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Northern Ireland vs Scotland international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 8 October 1955, 15:00 (UTC+0:00)
National teams, score:
Northern Ireland
2-1
Scotland
Competition:
British Championship 1955-1956
Referee:
Jack Kelly, Chorley /
England
Attendance, venue:
48 000, Windsor Park, Belfast
Goals:
1-0 (7') Jackie Blanchflower, 2-0 (16') Billy Bingham, 2-1 (62') Lawrie Reilly
Northern Ireland football team line-up in match Nr.187
Managed by team manager Peter Doherty
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Norman Uprichard  
11
27
Portsmouth FC, Portsmouth
Len Graham  
12
29
Doncaster Rovers FC, Doncaster
Willie Cunningham  
5
25
Leicester City FC, Leicester
Danny Blanchflower  Captain 
17
29
Tottenham Hotspur FC, Tottenham
Terry McCavana  
2
33
Coleraine FC, Coleraine
Bertie Peacock  
6
27
Celtic FC, Glasgow
Billy Bingham  
15
24
Sunderland AFC, Sunderland
Jackie Blanchflower  
4
22
Manchester United FC, Stretford
Fay Coyle  
1
22
Coleraine FC, Coleraine
Jimmy McIlroy  
13
23
Burnley FC, Burnley
Peter McParland  
4
21
Aston Villa FC, Birmingham
Scotland football team line-up in match Nr.246
Managed by selection committee
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Tommy Younger  
5
25
Hibernian FC, Edinburgh
Alex Parker  
4
20
Falkirk FC, Falkirk
Joe McDonald  
1
26
Sunderland AFC, Sunderland
Bobby Evans  
23
28
Celtic FC, Glasgow
George Young  Captain 
45
32
Rangers FC, Glasgow
Archie Glen  
1
26
Aberdeen FC, Aberdeen
Gordon Smith  
14
31
Hibernian FC, Edinburgh
Bobby Collins  
7
24
Celtic FC, Glasgow
Lawrie Reilly  
31
26
Hibernian FC, Edinburgh
Bobby Johnstone  
15
26
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Billy Liddell  
29
33
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Northern Ireland
11
8.182
26.195
10
2
0
0
Scotland
11
15.909
27.525
8
1
0
0
Historical data sources
Evening Times (Glasgow), №24791, 08 Oct 1955; Google Newspapers
The Glasgow Herald (Glasgow), №241, 10 Oct 1955; Google Newspapers
Belfast News-Letter (Belfast), №-, 10 Oct 1955; Irish Newspaper Archives
Comments

Soproni Démon - posted on 11 October 2011 at 22:41:48

Coach manager
Scotland: Andy Beattie

db - posted on 2 January 2019 at 13:10:55

Ireland : 2 Scotland : 1 (1955)
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
youtube.com
Northern Ireland vs Scotland post-match head-to-head
WP
18.1
P
61
W
7
D
8
L
46
GF
54
GA
201
GF/P
0.885
GA/P
3.295
Av attendance
28 049
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:
British Championship 1954-1955
Northern Ireland vs Wales 2-3
Belfast, Wednesday 20 April 1955
Next match:
British Championship 1955-1956
England vs Northern Ireland 3-0
Wembley, Wednesday 2 November 1955
Northern Ireland matches
Scotland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Hungary vs Scotland 3-1
Budapest, Sunday 29 May 1955
Next match:
British Championship 1955-1956
Scotland vs Wales 2-0
Glasgow, Wednesday 9 November 1955
Scotland matches
Top Northern Ireland goal scorers
1. Billy Gillespie (1913 - 1926) - 13 goals
2. Joe Bambrick (1928 - 1938) - 11 goals
3. Olphie Stanfield (1887 - 1897) - 10 goals
... Billy Bingham (1954 - 1955) - 2 goals
... Jackie Blanchflower (1955) - 1 goal
(correct as of October 8, 1955)
Northern Ireland goal scorers
Top Scotland goal scorers
1. Hughie Gallacher (1925 - 1930) - 23 goals
2. Lawrie Reilly (1948 - 1955) - 22 goals
3. Robert Hamilton (1899 - 1911) - 15 goals
4. Robert McColl (1896 - 1900) - 13 goals
5. Andy Wilson (1920 - 1923) - 13 goals
(correct as of October 8, 1955)
Scotland goal scorers
Brief match report
Sat. 08 Oct 1955
Windsor Park, Belfast
Northern Ireland 2-1 Scotland
Goals: Blanchflower 7, Bingham 16, Reilly 62

Northern Ireland: Uprichard, Graham, Cunningham, Danny Blanchflower (c), McCavana, Peacock, Bingham, Jackie Blanchflower, Coyle, McIlroy, McParland. Managed by Doherty.

Scotland: Younger, Parker, McDonald, Evans, Young (c), Glen, Smith, Collins, Reilly, Johnstone, Liddell. Managed by selection committee.

Att: 48 000,
Ref: Kelly (England)

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