The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. From 1882 to 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association (IFA).
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In 1920 Ireland was partitioned into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. In 1922, The south of Ireland gained independence as the Irish Free State, later to become Republic of Ireland. Amid these political upheavals, a rival football association, the Football Association of Ireland (the F.A.I.), emerged in Dublin in 1921 and organised a separate league and later a national team. In 1923, during a period when the home nations had dis-affiliated from the governing body,[1] the FAI was recognised by FIFA as the governing body of the Irish Free State on the condition that it changed its name to the Football Association of the Irish Free State.[2] At the same time, the IFA continued to organise its national team on an all-Ireland basis, regularly calling up Free State players.[3][4] During this era at least one Northerner, Harry Chatton, also played for the Irish Free State and from 1936, the FAI began to organise their own all–Ireland team.[5][6] Both teams now competed as Ireland and during this era at least 39 dual internationals were selected to represent both teams.[7] Between 1928 and 1946 the IFA were not affiliated to FIFA and the two Ireland teams co-existed, never competing in the same competition.[8]
In April 1951, FIFA decreed that the IFA team could not select "citizens of Eire". An exception was for British Home Championship games, as a 1923 IFAB agreement at Liverpool prevented FIFA intervention in relations between the four Home Nations.[9] However, the exception would only apply "if the F.A. of Ireland do not object", and was never availed of.
At FIFA's 1953 congress, its Rule 3 was amended so that an international team must use "that title ... recognised politically and geographically of the countries or territories". The FAI initially claimed Rule 3 gave them the right to the name Ireland[10] (see names of the Irish state), but FIFA subsequently ruled neither team could be referred to as Ireland, decreeing that the FAI team be officially designated as the Republic of Ireland, while the IFA team was to become Northern Ireland.[11][12] The IFA objected and in 1954 was permitted to continue using the name Ireland in Home Internationals,[13] based on the 1923 agreement. This practice was discontinued in the late 1970s.[14][a]
This is a list of the Northern Ireland national football team results from 1960 to 1979.
1960s
edit1960
edit| 6 April 1960 1959–60 British Home Championship | Wales  | 3–2 |  Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 216 |
Medwin  4', 57'Jones 65' (pen.) |
Report | Bingham 67' Blanchflower 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 16,979 Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland) |
| 8 October 1960 1960–61 British Home Championship | Ireland | 2–5 |  England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 217 |
McAdams 38', 57' |
Report | Smith 16' Greaves 41', 47', 88'Douglas 80' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland) |
| 26 October 1960 1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 3–4 |  West Germany | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 218 |
McAdams 21', 51', 90' |
Report | Brülls 7' Seeler 53'Dörfel 55', 80' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands) |
| 9 November 1960 1960–61 British Home Championship | Scotland  | 5–2 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 219 |
Law 8' Caldow 43' (pen.)Young 78'Brand 80', 90' |
Report | Blanchflower 48' (pen.) McParland 84' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 34,544 Referee: Kevin Howley (England) |
1961
edit| 12 April 1961 1960–61 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–5 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 220 |
Dougan 64' |
Report | Charles 1' Allchurch 2'Leek 26'Jones 48' (pen), 70' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland) |
| 25 April 1961 International Friendly | Italy  | 3–2 | Northern Ireland | Bologna, Italy |
Match 221 |
Stacchini 30', 58' Sívori 78' |
Report | Dougan 71' McAdams 72' |
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Jacques Devillers (France) |
| 3 May 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier | Greece  | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Athens, Greece |
Match 222 |
Papaemmanouil 8', 64' |
Report | McIlroy 81' |
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 12,942 Referee: Eli Priesner (Israel) |
| 10 May 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier | West Germany | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | West Berlin, West Germany |
Match 223 |
Kreß 28' Brülls 58' |
Report | McIlroy 69' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden) |
| 7 October 1961 1961–62 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–6 | Scotland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 224 |
McLaughlin 17' |
Report | Wilson 14' Scott 34', 53', 79'Brand 38', 69' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 41,000 Referee: James Finney (England) |
| 17 October 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Greece | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 225 |
McLaughlin 28', 57' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 21,250 Referee: Pietro Bonetto (Italy) |
| 22 November 1961 1961–62 British Home Championship | England | 1–1 | Ireland | London, England |
Match 226 |
Charlton 20' |
Report | McIlroy 82' |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales) |
1962
edit| 11 April 1962 1961–62 British Home Championship | Wales | 4–0 | Ireland | Cardiff, Wales |
Match 227 |
Mel Charles 15', 35', 60', 65' |
Report | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,250 Referee: George McCabe (England) |
| 9 May 1962 International Friendly | Netherlands  | 4–0 | Northern Ireland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Match 228 |
Swart 48' van der Kuil 51'van der Linden 70', 73' |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Werner Treichel (West Germany) |
