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Scotland 2-1 Northern Ireland - November 16, 1966 / British Home Championship 1966/1967
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Scotland 2-1 Northern Ireland - November 16, 1966 / British Home Championship 1966/1967

. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.
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Scotland

Scotland

2 - 1

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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0
9photo Jimmy Nicholson 9' - Goal Jimmy Nicholson
photo Bobby Murdoch 14' - Goal Bobby Murdoch14
photo Bobby Lennox 35' - Goal Bobby Lennox35
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Team line-ups

Scotland

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Ferguson
photo Bobby Ferguson
Bobby Ferguson
Scotland
B.date01/03/1945
Age21 years
positionGoalkeeper
McKinnon
photo Ronald McKinnon
Ronald McKinnon
Scotland
B.date20/08/1940
Age26 years
positionDefender
Gemmell
photo Tommy Gemmell
Tommy Gemmell
Scotland
B.date16/10/1943
Age23 years
H1m88  
positionLeft full-back
Greig
photo John Greig
John Greig
Scotland
B.date11/09/1942
Age24 years
H1m75  
positionLeft full-back
Bremner
photo Billy Bremner
Billy Bremner
Scotland
B.date09/12/1942
Age23 years
positionCentre Midfield
Clark
photo John Clark
John Clark
Scotland
B.date13/03/1941
Age25 years
positionLeft Midfielder
Murdoch14
photo Bobby Murdoch
Bobby Murdoch
Scotland
B.date17/08/1944
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Lennox35
photo Bobby Lennox
Bobby Lennox
Scotland
B.date30/08/1943
Age23 years
positionForward
McBride
photo Joe McBride
Joe McBride
Scotland
B.date10/06/1938
Age28 years
H1m73  
positionStriker
Henderson
photo Willie Henderson
Willie Henderson
Scotland
B.date24/01/1944
Age22 years
H1m62  
positionRight Winger
Chalmers
photo Stevie Chalmers
Stevie Chalmers
Scotland
B.date26/12/1936
Age29 years
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
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

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Jennings
photo Pat Jennings
Pat Jennings
Northern Ireland
B.date12/06/1945
Age21 years
H1m88  
positionGoalkeeper
Neill
photo Terry Neill
Terry Neill
Northern Ireland
B.date08/05/1942
Age24 years
positionCentral defender
Elder
photo Alex Elder
Alex Elder
Northern Ireland
B.date25/04/1941
Age25 years
positionLeft full-back
Harvey
photo Martin Harvey
Martin Harvey
Northern Ireland
B.date19/09/1941
Age25 years
positionRight full-back
Parke
photo John Parke
John Parke
Northern Ireland
B.date06/08/1937
Age29 years
positionLeft full-back
Clements
photo Dave Clements
Dave Clements
Northern Ireland
B.date15/09/1945
Age21 years
positionMidfield
Nicholson9
photo Jimmy Nicholson
Jimmy Nicholson
Northern Ireland
B.date27/02/1943
Age23 years
positionMidfield
Crossan
photo Johnny Crossan
Johnny Crossan
Northern Ireland
B.date29/11/1938
Age27 years
positionRight Winger
Irvine
photo Willie Irvine
Willie Irvine
Northern Ireland
B.date18/06/1943
Age23 years
H1m78  
positionStriker
Wilson
photo Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
Northern Ireland
B.date30/11/1936
Age29 years
positionForward
Dougan
photo Derek Dougan
Derek Dougan
Northern Ireland
B.date20/01/1938
Age28 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
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

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Bobby Lennox

IN

change player

Denis Law

OUT

Stevie Chalmers

IN

change player

Jimmy Johnstone

OUT

Bobby Murdoch

IN

change player

Jim Baxter

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Sammy Wilson

IN

change player

George Best

OUT

Terry Neill

IN

change player

Sammy Todd

OUT

Dave Clements

IN

change player

Billy McCullough

OUT

Jimmy Nicholson

IN

change player

William Billy Ferguson

OUT

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Referee

Jack Taylor

3 victories

2 draws

2 losses

Scotland7 matchesGeneral total Northern Ireland5 matches

3 victories

1 draw

1 loss

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Scotland1 matchSeason total Northern Ireland1 match

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on April 27, 1977Latest figure on February 16, 1972

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Key figures

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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

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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).

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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
+12 Scotland 3 pts 2 rd
-13 Wales 1 pt 2 rd
4 Northern Ireland 0 pt 2 rd

General ranking

1 England 4 pts 2 rd
+12 Scotland 3 pts 2 rd
-13 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

photo Denis LawDenis Law1 goalTeam's best scorer (Competition total)-
photo Denis LawDenis Law1 goal during the last matchThe fittest player-

Historical head to head

Home

34 matches
26 v
5 d
3 l

118 gf

31 ga

Away

33 matches
23 v
4 d
6 l

104 gf

35 ga

Neutral ground

4 matches
3 v
1 d
0 l

9 gf

2 ga

Total

71 matches
52 v
10 d
9 l

231 gf

68 ga

Historical head to head

Home

33 matches
6 v
4 d
23 l

35 gf

104 ga

Away

34 matches
3 v
5 d
26 l

31 gf

118 ga

Neutral ground

4 matches
0 v
1 d
3 l

2 gf

9 ga

Total

71 matches
9 v
10 d
52 l

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

photo Hughie Gallacher Hughie Gallacher 10 goals 1925 - 1930
photo Robert Hamilton Robert Hamilton 10 goals 1899 - 1904
photo Robert McColl Robert McColl 7 goals 1896 - 1899
photo Alexander McMahon Alexander McMahon 5 goals 1893 - 1901
photo Denis Law Denis Law 5 goals 1960 - 1962
photo William Steel William Steel 5 goals 1949 - 1950
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/01/1884. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Scotland

photo Samuel Smyth Samuel Smyth 4 goals 1947 - 1949
photo Billy Bingham Billy Bingham 4 goals 1954 - 1963
photo David Martin David Martin 3 goals 1933 - 1934
photo David Walsh David Walsh 2 goals 1948 - 1948
photo Richard Rowley Richard Rowley 2 goals 1929 - 1929
photo James Barron James Barron 2 goals 1896 - 1896
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/01/1884. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland

photo George Young George Young 11 matches 1946 - 1956
photo Robert Walker Robert Walker 9 matches 1900 - 1912
photo Alan Morton Alan Morton 9 matches 1920 - 1931
photo Robert Evans Robert Evans 8 matches 1948 - 1959
photo Alexander Smith Alexander Smith 7 matches 1900 - 1911
photo Charlie Thomson Charlie Thomson 7 matches 1904 - 1914
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/01/1884. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Scotland

photo Danny Blanchflower Danny Blanchflower 13 matches 1949 - 1962
photo Jimmy McIlroy Jimmy McIlroy 12 matches 1951 - 1965
photo Billy Bingham Billy Bingham 12 matches 1951 - 1963
photo Elisha Scott Elisha Scott 10 matches 1920 - 1935
photo Olphert Stanfield Olphert Stanfield 10 matches 1887 - 1897
photo Samuel Torrans Samuel Torrans 10 matches 1889 - 1901
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/01/1884. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

November 16, 1966

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Post-match general ranking

pts m v d l GF GA diff
1
logo England England 4220071+6
+12
logo Scotland Scotland 3211032+1
-13
logo Wales Wales 1201126-4
4
logo Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0200214-3
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