Northern Ireland 1-2 England - May 28, 1977 / British Home Championship 1977
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27'
Mick Channon
NI
4' - Goal
Chris McGrath4
27' - Goal
Mick Channon
NI
49' - Substitution
Gerry Armstrongis substituted by Martin O'Neill49
65' - Substitution
Ray Wilkinsis substituted by Brian Talbot
72' - Substitution
Trevor Andersonis substituted by Derek Spence72
86' - Goal
Dennis Tueart
ENG
ENG
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 31 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Allan Hunter | 30 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 28 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Hamilton | 30 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 22 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Jackson | 30 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David McCreery | 19 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gerry Armstrong | 49 | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Trevor Anderson | 72 | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Chris McGrath | 4 | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
24
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Shilton | 27 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Greenhoff | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Todd | 28 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trevor Cherry | 29 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick Mills | 28 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Watson | 30 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Wilkins | 65 | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Trevor Brooking | 28 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mick Channon | 27 | 28 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dennis Tueart | 86 | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paul Mariner | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
14
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Martin O'Neill | 49 | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Derek Spence | 72 | 25 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Brian Talbot | 65 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jimmy Nicholl
IN
Sammy Nelson
OUT
Sammy McIlroy
IN
George Best
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Dennis Tueart
IN
Kevin Keegan
OUT
Brian Greenhoff
IN
Emelyn Hughes
OUT
Paul Mariner
IN
Trevor Francis
OUT
Peter Shilton
IN
Ray Clemence
OUT
Colin Todd
IN
Ray Kennedy
OUT
Mick Mills
IN
John Gidman
OUT
Ray Wilkins
IN
Joe Royle
OUT
Trevor Brooking
IN
Gordon Hill
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
51
4
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
0 %
Blanchflower vs England
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Blanchflower vs Revie
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
49
23
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
54 %
Revie vs Northern Ireland
2 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Revie vs Blanchflower
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Brian McGinlay
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | General total | England3 matches | 2 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | England1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on May 28, 1977 | Latest figure on May 20, 1981 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Northern Ireland after 6 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home in British Home Championship (since 10/05/1969). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 15/03/1924 (5 matches)
It's the first time Dennis Tueart scores 1 goal vs Northern Ireland in his professional career
It's the first time Dennis Tueart scores 1 goal in British Home Championship
General ranking
| 1 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Scotland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Wales | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Scotland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Wales | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Soviet Union13/10/1971 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Yugoslavia16/03/1975 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 England17/05/1975 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Wales23/05/1975 | LNorthern Ireland 1-2 Sweden03/09/1975 | VNorthern Ireland 3-0 Norway29/10/1975 |
| Overall | LScotland 3-0 Northern Ireland08/05/1976 | LEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland11/05/1976 | LWales 1-0 Northern Ireland14/05/1976 | DNetherlands 2-2 Northern Ireland13/10/1976 | LBelgium 2-0 Northern Ireland10/11/1976 | LGermany 5-0 Northern Ireland27/04/1977 |
Current form
| Away | DPortugal 1-1 England19/11/1975 | VWales 1-2 England24/03/1976 | VWales 0-1 England08/05/1976 | LScotland 2-1 England15/05/1976 | VFinland 1-4 England13/06/1976 | LItaly 2-0 England17/11/1976 |
| Overall | VFinland 1-4 England13/06/1976 | DEngland 1-1 Ireland08/09/1976 | VEngland 2-1 Finland13/10/1976 | LItaly 2-0 England17/11/1976 | LEngland 0-2 Netherlands09/02/1977 | VEngland 5-0 Luxembourg30/03/1977 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 8 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 8 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
41 gf
130 ga
Away
35 gf
155 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
8 ga
Total
77 gf
293 ga
Historical head to head
Home
155 gf
35 ga
Away
130 gf
41 ga
Neutral ground
8 gf
1 ga
Total
293 gf
77 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
February 14, 1914 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
October 22, 1927 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 13 - 0 |
February 18, 1882 |
| Away | 13 - 0 |
February 18, 1882 |
Latest head to head
May 11, 1976 - British Home Championship 1976
May 17, 1975 - British Home Championship 1975
May 15, 1974 - British Home Championship 1974
May 12, 1973 - British Home Championship 1973
May 23, 1972 - British Home Championship 1972
Best historical scorers against England
|
William Gillespie | 7 goals | 1913 - 1926 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 3 goals | 1956 - 1961 |
|
Sammy Wilson | 3 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
|
David Walsh | 3 goals | 1947 - 1948 |
 |
Charles Tully | 2 goals | 1952 - 1952 |
|
Joseph McAllen | 2 goals | 1898 - 1899 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Jimmy Greaves | 10 goals | 1960 - 1964 |
 |
Steve Bloomer | 8 goals | 1895 - 1905 |
|
Gilbert Smith | 7 goals | 1893 - 1899 |
|
Tinsley Lindley | 7 goals | 1886 - 1891 |
|
Willie Hall | 6 goals | 1937 - 1938 |
 |
Bobby Charlton | 6 goals | 1958 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs England
|
Billy Bingham | 13 matches | 1951 - 1963 |
|
Jimmy McIlroy | 13 matches | 1951 - 1965 |
 |
Danny Blanchflower | 12 matches | 1950 - 1962 |
 |
Pat Jennings | 12 matches | 1964 - 1976 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 11 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
William Gillespie | 11 matches | 1913 - 1930 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
 |
Billy Wright | 13 matches | 1946 - 1958 |
 |
Robert Crompton | 10 matches | 1902 - 1914 |
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Bobby Moore | 10 matches | 1962 - 1973 |
|
Bobby Charlton | 10 matches | 1958 - 1970 |
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Tom Finney | 8 matches | 1946 - 1958 |
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Gordon Banks | 8 matches | 1963 - 1971 |
They played in both sides
5 matches
8 matches
They played in both sides
5 matches
8 matches
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
2
|  | Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3
|  | Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4
|  | Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
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