| 10 October 1962 1964 European Nations' Cup Qualifying Preliminary Round | Poland  | 0–2 | Northern Ireland | Chorzów, Poland |
Match 229 |
Report | Dougan 17' Humphries 54' |
Stadium: Stadion Śląski Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Bertil Wilhelm Lööw (Sweden) |
| 20 October 1962 1962–63 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–3 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 230 |
Barr 62' |
Report | Greaves 38' O'Grady 71', 73' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 55,000 Referee: James Barclay (Scotland) |
| 7 November 1962 1962–63 British Home Championship | Scotland | 5–1 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 231 |
Law 40', 60', 73', 86' Henderson 76' |
Report | Bingham 8' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 58,804 Referee: James Finney (England) |
| 28 November 1962 1964 European Nations' Cup Qualifying Preliminary Round | Northern Ireland | 2–0 (4-0 agg.) | Poland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 232 |
Crossan 8' Bingham 63' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 28,833 Referee: Dittmar Huber (Switzerland) |
1963
edit| 3 April 1963 1962–63 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–4 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 233 |
Harvey 36' |
Report | Woosnam 33', 85', 89' Jones 63' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 25,000 Referee: George McCabe (England) |
| 30 May 1963 1964 European Nations' Cup Qualifying Round of 16 | Spain  | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Bilbao, Spain |
Match 234 |
Amancio 60' |
Report | Irvine 76' |
Stadium: Estadio San Mamés Attendance: 27,960 Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy) |
| 12 October 1963 1963–64 British Home Championship | Ireland | 2–1 | Scotland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 235 |
Bingham 26' Wilson 63' |
Report | St John 49' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 30 October 1963 1964 European Nations' Cup Qualifying Round of 16 | Northern Ireland | 0–1 (1-2 agg.) | Spain | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 236 |
Report | Gento 66' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 45,809 Referee: Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands) |
| 20 November 1963 1963–64 British Home Championship | England | 8–3 | Ireland | London, England |
Match 237 |
Paine 2', 37', 61' Greaves 20', 30', 60', 65'Smith 46' |
Report | Crossan 44' Wilson 74', 85' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales) |
1964
edit| 15 April 1964 1963–64 British Home Championship | Wales | 2–3 | Ireland | Swansea, Wales |
Match 238 |
Godfrey 24' Davies 63' |
Report | McLaughlin 8' Wilson 37'Harvey 45' |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 10,434 Referee: Ken Dagnall (England) |
| 29 April 1964 International Friendly | Northern Ireland | 3–0 |  Uruguay | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 239 |
Crossan 39' (pen.), 79' (pen.) Wilson 66' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Kevin Howley (England) |
| 3 October 1964 1964–65 British Home Championship | Ireland | 3–4 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 240 |
Wilson 52' McLaughlin 55', 67' |
Report | Pickering 7' Greaves 12', 16', 24' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: William Brittle (Scotland) |
| 14 October 1964 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–0 |  Switzerland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 241 |
Crossan 46' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 28,598 Referee: Hubert Burguet (Belgium) |
| 14 November 1964 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Switzerland | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Match 242 |
Quentin 29' Kuhn 34' |
Report | Best 31' |
Stadium: Stade olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 22,162 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
| 25 November 1964 1964–65 British Home Championship | Scotland | 3–2 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 243 |
Wilson 10', 30' Gilzean 16' |
Report | Best 9' Irvine 18' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 48,752 Referee: George Powell (Wales) |
1965
edit| 17 March 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | Netherlands | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 244 |
Crossan 11' Neill 62' |
Report | van Nee 6' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 25,300 Referee: Tage Sørensen (Denmark) |
| 31 March 1965 1964–65 British Home Championship | Ireland | 0–5 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 245 |
Report | Jones 20' Vernon 33', 48'Williams Allchurch |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ken Dagnall (England) |
| 7 April 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Netherlands | 0–0 | Northern Ireland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Match 246 |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 61,954 Referee: Bill Clements (England) |
| 7 May 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 4–1 |  Albania | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 247 |
Crossan 17', 30', 73' (pen.) Best 85' |
Report | Jashari 49' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 16,017 Referee: Norman Mootz (Luxembourg) |
| 2 October 1965 1965–66 British Home Championship | Ireland | 3–2 | Scotland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 248 |
Dougan 42' Crossan 60'Irvine 89' |
Report | Gilzean 17', 81' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 10 November 1965 1965–66 British Home Championship | England | 2–1 | Ireland | London, England |
Match 249 |
Baker 19' Peacock 73' |
Report | Irvine 21' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales) |
| 24 November 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Albania | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Tirana, Albania |
Match 250 |
Haxhiu 77' |
Report | Irvine 58' |
Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 16,381 Referee: Petre Sotir (Romania) |
