Northern Ireland national football team results
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This is a list of the Ireland national football team results from 1882 to 1899. From 1882 to 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association (IFA).

In 1920 Ireland was partitioned into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. In 1922, The south of Ireland gained independence as the Irish Free State, later to become Republic of Ireland. Amid these political upheavals, a rival football association, the Football Association of Ireland (the F.A.I.), emerged in Dublin in 1921 and organised a separate league and later a national team. In 1923, during a period when the home nations had dis-affiliated from the governing body,[1] the FAI was recognised by FIFA as the governing body of the Irish Free State on the condition that it changed its name to the Football Association of the Irish Free State.[2] At the same time, the IFA continued to organise its national team on an all-Ireland basis, regularly calling up Free State players.[3][4] During this era at least one Northerner, Harry Chatton, also played for the Irish Free State and from 1936, the FAI began to organise their own all–Ireland team.[5][6] Both teams now competed as Ireland and during this era at least 39 dual internationals were selected to represent both teams.[7] Between 1928 and 1946 the IFA were not affiliated to FIFA and the two Ireland teams co-existed, never competing in the same competition.[8]

In April 1951, FIFA decreed that the IFA team could not select "citizens of Eire". An exception was for British Home Championship games, as a 1923 IFAB agreement at Liverpool prevented FIFA intervention in relations between the four Home Nations.[9] However, the exception would only apply "if the F.A. of Ireland do not object", and was never availed of.

At FIFA's 1953 congress, its Rule 3 was amended so that an international team must use "that title ... recognised politically and geographically of the countries or territories". The FAI initially claimed Rule 3 gave them the right to the name Ireland[10] (see names of the Irish state), but FIFA subsequently ruled neither team could be referred to as Ireland, decreeing that the FAI team be officially designated as the Republic of Ireland, while the IFA team was to become Northern Ireland.[11][12] The IFA objected and in 1954 was permitted to continue using the name Ireland in Home Internationals,[13] based on the 1923 agreement. This practice was discontinued in the late 1970s.[14][lower-alpha 1]

1880s

1882

18 February 1882 International Friendly Ireland  0–13  England Belfast, Ireland

Match 1		 Report Vaughton 3'
J. Brown 8'
A. Brown 15'
C. Bambridge
H. Cursham 		Stadium: Knock Ground
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Robert M. Kennedy (Ireland)[18]
25 February 1882 International Friendly Wales  7–1  Ireland Wrexham, Wales

Match 2		 Price 41'
Owen 44'
Morgan 10'		 Report Johnston 20' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Robert E. Lythgoe (England)

1883

24 February 1883 International Friendly England  7–0  Ireland Liverpool, England

Match 3		 Whateley 15', 46'
Cobbold 17', 19'
Dunn 44', 80'
Pawson 88'		 Report Stadium: Aigburth Cricket Ground
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: John K. McDowell (Scotland)[19]
17 March 1883 International Friendly Ireland  1–1  Wales Belfast, Ireland

Match 4		 Morrow 67' Report Roberts 50' Stadium: Ballynafeigh Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: John K. McDowell (Scotland)

1884

26 January 1884 1883–84 British Home Championship Ireland  0–5  Scotland Belfast, Ireland

Match 5		 Report Harrower 12', 86'
Gossland 30', 70'
Goudie 60'		 Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Thomas Hindle (England)
9 February 1884 1883–84 British Home Championship Wales  6–0  Ireland Wrexham, Wales

Match 6		 Owen 55', 70'
Shaw 20', 68'
Eyton-Jones 59'
Jones 82'		 Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Robert M. Sloane (England)
23 February 1884 1883–84 British Home Championship Ireland  1–8  England Belfast, Ireland

Match 7		 McWha 88' Report Cursham 75'
Johnson 15'
C. Bambridge 18'
A. Bambridge 		Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground
Attendance: 3,000[20]
Referee: Thomas Lawrie (Scotland)

1885

28 February 1885 1884–85 British Home Championship England  4–0  Ireland Manchester, England

Match 8		 Bambridge 44'
Spilsbury 75'
Eames 77' (o.g.)
Brown 77'		 Report Stadium: Whalley Range
Attendance: 6,000[21]
14 March 1885 1884–85 British Home Championship Scotland  8–2  Ireland Glasgow, Scotland

Match 9		 Lamont 10'
Turner 12'
Calderwood 15'
Marshall 35'
Higgins 51', 60', 70'
Barbour 53'		 Report Gibb 85', 90' Stadium: Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: William Pierce Dix (England)
11 April 1885 1884–85 British Home Championship Ireland  2–8  Wales Belfast, Ireland

