Wales 1-1 Northern Ireland - April 11, 1956 / British Home Championship 1955/1956
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WAL
0' - Goal
Roy Clarke0 0' - Goal
Jimmy Jones
WAL
NI
NI
Team line-ups
Wales
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alfred John Kelsey | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Harrington | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Melvyn Hopkins | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alfred Sherwood | 32 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roy Paul | 35 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cliff Jones | 21 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ivor Allchurch | 26 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Charles | 24 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Derek Tapscott | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Roy Clarke | 30 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Trevor Ford | 32 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
William Uprichard | 27 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alfred McMichael | 28 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Cunningham | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy McIlroy | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Blanchflower | 30 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Thomas Casey | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Blanchflower | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Bingham | 24 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy Jones | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Edward McMorran | 32 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Norman Lockhart | 32 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
11
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alan Harrington
IN
Stuart Williams
OUT
Roy Clarke
IN
Leonard Allchurch
OUT
Melvyn Hopkins
IN
Melvyn Charles
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jimmy Jones
IN
Charles Tully
OUT
Alfred McMichael
IN
William Graham
OUT
Edward McMorran
IN
Robert Peacock
OUT
Thomas Casey
IN
Terence McCavana
OUT
Norman Lockhart
IN
Peter McParland
OUT
John Blanchflower
IN
Fay Coyle
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
36
8
Success rate in this team:
25 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
25 %
Barnes vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Barnes vs Doherty
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
42
16
Success rate in this team:
13 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
32 %
Doherty vs Wales
1 victory
1 draw
3 losses
Doherty vs Barnes
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
Northern Ireland keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a win away from home running (since 08/02/1890). It's a record streak. The first of history
The last time Wales has ended with the score 1-1 vs Northern Ireland, It was on the 04/11/1933
It's the first time Roy Clarke scores a goal in his professional career with Wales since the 19/03/1952 (with Wales vs Northern Ireland )
General ranking
| +2 | 1 | Northern Ireland | 3 pts | 3 rd |
| +2 | 2 | Wales | 3 pts | 3 rd |
| -2 | 3 | Scotland | 2 pts | 2 rd |
| -2 | 4 | England | 2 pts | 2 rd |
General ranking
| +2 | 1 | Northern Ireland | 3 pts | 3 rd |
| +2 | 2 | Wales | 3 pts | 3 rd |
| -2 | 3 | Scotland | 2 pts | 2 rd |
| -2 | 4 | England | 2 pts | 2 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LWales 1-4 England10/10/1953 | LWales 1-2 Northern Ireland31/03/1954 | LWales 1-3 Yugoslavia22/09/1954 | LWales 0-1 Scotland16/10/1954 | VWales 2-1 England22/10/1955 | LWales 1-2 Austria23/11/1955 |
| Overall | LWales 0-1 Scotland16/10/1954 | LEngland 3-2 Wales10/11/1954 | VNorthern Ireland 2-3 Wales20/04/1955 | VWales 2-1 England22/10/1955 | LScotland 2-0 Wales09/11/1955 | LWales 1-2 Austria23/11/1955 |
Current form
| Away | DScotland 1-1 Northern Ireland05/11/1952 | LFrance 3-1 Northern Ireland11/11/1952 | LEngland 3-1 Northern Ireland11/11/1953 | VWales 1-2 Northern Ireland31/03/1954 | DScotland 2-2 Northern Ireland03/11/1954 | LEngland 3-0 Northern Ireland02/11/1955 |
| Overall | VWales 1-2 Northern Ireland31/03/1954 | LNorthern Ireland 0-2 England02/10/1954 | DScotland 2-2 Northern Ireland03/11/1954 | LNorthern Ireland 2-3 Wales20/04/1955 | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Scotland08/10/1955 | LEngland 3-0 Northern Ireland02/11/1955 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 9 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 7 | 16 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 9 | 19 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
4 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
4 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0
|
Draws (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
Draws (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0
|
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
3 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0
|
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-3 |
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
 | Cliff Jones | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Billy Bingham | |
| Cliff Jones | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Cliff Jones | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Billy Bingham | |
Historical head to head
Home
82 gf
36 ga
Away
55 gf
65 ga
Neutral ground
5 gf
2 ga
Total
142 gf
103 ga
Historical head to head
Home
65 gf
55 ga
Away
36 gf
82 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
5 ga
Total
103 gf
142 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 11 - 0 |
March 03, 1888 |
| Home | 11 - 0 |
March 03, 1888 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
February 01, 1930 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
April 14, 1923 |
Latest head to head
April 20, 1955 - British Home Championship 1954/1955
March 31, 1954 - British Home Championship 1953/1954
April 15, 1953 - British Home Championship 1952/1953
March 19, 1952 - British Home Championship 1951/1952
March 07, 1951 - British Home Championship 1950/1951
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
|
William Mederith | 7 goals | 1896 - 1909 |
 |
John Charles | 6 goals | 1953 - 1955 |
|
Job Wilding | 5 goals | 1886 - 1888 |
|
John Price | 4 goals | 1882 - 1882 |
|
William Lewis | 4 goals | 1894 - 1896 |
|
Pat Glover | 4 goals | 1933 - 1939 |
Best historical scorers against Wales
|
Joseph Bambrick | 9 goals | 1930 - 1938 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 9 goals | 1887 - 1897 |
|
John Peden | 6 goals | 1887 - 1898 |
|
William Gillespie | 5 goals | 1914 - 1926 |
|
Harold Sloan | 5 goals | 1906 - 1908 |
|
Andrew Gara | 3 goals | 1902 - 1902 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
William Mederith | 16 matches | 1895 - 1920 |
|
Frederick C Keenor | 11 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
|
Alfred Sherwood | 9 matches | 1947 - 1955 |
|
Charles Richard Morris | 8 matches | 1900 - 1911 |
|
Leonard Stephen Davies | 8 matches | 1922 - 1929 |
|
Trevor Ford | 8 matches | 1947 - 1955 |
Players with most games played vs Wales
|
Elisha Scott | 10 matches | 1921 - 1936 |
|
John Peden | 10 matches | 1887 - 1899 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 9 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
Robert Milne | 9 matches | 1894 - 1906 |
|
Samuel Torrans | 8 matches | 1890 - 1901 |
|
Robert Fulton | 8 matches | 1930 - 1938 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+21
|  | Northern Ireland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
+22
|  | Wales | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
-23
|  | Scotland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
-24
|  | England | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
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