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Wales vs Northern Ireland international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 18 May 1974, 15:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Wales
1-0
Northern Ireland
Competition:
British Championship 1974
Referee:
Pat Partridge, Middlesbrough /
England
Attendance, venue:
9 311, The Racecourse, Wrexham
Goals:
1-0 (26') David Smallman
Wales national team line-up in match Nr.313
Managed by team manager David Bowen
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Gary Sprake  
34
29
Birmingham City FC, Birmingham
Malcolm Page  
8
27
Birmingham City FC, Birmingham
Rod Thomas  
33
27
Derby County FC, Derby
John Mahoney  
13
27
Stoke City FC, Stoke-on-Trent
John Roberts  Captain 
16
27
Birmingham City FC, Birmingham
Gil Reece  
22
31
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff
Terry Yorath  
15
24
Leeds United AFC, Leeds
Leighton James  
13
21
Burnley FC, Burnley
David Smallman   46' 
3
21
Wrexham AFC, Wrexham
46' Tony Villars  
3
22
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff
Leighton Phillips  
11
24
Cardiff City FC, Cardiff
Les Cartwright  
3
22
Coventry City FC, Coventry
Northern Ireland national team line-up in match Nr.290
Managed by team manager Terry Neill
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Pat Jennings  
48
28
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London
Pat Rice  
20
25
Arsenal FC, London
Hugh Dowd  
1
22
Glenavon FC, Lurgan
Liam O'Kane  
16
25
Nottingham Forest FC, West Bridgford
Allan Hunter  
23
27
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
Dave Clements  Captain 
39
28
Everton FC, Liverpool
Bryan Hamilton    
20
27
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
 Tommy Jackson  
19
27
Nottingham Forest FC, West Bridgford
Tommy Cassidy  
6
23
Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne
Sammy McIlroy  
5
19
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Chris McGrath  
3
19
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London
Martin O'Neill  
12
22
Nottingham Forest FC, West Bridgford
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Wales
12
14.500
25.556
8
1
0
0
Northern Ireland
12
17.667
24.956
8
0
0
0
Historical data sources
News Letter (Belfast), №-, 20 May 1974; Irish Newspaper Archives
Comments
Wales vs Northern Ireland post-match head-to-head
WP
58.0
P
81
W
38
D
18
L
25
GF
173
GA
122
GF/P
2.136
GA/P
1.506
Av attendance
15 143
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Wales national team matches
Previous match:
British Championship 1974
Scotland vs Wales 2-0
Glasgow, Tuesday 14 May 1974
Next match:
UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying
Austria vs Wales 2-1
Vienna, Wednesday 4 September 1974
Wales results
Northern Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
British Championship 1974
England vs Northern Ireland 1-0
London, Wednesday 15 May 1974
Next match:
UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying
Norway vs Northern Ireland 2-1
Oslo, Wednesday 4 September 1974
Northern Ireland results
Top Wales goal scorers
1. Ivor Allchurch (1951 - 1965) - 23 goals
2. Trevor Ford (1946 - 1956) - 23 goals
3. Cliff Jones (1955 - 1965) - 16 goals
4. John Charles (1953 - 1962) - 15 goals
... David Smallman (1974) - 1 goal
(correct as of May 18, 1974)
top Wales goal scorers
Brief match report
Sat. 18 May 1974
The Racecourse, Wrexham
Wales 1-0 Northern Ireland
Goals: Smallman 26

Wales: Sprake, Page, Thomas, Mahoney, Roberts (c), Reece, Yorath, James, Smallman (Villars 46), Phillips, Cartwright. Managed by Bowen.

Northern Ireland: Jennings, Rice, Dowd, O'Kane, Hunter, Clements (c), Hamilton (Jackson), Cassidy, McIlroy, McGrath, O'Neill. Managed by Neill.

Att: 9 311,
Ref: Partridge (England)

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