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Wales 3-0 Northern Ireland - May 27, 1982 / British Home Championship 1982
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This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

Wales 3-0 Northern Ireland - May 27, 1982 / British Home Championship 1982

. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.
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Wales

Wales

3 - 0

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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0
photo Peter Nicholas 0' - Goal Peter Nicholasphoto Alan Curtis 0' - Goal Alan Curtisphoto Ian Rush 0' - Goal Ian Rush0
HT

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photo Mickey Thomasphoto Leighton James 46' - Substitution Leighton Jamesis substituted by Mickey Thomasphoto Ian Walshphoto Alan Curtis 46' - Substitution Alan Curtisis substituted by Ian Walsh46
46photo Jim Plattphoto Pat Jennings 46' - Substitution Pat Jenningsis substituted by Jim Plattphoto Robert Campbellphoto James Cleary 46' - Substitution James Clearyis substituted by Robert Campbell
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Team line-ups

Wales

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Southall
photo Neville Southall
Neville Southall
Wales
B.date16/09/1958
Age23 years
H1m86  
positionGoalkeeper
Marustik
photo Chris Marustik
Chris Marustik
Wales
B.date10/08/1961
Age20 years
positionDefender
Stevenson
photo Nigel Stevenson
Nigel Stevenson
Wales
B.date02/11/1958
Age23 years
positionCentral defender
Stevenson
photo Byron Stevenson
Byron Stevenson
Wales
B.date07/09/1956
Age25 years
positionDefender
Jones
photo Joey Jones
Joey Jones
Wales
B.date04/03/1955
Age27 years
positionLeft full-back
Nicholas0
photo Peter Nicholas
Peter Nicholas
Wales
B.date10/11/1959
Age22 years
positionDefensive Midfielder
L. James46
photo Leighton James
Leighton James
Wales
B.date16/02/1953
Age29 years
positionMidfield
R. James
photo Robbie James
Robbie James
Wales
B.date23/03/1957
Age25 years
positionMidfield
Flynn
photo Brian Flynn
Brian Flynn
Wales
B.date21/10/1955
Age26 years
H1m61  
positionMidfield
Curtis046
photo Alan Curtis
Alan Curtis
Wales
B.date16/04/1954
Age28 years
H1m80  
positionForward
Rush0
photo Ian Rush
Ian Rush
Wales
B.date20/10/1961
Age20 years
H1m83  
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Neville Southall 23 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Chris Marustik 20 4 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Nigel Stevenson 23 3 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Byron Stevenson 25 14 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Joey Jones 27 45 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Peter Nicholas 22 24 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Leighton James 46 29 52 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Robbie James 25 13 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Brian Flynn 26 51 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Alan Curtis 46 28 27 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Ian Rush 20 8 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.4 years

Average number of matches played for the team

22

Northern Ireland

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Jennings46
photo Pat Jennings
Pat Jennings
Northern Ireland
B.date12/06/1945
Age36 years
H1m88  
positionGoalkeeper
C. Nicholl
photo Chris Nicholl
Chris Nicholl
Northern Ireland
B.date12/10/1946
Age35 years
positionCentral defender
McClelland
photo John McClelland
John McClelland
Northern Ireland
B.date07/12/1955
Age26 years
H1m90  
positionCentral defender
Donaghy
photo Mal Donaghy
Mal Donaghy
Northern Ireland
B.date13/09/1957
Age24 years
H1m75  
positionLeft central defender
J. Nicholl
photo Jimmy Nicholl
Jimmy Nicholl
Northern Ireland
B.date28/12/1956
Age25 years
positionRight full-back
Cleary46
photo James Cleary
James Cleary
Northern Ireland
B.date27/05/1956
Age25 years
positionMidfield
Brotherston
photo Noel Brotherston
Noel Brotherston
Northern Ireland
B.date18/11/1956
Age25 years
H1m74  
positionRight Midfielder
Healy
photo Felix Healy
Felix Healy
Northern Ireland
B.date27/09/1955
Age26 years
H1m77  
positionMidfield
McIlroy
photo Sammy McIlroy
Sammy McIlroy
Northern Ireland
B.date02/08/1954
Age27 years
H1m78  
positionMidfield
Armstrong
photo Gerry Armstrong
Gerry Armstrong
Northern Ireland
B.date23/05/1954
Age28 years
H1m83  
positionForward
Hamilton
photo Billy Hamilton
Billy Hamilton
Northern Ireland
B.date09/05/1957
Age25 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Pat Jennings 46 36 91 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Chris Nicholl 35 45 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John McClelland 26 10 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Mal Donaghy 24 12 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Jimmy Nicholl 25 39 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
James Cleary 46 25 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Noel Brotherston 25 14 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Felix Healy 26 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Sammy McIlroy 27 56 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Gerry Armstrong 28 37 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Billy Hamilton 25 16 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