Match 10		 Molyneux 23'
Dill 40'		 Report Owen 50'
Sisson 52', 59', 60'
Roach 55', 64'
Burke 69'
Jones 89'		 Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: John K. McDowell (Scotland)

1886

27 February 1886 1885–86 British Home Championship Wales  5–0  Ireland Wrexham, Wales

Match 11		 Roberts
Wilding
Hersee
Bryan
Sisson 		Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 700
Referee: Richard P. Gregson (England)
13 March 1886 1885–86 British Home Championship Ireland  1–6  England Belfast, Ireland

Match 12		 Williams 15' Report Spilsbury
Lindley
Dewhurst 		Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground
Attendance: 4,500[22]
Referee: James E. McKillop (Scotland)
20 March 1886 1885–86 British Home Championship Ireland  2–7  Scotland Belfast, Ireland

Match 13		 Condy 19'
Johnston 44'		 Report Heggie 15', 18', 25', 60'
Kelly 35'
Dunbar 40'
Gourlay 75'		 Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: George T. Wolstenholme (Ireland)

1887

5 February 1887 1886–87 British Home Championship England  7–0  Ireland Sheffield, England

Match 14		 Dewhurst 2', 87'
Cobbold 25', 47'
Lindley 26', 43', 49'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alexander Hunter (Wales)
19 February 1887 1886–87 British Home Championship Scotland  4–1  Ireland Glasgow, Scotland

Match 15		 Watt 5'
Jenkinson 43'
Johnstone 55'
Lowe 75'		 Report Browne 41' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Alexander Hunter (Wales)
12 March 1887 1886–87 British Home Championship Ireland  4–1  Wales Belfast, Ireland

Match 16		 Stanfield 20'
Browne 44'
Peden 65'
Sherrard 70'		 Report Sabine 55' Stadium: Oldpark Avenue
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: James E. McKillop (Scotland)

1888

3 March 1888 1887–88 British Home Championship Wales  11–0  Ireland Wrexham, Wales

Match 17		 J. Doughty 1', 89'
R. Doughty 3'
Howell 15'
Wilding 55'
Pryce-Jones 		Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Thomas Hindle (England)
24 March 1888 1887–88 British Home Championship Ireland  2–10  Scotland Belfast, Ireland

Match 18		 Lemon 18'
Dalton 24'		 Report Dewar 5'
Dickson 8', 33', 40', 45'
Breckenridge 15'
Aitken 30'
McCallum 53'
Wilson 77' (o.g.)
Stewart 83'		 Stadium: Oldpark Avenue
Attendance: 5,000[23]
Referee: Robert Parlane (Scotland)
7 April 1888 1887–88 British Home Championship Ireland  1–5  England Belfast, Ireland

Match 19		 Crone 32' Report Dewhurst 10'
Allen 14', 39', 60'
Lindley 		Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: James E. McKillop (Scotland)

1889

2 March 1889 1888–89 British Home Championship England  6–1  Ireland Liverpool, England

Match 20		 Yates
Shelton
Lofthouse
Brodie 		Report Wilton 10' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Alfred Owen Davies (Wales)
9 March 1889 1888–89 British Home Championship Scotland  7–0  Ireland Glasgow, Scotland

Match 21		 Watt 7', 10'
Black 25'
Groves 32', 50', 70'
McInnes 88'		 Report Stadium: Ibrox Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: William H. Stacey (England)
27 April 1889 1888–89 British Home Championship Ireland  1–3  Wales Belfast, Ireland

Match 22		 Lemon 1' Report Jarrett 20', 44', 60' Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Thomas R. Park (Scotland)

1890s

1890

8 February 1890 1889–90 British Home Championship Wales  5–2  Ireland Shrewsbury, England

Match 23		 Owen 8'
Wilcock 27'
Lewis
Pryce-Jones 56', 90'		 Report Dalton 11', 44' Stadium: Old Racecourse
Referee: James E. McKillop (Scotland)
15 March 1890 1889–90 British Home Championship Ireland  1–9  England Belfast, Ireland

Match 24		 Reynolds 70' Report Geary 15', 60', 80'
Townley 16', 84'
Lofthouse 40'
Davenport 46', 75'
Barton 88'		 Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: James E. McKillop (Scotland)
29 March 1890 1889–90 British Home Championship Ireland  1–4  Scotland Belfast, Ireland