1966
edit| 30 March 1966 1965–66 British Home Championship | Wales | 1–4 | Ireland | Cardiff, Wales |
Match 251 |
Davies 74' |
Report | Irvine 2' Wilson 42'Welsh 53'Harvey 55' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,860 Referee: James Finney (England) |
| 7 May 1966 International Friendly | Northern Ireland | 0–2 | West Germany | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 252 |
Report | Seeler 21' Heiß 57' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland) |
| 22 June 1966 International Friendly | Northern Ireland | 4–1 |  Mexico | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 253 |
Johnston 72' Elder 76'Nicholson Ferguson 90' |
Report | Peña 52' (pen.) |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 22 October 1966 1966–67 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–2 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 254 |
Report | Hunt 39' Peters 60' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 47,897 Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland) |
| 16 November 1966 1966–67 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | Scotland | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 255 |
Murdoch 14' Lennox 35' |
Report | Nicholson 9' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 45,281 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
1967
edit| 12 April 1967 1966–67 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 256 |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,643 Referee: Kevin Howley (England) |
| 21 October 1967 1967–68 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Scotland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 257 |
Clements 69' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 46,300 Referee: James Finney (England) |
| 22 November 1967 1967–68 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | England | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
Match 258 |
Hurst 43' B. Charlton 62' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 83,969 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales) |
1968
edit| 28 February 1968 1967–68 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | Wales | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 259 |
Rees 75' Davies 84' |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 17,548 Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland) |
| 10 September 1968 International Friendly | Israel  | 2–3 | Northern Ireland | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Match 260 |
Spiegler 52' Talbi 63' |
Report | Irvine 5', 39' Dougan 20' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Othmar Huber (Switzerland) |
| 13 October 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 4–1 |  Turkey | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 261 |
Best 32' McMordie 47'Dougan 66'Campbell 76' |
Report | Ogün 9' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 38,363 Referee: Wim Schalks (Netherlands) |
| 11 December 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Turkey | 0–3 | Northern Ireland | Istanbul, Turkey |
Match 262 |
Report | Harkin 35', 88' Nicholson 63' |
Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadium Attendance: 19,110 Referee: Zanlin Ben Ganif (Algerian Football Federation) |
1969
edit| 3 May 1969 1968–69 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–3 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 263 |
McMordie 63' |
Report | Peters 39' Lee 64'Hurst 74' (pen.) |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 23,000 Referee: William Mullan (Scotland) |
| 6 May 1969 1968–69 British Home Championship | Scotland | 1–1 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 264 |
Stein 53' |
Report | McMordie 11' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 7,455 Referee: David W. Smith (England) |
| 10 May 1969 1968–69 British Home Championship | Ireland | 0–0 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 265 |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Eric Jennings (England) |
| 10 September 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–0 |  Soviet Union | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 266 |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 35,138 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France) |
| 22 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Soviet Union | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Match 267 |
Nodia 24' Byshovets 79' |
Report | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 83,057 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) |
1970s
edit1970
edit| 18 April 1970 1969–70 British Home Championship | Ireland | 0–1 | Scotland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 268 |
Report | O'Hare 58' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Eric Jennings (England) |
| 21 April 1970 1969–70 British Home Championship | England | 3–1 | Ireland | London, England |
Match 269 |
Peters 6' Hurst 57'Charlton 81' |
Report | Best 50' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Gaspar Pintado Viú (Spain) |
| 25 April 1970 1969–70 British Home Championship | Wales | 1–0 | Ireland | Swansea, Wales |
Match 270 |
Rees 36' |
Report | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 27,067 Referee: James Finney (England) |
| 11 November 1970 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Spain | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Seville, Spain |
Match 271 |
Rexach 39' Pirri 60'Aragonés 75' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 26,215 Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary) |
1971
edit| 3 February 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Cyprus  | 0–3 | Northern Ireland | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Match 272 |
Report | Nicholson 53' Dougan 55'Best 86' (pen.) |
Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 9,119 Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy) |
| 21 April 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 5–0 | Cyprus | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 273 |
