Key: (All details provided where known) MATCHTYPE Date, Location, Stadium, Crowd VERSUS SCORE [HALF TIME] Scorer(s): Player time (Score after goal) Player [Club] [Caps/Goals] >Sub Time Substitute [Club] [Caps/Goals] [COACH] Referee (Country)
1980 FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 26/03/1980, Tel Aviv, National Stadium, 45.000 ISRAEL 0-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [83/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [26/0] Sammy Nelson [Arsenal] [43/1] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [24/2] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [1/0] Martin O'Neill [Nottingham Forest] [32/3] Sammy McIlroy [Manchester United] [41/2] Tommy Cassidy [Burnley] [14/1] Gerry Armstrong [Tottenham Hotspurs] [20/5] Tom Finney [Cambridge United] [9/2] >70' Derek Spence [Southend United] [25/3] Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [11/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Glavina (Yugoslavia) HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 16/05/1980, Belfast, Windsor Park, 18.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-0 SCOTLAND [HT 1-0] Scorer: Billy Hamilton 37' NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [5/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [27/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [1/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [25/2] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [2/0] Tommy Cassidy [Burnley] [15/1] >70' David McCreery [Queen's Park Rangers] [26/0] Sammy McIlroy [Manchester United] [42/2] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [2/1] >52' John McClelland [Mansfield Town] [1/0] Gerry Armstrong [Tottenham Hotspurs] [21/5] Tom Finney [Cambridge United] [10/2] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [1/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Thomas (Wales) HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 20/05/1980, London, Wembley Stadium, 33.676 ENGLAND 1-1 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] Scorers: Terry Cochrane 83' NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [6/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [28/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [2/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [26/2] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [3/0] Tommy Cassidy [Burnley] [16/1] >73' David McCreery [Queen's Park Rangers] [27/0] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Manchester United] [43/2] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [3/1] >73' Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [12/1] Gerry Armstrong [Tottenham Hotspurs] [22/5] Tom Finney [Cambridge United] [11/2] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [2/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Owen (Wales) HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 23/05/1980, Cardiff, Ninian Park, 12.913 WALES 0-1 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-1] Scorer: Noel Brotherston NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [7/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [29/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [3/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [27/2] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [4/0] Tommy Cassidy [Burnley] [17/1] > David McCreery [Queen's Park Rangers] [28/0] Sammy McIlroy [Manchester United] [44/2] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [4/1] > Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [13/1] Gerry Armstrong [Tottenham Hotspurs] [23/5] Tom Finney [Cambridge United] [12/2] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [3/1] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: n/a FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 11/06/1980, Sydney, Sydney Cricket Ground, 12.486 AUSTRALIA 1-2 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-1] Scorers: Chris Nicholl 11', Martin O'Neill 63' NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [8/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [30/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [5/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [28/3] John McClelland [Mansfield Town] [2/0] Tommy Cassidy [Burnley] [18/1] >84' David McCreery [Queen's Park Rangers] [29/0] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [4/1] >46' Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [14/1] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [5/1] Gerry Armstrong [Tottenham Hotspurs] [24/5] >84' Derek Spence [Southend United] [26/3] Tom Finney [Cambridge United] [13/2] >84' Bryan Hamilton [Swindon Town] [49/4] Martin O'Neill [Nottingham Forest] [33/4] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Rampley (Australia) FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 15/06/1980, Melbourne, Olympic Park, 6.000 AUSTRALIA 1-1 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 1-0] Scorers: Martin O'Neill 82' NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [9/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [31/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [6/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [29/3] John McClelland [Mansfield Town] [3/0] Tommy Cassidy [Burnley] [19/1] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [5/1] David McCreery [Queen's Park Rangers] [30/0] >66' Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [15/1] Gerry Armstrong [Tottenham Hotspurs] [25/5] Tom Finney [Cambridge United] [14/2] Martin O'Neill [Nottingham Forest] [34/5] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Mellings (Australia) FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 18/06/1980, Adelaide, 10.000 AUSTRALIA 1-2 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 1-0] Scorers: Noel Brotherston 67', Colin McCurdy 77' NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [10/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [32/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [7/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [30/3] John McClelland [Mansfield Town] [4/0] Tommy Cassidy [Burnley] [20/1] > Bryan Hamilton [Swindon Town] [50/4] Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [16/1] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [6/1] > Colin McCurdy [Linfield] [1/1] Gerry Armstrong [Tottenham Hotspurs] [26/5] Martin O'Neill [Nottingham Forest] [35/5] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [6/2] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: n/a FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL (UNOFFICIAL) 22/06/1980, Perth, 5.000 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 0-4 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-2] Scorers: Gerry Armstrong, Terry Cochrane 2, John O'Neill NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt (George Dunlop), Jimmy Nicholl, Chris Nicholl (David McCreery), John O'Neill, John McClelland, Martin O'Neill, Tommy Cassidy (Tom Sloan), Terry Cochrane, Gerry Armstrong (Tom Finney), Colin McCurdy (Billy Hamilton), Noel Brotherston [COACH: Billy Bingham] WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 15/10/1980, Belfast, Windsor Park, 20.