Wales 1-0 Northern Ireland - May 14, 1976 / British Home Championship 1976
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WAL
0' - Goal
Leighton James0
WAL
60' - Substitution
Tommy Cassidyis substituted by Jimmy Nicholl 60' - Substitution
Derek Spenceis substituted by Samuel Morgan
NI
NI
Team line-ups
Wales
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dai Davies | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ian Evans | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Leighton Phillips | 26 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Roberts | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Page | 29 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry Yorath | 26 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Flynn | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Leighton James | 23 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Mahoney | 29 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Arfon Griffiths | 34 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Curtis | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
16
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 30 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Nicholl | 29 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Allan Hunter | 29 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Scott | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 27 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Cassidy | 60 | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dave Clements | 30 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David McCreery | 18 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 21 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Hamilton | 29 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Derek Spence | 60 | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
24
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 60 | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Samuel Morgan | 60 | 29 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Arfon Griffiths
IN
John Toshack
OUT
David Roberts
IN
Rod Thomas
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Peter Scott
IN
Sammy Nelson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
38
13
Success rate in this team:
46 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Smith vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Ken Burns
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Wales1 match | General total | Northern Ireland2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Wales1 match | Season total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on May 14, 1976 | Latest figure on May 14, 1976 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Wales after 10 matches with at least one goal conceded at home (since 08/02/1890). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Northern Ireland after 5 consecutive matches without a loss away from home (since 16/02/1972). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 17/06/1958 (2 matches)
Wales keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw at home in British Home Championship running (since 08/02/1890). It's a record streak. The first of history
General ranking
| 1 | Scotland | 4 pts | 2 rd | |
| 2 | England | 4 pts | 2 rd | |
| 3 | Wales | 2 pts | 3 rd | |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 3 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Scotland | 4 pts | 2 rd | |
| 2 | England | 4 pts | 2 rd | |
| 3 | Wales | 2 pts | 3 rd | |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 3 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VWales 2-0 Hungary30/10/1974 | VWales 5-0 Luxembourg20/11/1974 | DWales 2-2 Scotland20/05/1975 | VWales 1-0 Austria19/11/1975 | LWales 1-2 England24/03/1976 | LWales 0-1 England08/05/1976 |
| Overall | LNorthern Ireland 1-0 Wales23/05/1975 | VWales 1-0 Austria19/11/1975 | LWales 1-2 England24/03/1976 | LYugoslavia 2-0 Wales24/04/1976 | LScotland 3-1 Wales06/05/1976 | LWales 0-1 England08/05/1976 |
Current form
| Away | VSweden 0-2 Northern Ireland30/10/1974 | LScotland 3-0 Northern Ireland20/05/1975 | LYugoslavia 1-0 Northern Ireland19/11/1975 | DIsrael 1-1 Northern Ireland03/03/1976 | LScotland 3-0 Northern Ireland08/05/1976 | LEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland11/05/1976 |
| Overall | LNorthern Ireland 1-2 Sweden03/09/1975 | VNorthern Ireland 3-0 Norway29/10/1975 | LYugoslavia 1-0 Northern Ireland19/11/1975 | DIsrael 1-1 Northern Ireland03/03/1976 | LScotland 3-0 Northern Ireland08/05/1976 | LEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland11/05/1976 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 6 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
3 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
3 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Draws (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
Draws (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
7 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
3.5 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
3.5 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-3 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Arfon Griffiths | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Arfon Griffiths | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Arfon Griffiths | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
98 gf
47 ga
Away
70 gf
73 ga
Neutral ground
5 gf
3 ga
Total
173 gf
123 ga
Historical head to head
Home
73 gf
70 ga
Away
47 gf
98 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
5 ga
Total
123 gf
173 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 11 - 0 |
March 03, 1888 |
| Home | 11 - 0 |
March 03, 1888 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
February 01, 1930 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
March 30, 1966 |
Latest head to head
May 23, 1975 - British Home Championship 1975
May 18, 1974 - British Home Championship 1974
May 19, 1973 - British Home Championship 1973
May 27, 1972 - British Home Championship 1972
May 22, 1971 - British Home Championship 1971
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
|
William Mederith | 7 goals | 1896 - 1909 |
 |
John Charles | 6 goals | 1953 - 1955 |
 |
Cliff Jones | 6 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Melvyn Charles | 5 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
|
Job Wilding | 5 goals | 1886 - 1888 |
|
Arthur Morris | 4 goals | 1896 - 1911 |
Best historical scorers against Wales
|
Joseph Bambrick | 9 goals | 1930 - 1938 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 9 goals | 1887 - 1897 |
|
John Peden | 6 goals | 1887 - 1898 |
|
William Gillespie | 5 goals | 1914 - 1926 |
|
Harold Sloan | 5 goals | 1906 - 1908 |
|
Martin Harvey | 3 goals | 1963 - 1966 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
William Mederith | 16 matches | 1895 - 1920 |
 |
Ivor Allchurch | 11 matches | 1951 - 1965 |
|
Frederick C Keenor | 11 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
|
Cliff Jones | 10 matches | 1956 - 1965 |
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Alfred Sherwood | 10 matches | 1947 - 1956 |
|
Trevor Ford | 9 matches | 1947 - 1956 |
Players with most games played vs Wales
 |
Danny Blanchflower | 12 matches | 1950 - 1962 |
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Jimmy McIlroy | 11 matches | 1952 - 1963 |
|
Terry Neill | 10 matches | 1962 - 1973 |
|
John Peden | 10 matches | 1887 - 1899 |
|
Elisha Scott | 10 matches | 1921 - 1936 |
|
Alex Elder | 9 matches | 1960 - 1969 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
2
|  | England | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
3
|  | Wales | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
4
|  | Northern Ireland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
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