Dougan 20' Best 44', 47', 56'Nicholson 85' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 19,153 Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg) |
| 15 May 1971 1970–71 British Home Championship | Ireland | 0–1 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 274 |
Report | Clarke 80' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Alistair MacKenzie (Scotland) |
| 18 May 1971 1970–71 British Home Championship | Scotland | 0–1 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 275 |
Report | Greig 14' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 31,643 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales) |
| 22 May 1971 1970–71 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–0 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 276 |
Hamilton 27' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Ken Burns (England) |
| 22 September 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Soviet Union | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Moscow, Russia |
Match 277 |
Muntyan 43' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 51,186 Referee: Ove Dahlberg (Sweden) |
| 13 October 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Soviet Union | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 278 |
Nicholson 13' |
Report | Byshovets 32' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 16,573 Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway) |
1972
edit| 16 February 1972 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Spain | Kingston upon Hull, England[b] |
Match 279 |
Morgan 72' |
Report | Rojo 40' |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 19,925 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 20 May 1972 1971–72 British Home Championship | Ireland | 0–2 | Scotland | Glasgow, Scotland[c] |
Match 280 |
Report | Law 86' Lorimer 89' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 39,710 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales) |
| 23 May 1972 1971–72 British Home Championship | England | 0–1 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
Match 281 |
Report | Neill 33' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 64,000 Referee: John Gow (Wales) |
| 27 May 1972 1971–72 British Home Championship | Wales | 0–0 | Northern Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 282 |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 15,647 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 18 October 1972 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Bulgaria  | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Match 283 |
Bonev 18' (pen.), 85' (pen.) Kolev 53' |
Report | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany) |
1973
edit| 14 February 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Cyprus | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Match 284 |
Antoniou 88' |
Report | Stadium: GSP Stadium, Eugenia and Antonios Theodotou Attendance: 5,328 Referee: Aurel Bentu (Romania) |
| 28 March 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1 |  Portugal | Coventry, England[d] |
Match 285 |
O'Neill 18' |
Report | Eusébio 84' (pen.) |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,238 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
| 8 May 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | Cyprus | London, England[e] |
Match 286 |
Morgan 4' Anderson 32', 44' |
Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 6,090 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Wales) |
| 12 May 1973 1972–73 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–2 | England | Liverpool, England[f] |
Match 287 |
Clements 22' (pen.) |
Report | Chivers 9', 82' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 29,865 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales) |
| 16 May 1973 1972–73 British Home Championship | Scotland | 1–2 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 288 |
Dalglish 89' |
Report | O'Neill 3' Anderson 16' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 38,852 Referee: Ken Burns (England) |
| 19 May 1973 1972–73 British Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Wales | Liverpool, England[g] |
Match 289 |
Hamilton 14' |
Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 4,946 Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland) |
| 26 September 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Bulgaria | Sheffield, England[h] |
Match 290 |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 6,206 Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway) |
| 14 November 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Portugal | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Lisbon, Portugal |
Match 291 |
Rui Jordão 34' |
Report | O'Kane 68' |
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 6,713 Referee: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain) |
1974
edit| 11 May 1974 1973–74 British Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Scotland | Glasgow, Scotland[i] |
Match 292 |
Cassidy 39' |
Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 53,778 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Wales) |
| 15 May 1974 1973–74 British Home Championship | England | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
Match 293 |
Weller 73' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 45,500 Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland) |
| 18 May 1974 1973–74 British Home Championship | Wales | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 294 |
Smallman 26' |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,311 Referee: Pat Partridge (England) |
| 4 September 1974 UEFA Euro 1976 Group 3 Qualifier | Norway  | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Oslo, Norway |
Match 295 |
Lund 50', 72' |
Report | Finney 3' |
Stadium: Ullevaal Attendance: 6,585 Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium) |
| 30 October 1974 UEFA Euro 1976 Group 3 Qualifier | Sweden  | 0–2 | Northern Ireland | Stockholm, Sweden |
Match 296 |
Report | Nicholl 7' O'Neill 23' |
Stadium: Råsunda Stadion Attendance: 18,131 Referee: Theodorus Boosten (Netherlands) |