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 3-0 SWEDEN [HT 3-0] Scorers: Noel Brotherston 24', Sammy McIlroy 28', Jimmy Nicholl 37' NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [11/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [33/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [4/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [31/3] John McClelland [Mansfield Town] [5/0] Tommy Cassidy [Burnley] [21/1] >76' David McCreery [Queen's Park Rangers] [31/0] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [7/3] Martin O'Neill [Nottingham Forest] [36/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [7/1] >76' Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [17/1] Gerry Armstrong [Tottenham Hotspurs] [27/5] Sammy McIlroy [Manchester United] [45/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Ponnet (Belgium) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 19/11/1980, Lisbon, Estadio da Luz, 70.000 PORTUGAL 1-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [12/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [34/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [5/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [32/3] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [8/0] Tommy Cassidy [Burnley] [22/1] >78' David McCreery [Queen's Park Rangers] [32/0] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [8/3] Martin O'Neill [c] [Nottingham Forest] [37/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [8/1] >78' Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [18/1] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [28/5] Sammy McIlroy [Manchester United] [46/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Konrath (France) 1981 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 25/03/1981, Glasgow, Hampden Park, 78.444 SCOTLAND 1-1 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] Scorers: Billy Hamilton 70' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [84/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [35/1] Sammy Nelson [Arsenal] [44/1] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [33/3] John McClelland [Mansfield Town] [6/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [9/0] Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [19/1] David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [33/0] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [9/2] >78' Derek Spence [Southend United] [27/3] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [29/5] Sammy McIlroy [Manchester United] [47/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Scheurell (East Germany) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 29/04/1981, Belfast, Windsor Park, 18.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-0 PORTUGAL [HT 0-0] Scorer: Gerry Armstrong 74' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [85/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [36/1] Sammy Nelson [Arsenal] [45/1] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [34/3] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [10/0] David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [34/0] Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [20/1] Martin O'Neill [Norwich City] [38/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [10/2] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [30/6] Sammy McIlroy [Manchester United] [48/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Theime (Norway) HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 19/05/1981, Glasgow, Hampden Park, 22.248 SCOTLAND 2-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 1-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [86/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [37/1] Sammy Nelson [Arsenal] [46/1] >70' Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [6/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [35/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [7/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [11/0] Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [21/1] Martin O'Neill [Norwich City] [39/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [11/2] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [31/6] Sammy McIlroy [Manchester United] [49/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Partridge (England) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 03/06/1981, Stockholm, Rasunda Stadium, 21.431 SWEDEN 1-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [87/0] John Nicholl [Manchester United] [38/1] >62' John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [8/0] Sammy Nelson [Arsenal] [47/1] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [36/3] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [12/0] David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [35/0] Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [22/1] Martin O'Neill [Norwich City] [40/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [12/2] >70' Derek Spence [Southend United] [28/3] Gerry Armstong [Watford] [32/6] Sammy McIlroy [Manchester United] [50/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Bergamo (Italy) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 14/10/1981, Belfast, Windsor Park, 22.248 NORTHERN IRELAND 0-0 SCOTLAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [88/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [39/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [7/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [37/3] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [13/0] David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [36/0] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [9/3] Martin O'Neill [Manchester City] [41/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [13/2] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [33/6] Sammy McIlroy [Manchester United] [51/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Butenko (U.S.S.R) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 18/11/1981, Belfast, Windsor Park, 40.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-0 ISRAEL [HT 1-0] Scorer: Gerry Armstrong 27' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [89/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [40/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [8/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [38/3] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [14/0] David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [37/0] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [10/3] Tommy Cassidy [Burnley] [23/1] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [14/2] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [34/7] Sammy McIlroy [Manchester United] [52/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Guruceta Muro (Spain) 1982 HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 23/02/1982, London, Wembley Stadium, 54.900 ENGLAND 4-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 1-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [90/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Manchester United] [41/1] Sammy Nelson [Brighton & Hove Albion] [48/1] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [39/3] John O'Neill [c] [Leicester City] [15/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [9/0] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [11/3] >65' Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [23/1] Martin O'Neill [Norwich City] [42/5] >77' David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [38/0] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [15/2] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [35/7] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [53/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Owen (Wales) FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 24/03/1982, Paris, Parc des Princes, 34.000 FRANCE 4-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 2-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [13/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [42/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [10/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [40/3] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [16/0] David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [39/0] >64' Billy Caskey [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [8/1] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [12/3] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [43/5] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [36/7] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [54/3] >64' Derek Spence [Southend United] [29/3] Terry Cochrane [Middlesbrough] [24/1] >38' Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [1/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Verhaeghe (Belgium) HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 28/04/1982, Belfast, Windsor Park, 20.