Northern Ireland 0-4 Scotland - October 03, 1959 / British Home Championship 1959/1960
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NI
25' - Goal
Graham Leggat
34' - Goal
John Hewie
41' - Goal
John White
NI
54' - Goal
George Mulhall
SCO
SCO
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Harry Gregg | 26 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Richard Keith | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Cunningham | 29 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alfred McMichael | 32 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wilbur Cush | 31 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy McIlroy | 27 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Blanchflower | 33 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robert Peacock | 31 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Bingham | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Derek Dougan | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter McParland | 25 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bill Brown | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Hewie | 34 | 31 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Eric Caldow | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robert Evans | 32 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dave Mackay | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robert McCann | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John White | 41 | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Graham Leggat | 25 | 25 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Denis Law | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
George Mulhall | 54 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ian St-John | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25 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
Derek Dougan
IN
Jimmy Hill
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Graham Leggat
IN
Bobby Collins
OUT
Bill Brown
IN
George Farm
OUT
George Mulhall
IN
Alex Scott
OUT
Dave Mackay
IN
Bertie Auld
OUT
Robert McCann
IN
Duncan Mackay
OUT
Ian St-John
IN
Eric Smith
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
37
Success rate in this team:
22 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Doherty vs Scotland
1 victory
4 draws
4 losses
Doherty vs Beattie
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
46
10
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Beattie vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Beattie vs Doherty
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Reginald Leafe
0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Northern Ireland2 matches | General total | Scotland7 matches | 5 victories |
0 draw |
2 losses |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Scotland1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 03, 1959 | Latest figure on October 03, 1959 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time John Hewie scores 1 goal in British Home Championship
The last time Scotland has won with a difference of 4 goals away from home in British Home Championship, It was on the 01/10/1949 (vs )
The last time Scotland has ended with the score 4-0 , It was on the 17/09/1932 (vs )
General ranking
| 1 | Scotland | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Scotland | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VNorthern Ireland 3-0 Portugal01/05/1957 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Scotland05/10/1957 | DNorthern Ireland 2-2 Italy04/12/1957 | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Italy15/01/1958 | DNorthern Ireland 3-3 England04/10/1958 | VNorthern Ireland 4-1 Wales22/04/1959 |
| Overall | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Czechoslovakia17/06/1958 | LFrance 4-0 Northern Ireland19/06/1958 | DNorthern Ireland 3-3 England04/10/1958 | LSpain 6-2 Northern Ireland15/10/1958 | DScotland 2-2 Northern Ireland05/11/1958 | VNorthern Ireland 4-1 Wales22/04/1959 |
Current form
| Away | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Scotland05/10/1957 | VPoland 1-2 Scotland01/06/1958 | VWales 0-3 Scotland18/10/1958 | LEngland 1-0 Scotland11/04/1959 | VNetherlands 1-2 Scotland27/05/1959 | LPortugal 1-0 Scotland03/06/1959 |
| Overall | VWales 0-3 Scotland18/10/1958 | DScotland 2-2 Northern Ireland05/11/1958 | LEngland 1-0 Scotland11/04/1959 | VScotland 3-2 Germany06/05/1959 | VNetherlands 1-2 Scotland27/05/1959 | LPortugal 1-0 Scotland03/06/1959 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 9 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 8 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 4 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
29 gf
91 ga
Away
26 gf
105 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
9 ga
Total
57 gf
205 ga
Historical head to head
Home
105 gf
26 ga
Away
91 gf
29 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
2 ga
Total
205 gf
57 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
October 04, 1947 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
October 04, 1947 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 11 - 0 |
February 23, 1901 |
| Away | 10 - 2 |
March 24, 1888 |
Latest head to head
November 05, 1958 - British Home Championship 1958/1959
October 05, 1957 - British Home Championship 1957/1958
November 07, 1956 - British Home Championship 1956/1957
October 08, 1955 - British Home Championship 1955/1956
November 03, 1954 - British Home Championship 1954/1955
Best historical scorers against Scotland
|
Samuel Smyth | 4 goals | 1947 - 1949 |
|
David Martin | 3 goals | 1933 - 1934 |
|
David Walsh | 2 goals | 1948 - 1948 |
|
Richard Rowley | 2 goals | 1929 - 1929 |
|
James Barron | 2 goals | 1896 - 1896 |
|
James McKnight | 2 goals | 1912 - 1913 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Hughie Gallacher | 10 goals | 1925 - 1930 |
|
Robert Hamilton | 10 goals | 1899 - 1904 |
|
Robert McColl | 7 goals | 1896 - 1899 |
|
Andrew Wilson | 5 goals | 1920 - 1923 |
|
James Quinn | 5 goals | 1905 - 1908 |
|
Alexander McMahon | 5 goals | 1893 - 1901 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
|
Olphert Stanfield | 10 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
Elisha Scott | 10 matches | 1920 - 1935 |
|
Samuel Torrans | 10 matches | 1889 - 1901 |
|
William Scott | 9 matches | 1903 - 1913 |
 |
Danny Blanchflower | 9 matches | 1949 - 1958 |
|
John Jones | 8 matches | 1930 - 1936 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
George Young | 11 matches | 1946 - 1956 |
 |
Alan Morton | 9 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
|
Robert Walker | 9 matches | 1900 - 1912 |
|
Alexander Smith | 7 matches | 1900 - 1911 |
|
Charlie Thomson | 7 matches | 1904 - 1914 |
|
Jock Drummond | 7 matches | 1892 - 1903 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
2
|  | Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
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