1975
edit| 16 April 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–0 |  Yugoslavia | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 297 |
Hamilton 23' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 25,847 Referee: Robert Wurtz (France) |
| 17 May 1975 1974–75 British Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 298 |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Thomas Reynolds (Wales) |
| 20 May 1975 1974–75 British Home Championship | Scotland | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 299 |
MacDougall 15' Dalglish 21' Parlane 80' |
Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 64,686 Referee: Pat Partridge (England) |
| 23 May 1975 1974–75 British Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 300 |
Finney 23' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 3 September 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Sweden | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 301 |
Hunter 32' |
Report | Sjöberg 44' Torstensson 55' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 14,622 Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany) |
| 29 October 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | Norway | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 302 |
Morgan 2' McIlroy 5'Hamilton 53' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 8,923 Referee: Guðjón Finnbogason (Iceland) |
| 19 November 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 Group 3 Qualifier | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Match 303 |
Oblak 21' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion JNA Attendance: 21,545 Referee: Antonio Camacho Jiménez (Spain) |
1976
edit| 3 March 1976 International Friendly | Israel | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Match 304 |
Damti 36' |
Report | Lev 58' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Werner Spiegel (Austria) |
| 8 May 1976 1975–76 British Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 0–3 | Scotland | Glasgow, Scotland[j] |
Match 305 |
Report | Gemmill 23' Masson 47'Dalglish 52' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,033 Referee: Thomas Reynolds (Wales) |
| 11 May 1976 1975–76 British Home Championship | England | 4–0 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
Match 306 |
Francis 34' Channon 35' (pen.), 75'Pearson 63' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales) |
| 14 May 1976 1975–76 British Home Championship | Wales | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Swansea, Wales |
Match 307 |
James 24' |
Report | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 9,935 Referee: Ken Burns (England) |
| 13 October 1976 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Netherlands | 2–2 | Northern Ireland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Match 308 |
Krol 64' Cruijff 66' |
Report | McGrath 4' Spence 88' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain) |
| 10 November 1976 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Belgium  | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Liège, Belgium |
Match 309 |
Van Gool 29' Lambert 52' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 25,081 Referee: Adolf Prokop East Germany |
1977
edit| 27 April 1977 International Friendly | West Germany | 5–0 | Northern Ireland | Cologne, West Germany |
Match 310 |
Bonhof 55' (pen.) Fischer 58', 84'Müller 65'Flohe 90' |
Report | Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary) |
| 28 May 1977 1976–77 British Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 311 |
McGrath 4' |
Report | Channon 27' Tueart 86' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland) |
| 1 June 1977 1976–77 British Home Championship | Scotland | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 312 |
Dalglish 37', 79' McQueen 61' |
Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 44,449 Referee: John Gow (Wales) |
| 3 June 1977 1976–77 British Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 313 |
Nelson 46' |
Report | Deacy 27' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 11 June 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Iceland  | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Match 314 |
Albertsson 33' |
Report | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 10,269 Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany) |
| 21 September 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Iceland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 315 |
McGrath 67' McIlroy 76' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) |
| 12 October 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Netherlands | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 316 |
Report | van de Kerkhof 76' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 33,000 Referee: António Garrido (Portugal) |
| 16 November 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | Belgium | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 317 |
Armstrong 42', 74' McGrath 58' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Georges Konrath (France) |
1978
edit| 13 May 1978 1977–78 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–1 | Scotland | Glasgow, Scotland[k] |
Match 318 |
O'Neill 26' |
Report | Johnstone 36' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 64,418 Referee: John Gow (Wales) |
| 16 May 1978 1977–78 British Home Championship | England | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
Match 319 |
Neal 44' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: John Gordon (Scotland) |
| 19 May 1978 1977–78 British Home Championship | Wales | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 320 |
Deacy 70' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,077 Referee: Ken Burns (England) |
| 20 September 1978 UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1 Qualifier | Republic of Ireland  | 0–0 | Northern Ireland | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Match 321 |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Francis Rion (Belgium) |
