Ireland 2-0 Scotland - October 04, 1947 / British Home Championship 1947/1948
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Samuel Smyth35
IRE
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Samuel Smyth52
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Team line-ups
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Edward Hinton | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Thomas Aherne | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Walsh | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Con Martin | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Joseph Vernon | 29 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Farrell | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Samuel Smyth | 3552 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Alex Stevenson | 35 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Thomas Eglinton | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Cochrane | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Walsh | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
4
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
William Miller | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex Forbes | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Young | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Shaw | 34 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Archibald Macauley | 32 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
James Delaney | 33 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
William Woodburn | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
William Steel | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
James II Watson | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
William Thornton | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
5
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Samuel Smyth
IN
Peter Doherty
OUT
Thomas Aherne
IN
William Gorman
OUT
William Walsh
IN
Johnny Carey
OUT
Con Martin
IN
Joshua Sloan
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
James Delaney
IN
Hugh Brown
OUT
James II Watson
IN
Robert Campbell
OUT
William Thornton
IN
William MacFarlane
OUT
Archibald Macauley
IN
Robert Flavell
OUT
Referee
Thomas Smith
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | General total | Scotland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | Season total | Scotland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 04, 1947 | Latest figure on October 04, 1947 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Scotland keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 18/05/1947). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 08/12/1937-15/04/1939 time period (7 matches).
The last time Ireland has won with a difference of 2 goals , It was on the 05/12/1931 (vs )
Scotland keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a win in British Home Championship running (since 15/04/1939). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 20/10/1934 (4 matches)
General ranking
| 1 | Ireland | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Scotland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Ireland | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Scotland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LIreland 1-3 Scotland31/10/1936 | LIreland 1-5 England23/10/1937 | VIreland 1-0 Wales16/03/1938 | LIreland 0-2 Scotland08/10/1938 | LIreland 2-7 England28/09/1946 | VIreland 2-1 Wales16/04/1947 |
| Overall | LIreland 0-2 Scotland08/10/1938 | LEngland 7-0 Ireland16/11/1938 | LWales 3-1 Ireland15/03/1939 | LIreland 2-7 England28/09/1946 | DScotland 0-0 Ireland27/11/1946 | VIreland 2-1 Wales16/04/1947 |
Current form
| Away | VNetherlands 1-3 Scotland21/05/1938 | VNorthern Ireland 0-2 Scotland08/10/1938 | LWales 3-1 Scotland19/10/1946 | DEngland 1-1 Scotland12/04/1947 | LBelgium 2-1 Scotland18/05/1947 | VLuxembourg 0-6 Scotland24/05/1947 |
| Overall | VScotland 3-1 Switzerland15/05/1946 | LWales 3-1 Scotland19/10/1946 | DScotland 0-0 Northern Ireland27/11/1946 | DEngland 1-1 Scotland12/04/1947 | LBelgium 2-1 Scotland18/05/1947 | VLuxembourg 0-6 Scotland24/05/1947 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 9 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 13 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
21 gf
75 ga
Away
18 gf
90 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
9 ga
Total
41 gf
174 ga
Historical head to head
Home
90 gf
18 ga
Away
75 gf
21 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
2 ga
Total
174 gf
41 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
March 21, 1903 |
| Home | 2 - 1 |
October 20, 1934 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 11 - 0 |
February 23, 1901 |
| Away | 10 - 2 |
March 24, 1888 |
Latest head to head
November 27, 1946 - British Home Championship 1946/1947
October 08, 1938 - British Home Championship 1938/1939
November 10, 1937 - British Home Championship 1937/1938
October 31, 1936 - British Home Championship 1936/1937
November 13, 1935 - British Home Championship 1935/1936
Best historical scorers against Scotland
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David Martin | 3 goals | 1933 - 1934 |
|
Richard Rowley | 2 goals | 1929 - 1929 |
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James Barron | 2 goals | 1896 - 1896 |
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James McKnight | 2 goals | 1912 - 1913 |
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Johnny Gibb | 2 goals | 1885 - 1885 |
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Robert Milne | 2 goals | 1896 - 1902 |
Best historical scorers against Ireland
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Hughie Gallacher | 10 goals | 1925 - 1930 |
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Robert Hamilton | 10 goals | 1899 - 1904 |
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Robert McColl | 7 goals | 1896 - 1899 |
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Alexander McMahon | 5 goals | 1893 - 1901 |
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Andrew Wilson | 5 goals | 1920 - 1923 |
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James Quinn | 5 goals | 1905 - 1908 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
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Olphert Stanfield | 10 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
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Samuel Torrans | 10 matches | 1889 - 1901 |
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Elisha Scott | 10 matches | 1920 - 1935 |
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William Scott | 9 matches | 1903 - 1913 |
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John Jones | 8 matches | 1930 - 1936 |
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Robert Milne | 8 matches | 1894 - 1906 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
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Robert Walker | 9 matches | 1900 - 1912 |
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Alan Morton | 9 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
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Alexander Smith | 7 matches | 1900 - 1911 |
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Charlie Thomson | 7 matches | 1904 - 1914 |
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Jock Drummond | 7 matches | 1892 - 1903 |
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James Brownlie | 6 matches | 1909 - 1914 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
2
|  | Scotland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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