29

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
M
Mickey Thomas 46 27 29 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Ian Walsh 46 23 17 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
G
Jim Platt 46 30 15 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Robert Campbell 46 25 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Neville Southall

IN

change player

Dai Davies

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Jimmy Nicholl

IN

change player

Sammy Nelson

OUT

Pat Jennings

IN

change player

Jim Platt

OUT

Chris Nicholl

IN

change player

John O'Neill

OUT

Gerry Armstrong

IN

change player

Robert Campbell

OUT

Billy Hamilton

IN

change player

Martin O'Neill

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Mike England

40

18

Success rate in this team:

44 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

44 %

England vs Northern Ireland

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 27, 1982

England vs Bingham

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 27, 1982

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

37 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

38 %

Bingham vs Wales

2 victories

1 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on May 27, 1982

Bingham vs England

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 27, 1982

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Key figures

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It's the first time Ian Rush scores 1 goal vs Northern Ireland in his professional career

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The last time Wales has scored at least 3 goals at home, It was on the 08/02/1890 (vs )

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Northern Ireland keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw away from home in British Home Championship running (since 17/03/1906). It's a record streak. The first of history

General ranking

1 England 4 pts 2 rd
2 Scotland 3 pts 2 rd
+13 Wales 2 pts 3 rd
-14 Northern Ireland 1 pt 3 rd

General ranking

1 England 4 pts 2 rd
2 Scotland 3 pts 2 rd
+13 Wales 2 pts 3 rd
-14 Northern Ireland 1 pt 3 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VWales 4-0 Turkey15/10/1980

VWales 1-0 Czechoslovakia19/11/1980

VWales 2-0 Scotland16/05/1981

DWales 0-0 Soviet Union30/05/1981

DWales 2-2 Iceland14/10/1981

LWales 0-1 England27/04/1982

Overall

LCzechoslovakia 2-0 Wales09/09/1981

DWales 2-2 Iceland14/10/1981

LSoviet Union 3-0 Wales18/11/1981

DSpain 1-1 Wales24/03/1982

LWales 0-1 England27/04/1982

LScotland 1-0 Wales24/05/1982

Current form

Away

LPortugal 1-0 Northern Ireland19/11/1980

DScotland 1-1 Northern Ireland25/03/1981

LScotland 2-0 Northern Ireland19/05/1981

LSweden 1-0 Northern Ireland03/06/1981

LEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland23/02/1982

LFrance 4-0 Northern Ireland24/03/1982

Overall

LSweden 1-0 Northern Ireland03/06/1981

DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Scotland14/10/1981

VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Israel18/11/1981

LEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland23/02/1982

LFrance 4-0 Northern Ireland24/03/1982

DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Scotland28/04/1982

Running streaks

Home Total
Loosing streak 1 2
Winless streak 3 8
Drawless streak 1 2
Goalless streak 1 2
Conceding streak 2 6

Running streaks

Away Total
Drawing streak 0 1
Loosing streak 4 0
Unbeaten streak 0 1
Winless streak 6 3
Drawless streak 4 0
Scoring streak 0 1
Goalless streak 4 0
Conceding streak 9 3

