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Northern Ireland vs Portugal match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 29 April 1981, 19:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Northern Ireland
1-0
Portugal
Competition:
1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6
Referee:
Svein Inge Thime, Randaberg /
Norway
Attendance, venue:
18 000, Windsor Park, Belfast
Goals:
1-0 (74') Gerry Armstrong
Northern Ireland national team line-up in match Nr.338
Managed by team manager Billy Bingham
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Pat Jennings  
85
35
Arsenal FC, London
Jimmy Nicholl  
36
24
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Sammy Nelson  
45
32
Arsenal FC, London
David McCreery  
34
23
Queens Park Rangers FC, London
Chris Nicholl  
34
34
Southampton FC, Southampton
John O'Neill  
10
23
Leicester City FC, Leicester
Terry Cochrane  
20
28
Middlesbrough FC, Middlesbrough
Martin O'Neill  Captain 
38
29
Norwich City FC, Norwich
Billy Hamilton  
10
23
Burnley FC, Burnley
Gerry Armstrong  
30
26
Watford FC, Watford
Sammy McIlroy  
48
26
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Portugal national team line-up in match Nr.220
Managed by team manager Juca
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Bento  
25
32
SL Benfica, Lisboa
Gabriel Mendes  
12
26
FC Porto, Porto
Humberto Coelho  Captain 
52
31
SL Benfica, Lisboa
Carlos Simões  
9
29
FC Porto, Porto
Minervino Pietra  
17
27
SL Benfica, Lisboa
Carlos Manuel  
8
23
SL Benfica, Lisboa
Shéu  
14
27
SL Benfica, Lisboa
Alves  
30
28
SL Benfica, Lisboa
José Alberto Costa  
13
27
FC Porto, Porto
Oliveira   61' 
17
28
FC Penafiel, Penafiel
61' Nené  
47
31
SL Benfica, Lisboa
Rui Jordão  
24
28
Sporting CP, Lisboa
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Northern Ireland
11
35.455
28.060
9
1
0
0
Portugal
12
22.333
28.638
4
0
1
0
Historical data sources
Belfast Telegraph (Belfast), №-, 30 Apr 1981; Irish Newspaper Archives
Comments

dudd - posted on 10 April 2023 at 13:48:58

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Northern Ireland vs Portugal post-match head-to-head
WP
58.4
P
6
W
2
D
3
L
1
GF
7
GA
4
GF/P
1.167
GA/P
0.667
Av attendance
25 602
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:
1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Scotland vs Northern Ireland 1-1
Glasgow, Wednesday 25 March 1981
Next match:
British Championship 1981 (Not finished)
Scotland vs Northern Ireland 2-0
Glasgow, Tuesday 19 May 1981
Northern Ireland results
Portugal national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Portugal vs Bulgaria 1-1
Porto, Wednesday 15 April 1981
Next match:
Friendly International
Portugal vs Spain 2-0
Porto, Saturday 20 June 1981
Portugal 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
... Gerry Armstrong (1977 - 1981) - 6 goals
(correct as of April 29, 1981)
top Northern Ireland scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 29 Apr 1981
Windsor Park, Belfast
Northern Ireland 1-0 Portugal
Goals: Armstrong 74

Northern Ireland: Jennings, Jimmy Nicholl, Nelson, McCreery, Chris Nicholl, John O'Neill, Cochrane, Martin O'Neill (c), Hamilton, Armstrong, McIlroy. Managed by Bingham.

Portugal: Bento, Mendes, Coelho (c), Simões, Pietra, Carlos Manuel, Shéu, Alves, Costa, Oliveira (Nené 61), Jordão. Managed by Juca.
Booked: Pietra .

Att: 18 000,
Ref: Thime (Norway)

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