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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 8 7 1 0 22 5 +17 15 Qualify for final tournament — 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
2  Northern Ireland 8 4 1 3 8 14 −6 9 1–5 — 1–0 2–0 2–1
3  Republic of Ireland 8 2 3 3 9 8 +1 7 1–1 0–0 — 3–0 2–0
4  Bulgaria 8 2 1 5 6 14 −8 5 0–3 0–2 1–0 — 3–0
5  Denmark 8 1 2 5 13 17 −4 4 3–4 4–0 3–3 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results
Denmark 3–3 Republic of Ireland
Jensen  32'
B. Nielsen  79' (pen.)
Lerby  80'		 Stapleton  11'
Grealish  25'
Daly  65'
Attendance: 28,900[1]
Referee: Beck (NED)
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Northern Ireland
Attendance: 37,681[2]
Referee: Rion (BEL)
Denmark 3–4 England
Simonsen  25' (pen.)
Arnesen  28'
Røntved  86'		 Keegan  17', 23'
Latchford  50'
Neal  85'
Attendance: 47,600
Referee: Prokop (GDR)
Denmark 2–2 Bulgaria
B. Nielsen  17'
Lerby  63'		 Panov  34'
Iliev  84'
Attendance: 15,800
Referee: Martínez (ESP)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 England
Daly  27' Latchford  8'
Attendance: 48,613
Referee: Aldinger (FRG)
Northern Ireland 2–1 Denmark
Spence  63'
Anderson  85'		 Jensen  51'
Attendance: 20,184[3]
Referee: Haugen (NOR)
Bulgaria 0–2 Northern Ireland
Armstrong  17'
Caskey  83'
Attendance: 11,048[4]
Referee: Ok (TUR)
England 4–0 Northern Ireland
Keegan  24'
Latchford  46', 63'
Watson  49'
Attendance: 91,224
Referee: Eriksson (SWE)
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Denmark
Daly  44'
Givens  66'
Attendance: 37,260[5]
Referee: Vautrot (FRA)
Northern Ireland 2–0 Bulgaria
Nicholl  16'
Armstrong  30'
Attendance: 15,540[6]
Referee: Mattsson (FIN)
Bulgaria 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Tsvetkov  81'
Attendance: 10,896[7]
Referee: Bucek (AUT)
Bulgaria 0–3 England
Keegan  7'
Watson  53'
Barnes  54'
Attendance: 31,322
Referee: Dörflinger-Buser (SUI)
Denmark 4–0 Northern Ireland
Elkjær  13',  33',  83'
Simonsen  64'
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Frickel (FRG)
England 1–0 Denmark
Keegan  17'
Attendance: 88,660[8]
Referee: Da Luz (POR)
Republic of Ireland 3–0 Bulgaria
Martin  39'
Grealish  46'
Stapleton  83'
Attendance: 18,909[9]
Referee: Einbeck (GDR)
Northern Ireland 1–5 England
Moreland  50' (pen.) Francis  18', 62'
Woodcock  34'
 57'
Nicholl  74' (o.g.)
Attendance: 17,755
Referee: Ponnet (BEL)
Bulgaria 3–0 Denmark
Zhelyazkov  21'
Tsvetkov  51', 88'
Attendance: 19,384[10]
Referee: Afxentiou (CYP)
Northern Ireland 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Armstrong  54'
Attendance: 13,215[11]
Referee: Daina (SUI)
England 2–0 Bulgaria
Watson  9'
Hoddle  68'
Attendance: 85,621[12]
Referee: Fredriksson (SWE)
England 2–0 Republic of Ireland
Keegan  34', 74'
Attendance: 91,043[13]
Referee: Scheurell (GDR)

Goalscorers

There were 58 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.9 goals per match.

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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.
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