Mariner scored the goal that took
England to 1982 World CupHelped Ipswich win the 1978 FA Cup and 1981 Uefa CupThe former Ipswich striker Paul Mariner, who in 1981 scored the goal that took England to their first
World Cup finals since they lost as holders in 1970, has died at the age of 68. Mariner had had brain
cancer.
Mariner scored 139 goals in 339 games for Ipswich in a golden era in which they won the FA Cup in 1978 and Uefa Cup in 1981. His other clubs included Plymouth,
Arsenal and Portsmouth, while he also earned 35 England caps and scored 13 times for his country.