| 25.03.1981 | Glasgow | Hampden Park | 78 444 |
|
Scotland | 1:1(0:0) | N.Ireland | |
| Rough Alan Roderick, McGrain Daniel Fergus, Miller William Fergus, McLeish Alexander, Gray Francis Tierney, Burns Kenneth, Wark John, Gemmill Archibald(c), Archibald Steven, Gray Andrew Mullen, Robertson John Neilson | Jennings Patrick, Nicholl James Michael, Nelson Samuel(c), McClelland John, Nicholl Christopher John, O'Neill John, Cochrane Terence, McCreery David, Hamilton William Robert, Armstrong Gerard Joseph, McIlroy Samuel Baxter |
| Coach:Jock Stein | William Laurence Bingham |
| Scorers:75' Wark John | 70' Hamilton William Robert |
| Substitutions:77' in Hartford Richard (Asa) out Burns Kenny, 80' in Thomson William out Rough Alan Roderick |
78' in Spence Derek out Hamilton William Robert |
| Cautions:Miller William Fergus | Nelson Samuel |
| Referee:Klaus Scheurell (GDR) | Assistant referee:Manfred Rossner (GDR) Manfred Bahra (GDR) |
