User:
Password:

forgot password?
sign-upLOGIN
Matches (17953)
Players (31652)
Managers (1459)
Referees (3522)
Clubs (3556)
Venues (1807)

  • Sammy Smyth is the latest born international footballer of Northern Ireland
  • Northern Ireland vs Scotland H2H: Northern Ireland national team's 6th victory in 53 matches

Northern Ireland vs Scotland international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 4 October 1947, 15:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Northern Ireland
2-0
Scotland
Referee:
Tom Smith, Atherstone /
England
Attendance, venue:
52 000, Windsor Park, Belfast
Goals:
1-0 (35') Sammy Smyth, 2-0 (52') Sammy Smyth
Northern Ireland football team line-up in match Nr.161
Managed by selection committee
Player
Caps
Age
Club
3
25
Fulham FC, London
2
24
Leeds United AFC, Leeds
2
28
Belfast Celtic FC, Belfast
1
26
Manchester City FC, Manchester
4
29
West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich
3
25
Everton FC, Liverpool
6
27
Leeds United AFC, Leeds
1
22
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton
3
24
West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich
17
35
Everton FC, Liverpool
3
24
Everton FC, Liverpool
Scotland football team line-up in match Nr.196
Managed by selection committee
Player
Caps
Age
Club
5
22
Celtic FC, Glasgow
6
24
Rangers FC, Glasgow
Jock Shaw  Captain 
6
34
Rangers FC, Glasgow
2
32
Arsenal FC, London
4
28
Rangers FC, Glasgow
4
22
Sheffield United FC, Sheffield
13
33
Manchester United FC, Stretford
1
23
Motherwell FC, Motherwell
4
27
Rangers FC, Glasgow
4
24
Derby County FC, Derby
4
25
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Northern Ireland
11
4.091
26.650
7
2
0
0
Scotland
11
4.818
27.301
8
0
0
0
Historical data sources
The Glasgow Herald (Glasgow), №238, 06 Oct 1947; Google Newspapers
Belfast News-Letter (Belfast), №-, 06 Oct 1947; Irish Newspaper Archives
Comments
Northern Ireland vs Scotland post-match head-to-head
WP
17.0
P
53
W
6
D
6
L
41
GF
43
GA
174
GF/P
0.811
GA/P
3.283
Av attendance
22 838
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 1946-1947
Northern Ireland vs Wales 2-1
Belfast, Wednesday 16 April 1947
Next match:
British Championship 1947-1948
England vs Northern Ireland 2-2
Liverpool, Wednesday 5 November 1947
Scotland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Luxembourg vs Scotland 0-6
Luxembourg City, Saturday 24 May 1947
Next match:
British Championship 1947-1948
Scotland vs Wales 1-2
Glasgow, Wednesday 12 November 1947
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
4. Jack Peden (1887 - 1898) - 7 goals
... Sammy Smyth (1947) - 2 goals
(correct as of October 4, 1947)
Brief match report
Sat. 04 Oct 1947
Windsor Park, Belfast
Northern Ireland 2-0 Scotland
Goals: Smyth 35, Smyth 52

Northern Ireland: Hinton, Martin, Aherne, Billy Walsh, Vernon (c), Farrell, Cochrane, Smyth, Davy Walsh, Stevenson, Eglington. Managed by selection committee.

Scotland: Miller, Young, Shaw (c), Macaulay, Woodburn, Forbes, Delaney, Watson, Thornton, Steel, Liddell. Managed by selection committee.

Att: 52 000,
Ref: Smith (England)

Copyright © 2008-2024 • Privacy Policy • Ukraine will win!