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Wales vs Northern Ireland international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Thursday, 27 May 1982, 19:30 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Wales
3-0
Northern Ireland
Competition:
British Championship 1982
Referee:
George Smith, Edinburgh /
Scotland
Attendance, venue:
2 315, The Racecourse, Wrexham
Goals:
1-0 (18') Alan Curtis, 2-0 (64') Ian Rush, 3-0 (75') Peter Nicholas
Wales national team line-up in match Nr.371
Managed by team manager Mike England
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Neville Southall  
1
23
Everton FC, Liverpool
Chris Marustik  
4
20
Swansea City AFC, Swansea
Joey Jones  
45
27
Wrexham AFC, Wrexham
Peter Nicholas  
24
22
Arsenal FC, London
Nigel Stevenson  
3
23
Swansea City AFC, Swansea
Byron Stevenson  
14
25
Birmingham City FC, Birmingham
Alan Curtis   70' 
27
28
Swansea City AFC, Swansea
70' Ian Walsh  
17
23
Swansea City AFC, Swansea
Robbie James  
13
25
Swansea City AFC, Swansea
Ian Rush  
8
20
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Brian Flynn  Captain 
51
26
Leeds United AFC, Leeds
Leighton James   61' 
52
29
Swansea City AFC, Swansea
61' Mickey Thomas  
30
27
Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Hove
Northern Ireland national team line-up in match Nr.346
Managed by team manager Billy Bingham
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Pat Jennings   46' 
91
36
Arsenal FC, London
46' Jim Platt  
15
30
Middlesbrough FC, Middlesbrough
Jimmy Nicholl  
43
25
Toronto Blizzard, Toronto
Chris Nicholl  
41
35
Southampton FC, Southampton
Mal Donaghy  
12
24
Luton Town FC, Luton
John McClelland  
10
26
Rangers FC, Glasgow
Jim Cleary   61' 
2
25
Glentoran FC, Belfast
61' Bobby Campbell  
2
25
Bradford City AFC, Bradford
Noel Brotherston  
14
25
Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
Felix Healy  
2
26
Coleraine FC, Coleraine
Gerry Armstrong  
37
28
Watford FC, Watford
Sammy McIlroy  Captain 
56
27
Stoke City FC, Stoke-on-Trent
Billy Hamilton  
16
25
Burnley FC, Burnley
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Wales
13
22.231
24.996
8
3
0
0
Northern Ireland
13
26.231
28.019
13
0
0
0
Historical data sources
Belfast Telegraph (Belfast), №-, 28 May 1982; Irish Newspaper Archives
Comments

Zsorzsinju - posted on 19 June 2012 at 21:54:25

Captain North. Ireland:
Sammy McIlroy [c] (link: )

ku - posted on 5 January 2013 at 11:39:56

goals:
1:0 - Alan Curtis 18
2:0 - Ian Rush 64 - headed
3:0 - Peter Nicholas (link: )
Wales vs Northern Ireland post-match head-to-head
WP
58.0
P
88
W
41
D
20
L
27
GF
180
GA
126
GF/P
2.045
GA/P
1.432
Av attendance
14 765
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Wales national team matches
Previous match:
British Championship 1982
Scotland vs Wales 1-0
Glasgow, Monday 24 May 1982
Next match:
Friendly International
France vs Wales 0-1
Toulouse, Wednesday 2 June 1982
Wales results
Northern Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
British Championship 1982
Northern Ireland vs Scotland 1-1
Belfast, Wednesday 28 April 1982
Next match:
1982 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament
Northern Ireland vs Yugoslavia 0-0
Saragossa, Thursday 17 June 1982
Northern Ireland results
Top Wales goal scorers
1. Trevor Ford (1946 - 1956) - 23 goals
2. Ivor Allchurch (1951 - 1965) - 23 goals
... Alan Curtis (1976 - 1982) - 5 goals
... Peter Nicholas (1979 - 1982) - 2 goals
... Ian Rush (1982) - 1 goal
(correct as of May 27, 1982)
Wales goal scorers
Brief match report
Thu. 27 May 1982
The Racecourse, Wrexham
Wales 3-0 Northern Ireland
Goals: Curtis 18, Rush 64, Nicholas 75

Wales: Southall, Marustik, Jones, Nicholas, Nigel Stevenson, Byron Stevenson, Curtis (Walsh 70), Robbie James, Rush, Flynn (c), Leighton James (Thomas 61). Managed by England.

Northern Ireland: Jennings (Platt 46), Jimmy Nicholl, Chris Nicholl, Donaghy, McClelland, Cleary (Campbell 61), Brotherston, Healy, Armstrong, McIlroy (c), Hamilton. Managed by Bingham.

Att: 2 315,
Ref: Smith (Scotland)

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