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WEST HAM UNITED
FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES &
Collectables through the Decade
A Pictorial History
theyflysohigh : Steve Marsh
1968-69 Friendlies
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BRENTFORD
Griffin Park
0 - 1
27 July 1968
Ferguson
Charles J.
Howe
Peters
Stephenson
Moore
Dear (Redknapp)
Boyce
Brooking
Hurst
Sissons
REPORT:
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DARTFORD : Reserves
Watling Street
3 - 0 (Unknown)
27 July 1968
Grotier
Morgan
Glozier
Bovington
Cushley
Millar
Holland
Lindsay
Hartley
Cross
Llewelyn
REPORT:
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CRYSTAL PALACE
National Recreation Centre
4 - 2 (Hurst 2, dear, Redknapp)
29 July 1968
Ferguson
Bonds
Howe
Peters
Stephenson
Moore
Redknapp
Boyce
Dear
Hurst
Brooking
REPORT:
BARNET : Reserves
Underhill
2 - 3 (Cross, Llewelyn)
30 July 1968
Grotier, Morgan, Glozier, Bovington, Cushley, Bennett, Clements, Lindsay, Hartley, Cross, Llewelyn
REPORT:
CLAPTON : Youngsters & Trialists
Old Spotted Dog
1 - 0 (Unknown)
30 July 1968
Line-up Unkown
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Tour of Germany
July 1968
Fourteen players made the trip to Germany for a pre-season tour, accompanied by Ron Greenwood, Albert Walker, physiotherapist Rob Jenkins and director Mr. Will Cearns.
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BV CLOPPENBURG (Germany)
Cloppenburg
8 - 1 (Brooking 2, Dear 2, Sissons 2, Hurst, Peters)
31 July 1968
Ferguson
Bonds (Heffer)
Howe (Charles)
Peters
Stephenson
Moore
Redknapp
Boyce (Brooking)
Dear
Hurst
Sissons
The first game was against an amateur combination at Cloppenburg, and was preceded on the Tuesday evening by a civic reception at the Dorfkrug, which is in the museum village; the meal was a typical peasant repast which is also part of the tourist attraction of this area. The players had a light training session on Wednesday morning, and attracted a 5,000 attendance for the evening kick-off. The Hammers took a little while to settle down to the combination of a light ball and bumpy pitch, and for the first 25 minutes Cloppenburg held their own; in fact they got a merited equaliser and nearly snatched the lead. But two more goals reflected our overall superiority and we were well worth the 3-1 interval lead.
For the second half Heffer, Charles and Brooking took over from Bonds, Howe and Boyce. The after-the-interval exchanges rather resembled those of the first 45 minutes, and early on Ferguson made two fine saves, one from a penalty. But it was obvious that the homesters were tiring, and with the score at 4-1 the Hammers piled it on with a further quartet in a ten-minute blitz. This was what the 5,000 attendance had come to see, and they gave the Hammers a great ovation at the end of the 8-1 victory.
In direct contrast to the English weather at the time we were in the middle of a heat-wave, and brilliant sunshine kept the temperature touching the 80-degree mark throughout the tour. We left for Berlin on the Thursday afternoon, and arrived there around 5 p.m. There was a tremendous reception for the Hammers at Templehof Airport and it was evident that they were looking forward to seeing the team described in their press as "None play so fair as West Ham."
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HERTHA BSC (Germany)
Olympic Stadium
2 - 0 (Moore, Redknapp)
3 August 1968
Ferguson
Bonds
Howe
Peters
Stephenson
Moore (Brooking)
Redknapp
Boyce
Dear
Hurst
Sissons
With the thermometer hitting the high spots and holidays still on, the attendance in the Olympic Stadium was down to 18,000. They looked lost in the 80,000 capacity bowl (all seated), but the British contingent gave plenty of support and Union Jacks were much in evidence.
In general we dominated the afternoon's proceedings, and with a two-goal interval lead cruised home in the second half. Bobby Moore hit the upright six minutes after the start before Harry Redknapp put us ahead five minutes later, and Moore got the second with a 40-yard drive in the 43rd minute which the 'keeper reached but could not hold. Altogether we created a couple of dozen or more real chance that could have led to further success, and the eventual 2-0 margin did not represent our superiority.