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-1 SCOTLAND [HT 0-1] Scorers: Sammy McIlroy 52' NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [14/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [11/0] Sammy Nelson [Brighton & Hove Albion] [49/1] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [17/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [9/0] John Cleary [Glentoran] [1/0] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [13/3] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [44/5] Robert Campbell [Bradford City] [1/0] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [55/4] Felix Healy [Coleraine] [1/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Hunting (England) HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 27/05/1982, Wrexham, Racecourse Ground, 2.315 WALES 3-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 1-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [91/0] >46' Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [15/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [43/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [12/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [41/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [10/3] John Cleary [Glentoran] [2/0] > Robert Campbell [Bradford City] [2/0] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [14/3] Felix Healy [Coleraine] [2/0] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [16/2] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [37/7] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Stoke City] [56/4] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: WORLD CUP FINALS (SPAIN) ROUND 1 17/06/1982, Zaragoza, Estadio La Romareda, 25.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 0-0 YUGOSLAVIA [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [92/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [44/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [13/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [42/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [11/0] David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [40/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [1/0] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [45/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [17/2] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [38/7] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [57/4] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Fredriksson (Sweden) WORLD CUP FINALS (SPAIN) ROUND 1 21/06/1982, Zaragoza, Estadio La Romereda, 21.450 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-1 HONDURAS [HT 1-0] Scorers: Gerry Armstrong 9' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [93/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [45/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [14/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [43/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [12/0] David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [41/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [2/0] >86' Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [15/3] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [46/5] >77' Felix Healy [Coleraine] [3/0] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [18/2] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [39/8] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [58/4] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Chamg Tam Sung (Hong Kong) WORLD CUP FINALS (SPAIN) ROUND 1 25/06/1982, Valencia, Estadio Luis Casanova, 49.562 SPAIN 0-1 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] Scorer: Gerry Armstrong 48' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [94/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [46/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [15/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [44/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [13/0] David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [42/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [3/0] >73' Sammy Nelson [Brighton & Hove Albion] [50/1] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [47/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [19/2] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [40/9] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [59/4] >50' Tommy Cassidy [Burnley] [24/1] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Ortiz (Paraguay) WORLD CUP FINALS (SPAIN) ROUND 2 01/07/1982, Madrid, Estadio Vicente Calderon, 24.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 2-2 AUSTRIA [HT 1-0] Scorers: Billy Hamilton 27', 75' NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [16/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [47/1] Sammy Nelson [Brighton & Hove Albion] [51/1] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [45/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [14/0] David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [43/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [4/0] >66' Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [16/3] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [48/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [20/4] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [41/9] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [60/4] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Prokop (East Germany) WORLD CUP FINALS (SPAIN) ROUND 2 04/07/1982, Madrid, Estadio Vincente Calderon, 37.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-4 FRANCE [HT 0-1] Scorers: Gerry Armstrong 75' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [95/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [48/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [16/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [46/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [15/0] David McCreery [Tulsa Roughnecks-USA] [44/0] >86' John O'Neill [Leicester City] [18/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [5/0] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [49/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [21/4] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [42/10] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [61/4] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Jarquez (Poland) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 13/10/1982, Vienna, Praterstadion, 9.885 AUSTRIA 2-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 2-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [17/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Sunderland] [49/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [17/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [19/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [16/0] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [45/0] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [2/0] >79' Felix Healy [Glentoran] [4/0] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [50/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [22/4] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [43/10] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [62/4] >59' Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [17/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Butenko (U.S.S.R) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 17/11/1982, Belfast, Windsor Park, 25.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-0 WEST GERMANY [HT 1-0] Scorer: Ian Stewart 18' NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [18/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Sunderland] [50/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [18/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [20/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [17/0] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [3/1] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [6/0] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [51/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [23/4] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [63/4] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [18/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Nyhus (Norway) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 15/12/1982, Tirana, Qemal Stafa Stadium, 25.000 ALBANIA 0-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [19/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Sunderland] [51/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [19/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [21/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [18/0] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [4/1] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [7/0] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [52/5] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [24/4] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [64/4] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [19/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: n/a 1983 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 30/03/1983, Belfast, Windsor Park, 20.