Northern Ireland 1-0 Scotland - May 16, 1980 / British Home Championship 1980
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NI
37' - Goal
Billy Hamilton37
NI
52' - Substitution
Billy Hamiltonis substituted by John McClelland52
59' - Substitution
Graeme Sounessis substituted by Joe Jordan 59' - Substitution
Peter Weiris substituted by David Provan 70' - Substitution
Tommy Cassidyis substituted by David McCreery70
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Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jim Platt | 28 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Nicholl | 33 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John O'Neill | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mal Donaghy | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Cassidy | 70 | 29 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 25 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Noel Brotherston | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tom Finney | 27 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Hamilton | 3752 | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gerry Armstrong | 25 | 21 | 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
14
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Billy Thomson | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex McLeish | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dave Narey | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Burley | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Danny McGrain | 30 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graeme Souness | 59 | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Peter Weir | 59 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Archie Gemmill | 33 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gordon Strachan | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Archibald | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kenny Dalglish | 29 | 71 | 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
17
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
John McClelland | 52 | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
David McCreery | 70 | 22 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Joe Jordan | 59 | 28 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Provan | 59 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Noel Brotherston
IN
Martin O'Neill
OUT
Jim Platt
IN
Pat Jennings
OUT
Billy Hamilton
IN
Terry Cochrane
OUT
Mal Donaghy
IN
Sammy Nelson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Steve Archibald
IN
Andy Gray
OUT
Billy Thomson
IN
Alan Rough
OUT
Peter Weir
IN
Alan Hansen
OUT
Gordon Strachan
IN
John Robertson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
21
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Bingham vs Scotland
3 victories
1 draw
1 loss
Bingham vs Stein
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
57
13
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
63 %
Stein vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Stein vs Bingham
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Clive Thomas
2 victories |
0 draw |
4 losses |
Northern Ireland6 matches | General total | Scotland4 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Scotland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on May 16, 1980 | Latest figure on May 16, 1980 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Northern Ireland keeps its 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most in British Home Championship running (since 22/05/1979). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 03/06/1977-19/05/1978 time period (4 matches).
Scotland keeps its 6 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 12/09/1979). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 22/02/1978-19/05/1979 time period (11 matches).
Northern Ireland keeps its 3 matches without conceding any goal running (since 21/11/1979). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 30/10/1974-17/05/1975 time period (3 matches).
General ranking
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Scotland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Scotland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Denmark25/10/1978 | VNorthern Ireland 2-0 Bulgaria02/05/1979 | LNorthern Ireland 0-2 England19/05/1979 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Wales26/05/1979 | LNorthern Ireland 1-5 England17/10/1979 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Ireland21/11/1979 |
| Overall | LScotland 1-0 Northern Ireland22/05/1979 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Wales26/05/1979 | LDenmark 4-0 Northern Ireland06/06/1979 | LNorthern Ireland 1-5 England17/10/1979 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Ireland21/11/1979 | DIsrael 0-0 Northern Ireland26/03/1980 |
Current form
| Away | LAustria 3-2 Scotland20/09/1978 | LPortugal 1-0 Scotland29/11/1978 | LWales 3-0 Scotland19/05/1979 | LEngland 3-1 Scotland26/05/1979 | VNorway 0-4 Scotland07/06/1979 | LBelgium 2-0 Scotland21/11/1979 |
| Overall | VNorway 0-4 Scotland07/06/1979 | DScotland 1-1 Peru12/09/1979 | DScotland 1-1 Austria17/10/1979 | LBelgium 2-0 Scotland21/11/1979 | LScotland 1-3 Belgium19/12/1979 | VScotland 4-1 Portugal26/03/1980 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
36 gf
105 ga
Away
38 gf
135 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
9 ga
Total
76 gf
249 ga
Historical head to head
Home
135 gf
38 ga
Away
105 gf
36 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
2 ga
Total
249 gf
76 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
October 04, 1947 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
October 04, 1947 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 11 - 0 |
February 23, 1901 |
| Away | 10 - 2 |
March 24, 1888 |
Latest head to head
May 22, 1979 - British Home Championship 1979
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
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 |
 |
Martin O'Neill | 2 goals | 1973 - 1978 |
|
Richard Rowley | 2 goals | 1929 - 1929 |
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 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
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Pat Jennings | 14 matches | 1964 - 1979 |
 |
Danny Blanchflower | 13 matches | 1949 - 1962 |
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Jimmy McIlroy | 12 matches | 1951 - 1965 |
|
Billy Bingham | 12 matches | 1951 - 1963 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 10 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
Samuel Torrans | 10 matches | 1889 - 1901 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
George Young | 11 matches | 1946 - 1956 |
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Denis Law | 10 matches | 1958 - 1974 |
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Alan Morton | 9 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
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Robert Walker | 9 matches | 1900 - 1912 |
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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
|  | Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
2
|  | Scotland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
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