
Scotland 0-0 Northern Ireland - May 24, 1983 / British Home Championship 1983
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Team line-ups
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Billy Thomson | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Wark | 25 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Hegarty | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ally Dawson | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dave Narey | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Richard Gough | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Neil Simpson | 65 | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Eamonn Bannon | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Burns | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Charly Nicholas | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andy Gray | 27 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
8
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Pat Jennings | 37 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John O'Neill | 46 | 25 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Mal Donaghy | 25 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McClelland | 27 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 26 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 28 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin O'Neill | 31 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Hamilton | 89 | 26 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ian Stewart | 21 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gerry Armstrong | 29 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gerry Mullan | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average number of matches played for the team
38
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Gordon Strachan | 65 | 26 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Chris Nicholl | 46 | 36 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Noel Brotherston | 89 | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Neil Simpson
IN
Graeme Souness
OUT
Eamonn Bannon
IN
Gordon Strachan
OUT
Billy Thomson
IN
Jim Leighton
OUT
Andy Gray
IN
Kenny Dalglish
OUT
Paul Hegarty
IN
Willie Miller
OUT
Tommy Burns
IN
Peter Weir
OUT
Ally Dawson
IN
Alan Hansen
OUT
Dave Narey
IN
Frank Gray
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gerry Mullan
IN
Noel Brotherston
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
60
41
Success rate in this team:
37 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
63 %
Stein vs Northern Ireland
2 victories
4 draws
1 loss
Stein vs Bingham
1 victory
4 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
51
49
Success rate in this team:
37 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Bingham vs Scotland
3 victories
5 draws
2 losses
Bingham vs Stein
1 victory
4 draws
1 loss
Referee
Keith Hackett
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Scotland2 matches | General total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Scotland1 match | Season total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Latest figure on September 12, 1984 | Latest figure on May 24, 1983 |
Videos
Key figures

Scotland keeps its 3 consecutive draws vs Northern Ireland running (since 14/10/1981). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 05/11/1958 (2 matches)

The last time Northern Ireland has ended with the score 0-0 away from home in British Home Championship, It was on the 27/05/1972 (vs )

Scotland keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a win vs Northern Ireland running (since 14/10/1981). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 25/03/1981 (2 matches)
General ranking
1 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
2 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
3 | Scotland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
-2 | 4 | Wales | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
1 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
2 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
3 | Scotland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
-2 | 4 | Wales | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VScotland 2-0 Sweden09/09/1981 | VScotland 2-1 Netherlands23/03/1982 | VScotland 1-0 Wales24/05/1982 | LScotland 0-1 England29/05/1982 | VScotland 2-0 East Germany13/10/1982 | DScotland 2-2 Switzerland30/03/1983 |
Overall | LBrazil 4-1 Scotland18/06/1982 | DScotland 2-2 Soviet Union22/06/1982 | VScotland 2-0 East Germany13/10/1982 | LSwitzerland 2-0 Scotland17/11/1982 | LBelgium 3-2 Scotland15/12/1982 | DScotland 2-2 Switzerland30/03/1983 |
Current form
Away | LEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland23/02/1982 | LFrance 4-0 Northern Ireland24/03/1982 | LWales 3-0 Northern Ireland27/05/1982 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Spain25/06/1982 | LAustria 2-0 Northern Ireland13/10/1982 | DAlbania 0-0 Northern Ireland15/12/1982 |
Overall | LFrance 4-1 Northern Ireland04/07/1982 | LAustria 2-0 Northern Ireland13/10/1982 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Germany17/11/1982 | DAlbania 0-0 Northern Ireland15/12/1982 | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Turkey30/03/1983 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Albania27/04/1983 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 1 |
Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 4 |
Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
Goalless streak | 2 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
0 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
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
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0
|
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
0 |
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
|
0
|
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0
|
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
138 gf
39 ga
Away
106 gf
38 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
2 ga
Total
253 gf
79 ga
Historical head to head
Home
38 gf
106 ga
Away
39 gf
138 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
9 ga
Total
79 gf
253 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
April 28, 1982 - British Home Championship 1982
October 14, 1981 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
May 19, 1981 - British Home Championship 1981
March 25, 1981 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
May 16, 1980 - British Home Championship 1980
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
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Robert Hamilton | 10 goals | 1899 - 1904 |
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Hughie Gallacher | 10 goals | 1925 - 1930 |
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Robert McColl | 7 goals | 1896 - 1899 |
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Denis Law | 6 goals | 1960 - 1972 |
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Kenny Dalglish | 5 goals | 1973 - 1977 |
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William Steel | 5 goals | 1949 - 1950 |
Best historical scorers against Scotland
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Samuel Smyth | 4 goals | 1947 - 1949 |
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Billy Bingham | 4 goals | 1954 - 1963 |
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David Martin | 3 goals | 1933 - 1934 |
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Johnny Gibb | 2 goals | 1885 - 1885 |
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Robert Milne | 2 goals | 1896 - 1902 |
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Willie Irvine | 2 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
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George Young | 11 matches | 1946 - 1956 |
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Denis Law | 10 matches | 1958 - 1974 |
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Kenny Dalglish | 10 matches | 1973 - 1982 |
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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 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
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Pat Jennings | 17 matches | 1964 - 1981 |
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Danny Blanchflower | 13 matches | 1949 - 1962 |
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Billy Bingham | 12 matches | 1951 - 1963 |
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Sammy McIlroy | 12 matches | 1972 - 1982 |
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Jimmy McIlroy | 12 matches | 1951 - 1965 |
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Elisha Scott | 10 matches | 1920 - 1935 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
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1
| ![]() | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
2
| ![]() | Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3
| ![]() | Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-24
| ![]() | Wales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
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