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Denis Law set the goal scoring record for Scotland (30 goals)
Scotland vs Northern Ireland H2H: Scotland's 55th victory in 77 matches

Scotland vs Northern Ireland international football match report

Date, kick-off time:

Saturday, 20 May 1972, 15:00 (UTC+1:00)

National teams, score:

Scotland

2-0

Northern Ireland

Competition:

British Championship 1972

Referee:

Clive Thomas, Treorchy /

Wales

Attendance, venue:

39 710, Hampden Park, Glasgow

Goals:

1-0 (86') Denis Law, 2-0 (89') Peter Lorimer

Scotland national team line-up in match Nr.359

Managed by team manager Tommy Docherty

Player

Caps

Age

Club

Northern Ireland national team line-up in match Nr.276

Managed by team manager Terry Neill

Player

Caps

Age

Club

Match stats

National team

Players

Average caps

Average age

Clubs

Goals

Cautions

Expulsions

Scotland

nan

Northern Ireland

nan

Historical data sources

The Glasgow Herald (Glasgow), №100, 22 May 1972; Google Newspapers

News Letter (Belfast), №-, 22 May 1972; Irish Newspaper Archives

Comments

Groenning Denmark - Other notes posted on 25 May 2011 at 15:51:13

The substituted player were James Johnstone (link:

)

- Additional information posted on 1 March 2015 at 21:38:32

William Donachie usually Willie Donachie and William McNeill Billy McNeiell
Samuel Nelson usually Sammy Nelson
William Bremner is normally called Billy Bremner

Chris010 England - Other notes posted on 15 September 2015 at 19:51:26

This match was originally scheduled to be played at Windsor Park, Belfast.
However, following death threats being sent to the Scottish FA and Scottish players by the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the match was switched to Glasgow. (link:

)

Scotland vs Northern Ireland post-match head-to-head

78.6

237

GF/P

3.078

GA/P

0.935

Av attendance

31 510

WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average

Scotland national team matches

Previous match:

Friendly International

Scotland vs Peru 2-0

Glasgow, Wednesday 26 April 1972

Next match:

British Championship 1972

Scotland vs Wales 1-0

Glasgow, Wednesday 24 May 1972

Scotland results

Northern Ireland national team matches

Previous match:

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying

Northern Ireland vs Spain 1-1

Kingston upon Hull, Wednesday 16 February 1972

Next match:

British Championship 1972

England vs Northern Ireland 0-1

London, Tuesday 23 May 1972

Northern Ireland results

Top Scotland goal scorers

1. Denis Law (1958 - 1972) - 30 goals
2. Lawrie Reilly (1948 - 1956) - 23 goals
3. Hughie Gallacher (1925 - 1930) - 23 goals
... Peter Lorimer (1972) - 1 goal

(correct as of May 20, 1972)

top Scotland scorers

Brief match report

Sat. 20 May 1972
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Scotland 2-0 Northern Ireland
Goals: 86, 89

Att: 39 710,
Ref: Thomas (Wales)