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 2-1 TURKEY [HT 2-0] Scorers: Martin O'Neill 5', John McClelland 17' NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Middlesbrough] [20/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Sunderland] [52/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [20/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [22/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [19/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [5/1] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [8/0] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [53/6] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [44/10] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [65/4] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [20/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Delmer (France) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 27/04/1983, Belfast, Windsor Park, 12.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-0 ALBANIA [HT 0-0] Scorer: Ian Stewart 54' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [96/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Sunderland] [53/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [21/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [23/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [20/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [6/2] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [21/3] >63' Gerry Mullan [Glentoran] [1/0] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [54/6] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [25/4] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [45/10] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [66/4] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: n/a HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 24/05/1983, Glasgow, Hampden Park, 16.238 SCOTLAND 0-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [97/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [54/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [22/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [24/0] >46' Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [47/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [21/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [7/2] Gerry Mullan [Glentoran] [2/0] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [55/6] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [26/4] >89' Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [22/3] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [46/10] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [67/4] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Hackett (England) HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 28/05/1983, Belfast, Windsor Park, 16.238 NORTHERN IRELAND 0-0 ENGLAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [98/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [55/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [23/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [48/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [22/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [8/2] Martin O'Neill [c] [Norwich City] [56/6] Gerry Mullan [Glentoran] [3/0] > Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [23/3] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [27/4] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [47/10] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [68/4] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: King (Wales) HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 31/05/1983, Belfast, Windsor Park, 8.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 0-1 WALES [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [99/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [56/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [24/0] Chris Nicholl [Southampton] [49/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [23/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [9/2] > John Cleary [Glentoran] [3/0] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [24/3] Gerry Mullan [Glentoran] [4/0] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [28/4] Gerry Armstrong [Watford] [48/10] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Stoke City] [69/4] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: n/a EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 21/09/1983, Belfast, Windsor Park, 18.013 NORTHERN IRELAND 3-1 AUSTRIA [HT 1-0] Scorers: Billy Hamilton 28', Norman Whiteside 67', Martin O'Neill 89' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [100/0] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [1/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [25/0] Chris Nicholl [Grimsby Town] [50/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [24/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [10/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [9/1] Martin O'Neill [c] [Notts County] [57/7] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [29/5] Gerry Armstrong [Real Mallorca-ESP] [49/10] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [70/4] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Fredriksson (Sweden) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 12/10/1983, Ankara, 19 Mayis Stadium, 35.000 TURKEY 1-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 1-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [101/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [57/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [26/0] Chris Nicholl [Grimsby Town] [51/3] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [25/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [11/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [10/1] Martin O'Neill [c] [Notts County] [58/7] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [30/5] >64' David McCreery [Newcastle United] [46/0] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [71/4] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [25/3] >78' John Cleary [Glentoran] [4/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Toy EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 16/11/1983, Hamburg, Volkspark, 61.418 WEST GERMANY 0-1 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] Scorer: Norman Whiteside 50' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [102/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Rangers-SCO] [58/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [27/0] Gerry McElhinney [Bolton Wanderers] [1/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [26/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [12/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [11/2] Martin O'Neill [c] [Notts County] [59/7] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [31/5] Gerry Armstrong [Real Mallorca-ESP] [50/10] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [2/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Palotai (Hungary) HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 13/12/1983, Belfast, Windsor Park, 12.