B.S.C. Hertha were disappointed with themselves, for although they had lost by 2-4 to Dinamo Bucharest a week earlier they obviously expected to do better on this occasion. They included four of nine new signings, among them Brungs (second-highest scorer in the Bundesliga last season with Nurnberg F.C.) and Austrian national goalkeeper Freydl (who they replaced at half-time). But against a fine Hammers' performance they were rendered very inept and we could appreciate their disappointment.
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HITCHIN TOWN : Reserves
Top Field
2 - 3 (Bennett, Llewelyn)
3 August 1968
Grotier
Morgan
Keary
Bovington
Cushley
Miller
Clements (Holland)
Bennett
Cross
Llewelyn (Pointer)
Hartley
REPORT:
CHARLTON ATHLETIC COLTS : Youngsters & Trialists
Greenwich
1 - 4 (Unknown)
6 August 1968
Line-up Unkown
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ASHFORD TOWN : Reserves
Essella Park
4 - 0 (Unknown)
6 August 1968
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
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CANVEY ISLAND : Youngsters & Trialists
Park Lane, Leigh Beck
1 - 1 (Unknown)
6 August 1968
Line-up Unkown
ROMFORD JUNIORS : Youngsters & Trialists
Brooklands
2 - 1 (Unknown)
6 August 1968
Line-up Unkown
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BATA SPORTS : Annual Charity Match
VBata Sports Field, East Tilbury
12 - 1 (Ferguson 3, Bonds 2, Moore 2, Dear, Hurst, Redknapp, [og] (1 unknown)
Ferguson
Bonds
Howe
Peters
Stephenson
Moore
Redknapp
Boyce
Dear
Hurst
Brooking
REPORT:
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HARWICH & PARKESTON : Inauguration of Floodlights
Royal Oak Ground
2 - 1 (Llewelyn, [og])
16 October 1968
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
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MARGATE : Almer Hall Benefit Match
Hartsdowne Park
6 - 6 (Peters 5, Boyce)
11 November 1968
Att: 5,500
Ferguson
Bonds
Charles
Peters
Stephenson
Moore
Redknapp
Boyce (Hartley)
Brooking
Hurst
Sissons
The Hammers went to Hartsdown Park to play Margate in the Testimonial Match for Almer Hall, who recently completed 20 years of service as manager (and formerly player-manager) of the Southern League club. It was our contribution to a very special occasion for an ex-Hammer who has earned considerable respect in the Kent resort for his loyalty and success with a happy club.
The match ended in a 6-6 draw, which provided wonderful entertainment for the attendance of around 5,500
BARNET
Underhill
? - ?
22 November 1968
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
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TILBURY
Chadfields
2 - 2 (Brooking, Llewelyn)
26 November 1969
Death
Heffer
Glozier
Miller
Morgan
Lampard
Redknapp
Brooking
Hartley
Bennett
Llewelyn
REPORT:
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FESTIVAL XI : 5th Annual Festival of Soccer
Worthing Town FC
13 April 1969
Line-up Unknown
The English Schools' Football Association series of football matches played around the country between 9th - 16th April 1969.
West Ham United sent along a Youth XI to oppose a Festival XI played at Worthing Town Football Club.
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International Cup Soccer : United States of America
May 1969
West Ham United was invited to the NASL's International Cup competition, in which teams from the U.K. participated under the names of NASL clubs. The Hammers participated in the tournament under the guise of the Baltimore Bays and were based in Baltimore which became their HOME venue. One Programme was issued to cover all 5 matches played in Baltimore, with individual team sheets issued for subsequent matches at the Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.
Aston Villa played as the Atlanta Chiefs, Dundee United as the Dallas Tornado, Wolverhampton Wanderers as the Kansas City Spurs and Kilmarnock as the St. Louis Stars.
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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS (Home match)
Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
3 - 2 (Bennett 2, Best)
2 May 1969
Ferguson
Bonds
Howe
Bennett
Stephenson
Cushley
Redknapp
Boyce
Brooking
Best
Sissons
REPORT:
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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Kansas City
2 - 4 (Brooking, [og])
8 May 1969
Ferguson
Bonds
Charles
Bennett
Stephenson
Cushley
Redknapp (Brooking)
Boyce
Lindsay
Best
Sissons (Hartley)
The match against Wolves was originally scheduled for the 7 May, but was put back one day due to heavy rain.
