- 500th international match of the Northern Ireland football team
- Northern Ireland's 15th consecutive match without victory
- Norway earned its 4th consecutive victory
Northern Ireland vs Norway international football match reportDate, kick-off time: | Wednesday, 18 February 2004, 20:00 (UTC) | National teams, score: | - 1:4 | Competition: | International Friendly | Referee: | Craig Thomson, Paisley / | Attendance, venue: | 11 288, Windsor Park, Belfast  | Goals: | 0:1 (17') Morten Gamst Pedersen, 0:2 (35') Morten Gamst Pedersen, 0:3 (44') Steffen Iversen, 1:3 (57') David Healy, 1:4 (58') Keith Gillespie (own goal) |
Managed by team manager Lawrie Sanchez | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Maik Taylor | 33 | 32 | Birmingham City FC, Birmingham | Chris Baird | 6 | 21 | Southampton FC, Southampton | Aaron Hughes | 35 | 24 | Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne | Peter Kennedy 77' | 20 | 30 | Wigan Athletic FC, Wigan | 77' Steve Jones | 6 | 27 | Crewe Alexandra FC, Crewe | Danny Griffin 46' | 29 | 26 | Stockport County FC, Stockport | 46' Mark Williams | 26 | 33 | Wimbledon FC, Milton Keynes | George McCartney | 16 | 22 | Sunderland AFC, Sunderland | Keith Gillespie 21' 73' | 51 | 28 | Leicester City FC, Leicester | 73' Paul McVeigh | 12 | 26 | Norwich City FC, Norwich | Michael Hughes | 68 | 32 | Crystal Palace FC, London | Damien Johnson | 27 | 25 | Birmingham City FC, Birmingham | David Healy | 30 | 24 | Preston North End FC, Preston | Andy Smith | 6 | 23 | Glentoran FC, Belfast |
Managed by national coach Åge Hareide | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Thomas Myhre 71' | 30 | 30 | Sunderland AFC, Sunderland | 71' Erik Holtan | 6 | 34 | Odd Grenland, Skien | Hassan El Fakiri | 1 | 26 | AS Monaco FC, Monaco | Ronny Johnsen | 60 | 34 | Aston Villa FC, Birmingham | Brede Hangeland | 12 | 22 | Viking FK, Stavanger | John Arne Riise 71' | 32 | 23 | Liverpool FC, Liverpool | 71' Erlend Hanstveit | 2 | 23 | SK Brann, Bergen | Thorstein Helstad 89' | 12 | 26 | FK Austria Memphis Magma, Wien | 89' Jon Inge Høiland | 3 | 26 | Malmö FF, Malmö | Martin Andresen | 9 | 27 | Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn | Magne Hoseth | 7 | 23 | Molde FK, Molde | Morten Gamst Pedersen 82' | 1 | 22 | Tromsø IL, Tromsø | 82' Alexander Ødegaard | 1 | 23 | Sogndal IL, Sogndal | Steffen Iversen 63' | 45 | 27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton | 63' Jo Tessem | 9 | 31 | Southampton FC, Southampton | Sigurd Rushfeldt 81' | 25 | 31 | FK Austria Memphis Magma, Wien | 81' Håvard Flo | 26 | 33 | Sogndal IL, Sogndal |
Match stats National team | Players | Average caps | Average age | Clubs | Goals | Cautions | Expulsions | Northern Ireland | 14 | 26.071 | 27.153 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Norway | 17 | 16.529 | 27.624 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Northern Ireland vs Norway post-match head-to-head | Northern Ireland matches Previous match: Next match: Norway matches Previous match: Tiger Beer International Challenge Trophy 2004 Singapore vs Norway 2-5 Singapore, Wednesday 28 January 2004 Next match: Northern Ireland top scorers 1. Billy Gillespie (1913 - 1926) - 13 goals 2. Colin Clarke (1986 - 1992) - 13 goals 3. Iain Dowie (1991 - 1998) - 12 goals 4. Jimmy Quinn (1984 - 1995) - 12 goals 5. Gerry Armstrong (1977 - 1984) - 12 goals ... David Healy (2000 - 2004) - 9 goals
(correct as of February 18, 2004) Norway top scorers 1. Jørgen Juve (1929 - 1934) - 33 goals 2. Einar Gundersen (1917 - 1928) - 26 goals 3. Harald Hennum (1949 - 1960) - 25 goals ... Steffen Iversen (1999 - 2004) - 9 goals ... Morten Gamst Pedersen (2004) - 2 goals
(correct as of February 18, 2004) Brief match report Wed. 18 Feb 2004 Windsor Park, Belfast Northern Ireland 1-4 Norway Goals: Gamst Pedersen 17, Gamst Pedersen 35, Iversen 44, Healy 57, Gillespie 58 (OG)
Northern Ireland: Taylor, Baird, Aaron Hughes (c), Kennedy (Jones 77), Griffin (Williams 46), McCartney, Gillespie (McVeigh 73), Michael Hughes, Johnson, Healy, Smith. Managed by Sanchez. Booked: Gillespie 21.
Norway: Myhre (Holtan 71), El Fakiri, Johnsen (c), Hangeland, Riise (Hanstveit 71), Helstad (Høiland 89), Andresen, Hoseth, Gamst Pedersen (Ødegaard 82), Iversen (Tessem 63), Rushfeldt (Flo 81). Managed by Hareide.
Att: 11 288 Ref: Thomson (Scotland) |