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 2-0 SCOTLAND [HT 1-0] Scorers: Norman Whiteside 17', Sammy McIlroy 56' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [103/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Rangers-SCO] [59/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [28/0] Gerry McElhinney [Bolton Wanderers] [2/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [27/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [13/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [12/3] Terry Cochrane [Gillingham] [25/1] >86' John O'Neill [Leicester City] [25/0] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [32/5] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Stoke City] [72/5] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [3/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Midgley (England) 1984 HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 24/04/1984, London, Wembley Stadium, 24.000 ENGLAND 1-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Jim Platt [Ballymena] [21/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Rangers-SCO] [60/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [29/0] Gerry McElhinney [Bolton Wanderers] [3/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [28/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [14/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [13/3] Martin O'Neill [c] [Notts County] [60/7] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [33/5] Gerry Armstrong [Real Mallorca-ESP] [51/10] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [73/5] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Bridges (Wales) HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 22/05/1984, Swansea, Vetch Field, 7.845 WALES 1-1 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] Scorers: Gerry Armstrong 85' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [104/0] >38' Jim Platt [Ballymena] [22/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [1/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [30/0] Gerry McElhinney [Bolton Wanderers] [4/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [29/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [15/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [14/3] Martin O'Neill [c] [Notts County] [61/7] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [34/5] Gerry Armstrong [Real Mallorca-ESP] [52/11] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [74/5] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: n/a WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 27/05/1984, Pori, 8.115 FINLAND 1-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [105/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [61/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [31/0] Gerry McElhinney [Bolton Wanderers] [5/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [30/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [16/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [15/3] Martin O'Neill [c] [Notts County] [62/7] Billy Hamilton [Burnley] [35/5] Gerry Armstrong [Real Mallorca-ESP] [53/11] >64' Terry Cochrane [Gillingham] [26/1] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [75/5] >78' Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [2/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Tritschler (West Germany) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 12/09/1984, Belfast, Windsor Park, 26.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 3-2 RUMANIA [HT 1-1] Scorers: Ioan Andone 33'OG, Norman Whiteside 62', Martin O'Neill 74' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [106/0] Jimmy Nicholl [Toronto Blizzard-CAN] [62/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [32/0] Gerry McElhinney [Bolton Wanderers] [6/0] John McClelland [Rangers-SCO] [31/1] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [47/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [16/4] Martin O'Neill [c] [Notts County] [63/8] Billy Hamilton [Oxford United] [36/5] Gerry Armstrong [Real Mallorca-ESP] [54/11] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [17/2] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Ponnet (Belgium) FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 16/10/1984, Belfast, Windsor Park, 10.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 3-0 ISRAEL [HT 3-0] Scorers: Norman Whiteside 3', Jimmy Quinn 26', Lee Doherty 44' NORTHERN IRELAND: George Dunlop [Linfield] [1/0] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [4/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [3/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [26/0] John McClelland [c] [Rangers-SCO] [32/1] John Cleary [Glentoran] [5/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [17/5] >73' Martin McGaughey [Linfield] [1/0] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [1/0] Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [1/1] Lee Doherty [Linfield] [1/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [18/2] >75' Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [26/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: King (Wales) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 14/11/1984, Belfast, Windsor Park, 25.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 2-1 FINLAND [HT 1-1] Scorers: John O'Neill 42', Gerry Armstrong 51'pen NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [107/0] Jimmy Nicholl [West Bromwich Albion] [63/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [33/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [27/1] John McClelland [Watford] [33/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [19/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [18/5] Martin O'Neill [c] [Notts County] [64/8] Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [2/1] Gerry Armstrong [Real Mallorca-ESP] [55/12] Sammy McIlroy [Stoke City] [76/5] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: dos Santos (Portugal) 1985 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 27/02/1985, Belfast, Windsor Park, 28.500 NORTHERN IRELAND 0-1 ENGLAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [108/0] Jimmy Nicholl [West Bromwich Albion] [64/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [34/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [28/1] John McClelland [Watford] [34/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [20/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [19/5] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [5/0] Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [3/1] Gerry Armstrong [Real Mallorca-ESP] [56/12] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Stoke City] [77/5] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Roth (West Germany) FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 27/03/1985, Palma, Estadio Insular, 30.000 SPAIN 0-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [109/0] Jimmy Nicholl [West Bromwich Albion] [65/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [35/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [29/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [35/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [21/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [20/5] >65' David McCreery [Newcastle United] [48/0] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [6/0] Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [4/1] Gerry Armstrong [Real Mallorca-ESP] [57/12] >65' Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [4/0] Billy Hamilton [Oxford United] [37/5] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: n/a WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 01/05/1985, Belfast, Windsor Park, 18.