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Northern Ireland national football team results (1960–1979)

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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).

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

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1960

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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

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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

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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)
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)

1963

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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)
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)
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

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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)
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

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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

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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)

1967

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1968

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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

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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)

1970s

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1970

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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

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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)
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

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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)
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

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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)
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

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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)
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)

1975

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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)

1976

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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)

1977

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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)
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

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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)
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)

1979

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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)
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)
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)

Notes

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  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
  5. ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
  6. ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
  7. ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
  8. ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
  9. ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
  10. ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.
  11. ^ Match moved out of Northern Ireland because of The Troubles.

References

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  3. ^ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 59. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
  4. ^ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
  5. ^ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 45. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
  6. ^ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
  7. ^ "Dual Internationalists". Northern Ireland Footballing Greats. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Two "Irelands" Recognised". The Irish Times. 16 November 1953. p. 3.
  11. ^ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 68. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
  12. ^ "FAI History 1930−1959". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  13. ^ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
  14. ^ Matthew Taylor (2008). The Association Game: A History of British Football. Harlow:Pearson Education Ltd.
  15. ^ "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1975–1978". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  16. ^ "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1972–1975". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  17. ^ "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1968–1972". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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