkov  21'
Tsvetkov  51', 88'
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Afxentiou (CYP)

21 November 1979
Northern Ireland  1 0  Republic of Ireland
Armstrong  54'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daina (SUI)

22 November 1979
England  2 0  Bulgaria
Watson  9'
Hoddle  68'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 71,491
Referee: Fredriksson (SWE)

6 February 1980
England  2 0  Republic of Ireland
Keegan  34', 74'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 90,299
Referee: Scheurell (FRG)

Top goalscorer

References

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