that season, this time in the FA Cup at White Hart Lane, when he took a misplaced pass from Osvaldo Ardiles on the right hand corner of the penalty area, flicked the ball into the air and hit a lob-volley into the far corner of the goal. In 1981, McDermott featured as Liverpool beat West Ham United after a replay to win the League Cup for the first time. Later that season, he appeared in the team that defeated Real Madrid in the European Cup Final. A further League title and League Cup followed in 1982 but his place in the side was becoming less assured. Later career McDermott returned to Newcastle United in September 1982. At Newcastle, he featured alongside his former Liverpool teammate Kevin Keegan and youngsters Chris Waddle and Peter Beardsley as Newcastle won promotion back to the top flight of English football in 1984. McDermott left Newcastle in January 1985 and moved abroad to play with Cork City in Ireland. From 1985 to 1987, McDermott played for the Cypriot team APOEL alongside Ian Moores, where he won the Cypriot Championship and the Cypriot Super Cup. International career On 7 September 1977, Ron Greenwood gave McDermott his debut for England in a 0–0 friendly draw with Switzerland at Wembley. He opened his goalscoring account on 10 September 1980 during a World Cup qualifier at Wembley against Norway. McDermott scored twice, including a penalty, as England won 4–0. McDermott was selected for the England squad which travelled to the 1980 European Championships in Italy. He played in two of the group games. McDermott was also picked for the England squad for the 1982 World Cup in Spain but did not play, despite having featured in every qualifying game. He never played for England again and only featured as a substitute in one match for Liverpool the following season. In his England career, he had been capped 25 times at senior level, and scored three goals. Coaching career When Kevin Keegan became manager of Newcastle on 5 February 1992, he recruited McDermott as his first team coach. Together the two masterminded a return to the top of the English game for Newcastle which included a close run to the League title in 1996 which was won by Manchester United. After Keegan resigned, McDermott stayed at Newcastle for a further season under Kenny Dalglish but left Newcastle when Dalglish resigned