Northern Ireland 1-6 Scotland - October 07, 1961 / British Home Championship 1961/1962
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NI
16' - Goal
Davie Wilson
17' - Goal
Jimmy McLaughlin17 36' - Goal
Alex Scott 42' - Goal
Ralph Brand
NI
52' - Goal
Alex Scott 70' - Goal
Ralph Brand 78' - Goal
Alex Scott
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SCO
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Harry Gregg | 28 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Terry Neill | 19 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex Elder | 20 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Magill | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy McIlroy | 29 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Blanchflower | 35 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robert Peacock | 33 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Lawther | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy Hill | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy McLaughlin | 17 | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Sammy Wilson | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
15
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bill Brown | 29 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy McNeill | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Duncan Mackay | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Caldow | 27 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jim Baxter | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Pat Crerand | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John White | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ralph Brand | 7042 | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Alex Scott | 527836 | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ian St-John | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Davie Wilson | 16 | 24 | 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
11
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ian Lawther
IN
Billy Bingham
OUT
Harry Gregg
IN
Jack McClelland
OUT
Jimmy Hill
IN
William McAdams
OUT
Jimmy McLaughlin
IN
Peter McParland
OUT
Jimmy Magill
IN
Wilbur Cush
OUT
Sammy Wilson
IN
Richard Keith
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ralph Brand
IN
Denis Law
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
47
Success rate in this team:
17 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
30 %
Doherty vs Scotland
1 victory
4 draws
6 losses
Doherty vs McColl
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
34
8
Success rate in this team:
63 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
63 %
McColl vs Northern Ireland
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
McColl vs Doherty
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
James Finney
2 victories |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Northern Ireland4 matches | General total | Scotland8 matches | 6 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Scotland1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 21, 1967 | Latest figure on May 03, 1969 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
The last time Northern Ireland has ended with the score 1-6 at home, It was on the 13/03/1886 (vs )
It's the first time since the 10/02/1912 (Northern Ireland vs England ) that a game ends with 1-6 in British Home Championship
It's the first time in his career that Jimmy McLaughlin scores at least 1 goals during the same game in his professional career with Northern Ireland
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 | DNorthern Ireland 3-3 England04/10/1958 | VNorthern Ireland 4-1 Wales22/04/1959 | LNorthern Ireland 0-4 Scotland03/10/1959 | LNorthern Ireland 2-5 England08/10/1960 | LNorthern Ireland 3-4 Germany26/10/1960 | LNorthern Ireland 1-5 Wales12/04/1961 |
| Overall | LNorthern Ireland 3-4 Germany26/10/1960 | LScotland 5-2 Northern Ireland09/11/1960 | LNorthern Ireland 1-5 Wales12/04/1961 | LItaly 3-2 Northern Ireland25/04/1961 | LGreece 2-1 Northern Ireland03/05/1961 | LGermany 2-1 Northern Ireland10/05/1961 |
Current form
| Away | DHungary 3-3 Scotland05/06/1960 | LTurkey 4-2 Scotland08/06/1960 | LWales 2-0 Scotland22/10/1960 | LEngland 9-3 Scotland15/04/1961 | VIreland 0-3 Scotland07/05/1961 | LCzechoslovakia 4-0 Scotland14/05/1961 |
| Overall | VScotland 5-2 Northern Ireland09/11/1960 | LEngland 9-3 Scotland15/04/1961 | VScotland 4-1 Ireland03/05/1961 | VIreland 0-3 Scotland07/05/1961 | LCzechoslovakia 4-0 Scotland14/05/1961 | VScotland 3-2 Czechoslovakia26/09/1961 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 4 | 10 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 10 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 11 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 9 |
| Conceding streak | 9 | 18 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
29 gf
95 ga
Away
28 gf
110 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
9 ga
Total
59 gf
214 ga
Historical head to head
Home
110 gf
28 ga
Away
95 gf
29 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
2 ga
Total
214 gf
59 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 09, 1960 - British Home Championship 1960/1961
October 03, 1959 - British Home Championship 1959/1960
November 05, 1958 - British Home Championship 1958/1959
October 05, 1957 - British Home Championship 1957/1958
November 07, 1956 - British Home Championship 1956/1957
Best historical scorers against Scotland
|
Samuel Smyth | 4 goals | 1947 - 1949 |
|
David Martin | 3 goals | 1933 - 1934 |
|
Richard Rowley | 2 goals | 1929 - 1929 |
|
James Barron | 2 goals | 1896 - 1896 |
|
James McKnight | 2 goals | 1912 - 1913 |
|
Johnny Gibb | 2 goals | 1885 - 1885 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
|
Robert Hamilton | 10 goals | 1899 - 1904 |
 |
Hughie Gallacher | 10 goals | 1925 - 1930 |
|
Robert McColl | 7 goals | 1896 - 1899 |
|
William Steel | 5 goals | 1949 - 1950 |
|
Andrew Wilson | 5 goals | 1920 - 1923 |
|
James Quinn | 5 goals | 1905 - 1908 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
 |
Danny Blanchflower | 11 matches | 1949 - 1960 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 10 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
Elisha Scott | 10 matches | 1920 - 1935 |
|
Samuel Torrans | 10 matches | 1889 - 1901 |
|
Billy Bingham | 10 matches | 1951 - 1960 |
|
William Scott | 9 matches | 1903 - 1913 |
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 |
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Robert Evans | 8 matches | 1948 - 1959 |
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Charlie Thomson | 7 matches | 1904 - 1914 |
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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 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
2
|  | Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
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