Northern Ireland 1-1 Scotland - May 13, 1978 / British Home Championship 1978
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NI
26' - Goal
Martin O'Neill26
36' - Goal
Derek Johnstone
37' - Substitution
Martin Buchanis substituted by Kenny Burns
45' - Substitution
Joe Jordanis substituted by Kenny Dalglish
NI
63' - Substitution
Chris McGrathis substituted by Terry Cochrane63 77' - Substitution
Trevor Andersonis substituted by Billy Hamilton77
SCO
SCO
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jim Platt | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Nicholl | 31 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Scott | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 21 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 23 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David McCreery | 20 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin O'Neill | 26 | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Bryan Hamilton | 31 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Trevor Anderson | 77 | 27 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Chris McGrath | 63 | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gerry Armstrong | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
16
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alan Rough | 26 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Buchan | 37 | 29 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gordon McQueen | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sandy Jardine | 29 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tom Forsyth | 29 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Archie Gemmill | 31 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bruce Rioch | 30 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Don Masson | 31 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Joe Jordan | 45 | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Derek Johnstone | 36 | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Robertson | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
20
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Billy Hamilton | 77 | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Terry Cochrane | 63 | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Kenny Burns | 37 | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Kenny Dalglish | 45 | 27 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jim Platt
IN
Pat Jennings
OUT
Peter Scott
IN
Pat Rice
OUT
Chris Nicholl
IN
Arthur Stewart
OUT
Martin O'Neill
IN
Sammy Nelson
OUT
Bryan Hamilton
IN
Allan Hunter
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Derek Johnstone
IN
Kenny Dalglish
OUT
Martin Buchan
IN
Willie Donachie
OUT
Bruce Rioch
IN
Lou Macari
OUT
Don Masson
IN
Asa Hartford
OUT
Sandy Jardine
IN
Willie Miller
OUT
Tom Forsyth
IN
Stuart Kennedy
OUT
Alan Rough
IN
Jim Blyth
OUT
John Robertson
IN
Graeme Souness
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
52
11
Success rate in this team:
18 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
18 %
Blanchflower vs Scotland
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Blanchflower vs MacLeod
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
47
11
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
MacLeod vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
MacLeod vs Blanchflower
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
John Gow
1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland3 matches | General total | Scotland2 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Scotland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on May 13, 1978 | Latest figure on May 13, 1978 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Derek Johnstone scores 1 goal vs in his professional career
It's the first time Derek Johnstone scores 1 goal in his professional career with
End of streak for Northern Ireland after 10 consecutive matches without a draw away from home in British Home Championship (since 12/05/1973). It was the best streak for the club since 22/02/1930-17/03/1937 (12 matches).
General ranking
| 1 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Scotland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Wales | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Scotland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Wales | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Away | 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 | LScotland 3-0 Northern Ireland01/06/1977 | LIceland 1-0 Northern Ireland11/06/1977 |
| Overall | LScotland 3-0 Northern Ireland01/06/1977 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Wales03/06/1977 | LIceland 1-0 Northern Ireland11/06/1977 | VNorthern Ireland 2-0 Iceland21/09/1977 | LNorthern Ireland 0-1 Netherlands12/10/1977 | VNorthern Ireland 3-0 Belgium16/11/1977 |
Current form
| Home | VScotland 6-0 Finland08/09/1976 | VScotland 1-0 Wales17/11/1976 | VScotland 3-1 Sweden27/04/1977 | VScotland 3-0 Northern Ireland01/06/1977 | VScotland 3-1 Czechoslovakia21/09/1977 | VScotland 2-1 Bulgaria22/02/1978 |
| Overall | DArgentina 1-1 Scotland18/06/1977 | LBrazil 2-0 Scotland23/06/1977 | LEast Germany 1-0 Scotland07/09/1977 | VScotland 3-1 Czechoslovakia21/09/1977 | VWales 0-2 Scotland12/10/1977 | VScotland 2-1 Bulgaria22/02/1978 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 4 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 11 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 11 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 10 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 14 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 10 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 18 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
36 gf
105 ga
Away
37 gf
133 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
9 ga
Total
75 gf
247 ga
Historical head to head
Home
133 gf
37 ga
Away
105 gf
36 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
2 ga
Total
247 gf
75 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
October 04, 1947 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
March 21, 1903 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 11 - 0 |
February 23, 1901 |
| Home | 11 - 0 |
February 23, 1901 |
Latest head to head
June 01, 1977 - British Home Championship 1977
May 08, 1976 - British Home Championship 1976
May 20, 1975 - British Home Championship 1975
May 11, 1974 - British Home Championship 1974
May 16, 1973 - British Home Championship 1973
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 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Hughie Gallacher | 10 goals | 1925 - 1930 |
|
Robert Hamilton | 10 goals | 1899 - 1904 |
|
Robert McColl | 7 goals | 1896 - 1899 |
 |
Denis Law | 6 goals | 1960 - 1972 |
|
Alexander McMahon | 5 goals | 1893 - 1901 |
|
Kenny Dalglish | 5 goals | 1973 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
 |
Danny Blanchflower | 13 matches | 1949 - 1962 |
 |
Pat Jennings | 13 matches | 1964 - 1977 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 12 matches | 1951 - 1965 |
|
Billy Bingham | 12 matches | 1951 - 1963 |
|
Samuel Torrans | 10 matches | 1889 - 1901 |
|
Terry Neill | 10 matches | 1961 - 1973 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
George Young | 11 matches | 1946 - 1956 |
|
Denis Law | 10 matches | 1958 - 1974 |
|
Robert Walker | 9 matches | 1900 - 1912 |
 |
Alan Morton | 9 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
|
Robert Evans | 8 matches | 1948 - 1959 |
|
Alexander Smith | 7 matches | 1900 - 1911 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
2
|  | Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
3
|  | Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
4
|  | Wales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
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