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

4

General ranking (Competition total)

3

4

General ranking (Home / Away)

4

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

2

Number of games (Competition total)

2

1

Number of games (Home / Away)

1

0

Victories (Competition total)

0

0

Victories (Home / Away)

0

0

Draws (Competition total)

1

0

Draws (Home / Away)

0

2

Losses (Competition total)

1

1

Losses (Home / Away)

1

Goals

0

Goals scored (Competition total)

1

0

Goals scored (Home / Away)

0

2

Goals conceded (Competition total)

5

1

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

4

0

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

0.5

0

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

0

1

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

2.5

1

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

4

Betting aid

0

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

1

0

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

1

0

Clean sheets (Competition total)

0

0

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

0

2

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

1

1

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

1

0

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

1

0

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

0

0-1
(1 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

0-4
(1 times)

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

-Team's best scorer (Competition total)1 goalSammy McIlroyphoto Sammy McIlroy
-The fittest player1 goal during the last matchSammy McIlroyphoto Sammy McIlroy

Historical head to head

Home

43 matches
23 v
9 d
11 l

100 gf

48 ga

Away

42 matches
16 v
11 d
15 l

72 gf

75 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches
1 v
0 d
1 l

5 gf

3 ga

Total

87 matches
40 v
20 d
27 l

177 gf

126 ga

Historical head to head

Home

42 matches
15 v
11 d
16 l

75 gf

72 ga

Away

43 matches
11 v
9 d
23 l

48 gf

100 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches
1 v
0 d
1 l

3 gf

5 ga

Total

87 matches
27 v
20 d
40 l

126 gf

177 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, 1980 - British Home Championship 1980

May 26, 1979 - British Home Championship 1979

May 19, 1978 - British Home Championship 1978

June 03, 1977 - British Home Championship 1977

May 14, 1976 - British Home Championship 1976

Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland

photo William Mederith William Mederith 7 goals 1896 - 1909
photo John Charles John Charles 6 goals 1953 - 1955
photo Cliff Jones Cliff Jones 6 goals 1961 - 1965
photo Melvyn Charles Melvyn Charles 5 goals 1961 - 1962
photo Job Wilding Job Wilding 5 goals 1886 - 1888
photo Herbert Sisson Herbert Sisson 4 goals 1885 - 1886
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/02/1882. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Wales

photo Joseph Bambrick Joseph Bambrick 9 goals 1930 - 1938
photo Olphert Stanfield Olphert Stanfield 9 goals 1887 - 1897
photo John Peden John Peden 6 goals 1887 - 1898
photo William Gillespie William Gillespie 5 goals 1914 - 1926
photo Harold Sloan Harold Sloan 5 goals 1906 - 1908
photo Martin Harvey Martin Harvey 3 goals 1963 - 1966
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/02/1882. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland

photo William Mederith William Mederith 16 matches 1895 - 1920
photo Frederick C Keenor Frederick C Keenor 11 matches 1920 - 1931
photo Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch 11 matches 1951 - 1965
photo Cliff Jones Cliff Jones 10 matches 1956 - 1965
photo Alfred Sherwood Alfred Sherwood 10 matches 1947 - 1956
photo Rod Thomas Rod Thomas 9 matches 1967 - 1977
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/02/1882. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Wales

photo Danny Blanchflower Danny Blanchflower 12 matches 1950 - 1962
photo Pat Jennings Pat Jennings 12 matches 1964 - 1979
photo Jimmy McIlroy Jimmy McIlroy 11 matches 1952 - 1963
photo John Peden John Peden 10 matches 1887 - 1899
photo Dave Clements Dave Clements 10 matches 1965 - 1976
photo Terry Neill Terry Neill 10 matches 1962 - 1973
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/02/1882. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

May 29, 1982

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Post-match general ranking

pts m v d l GF GA diff
1
logo England England 4220050+5
2
logo Scotland Scotland 3211021+1
+13
logo Wales Wales 2310232+1
-14
logo Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1301218-7
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