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KILMARNOCK (Scotland)
Seattle
1 - 2 (Boyce)
9 May 1969
Ferguson
Heffer
Charles (Howe)
Bennett
Stephenson
Cushley
Boyce
Bonds
Hartley (Redknapp)
Brooking
Sissons
REPORT:
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : Exhibition Match
Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
3 - 4 (Bonds, Hurst, Moore)
15 May 1969
Ferguson
Bonds
Charles
Peters
Stephenson
Moore
Redknapp
Boyce
Best (Brooking)
Hurst
Sissons
REPORT:
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DUNDEE UNITED (Scotland) Home match
Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
6 - 1 (Brooking 2, Boyce, Hurst, Moore, Peters)
17 May 1969
Ferguson
Bonds
Charles
Peters
Stephenson
Moore
Lindsay
Boyce
Brooking
Hurst
Sissons
REPORT:
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ASTON VILLA
Atlanta
2 - 2 (Hartley, Hurst)
19 May 1969
Ferguson
Bonds
Charles
Peters
Stephenson
Moore
Redknapp
Boyce
Brooking
Hurst
Hartley (Lindsay)
REPORT:
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DUNDEE UNITED (Scotland)
P.C. Cobb Stadium, Dallas
3 - 1 (Hurst 2, Brooking)
21 May 1969
Ferguson
Bonds
Howe
Peters
Stephenson
Moore
Redknapp
Lindsay
Brooking
Hurst
Hartley (Boyce)
REPORT:
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DUNDEE UNITED
Portland Civic Stadium, Portland
8 - 2 (Bennett 2, Hurst 2, Peters 2, Howe, Redknapp)
25 May 1969
Ferguson
Heffer
Charles
Peters
Stephenson
Moore
Redknapp
Boyce
Bennett (Brooking)
Hurst
Howe
REPORT:
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ASTON VILLA (Home match)
Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
2 - 0 (Peters 2)
27 May 1969
Ferguson
Bonds
Charles
Peters
Stephenson
Moore
Redknapp
Boyce
Brooking
Hurst
Howe
REPORT:
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KILMARNOCK (Scotland) Home match
Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
4 - 1 (Bennett, Boyce, Hartley, Lindsay)
30 May 1969
Ferguson
Bonds
Charles
Boyce
Stephenson
Cushley (Hartley)
Redknapp
Lindsay (Welch)
Brooking
Bennettt
Howe
REPORT:
SOUTHAMPTON : Exhibition Match
Bermuda
2 - 4 (Best, Hartley)
1 June 1969
Ferguson
Bonds
Charles
Boyce
Stephenson
Cushley
Redknapp
Lindsay
Best (Hartley)
Bennettt
Brooking
The Hammers' ended their summer tour with a final flight and match not on the original itinerary, this being a visit to Bermuda to play a thitd "exhibition" match - against Southampton.
We lost 2-4 after leading until twelve minutes from time. We had done enough to win, but as it was the Saints' first game of their tour they had "steam" to spare to make a late rally.
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Zambia / Malawi Youth Tournament
April - May 1969
The visit to Africa started on the evening of Cup Final Day, the following players leaving London Airport for the flight to Lusaka: Stephen Aylott, Dave Bedford, Phillip Bonetti, Tony Carr, Clive Charles, Joe Durrell, Malcolm Filby. Stephen Gill, Peter Grotier, Pat Holland, Carl Humphreys, Peter Keary, Steven Knowles, John McDowell, Keith Pointer, Terry Scales.
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The officials with these 16 players were Wally St. Pier, John Lyall, Bill Lansdowne and Albert Walker.
The tour was made at the invitation of the Zambia and Malawi F.A.'s with the co-operation of Messrs. Rothmans, the tobacco company. Accommodation was mainly in private houses, and our hosts filled in the days between the nine exhibition games with a series of visits to places of interest.
Among these were Hillcrest Falls, the Chobi Game Reserve, the Zambezi River, the Kariba Dam, a sugar estate and a copper mine. These added to an unforgettable and memorable experience.
Three of the matches we played were for the Peter Stuyvesant Trophy, presented by Rothmans. The trophy was decided on a three-match aggregate basis against Zambia Schools Select, and we ended as victors by an 8-4 margin. The first two Trophy games were won by scores of 3-I and 2-0. This gave us an apparently unassailable margin, but the Schools side did much belter in the third match, and were leading 3-2 until we netted a 45-yarder four minutes from time.
