Ireland 0-1 Northern Ireland - May 29, 1999 / Friendlies 1999
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Team line-ups
Ireland

First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Shay Given | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Babb | 82 | 28 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Kenny Cunningham | 27 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Carr | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Maybury | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Kennedy | 23 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Damien Duff | 56 | 20 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Lee Carsley | 46 | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mark Kinsella | 26 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Niall Quinn | 71 | 32 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Robbie Keane | 56 | 18 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Maik Taylor | 46 | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Barry Hunter | 51 | 30 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Darren Patterson | 29 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Morrow | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aaron Hughes | 19 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Williams | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Keith Rowland | 74 | 27 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Neil Lennon | 79 | 27 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jon McCarthy | 28 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Iain Dowie | 46 | 34 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
James Quinn | 24 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
20
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Graham Kavanagh | 82 | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Alan McLoughlin | 46 | 32 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tony Cascarino | 71 | 36 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Connolly | 56 | 21 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Keith O'Neill | 56 | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Roy Carroll | 46 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Danny Griffin | 8579 | 21 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Damien Johnson | 74 | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Stephen Robinson | 51 | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Adrian Coote | 46 | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Phil Babb
IN
Jason McAteer
OUT
Robbie Keane
IN
David Connolly
OUT
Damien Duff
IN
Alan McLoughlin
OUT
Alan Maybury
IN
Gary Breen
OUT
Lee Carsley
IN
Steve Staunton
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Neil Lennon
IN
Steve Lomas
OUT
James Quinn
IN
Adrian Coote
OUT
Darren Patterson
IN
Kevin Horlock
OUT
Steve Morrow
IN
Philip Mulryne
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
40
30
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
McCarthy vs Northern Ireland
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
McCarthy vs McMenemy
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
62
9
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
McMenemy vs Ireland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
McMenemy vs McCarthy
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Ceri Richards
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Ireland1 match | General total | Northern Ireland3 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Ireland1 match | Season total | Northern Ireland1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Latest figure on May 29, 1999 | Latest figure on April 28, 2004 |
Videos
Key figures

Ireland keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 05/09/1998). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 11/06/1995-29/05/1996 time period (8 matches).

End of streak for Ireland after 4 consecutive wins at home (since 05/09/1998). It was the best streak for the club since 25/03/1992-31/03/1993 (6 matches).

End of streak for Ireland after 4 matches with at least one goal scored at home (since 05/09/1998). It was the best streak for the club since 24/05/1994-11/10/1995 (8 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | LIreland 0-2 Argentina22/04/1998 | DIreland 0-0 Mexico23/05/1998 | VIreland 2-0 Croatia05/09/1998 | VIreland 5-0 Malta14/10/1998 | VIreland 2-0 Paraguay10/02/1999 | VIreland 2-0 Sweden28/04/1999 |
Overall | DIreland 0-0 Mexico23/05/1998 | VIreland 2-0 Croatia05/09/1998 | VIreland 5-0 Malta14/10/1998 | LSerbia and Montenegro 1-0 Ireland18/11/1998 | VIreland 2-0 Paraguay10/02/1999 | VIreland 2-0 Sweden28/04/1999 |
Current form
Away | DArmenia 0-0 Northern Ireland30/04/1997 | DThailand 0-0 Northern Ireland21/05/1997 | LPortugal 1-0 Northern Ireland11/10/1997 | LSpain 4-1 Northern Ireland03/06/1998 | LTurkey 3-0 Northern Ireland05/09/1998 | DMoldova 0-0 Northern Ireland31/03/1999 |
Overall | LTurkey 3-0 Northern Ireland05/09/1998 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Finland10/10/1998 | DNorthern Ireland 2-2 Moldova18/11/1998 | LNorthern Ireland 0-3 Germany27/03/1999 | DMoldova 0-0 Northern Ireland31/03/1999 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Canada27/04/1999 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
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Winning streak | 4 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 5 | 2 |
Drawless streak | 4 | 5 |
Scoring streak | 4 | 2 |
Invincibility streak | 5 | 2 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
Winless streak | 9 | 4 |
Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
Goalless streak | 2 | 0 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
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Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Denis Irwin | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Denis Irwin | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Denis Irwin | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Denis Irwin | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Mark Kennedy | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
7 gf
1 ga
Away
5 gf
2 ga
Total
12 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
5 ga
Away
1 gf
7 ga
Total
3 gf
12 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 4 - 0 |
November 16, 1994 |
Home | 3 - 0 |
March 31, 1993 |
Largest victory
Overall | 1 - 0 |
November 21, 1979 |
Away | No success yet |
Latest head to head
March 29, 1995 - Eliminatoires Euro 1996
November 16, 1994 - Eliminatoires Euro 1996
November 17, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
March 31, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
October 11, 1989 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1990
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
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Andy Townsend | 2 goals | 1993 - 1994 |
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Niall Quinn | 2 goals | 1993 - 1995 |
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Steve Staunton | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
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Alan McLoughlin | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
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Ray Houghton | 1 goal | 1989 - 1989 |
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Roy Keane | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
Best historical scorers against Ireland
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Gerry Armstrong | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
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Jimmy Quinn | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
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Iain Dowie | 1 goal | 1995 - 1995 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
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Tony Cascarino | 5 matches | 1988 - 1995 |
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Andy Townsend | 5 matches | 1989 - 1995 |
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Paul McGrath | 5 matches | 1988 - 1995 |
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Roy Keane | 4 matches | 1993 - 1995 |
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Steve Staunton | 4 matches | 1989 - 1995 |
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John Aldridge | 4 matches | 1988 - 1994 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
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Nigel Worthington | 6 matches | 1988 - 1995 |
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Alan McDonald | 5 matches | 1988 - 1995 |
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Michael O'Neill | 4 matches | 1988 - 1994 |
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Iain Dowie | 4 matches | 1993 - 1995 |
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Michael Hughes | 4 matches | 1993 - 1995 |
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Mal Donaghy | 4 matches | 1988 - 1993 |
They played in both sides
30 matches


6 matches
29 matches


7 matches
28 matches


7 matches
24 matches


6 matches
20 matches


9 matches
16 matches


4 matches
They played in both sides
3 matches


23 matches
1 match


20 matches
7 matches


17 matches
2 matches


17 matches
1 match


11 matches
4 matches


10 matches
Competition info
The other matches
January 18, 1999
January 20, 1999
January 22, 1999
January 27, 1999
February 03, 1999
February 05, 1999
February 09, 1999
February 10, 1999
February 24, 1999
March 03, 1999
March 06, 1999
March 10, 1999
March 16, 1999
March 20, 1999
March 27, 1999
April 28, 1999
May 05, 1999
May 19, 1999
August 18, 1999
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