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 2-0 TURKEY [HT 1-0] Scorers: Norman Whiteside 44', 54' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Arsenal] [110/0] Jimmy Nicholl [West Bromwich Albion] [66/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [36/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [30/1] John McClelland [Watford] [36/1] Ian Stewart [Queen's Park Rangers] [22/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [21/7] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [7/0] Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [5/1] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Stoke City] [78/5] Noel Brotherston [Blackburn Rovers] [27/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Galler (Switzerland) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 11/09/1985, Izmir, Ataturk Stadium, 32.500 TURKEY 0-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Tottenham Hotspurs] [111/0] Jimmy Nicholl [West Bromwich Albion] [67/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [37/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [31/1] John McClelland [Watford] [37/1] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [8/0] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [2/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [5/0] Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [6/1] Gerry Armstrong [West Bromwich Albion] [58/12] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Manchester City] [79/5] >74' David McCreery [Newcastle United] [49/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Vautrot (France) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 16/10/1985, Bucharest, 23 August Stadium, 45.000 RUMANIA 0-1 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-1] Scorer: Jimmy Quinn 29' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Tottenham Hotspurs] [112/0] Jimmy Nicholl [West Bromwich Albion] [68/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [38/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [32/1] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [1/0] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [50/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [22/7] Ian Stewart [Newcastle United] [23/2] >46' Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [6/0] Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [7/2] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Manchester City] [80/5] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [3/0] >72' Gerry Armstrong [West Bromwich Albion] [59/12] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Sorensen (Denmark) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 13/11/1985, London, Wembley Stadium, 70.500 ENGLAND 0-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Tottenham Hotspurs] [113/0] Jimmy Nicholl [West Bromwich Albion] [69/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [39/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [33/1] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [2/0] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [51/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [23/7] Ian Stewart [Newcastle United] [24/2] >72' Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [7/0] Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [8/2] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Manchester City] [81/5] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [4/0] >59' Gerry Armstrong [West Bromwich Albion] [60/12] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Fredriksson (Sweden) 1986 FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 26/02/1986, Paris, Parc des Princes, 28.909 FRANCE 0-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Tottenham Hotspurs] [114/0] Jimmy Nicholl [West Bromwich Albion] [70/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [40/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [34/1] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [3/0] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [52/0] >80' John McClelland [Watford] [38/1] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [24/7] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [5/0] >70' Mark Caughey [Linfield] [1/0] Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [9/2] >80' Gerry Armstrong [West Bromwich Albion] [61/12] Colin Clarke [Bournemouth] [1/0] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Manchester City] [82/5] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Constantine (Belgium) FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 26/03/1986, Belfast, Windsor Park, 20.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-1 DENMARK [HT 1-0] Scorer: Alan McDonald 39' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Tottenham Hotspurs] [115/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [41/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [8/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [35/1] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [4/1] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [53/0] >46' Gerry Armstrong [Chesterfield] [62/12] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [25/7] Ian Stewart [Newcastle United] [25/2] >70' Mark Caughey [Linfield] [2/0] Colin Clarke [Bournemouth] [2/0] >70' Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [10/2] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [6/0] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Manchester City] [83/5] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Gifford (Wales) FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 23/04/1986, Belfast, Windsor Park, 12.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 2-1 MOROCCO [HT 1-0] Scorers: Colin Clarke, Jimmy Quinn NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Everton] [116/0] >46' Jim Platt [Coleraine] [23/0] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [9/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [42/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [36/1] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [5/1] Ian Stewart [Newcastle United] [26/2] >55' David Campbell [Nottingham Forest] [1/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [26/7] >55' Billy Hamilton [Oxford United] [38/5] Bernard McNally [Shrewsbury Town] [1/0] Colin Clarke [Bournemouth] [3/1] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Manchester City] [84/5] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [7/0] >76' Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [11/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Cooper (Wales) WORLD CUP FINALS (MEXICO) ROUND 1 03/06/1986, Guadalajara, Estadio 3rd March, 22.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-1 ALGERIA [HT 1-0] Scorers: Norman Whiteside 6' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Tottenham Hotspurs] [117/0] Jimmy Nicholl [West Bromwich Albion] [71/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [43/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [37/1] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [6/1] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [54/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [27/8] >62' Colin Clarke [Bournemouth] [4/1] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [9/0] Billy Hamilton [Oxford United] [39/5] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Manchester City] [85/5] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [8/0] >67' Ian Stewart [Newcastle United] [27/2] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Butenko (U.S.S.R) WORLD CUP FINALS (MEXICO) ROUND 1 07/06/1986, Guadalajara, Estadio 3rd March, 28.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-2 SPAIN [HT 0-2] Scorers: Colin Clarke 48' NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Tottenham Hotspurs] [118/0] Jimmy Nicholl [West Bromwich Albion] [72/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [44/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [38/1] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [7/1] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [55/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [28/8] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [10/0] >70' Billy Hamilton [Oxford United] [40/5] Colin Clarke [Bournemouth] [5/2] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Manchester City] [86/5] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [9/0] >54' Ian Stewart [Newcastle United] [28/2] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Brumeier (Austria) WORLD CUP FINALS (MEXICO) ROUND 1 12/06/1986, Guadalajara, Estadio Jalisco, 51.