Scotland 2-1 Northern Ireland - November 16, 1966 / British Home Championship 1966/1967
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SCO
SCO
NI
NI
Team line-ups
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Bobby Ferguson | 21 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ronald McKinnon | 26 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy Gemmell | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Greig | 24 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Billy Bremner | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Clark | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Murdoch | 14 | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Bobby Lennox | 35 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Joe McBride | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Willie Henderson | 22 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stevie Chalmers | 29 | 5 | 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
8
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Pat Jennings | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Terry Neill | 24 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex Elder | 25 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Harvey | 25 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Parke | 29 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dave Clements | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy Nicholson | 9 | 23 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Johnny Crossan | 27 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Willie Irvine | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Sammy Wilson | 29 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Derek Dougan | 28 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Bobby Lennox
IN
Denis Law
OUT
Stevie Chalmers
IN
Jimmy Johnstone
OUT
Bobby Murdoch
IN
Jim Baxter
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Sammy Wilson
IN
George Best
OUT
Terry Neill
IN
Sammy Todd
OUT
Dave Clements
IN
Billy McCullough
OUT
Jimmy Nicholson
IN
William Billy Ferguson
OUT
Referee
Jack Taylor
3 victories |
2 draws |
2 losses |
Scotland7 matches | General total | Northern Ireland5 matches | 3 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Scotland1 match | Season total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on April 27, 1977 | Latest figure on February 16, 1972 |
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Scotland after 4 consecutive matches without a win at home (since 02/04/1966). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 05/11/1958
Scotland keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal conceded in British Home Championship running (since 03/10/1964). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 14/11/1951-03/04/1954 time period (8 matches).
The last time Northern Ireland has ended with the score 1-2 , It was on the 10/11/1965 (vs )
General ranking
1 | England | 4 pts | 2 rd | |
+1 | 2 | Scotland | 3 pts | 2 rd |
-1 | 3 | Wales | 1 pt | 2 rd |
4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 2 rd |
General ranking
1 | England | 4 pts | 2 rd | |
+1 | 2 | Scotland | 3 pts | 2 rd |
-1 | 3 | Wales | 1 pt | 2 rd |
4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 2 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VScotland 1-0 Italy09/11/1965 | VScotland 4-1 Wales24/11/1965 | LScotland 3-4 England02/04/1966 | LScotland 0-3 Netherlands11/05/1966 | LScotland 0-1 Portugal18/06/1966 | DScotland 1-1 Brazil25/06/1966 |
Overall | LItaly 3-0 Scotland07/12/1965 | LScotland 3-4 England02/04/1966 | LScotland 0-3 Netherlands11/05/1966 | LScotland 0-1 Portugal18/06/1966 | DScotland 1-1 Brazil25/06/1966 | DWales 1-1 Scotland23/10/1966 |
Current form
Away | LSwitzerland 2-1 Northern Ireland14/11/1964 | LScotland 3-2 Northern Ireland25/11/1964 | DNetherlands 0-0 Northern Ireland07/04/1965 | LEngland 2-1 Northern Ireland10/11/1965 | DAlbania 1-1 Northern Ireland24/11/1965 | VWales 1-4 Northern Ireland30/03/1966 |
Overall | LEngland 2-1 Northern Ireland10/11/1965 | DAlbania 1-1 Northern Ireland24/11/1965 | VWales 1-4 Northern Ireland30/03/1966 | LNorthern Ireland 0-2 Germany07/05/1966 | VNorthern Ireland 4-1 Mexico22/06/1966 | LNorthern Ireland 0-2 England22/10/1966 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
Winless streak | 4 | 6 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 5 | 7 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 4 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 3 | 8 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
3 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
4 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
0
|
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0
|
Goals
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
0
|
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0
|
0
|
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
0
|
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
Denis Law | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | |||
Denis Law | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
118 gf
31 ga
Away
104 gf
35 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
2 ga
Total
231 gf
68 ga
Historical head to head
Home
35 gf
104 ga
Away
31 gf
118 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
9 ga
Total
68 gf
231 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 11 - 0 |
February 23, 1901 |
Home | 11 - 0 |
February 23, 1901 |
Largest victory
Overall | 2 - 0 |
October 04, 1947 |
Away | 2 - 0 |
March 21, 1903 |
Latest head to head
October 02, 1965 - British Home Championship 1965/1966
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
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
Hughie Gallacher | 10 goals | 1925 - 1930 | |
Robert Hamilton | 10 goals | 1899 - 1904 | |
Robert McColl | 7 goals | 1896 - 1899 | |
Alexander McMahon | 5 goals | 1893 - 1901 | |
Denis Law | 5 goals | 1960 - 1962 | |
William Steel | 5 goals | 1949 - 1950 |
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 | |
Richard Rowley | 2 goals | 1929 - 1929 | |
James Barron | 2 goals | 1896 - 1896 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
George Young | 11 matches | 1946 - 1956 | |
Robert Walker | 9 matches | 1900 - 1912 | |
Alan Morton | 9 matches | 1920 - 1931 | |
Robert Evans | 8 matches | 1948 - 1959 | |
Alexander Smith | 7 matches | 1900 - 1911 | |
Charlie Thomson | 7 matches | 1904 - 1914 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
Danny Blanchflower | 13 matches | 1949 - 1962 | |
Jimmy McIlroy | 12 matches | 1951 - 1965 | |
Billy Bingham | 12 matches | 1951 - 1963 | |
Elisha Scott | 10 matches | 1920 - 1935 | |
Olphert Stanfield | 10 matches | 1887 - 1897 | |
Samuel Torrans | 10 matches | 1889 - 1901 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
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1
| England | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | |
+12
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
-13
| Wales | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | |
4
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
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