UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 7

Standings and results for Group 7 of the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying tournament.

Group 7 consisted of West Germany, Wales, Turkey and Malta. West Germany easily won the group, outrunning Turkey by three points.

Final table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification West Germany Turkey Wales Malta
1  West Germany 6 4 2 0 17 1 +16 10 Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 5–1 8–0
2  Turkey 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 7 0–0 — 1–0 2–1
3  Wales 6 3 0 3 11 8 +3 6 0–2 1–0 — 7–0
4  Malta 6 0 1 5 2 21 −19 1 0–0 1–2 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

Wales 7–0 Malta
O'Sullivan 18'
Edwards 20', 45', 48', 51'
Thomas 71'
Flynn 82'		 Report
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 11,475
Referee: Magnus V. Pétursson (Iceland)
Wales 1–0 Turkey
Deacy 70' Report
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 11,798
Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)
Malta 0–0 West Germany
Report
Turkey 2–1 Malta
Özden 34'
Terim 56'		 Report Spiteri-Gonzi 52'
Attendance: 34,154
Referee: Tome Manojlovski (Yugoslavia)
Turkey 0–0 West Germany
Report
Attendance: 69,800
Wales 0–2 West Germany
Report Zimmermann 30'
Fischer 52'
Malta 0–2 Wales
Report Nicholas 15'
Flynn 51'
Attendance: 8,358
Referee: Nikolaos Lagoyannis (Greece)
West Germany 5–1 Wales
Fischer 21', 38'
Kaltz 32'
Rummenigge 42'
Förster 83'		 Report Curtis 84'
Attendance: 53,390[2]
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)
Malta 1–2 Turkey
Farrugia 62' Report Özden 20'
Denizli 25'
Attendance: 1,976
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)
Turkey 1–0 Wales
Önal 80' Report
Attendance: 30,650
Referee: Constantin Ghiță (Romania)
West Germany 2–0 Turkey
Fischer 15'
Zimmermann 89'		 Report
Attendance: 68,270[3]
Referee: Rudolf Renggli (Switzerland)
West Germany 8–0 Malta
Allofs 14', 55'
Bonhof 19' (pen.)
Fischer 40', 90'
Holland 61' (o.g.)
Kelsch 70'
Rummenigge 74'		 Report
Attendance: 33,278
Referee: Norbert Rolles (Luxembourg)

Goalscorers

There were 35 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.92 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

  • Wales Ian Edwards

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Malta John Holland (against West Germany)

References

  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958–1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
  1. ^ "Wales v West Germany, 2 May 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ "West Germany v Wales, 17 October 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ "West Germany v Turkey, 22 December 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.