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 0-3 BRAZIL [HT 0-2] NORTHERN IRELAND: Pat Jennings [Tottenham Hotspurs] [119/0] Jimmy Nicholl [West Bromwich Albion] [73/1] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [45/0] John O'Neill [Leicester City] [39/1] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [8/1] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [56/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [29/8] >67' Billy Hamilton [Oxford United] [41/5] David Campbell [Nottingham Forest] [2/0] >71' Gerry Armstrong [Chesterfield] [63/12] Colin Clarke [Bournemouth] [6/2] Sammy McIlroy [c] [Manchester City] [87/5] Ian Stewart [Newcastle United] [29/2] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Kirschen (East Germany) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 15/10/1986, London, Wembley Stadium, 35.300 ENGLAND 3-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 1-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Philip Hughes [Bury] [1/0] Gary Fleming [Nottingham Forest] [1/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [46/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [9/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [39/1] Ian Stewart [Newcastle United] [30/2] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [30/8] >84' Sammy McIlroy [Manchester City] [88/5] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [11/0] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [7/2] David Campbell [Nottingham Forest] [3/0] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [10/0] >74' Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [12/3] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Constantine (Belgium) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 12/11/1986, Izmir, Ataturk Stadium, 25.000 TURKEY 0-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Philip Hughes [Bury] [2/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [47/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [12/0] >75' Bernard McNally [Shrewsbury Town] [2/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [10/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [40/1] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [57/0] Danny Wilson [Brighton & Hove Albion] [1/0] David Campbell [Nottingham Forest] [4/0] Jimmy Quinn [Blackburn Rovers] [13/3] >71' Laurie Sanchez [Wimbledon] [1/0] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [8/2] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [11/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Petrescu (Rumania) 1987 FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 18/02/1987, Tel Aviv, National Stadium, 4.081 ISRAEL 1-1 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-1] Scorers: Steve Penney 38' NORTHERN IRELAND: Philip Hughes [Bury] [3/0] Gary Fleming [Nottingham Forest] [2/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [48/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [11/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [41/1] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [13/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [31/8] Danny Wilson [Brighton & Hove Albion] [2/0] Kevin Wilson [Ipswich Town] [1/0] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [10/0] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [12/1] >79' Ian Stewart [Newcastle United] [31/2] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Lanese (Italy) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 01/04/1987, Belfast, Windsor Park, 20.578 NORTHERN IRELAND 0-2 ENGLAND [HT 0-2] NORTHERN IRELAND: George Dunlop [Linfield] [2/0] Gary Fleming [Nottingham Forest] [3/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [49/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [12/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [42/1] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [58/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [32/8] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [14/0] Kevin Wilson [Ipswich Town] [2/0] David Campbell [Nottingham Forest] [5/0] >59' Danny Wilson [Brighton & Hove Albion] [3/0] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [11/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Aladren (Spain) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 29/04/1987, Belfast, Windsor Park, 5.482 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-2 YUGOSLAVIA [HT 1-0] Scorers: Colin Clarke 39' NORTHERN IRELAND: George Dunlop [Linfield] [3/0] Gary Fleming [Nottingham Forest] [4/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [50/0] Alan McDonald [Queen' Park Rangers] [13/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [43/1] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [59/0] >46' Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [12/0] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [33/8] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [15/0] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [9/3] David Campbell [Nottingham Forest] [6/0] >78' R McCoy [Coleraine] [1/0] Kevin Wilson [Ipswich Town] [3/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Foeckler (West Germany) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 14/10/1987, Sarajevo, Stadion Grbavica, 22.500 YUGOSLAVIA 3-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 2-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Alan McKnight [Celtic-SCO] [1/0] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [13/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [16/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [51/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [14/1] David McCreery [c] [Newcastle United] [60/0] Bernard McNally [Shrewsbury Town] [3/0] David Campbell [Charlton Athletic] [7/0] >55' Anton Rogan [Celtic-SCO] [1/0] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [10/3] >48' Jimmy Quinn [Swindon Town] [14/3] Kevin Wilson [Chelsea] [4/0] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [4/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Pischal (East Germany) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 11/11/1987, Belfast, Windsor Park, 3.931 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-0 TURKEY [HT 0-0] Scorer: Jimmy Quinn 47' NORTHERN IRELAND: Alan McKnight [Celtic-SCO] [2/0] Gary Fleming [Nottingham Forest] [5/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [17/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [52/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [15/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [44/1] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [34/8] Kevin Wilson [Chelsea] [5/0] >56' David Campbell [Charlton Athletic] [8/0] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [11/3] Jimmy Quinn [Swindon Town] [15/4] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [5/0] >66' Lee Doherty [Linfield] [2/1] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Mikkelsen (Denmark) 1988 FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 17/02/1988, Athens, Olympic Stadium, 5.000 GREECE 3-2 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-1] Scorers: Colin Clarke 32', 76' NORTHERN IRELAND: Alan McKnight [Celtic-SCO] [3/0] Gary Fleming [Nottingham Forest] [6/0] Anton Rogan [Celtic-SCO] [2/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [53/0] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [45/1] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [18/0] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [6/0] Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [1/0] >46' David Campbell [Charlton Athletic] [9/0] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [12/5] Jimmy Quinn [Swindon Town] [16/4] Bernard McNally [Shrewsbury Town] [4/0] >77' Kevin Wilson [Chelsea] [6/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Djokic (Yugoslavia) FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 23/03/1988, Belfast, Windsor Park, 4.903 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-1 POLAND [HT 1-1] Scorers: Danny Wilson 2' NORTHERN IRELAND: Alan McKnight [Celtic-SCO] [4/0] Gary Fleming [Nottingham Forest] [7/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [19/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [54/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [16/1] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [7/1] Norman Whiteside [c] [Manchester United] [35/8] Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [2/0] >60' Anton Rogan [Celtic-SCO] [3/0] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [13/5] Jimmy Quinn [Swindon Town] [17/4] >78' Kevin Wilson [Chelsea] [7/0] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [13/1] >70' David Campbell [Charlton Athletic] [10/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Gifford (Wales) FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 27/04/1988, Belfast, Windsor Park, 6.250 NORTHERN IRELAND 0-0 FRANCE [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Alan McKnight [Celtic-SCO] [5/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [55/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [20/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [17/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [46/1] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [8/1] Norman Whiteside [Manchester United] [36/8] >40' Jimmy Quinn [Swindon Town] [18/4] Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [3/0] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [14/5] > Kevin Wilson [Chelsea] [8/0] Robbie Dennison [Wolverhampton Wanderers] [1/0] >48' Kingsley Black [Luton Town] [1/0] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [14/1] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Cooper (Wales) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 21/05/1988, Belfast, Windsor Park, 9.