Northern Ireland 3-2 Scotland - October 02, 1965 / British Home Championship 1965/1966
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17'
Alan Gilzean81'
Alan Gilzean
NI
17' - Goal
Alan Gilzean
42' - Goal
Derek Dougan42
NI
60' - Goal
Johnny Crossan60 81' - Goal
Alan Gilzean
89' - Goal
Willie Irvine89
SCO
SCO
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Terry Neill | 23 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Harvey | 24 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Magill | 26 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex Elder | 24 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy McIlroy | 33 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy Nicholson | 22 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Johnny Crossan | 60 | 26 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Willie Irvine | 89 | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Derek Dougan | 42 | 27 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
George Best | 19 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
19
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bill Brown | 33 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eddie McCreadie | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy McNeill | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Greig | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alexander Hamilton | 26 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dave Mackay | 30 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jim Baxter | 26 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Gilzean | 8117 | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Denis Law | 25 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Hughes | 22 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Willie Henderson | 21 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
17
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Derek Dougan
IN
Billy Humphries
OUT
Jimmy McIlroy
IN
John Parke
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Dave Mackay
IN
Pat Crerand
OUT
Alan Gilzean
IN
Davie Wilson
OUT
John Hughes
IN
Neil Martin
OUT
Jim Baxter
IN
Will Hamilton
OUT
Referee
Jack Taylor
3 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland5 matches | General total | Scotland7 matches | 3 victories |
2 draws |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Scotland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on February 16, 1972 | Latest figure on April 27, 1977 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Scotland after 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most (since 08/05/1965). It was the best streak for the club since 27/05/1959-09/04/1960 (5 matches).
The last time Alan Gilzean scored at least 2 goals during the same game in his professional career with Scotland , it was on the 12/05/1964 (avec Scotland vs Germany )
End of streak for Scotland after 6 consecutive matches without a loss (since 21/10/1964). It was the best streak for the club since 10/11/1937-07/12/1938 (7 matches).
General ranking
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Wales | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 3 | England | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Scotland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Wales | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 3 | England | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Scotland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VNorthern Ireland 3-0 Uruguay29/04/1964 | LNorthern Ireland 3-4 England03/10/1964 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Switzerland14/10/1964 | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Netherlands17/03/1965 | LNorthern Ireland 0-5 Wales31/03/1965 | VNorthern Ireland 4-1 Albania07/05/1965 |
| Overall | LSwitzerland 2-1 Northern Ireland14/11/1964 | LScotland 3-2 Northern Ireland25/11/1964 | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Netherlands17/03/1965 | LNorthern Ireland 0-5 Wales31/03/1965 | DNetherlands 0-0 Northern Ireland07/04/1965 | VNorthern Ireland 4-1 Albania07/05/1965 |
Current form
| Away | LNorthern Ireland 2-1 Scotland12/10/1963 | DGermany 2-2 Scotland12/05/1964 | LWales 3-2 Scotland03/10/1964 | DEngland 2-2 Scotland10/04/1965 | DPoland 1-1 Scotland23/05/1965 | VFinland 1-2 Scotland27/05/1965 |
| Overall | VScotland 3-1 Finland21/10/1964 | VScotland 3-2 Northern Ireland25/11/1964 | DEngland 2-2 Scotland10/04/1965 | DScotland 0-0 Spain08/05/1965 | DPoland 1-1 Scotland23/05/1965 | VFinland 1-2 Scotland27/05/1965 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 18 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 7 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 13 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
32 gf
102 ga
Away
31 gf
118 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
9 ga
Total
65 gf
229 ga
Historical head to head
Home
118 gf
31 ga
Away
102 gf
32 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
2 ga
Total
229 gf
65 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 25, 1964 - British Home Championship 1964/1965
October 12, 1963 - British Home Championship 1963/1964
November 07, 1962 - British Home Championship 1962/1963
October 07, 1961 - British Home Championship 1961/1962
November 09, 1960 - British Home Championship 1960/1961
Best historical scorers against Scotland
|
Samuel Smyth | 4 goals | 1947 - 1949 |
|
Billy Bingham | 4 goals | 1954 - 1963 |
|
David Martin | 3 goals | 1933 - 1934 |
|
David Walsh | 2 goals | 1948 - 1948 |
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Richard Rowley | 2 goals | 1929 - 1929 |
|
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
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Danny Blanchflower | 13 matches | 1949 - 1962 |
|
Billy Bingham | 12 matches | 1951 - 1963 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 11 matches | 1951 - 1962 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 10 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
Samuel Torrans | 10 matches | 1889 - 1901 |
|
Elisha Scott | 10 matches | 1920 - 1935 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
George Young | 11 matches | 1946 - 1956 |
 |
Alan Morton | 9 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
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Robert Walker | 9 matches | 1900 - 1912 |
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Robert Evans | 8 matches | 1948 - 1959 |
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Alexander Smith | 7 matches | 1900 - 1911 |
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Charlie Thomson | 7 matches | 1904 - 1914 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
2
|  | Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3
|  | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4
|  | Scotland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
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