England Euro 1980 All Qualification Matches Highlights | Road to Italy

00:00​ - Denmark - England
05:30​ - Republic of Ireland - England
09:19​ - England - Northern Ireland
15:00​ - Group Table
15:12​ - Bulgaria - England
17:30​ - England - Denmark
19:30​ - Northern Ireland - England
19:40​ - Group Table
19:51​ - England - Bulgaria
23:24​ - England - Republic of Ireland
24:03​ - Group Table

Having dominated the second half of the 60s by winning the 1966 World Cup, England could not show itself in the European championships after the third place in Euro1968, and could not participate in the 1974 and 1978 World Cups. Euro 1980 was an opportunity for them to show themselves again in World football. But first they had to qualify.

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[rich]

Loved how back then at away games the commentator sounded like he was on the phone,

[TestiMoney-BibleCoins]

I was at the Northern Ireland v England game at Windsor park. I remember it was played in heavy rain and given the result I wish id stayed at home lol but was great to see Kevin Keegan playing. Northern Ireland actually had a decent team from 1979-1986 and we ended up finishing second behind England in this group.

[holdfast]

15:15 Bulgaria wasn’t that shut behind the Iron Curtain as some might have thought. Pink Floyd was on the radio, Fawlty Towers on the telly, I watched Forest winning the European Cup, Keegan’s autobiography: ‘Football and I’, was serialised in one of our weekly magazines. Then they came to Sofia. We were looking up to England, they were everything that was right, the whole better world! And now, how times have changed

[jontyarnold]

Keegan was certainly the man at this Kev..

[gianpaolodilallo]

Kevin Keegan outstanding, he should have deserved at least a couple of title with England National Team, not only with Liverpool

[fegstachops]

Brookings passes and corners were excellent.

[terrywadman]

The last game v rep of Ireland my first ever game as an 11 year old 😀

[nicolavivarelli]

For me England was a good team with many great players : Keegan, Clemence, Neal, Kennedy, Hoddle, Brooking and others. In Italy a no good Euro, but a good World Cup in 1982 ( some great games and no losers). From Italy

[nikod]

This was a great England offense.. Keegan and Brooking were beasts..

[gwangi]

Brooking and Keegan were the main men for England in this era. If they'd both been fit for the 1982 World Cup I think England might have come close to winning it.

[softlystroll]

Great work uploader! Really well done. Like the M83 soundtrack too.

[stevebloomer]

England would have done well in Argentina. They were a tough nut to crack in those days under Greenwood. The 1978-80 side was the best in my lifetime.

[davidharris]

Phil Neil nearly done a brooking before brooking with that goal against Denmark

[smartiepancake]

Keegan was great - especially in the 2nd N Ire game.

[davidharris]

Being a spurs fan pains me to say it but Trevor brooking was a fantastic corner taker. Overpaid pricks nowadays want to watch brooking here

[johnglennmercury]

People always says it was such a shame Best never played in a finals. You could say the same thing about Brady. Tragic. 10 years later, he gets sent off in the final game for Ireland vs Bulgaria, and misses Euro 88...

[brianmcewan]

I think if Bryan Robson had stayed fit, England might have won in Italia 90. Truly an inspiring, goal scoring talent at that level, who was just as effective as Platini, Matheus etc, while maybe not as pleasing to the eye.

[nedeast]

All i want for christmas is an 1982 Admiral England home kit

[simonbradshaw]

Loved both kits the best ever England have had.

[anthonybailey]

Good to ALL qualification matches for England is a little Northern Ireland 1 England 5 match was missing!