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National football teams

  • Northern Ireland's 9th consecutive match without victory
  • Record for most Northern Ireland caps: Pat Jennings's 65th appearance
  • Northern Ireland vs England Head to Head: Northern Ireland national football team's 65th loss in 84 matches

Northern Ireland vs England international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 28 May 1977, 15:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Northern Ireland
1-2
England
Competition:
British Championship 1977
Referee:
Brian McGinlay, Balfron /
Scotland
Attendance, venue:
35 000, Windsor Park, Belfast
Goals:
1-0 (4') Chris McGrath, 1-1 (27') Mick Channon, 1-2 (86') Dennis Tueart
Northern Ireland national football team line-up in match Nr.307
Managed by team manager Danny Blanchflower
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Pat Jennings  
65
31
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London
Jimmy Nicholl  
5
20
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Pat Rice  
36
28
Arsenal FC, London
Tommy Jackson  
32
30
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Allan Hunter  Captain 
40
30
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
Bryan Hamilton  
35
30
Everton FC, Liverpool
Chris McGrath  
9
22
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Sammy McIlroy  
20
22
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Gerry Armstrong   37' 
2
23
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London
37' Martin O'Neill  
18
25
Nottingham Forest FC, West Bridgford
David McCreery  
7
19
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Trevor Anderson   75' 
12
26
Swindon Town FC, Swindon
75' Derek Spence  
12
25
Blackpool FC, Blackpool
England national football team line-up in match Nr.509
Managed by team manager Don Revie
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Peter Shilton  
22
27
Stoke City FC, Stoke-on-Trent
Trevor Cherry  
8
29
Leeds United AFC, Leeds
Mick Mills  
11
28
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
Brian Greenhoff  
7
24
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Dave Watson  
20
30
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Colin Todd  
27
28
Derby County FC, Derby
Ray Wilkins   65' 
4
20
Chelsea FC, London
65' Brian Talbot  
1
23
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
Paul Mariner  
2
24
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
Trevor Brooking  
17
28
West Ham United FC, London
Dennis Tueart  
4
27
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Mick Channon  Captain 
40
28
Southampton FC, Southampton
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Northern Ireland
13
22.538
25.949
8
1
0
0
England
12
13.583
26.812
9
2
0
0
Historical data sources
The Guardian (Manchester), №9694, 29 May 1977; Newspapers.com
The Guardian (Manchester), №40682, 30 May 1977; Newspapers.com
The Times (London), №60016, 30 May 1977; Internet Archive
Comments

texpert - posted on 7 October 2011 at 19:12:49

Brian Talbot played as a substitute. (link: )

Chris01010 - posted on 6 December 2011 at 23:04:39

Brian Talbot came on as substitute for Ray Wilkins after 65’. (link: )
Northern Ireland vs England post-match head-to-head
WP
14.9
P
84
W
6
D
13
L
65
GF
78
GA
295
GF/P
0.929
GA/P
3.512
Av attendance
32 250
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Northern Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
West Germany vs Northern Ireland 5-0
Cologne, Wednesday 27 April 1977
Next match:
British Championship 1977
Scotland vs Northern Ireland 3-0
Glasgow, Wednesday 1 June 1977
Northern Ireland football results
England national team matches
Previous match:
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification
England vs Luxembourg 5-0
London, Wednesday 30 March 1977
Next match:
British Championship 1977
England vs Wales 0-1
London, Tuesday 31 May 1977
England football results
Top Northern Ireland goal scorers
1. Billy Gillespie (1913 - 1926) - 13 goals
2. Joe Bambrick (1928 - 1938) - 11 goals
3. Johnny Crossan (1962 - 1965) - 10 goals
4. Peter McParland (1954 - 1960) - 10 goals
5. Jimmy McIlroy (1956 - 1961) - 10 goals
6. Olphie Stanfield (1887 - 1897) - 10 goals
... Chris McGrath (1976 - 1977) - 2 goals
(correct as of May 28, 1977)
top Northern Ireland goal scorers
Top England goal scorers
1. Bobby Charlton (1958 - 1970) - 49 goals
2. Jimmy Greaves (1959 - 1967) - 44 goals
3. Tom Finney (1946 - 1958) - 30 goals
4. Nat Lofthouse (1950 - 1958) - 30 goals
... Mick Channon (1973 - 1977) - 20 goals
... Dennis Tueart (1976 - 1977) - 2 goals
(correct as of May 28, 1977)
top England goal scorers
Brief match report
Sat. 28 May 1977
Windsor Park, Belfast
Northern Ireland 1-2 England
Goals: McGrath 4, Channon 27, Tueart 86

Northern Ireland: Jennings, Nicholl, Rice, Jackson, Hunter (c), Hamilton, McGrath, McIlroy, Armstrong (O'Neill 37), McCreery, Anderson (Spence 75). Managed by Blanchflower.

England: Shilton, Cherry, Mills, Greenhoff, Watson, Todd, Wilkins (Talbot 65), Mariner, Brooking, Tueart, Channon (c). Managed by Revie.

Att: 35 000,
Ref: McGinlay (Scotland)

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