| 25 October 1978 UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 2–1 |  Denmark | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 322 |
Spence 63' Anderson 85' |
Report | Jensen 51' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Rolf Haugen (Norway) |
| 29 November 1978 UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1 Qualifier | Bulgaria | 0–2 | Northern Ireland | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Match 323 |
Report | Armstrong 17' Caskey 83' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey) |
1979
edit| 7 February 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1 Qualifier | England | 4–0 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
Match 324 |
Keegan 24' Latchford 46', 63'Watson 49' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 91,244 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 2 May 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Bulgaria | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 325 |
Nicholl 16' Armstrong 30' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,700 Referee: Mattsson (Finland) |
| 19 May 1979 1978–79 British Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 0–2 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 326 |
Report | Watson 11' Coppell 14' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ian Foote (Scotland) |
| 22 May 1979 1978–79 British Home Championship | Scotland | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 327 |
Graham 76' |
Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 28,510 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales) |
| 26 May 1979 1978–79 British Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 328 |
Spence 1' |
Report | James 63' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 6,500 Referee: John Homewood (England) |
| 6 June 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1 Qualifier | Denmark | 4–0 | Northern Ireland | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Match 329 |
Elkjær 13', 33', 83' Simonsen 64' |
Report | Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Rudolf Frickel (West Germany) |
| 17 October 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–5 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 330 |
Moreland 50' (pen.) |
Report | Francis 18', 62' Woodcock 34', 57'Nicholl 74' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,755 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) |
| 21 November 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 331 |
Armstrong 54' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: André Daina (Switzerland) |
Notes
edit- ^ The last match played as Ireland was 1978 versus Scotland,[15] however, apart from this match, all British Championship matches had been played as "Northern Ireland" since the 1973–74 tournament.[16] In the 1972–73 tournament, the first two matches were played as "Ireland" and the third as "Northern Ireland". In the 1971–72 tournament, the first was played as "Ireland" and the second and third as "Northern Ireland". 1970–71 was the last tournament in which all matches were played under the name "Ireland".[17]
- ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
- ^ The match was moved, when death threats from the Provisional Irish Republican Army were sent to the Scottish Football Association and Scottish players who were scheduled to play at Windsor Park. As a result, Northern Ireland's home fixture was rescheduled to Hampden Park, effectively granting the Scottish team an extra home match.
- ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
- ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
- ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
- ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
- ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
- ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
- ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
- ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
References
edit- ^ Dunning, Eric (1993). Jean Brown (ed.). The Sports Process: A Comparative and Developmental Approach. Human Kinetics. p. 130. ISBN 0-88011-624-2. Google books
- ^ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 22. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
- ^ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 59. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
- ^ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
- ^ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 45. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
- ^ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
- ^ "Dual Internationalists". Northern Ireland Footballing Greats. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- ^ Fulton, Gareth (2005). "Northern Catholic fans of Republic of Ireland soccer". In Alan Bairner (ed.). Sport and the Irish: Histories, Identities, Issues. Dublin: UCD Press. p. 145. ISBN 1-904558-33-X.
- ^ Brodie, Malcolm; Billy Kennedy (2005). The IFA 125 years...the history. Edenderry print limited. p. 108. "Politics of Irish Soccer". The Irish Times. 25 November 1953. p. 3.
- ^ "Two "Irelands" Recognised". The Irish Times. 16 November 1953. p. 3.
- ^ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 68. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
- ^ "FAI History 1930−1959". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
- ^ Matthew Taylor (2008). The Association Game: A History of British Football. Harlow:Pearson Education Ltd.
- ^ "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1975–1978". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1972–1975". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1968–1972". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
External links
edit- RSSSF: (Northern) Ireland - International Results
- British Home Championships 1947-1966
- British Home Championships 1967-1984
- Northern Ireland Football Greats Archive
- Northern Ireland Statistics and Records
- England International Database From 1872
- England Football Online
- Scotland International Archive
- Scotland Football Records Complete Record
- Welsh Football Data Archive