Clever ball-play is a feature of the play out there, but comments in the local press emphasised that teamwork often gave us the edge. Incidentally, the opposition included eight players from the Zambian squad for the World Cup, "Schools" being something of a misnomer.
As will be seen from the list, the players in our party were under-19's and included a couple of amateurs. They certainly created a very good impression, and our officials were full of praise for the wonderful manner in which our party was catered for.
SOUTHERN PROVINCE SCHOOLS
Livingstone
3 - 0 (Bedford, Humphreys, [og])
1 May 1969
YOUNG KABWE
Kabwe
4 - 3 (Charles C., Gill, Holland, Keary)
3 May 1969
ZAMBIA SCHOOLS
Lusaka
3 - 1 (Charles C., Humphreys, [og])
4 May 1969
ZAMBIA SCHOOLS
Kitwe
2 - 0 (Gill 2)
8 May 1969
WESTERN PROVINCE SCHOOLS
Luanshya
1 - 2 (Pointer)
10 May 1969
ZAMBIA SCHOOLS
Ndola
3 - 3 (Gill 2, Knowles [pen])
11 May 1969
YOUNG ZAMBIA
Mufulira
3 - 2 (Gill 2, Durrell)
14 May 1969
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MALAWI NATIONAL LEAGUE XI
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
1 - 0 (Durrell)
17 May 1969
Grotier, McDowell, Knowles, Aylott, Keary, Charles (Humphreys), Durrell,
Pointer, (Carr), Bedford, Holland, Gill
SCHOOLS F.A. of MALAWI XI
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
4 - 1 (Gill 2, Carr, Humphreys)
18 May 1969
Grotier (Bonetti), McDowell, Knowles, Aylott, Keary, Holland, Humphreys, Bedford, Carr (Filby), Gill, Durrell
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Martini Youth Tournament (Geneva)
24 - 25 May 1969
Although our Youth Section visited Zurich and Geneva last year, we took the opportunity to send another party there during the summer as the first part of a comprehensive tour.
Having won the Martini Tournament organised by CS. Chenois Geneva in 1968, we were invited to defend the title on this occasion. This was. as usual, during the Whitsun week-end, so we reversed the order this time and went to Zurich after playing m Geneva.
The age-limit in the Martini Tournament is 20, but for the tournament in Italy it was 21. Therefore some players were not available lor all the games, and in fact it was not until the party reached Italy that Trevor Brooking and Jimmy Lindsay joined the squad (after returning with the seniors from USA)
ETOILE CAROUGE (Switzerland) : Group match
3 - 0 (Clements 2, Llewelyn)
24 May 1969
GRASSHOPPERS (Switzerland) : Group match
2 - 0 (Carr, Llewelyn)
24 May 1969
C.D. SABADELL (Spain) : Group match
0 - 0
25 May 1969
OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (France) : Final
0 - 0
25 May 1969
The full list of those participating was;
Stephen Aylott, Trevor Brooking, Tony Carr, Tim Clements, Roger Cross, Stephen Death, Stephen Gill, Bob Glozier, Peter Grotier, Pat Holland, Peter Keary, Frank Lampard, Stephen Lay. Jimmy Lindsay, Dave Llewelyn. John McDowell. Keith Miller, Stuart Morgan, John Sutton.
Accompanying the party were Eddie Chapman, John Lyail and physiotherapist Dave Gladstone ; Eddie returned after the first two games in Italy, as pressure of work in preparation for this season did not permit him a longer stay.
Two wins and two drawn games (in which we did not concede a goal) enabled us to retain the Martini Trophy.
Victories over a brace of Swiss clubs and a goalless draw with C.D. Sabadell of Spain put us at the head of our four-team group. Our opposition in the Final was French side Olympique Lyonnais, who headed Group 2 in which the other three clubs were Fiorentina (Italy), Tatran Presov (Czechoslovakia) and Servette (Switzerland).
The final also brought no goals to either side, but as we had the better record in our group we were awarded the trophy in accordance with rules.
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Exhibition Matches
27 May - 5 June 1969
Before moving to Zurich we went into the Savoy Alps one evening to play Annecy, a First Amateur League side in France, winning a close game by the only goal. Then came five days in Zurich during which we had two more exhibition games before crossing the Italian Alps to Milan and our hotel at Casale Monferrato.
An exhibition game preceded the main objective of our journey to Italy — the 13th Umberto Caligaris Tourney.
