Scotland 1-0 Northern Ireland - May 22, 1979 / British Home Championship 1979
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SCO
SCO
46' - Substitution
John Warkis substituted by Dave Narey46
46' - Substitution
Sammy McIlroyis substituted by Peter Scott 76' - Goal
Arthur Graham76
85' - Substitution
Arthur Grahamis substituted by Frank McGarvey85
NI
NI
Team line-ups
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
George Wood | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Wark | 46 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gordon McQueen | 26 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Hegarty | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Burley | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank Gray | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graeme Souness | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Arthur Graham | 7685 | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Asa Hartford | 28 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Joe Jordan | 27 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kenny Dalglish | 28 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
17
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 33 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Allan Hunter | 32 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 30 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 30 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 46 | 24 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Thomas Sloan | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Hamilton | 32 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Victor Moreland | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Derek Spence | 27 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gerry Armstrong | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
32
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Dave Narey | 46 | 22 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Frank McGarvey | 85 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Peter Scott | 46 | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
George Wood
IN
Alan Rough
OUT
Joe Jordan
IN
Ian Wallace
OUT
Gordon McQueen
IN
Alan Hansen
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Allan Hunter
IN
Chris Nicholl
OUT
Derek Spence
IN
Terry Cochrane
OUT
Thomas Sloan
IN
William Caskey
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
56
4
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
64 %
Stein vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Clive Thomas
2 victories |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Scotland4 matches | General total | Northern Ireland6 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
4 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Scotland1 match | Season total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on May 16, 1980 | Latest figure on May 16, 1980 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
The last time Scotland has ended with the score 1-0 in British Home Championship, It was on the 24/05/1972 (vs )
Northern Ireland keeps its 4 matches without scoring any goal in British Home Championship running (since 16/05/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 15/05/1974-20/05/1975 time period (4 matches).
It's the first time Arthur Graham scores 1 goal in British Home Championship
General ranking
| 1 | Wales | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| +1 | 3 | Scotland | 2 pts | 2 rd |
| -1 | 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 2 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Wales | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| +1 | 3 | Scotland | 2 pts | 2 rd |
| -1 | 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 2 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VScotland 3-1 Czechoslovakia21/09/1977 | VScotland 2-1 Bulgaria22/02/1978 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Scotland13/05/1978 | DScotland 1-1 Wales17/05/1978 | LScotland 0-1 England20/05/1978 | VScotland 3-2 Norway25/10/1978 |
| Overall | DIran 1-1 Scotland07/06/1978 | VScotland 3-2 Netherlands11/06/1978 | LAustria 3-2 Scotland20/09/1978 | VScotland 3-2 Norway25/10/1978 | LPortugal 1-0 Scotland29/11/1978 | LWales 3-0 Scotland19/05/1979 |
Current form
| Away | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Scotland13/05/1978 | LEngland 1-0 Northern Ireland16/05/1978 | LWales 1-0 Northern Ireland19/05/1978 | DIreland 0-0 Northern Ireland20/09/1978 | VBulgaria 0-2 Northern Ireland29/11/1978 | LEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland07/02/1979 |
| Overall | DIreland 0-0 Northern Ireland20/09/1978 | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Denmark25/10/1978 | VBulgaria 0-2 Northern Ireland29/11/1978 | LEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland07/02/1979 | VNorthern Ireland 2-0 Bulgaria02/05/1979 | LNorthern Ireland 0-2 England19/05/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 11 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 5 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
4 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
3 |
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 |
|
0
|
Draws (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
Draws (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
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 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
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) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
134 gf
38 ga
Away
105 gf
36 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
2 ga
Total
248 gf
76 ga
Historical head to head
Home
36 gf
105 ga
Away
38 gf
134 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
9 ga
Total
76 gf
248 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
May 13, 1978 - British Home Championship 1978
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
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 |
|
Andrew Wilson | 5 goals | 1920 - 1923 |
|
James Quinn | 5 goals | 1905 - 1908 |
Best historical scorers against Scotland
|
Samuel Smyth | 4 goals | 1947 - 1949 |
|
Billy Bingham | 4 goals | 1954 - 1963 |
|
David Martin | 3 goals | 1933 - 1934 |
|
Robert Milne | 2 goals | 1896 - 1902 |
 |
Willie Irvine | 2 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
|
George Gaffikin | 2 goals | 1892 - 1893 |
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 |
|
Jock Drummond | 7 matches | 1892 - 1903 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
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Danny Blanchflower | 13 matches | 1949 - 1962 |
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Pat Jennings | 13 matches | 1964 - 1977 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 12 matches | 1951 - 1965 |
|
Billy Bingham | 12 matches | 1951 - 1963 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 10 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
Terry Neill | 10 matches | 1961 - 1973 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
2
|  | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
+13
|  | Scotland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
-14
|  | Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
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