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 3-0 MALTA [HT 3-0] Scorers: Jimmy Quinn 14', Steve Penney 23', Colin Clarke 25' NORTHERN IRELAND: Alan McKnight [Celtic-SCO] [6/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [56/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [21/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [18/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [47/1] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [9/1] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [15/2] >81' Bernard McNally [Shrewsbury Town] [5/0] Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [4/0] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [15/6] Jimmy Quinn [Swindon Town] [19/5] Robbie Dennison [Wolverhampton Wanderers] [2/0] >85' Kingsley Black [Luton Town] [2/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Valente (Portugal) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 14/09/1988, Belfast, Windsor Park, 19.873 NORTHERN IRELAND 0-0 IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Alan McKnight [West Ham United] [7/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [57/0] >46' Anton Rogan [Celtic-SCO] [4/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [22/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [19/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [48/1] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [10/1] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [16/2] Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [5/0] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [16/6] Jimmy Quinn [Leicester City] [20/5] Kingsley Black [Luton Town] [3/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Vautrot (France) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 19/10/1988, Budapest, Nepstadion, 18.000 HUNGARY 1-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Alan McKnight [West Ham United] [8/0] Mal Donaghy [Luton Town] [58/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [23/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [20/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [49/1] Anton Rogan [Celtic-SCO] [5/0] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [11/1] Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [6/0] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [17/6] >81' Jimmy Quinn [Leicester City] [21/5] Kingsley Black [Luton Town] [4/0] Robbie Dennison [Wolverhampton Wanderers] [3/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Rothlisberger (Switzerland) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 21/12/1988, Seville, Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan, 70.000 SPAIN 4-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 1-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: Alan McKnight [West Ham United] [9/0] Anton Rogan [Celtic-SCO] [6/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [24/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [21/1] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [50/1] Mal Donaghy [Manchester United] [59/0] >72' Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [7/0] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [61/0] >54' Jimmy Quinn [Leicester City] [22/5] Steve Penney [Brighton & Hove Albion] [17/2] Colin Clarke [Southampton] [18/6] Kevin Wilson [Chelsea] [9/0] Kingsley Black [Luton Town] [5/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: van Langenhove (Belgium) 1989 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 08/02/1989, Belfast, Windsor Park, 15.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 0-2 SPAIN [HT 0-1] NORTHERN IRELAND: Alan McKnight [West Ham United] [10/0] Paul Ramsey [Leicester City] [14/0] Anton Rogan [Celtic-SCO] [7/0] Mal Donaghy [Manchester United] [60/0] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [51/1] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [12/1] >68' Colin Clarke [Southampton] [19/6] Laurie Sanchez [Wimbledon] [2/0] Robbie Dennison [Wolverhampton Wanderers] [4/0] >63' Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [8/0] Jimmy Quinn [Leicester City] [23/5] Kevin Wilson [Chelsea] [10/0] Kingsley Black [Luton Town] [6/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Pauly (West Germany) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 26/04/1989, Valletta, Ta'Qali National Stadium, 15.000 MALTA 0-2 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 0-0] Scorers: Colin Clarke 55', Michael O'Neill 73' NORTHERN IRELAND: Tommy Wright [Newcastle United] [1/0] Gary Fleming [Nottingham Forest] [8/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [25/0] >86' Anton Rogan [Celtic-SCO] [8/0] Mal Donaghy [Manchester United] [61/0] John McClelland [c] [Watford] [52/1] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [13/1] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [62/0] Laurie Sanchez [Wimbledon] [3/0] >70' Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [9/1] Colin Clarke [Queen's Park Rangers] [20/7] Jimmy Quinn [Bradford City] [24/5] Kevin Wilson [Chelsea] [11/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Petrescu (Rumania) FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 26/05/1989, Belfast, Windsor Park, 2.500 NORTHERN IRELAND 0-1 CHILE [HT 0-1] NORTHERN IRELAND: Tommy Wright [Newcastle United] [2/0] Gary Fleming [Nottingham Forest] [9/0] Anton Rogan [Celtic-SCO] [9/0] Mal Donaghy [c] [Manchester United] [62/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [22/1] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [14/1] >75' Robbie Dennison [Wolverhampton Wanderers] [5/0] David McCreery [Newcastle United] [63/0] >75' Colin O'Neill [Motherwell-SCO] [1/0] Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [10/1] Colin Clarke [Queen's Park Rangers] [21/7] Jimmy Quinn [Bradford City] [25/5] >64' L Coyle [Derry City] [1/0] Kevin Wilson [Chelsea] [12/0] >64' Kingsley Black [Luton Town] [7/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Smith (Scotland) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 06/09/1989, Belfast, Windsor Park, 8.000 NORTHERN IRELAND 1-2 HUNGARY [HT 0-2] Scorers: Norman Whiteside 89' NORTHERN IRELAND: Tommy Wright [Newcastle United] [3/0] Gary Fleming [Manchester City] [10/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [26/0] Anton Rogan [Celtic-SCO] [10/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [23/1] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [15/1] Norman Whiteside [c] [Everton] [37/9] David McCreery [Heart of Midlothian-SCO] [64/0] Colin Clarke [Queen's Park Rangers] [22/7] Jimmy Quinn [Bradford City] [26/5] >64' Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [11/1] Kingsley Black [Luton Town] [8/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: Fredriksson (Sweden) WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 11/10/1989, Dublin, Lansdowne Road, 45.800 IRELAND 3-0 NORTHERN IRELAND [HT 1-0] NORTHERN IRELAND: George Dunlop [Linfield] [4/0] Gary Fleming [Manchester City] [11/0] Nigel Worthington [Sheffield Wednesday] [27/0] Mal Donaghy [Manchester United] [63/0] Alan McDonald [Queen's Park Rangers] [24/1] Danny Wilson [Luton Town] [16/1] David McCreery [Heart of Midlothian-SCO] [65/0] >72' Colin O'Neill [Motherwell-SCO] [2/0] Michael O'Neill [Newcastle United] [12/1] >79' Kevin Wilson [Chelsea] [13/0] Colin Clarke [Queen's Park Rangers] [23/7] Norman Whiteside [c] [Everton] [38/9] Robbie Dennison [Wolverhampton Wanderers] [6/0] [COACH: Billy Bingham] Referee: D'Elia (Italy)
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