ANNECY (France) : Exhibition match
1 - 0 (Glozier)
27 May 1969
REUIT (Switzerland) : Exhibition match
7 - 0 (Cross 3, Carr, Clements, Holland, Llewelyn)
29 May 1969
NEUHAUSEN (Switzerland) : Exhibition match
0 - 0
31 May 1969
DERTHONA (Italy) : Exhibition match
1 - 0 (Keary)
5 June 1969
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13th Umberto Caligaris Tournament
7 - 15 June 1969
The tournament in Italy brought the hardest opposition of the summer, and feelings ran very high at times during the week it took to complete. Certainly it was regarded as of considerable prestige by the Italian clubs, which included Fiorentina and Casale F.B.C. in addition to the four that we met also competing in the other group was C.S.A.K. Sofia (Bulgaria).
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A win and two drawn games took us into the Semi-Final, and it is interesting to note that until this third game we had not conceded a goal in eleven matches! But this progress was not made without difficulty - both on and ott the held! - and it was as well that reason eventually prevailed to restore a more cordial atmosphere among the participants.
The semi-final v Juventus was also goalless at full-time, but our stamina told in the end and the Hammers gained a merited 3-1 victory.
The Final again brought us in opposition to Lanerossi, who we had met in the preliminary group. It promised to be an even contest, and was decided by an " own goal" twelve minutes after the start The Italians then went back on the defensive and although we had much more of the exchanges " the wall" held out to the final whistle.
INTERNAZIONALE (Italy) : Group
2 - 0 (Brooking, Clements)
8 June 1969
TORINO (Italy) : Group
0 - 0)
9 June 1969
LANEROSSI VICENZA (Italy) : Group
1 - 1 (Llewelyn)
11 June 1969
JUVENTUS TORINO (Italy) : Semi-Final
3 - 1 (Brooking 2, [og])
13 June 1969
LANEROSSI VICENZA (Italy) : Final
0 - 1
15 June 1969
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John Lyall and Eddie Chapman check over the Trophies won by the Youth Section during their summer tours.
They include:
Peter Stuyvesant Trophy won in Zambia
Martini Trophy retained in Geneva
Runners-up Trophy at the Umberto Caligaris Tournament in Monferrato and individual awards to players
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Other Matches at Upton Park
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LONDON BOYS v. LIVERPOOL BOYS
Inter-Cities Schools Match
4 - 1
11 November 1968
LONDON BOYS (?)
Line-Up Unknown
LIVERPOOL BOYS (?)
Line-Up Unknown
REPORT:
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ESSEX BOYS v. LANCASHIRE BOYS
Inter-County Schools Match
11 January 1969
MATCH POSTPONED
30 minutes before kick-off Waterlogged Pitch
ESSEX BOYS
Simon Thorosian (Southend)
Derek Rainbird (Barking
John Brickell (Barking)
Anthony Marchant (Barking)
David Miller (Colchester)
Kevin Lock (Newham)
Terence Durrant (Newham)
Alan Taylor (Barking)
Peter Whitwood (Thurrock)
Barry Cramphorn (Redbridge)
Paul Gregory (Havering)
Reserves:
David Suckling (Thurrock)
Brian Harris (Waltham Forest)
Stephen Pacheco (Colchester)
Raymond Isaac (Barking)
LANCASHIRE BOYS
Michael Finn (Manchester)
Raymond Pritchard (Kirby)
Raymond Abram (Southport)
Michael Cryer (Burnley)
John Metcalfe (Lancaster & Morcambe)
Michael Buckley (Manchester)
John Caslin (Liverpool)
Paul Smith (Manchester)
Henry Stringer (Manchester)
David O’Neill (Blackburn)
Ronald Goodlass (Liverpool)
Reserves:
Graham Moseley (Stretford)
Paul Johnstone (Liverpool)
Trevor Gorton (Burnley)
Peter Fletcher (Manchester)
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ENGLAND v. BELGIUM YOUTH
International Youth Tournament : Qualifying Round (1st leg)
1 - 0
11 March 1969
ENGLAND (?)
Lyndon Hughes
Tony Towers
Bob Latchford
Dave Thomas
Stephen Bowtell
Keith Eccleshare
Ian Hamilton
Stuart Metcalfe
Neil Rioch
Michael Saile
Robert Stokes
BELGIUM
Line-Up Unknown