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British Home Championship
England: 2nd
How England performed
Champions in 1979, England dropped to second in 1979–80 with a win, a draw and a defeat, scoring four goals and conceding five.
The campaign started with a 4–1 defeat by Wales at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham on 17 May 1980: Mariner gave England the lead, but Thomas, Walsh and James scored for Wales, along with an own goal by Thompson. Johnson's goal against Northern Ireland at Wembley, London three days later was cancelled out by Cochrane two minutes afterwards, the match ending 1–1. England finished with a 2–0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 24 May 1980, Brooking and Coppell scoring.
England fixtures
Wales
4–1
England
England lost
England: Mariner 16'
Wales: Thomas 19', Walsh 30', James 60', Thompson 66' og
England
1–1
Northern Ireland
England drew
England: Johnson 81'
Northern Ireland: Cochrane 83'
Scotland
0–2
England
England won
England: Brooking 8', Coppell 75'
Scotland: None
England statistics
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