Match 25		 Peden 25' Report Rankin 10', 70', 80'
Wyllie 50'		 Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: William H. Stacey (England)[24]

1891

7 February 1891 1890–91 British Home Championship Ireland  7–2  Wales Belfast, Ireland

Match 26		 Dalton 19'
Stanfield 22', 34', 42', 80'
Gaffikin 60'
Torrans 63'		 Report Roberts 10'
Davies 37'		 Stadium: Ulsterville
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Robert F. Harrison (Scotland)
7 March 1891 1890–91 British Home Championship England  6–1  Ireland Wolverhampton, England

Match 27		 Cotterill 15'
Henfrey 17'
Daft 35'
Lindley 60', 83'
Bassett 63'		 Report Whiteside 61' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,231
Referee: Richard Thomas Gough (Wales)
28 March 1891 1890–91 British Home Championship Scotland  2–1  Ireland Glasgow, Scotland

Match 28		 Low 6'
Waddell 60'		 Report Stanfield 70' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: William H. Stacey (England)

1892

27 February 1892 1891–92 British Home Championship Wales  1–1  Ireland Bangor, Wales

Match 29		 Lewis 22' Report Stanfield 87' Stadium: Penrhyn Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: James Campbell (Scotland)
5 March 1892 1891–92 British Home Championship Ireland  0–2  England Belfast, Ireland

Match 30		 Report Daft 44', 47' Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Robert F. Harrison (Scotland)
19 March 1892 1891–92 British Home Championship Ireland  2–3  Scotland Belfast, Ireland

Match 31		 Williamson 42'
Gaffikin 86'		 Report Keillor 17'
Lambie 28'
Ellis 70'		 Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: John Taylor (Wales)

1893

25 February 1893 1892–93 British Home Championship England  6–1  Ireland Birmingham, England

Match 32		 Gilliat 8', 18', 30'
Smith 43'
Winckworth 60'
Sandilands 75'		 Report Gaffikin 9' Stadium: Wellington Road
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Thomas R. Park (Scotland)
25 March 1893 1892–93 British Home Championship Scotland  6–1  Ireland Glasgow, Scotland

Match 33		 Sellar 10', 27'
Torrans 20' (o.g.)
McMahon 28'
Kelly 60'
Hamilton 70'		 Report Gaffikin 44' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: John Taylor (Wales)
8 April 1893 1892–93 British Home Championship Ireland  4–3  Wales Belfast, Ireland

Match 34		 Peden 5', 50', 58'
Wilton 82'		 Report G. Owen 8', 34'
W. Owen 80'		 Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: James Campbell (Scotland)

1894

24 February 1894 1893–94 British Home Championship Wales  4–1  Ireland Swansea, Wales

Match 35		 Lewis 55', 82'
James 65'
Rea 75'		 Report Stanfield 20' Stadium: St Helens Rugby Ground
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: James Campbell (Scotland)
3 March 1894 1893–94 British Home Championship Ireland  2–2  England Belfast, Ireland

Match 36		 Stanfield 70'
Gibson 89'		 Report Devey 42'
Spiksley 55'		 Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Thomas R. Park (Scotland)
31 March 1894 1893–94 British Home Championship Ireland  1–2  Scotland Belfast, Ireland

Match 37		 Stanfield 65' Report Torrans 25' (o.g.)
Taylor 28'		 Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Edward Phennah (Wales)

1895

9 March 1895 1894–95 British Home Championship England  9–0  Ireland Derby, England

Match 38		 Torrens 3' (o.g.)
Bloomer 4', 58'
Becton 15', 60'
Bassett 30'
Howell 36'
Goodall 65', 87'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: James H. Robertson (Scotland)
16 March 1895 1894–95 British Home Championship Ireland  2–2  Wales Belfast, Ireland

Match 39		 Gaukrodger 32'
Sherrard 42'		 Report Trainer 10', 85' Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: William H. Jope (England)
30 March 1895 1894–95 British Home Championship Scotland  3–1  Ireland Glasgow, Scotland

Match 40		 Lambie 1'
Walker 60', 70'		 Report Sherrard 35' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Thomas B. Mitchell (England)

1896

29 February 1896 1895–96 British Home Championship Wales  6–1  Ireland Wrexham, Wales

Match 41		 Lewis 9', 20'
Meredith 23', 84'
Morris 34'
Pugh 60'		 Report Turner 70' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: James Cooper (England)
7 March 1896 1895–96 British Home Championship Ireland  0–2  England Belfast, Ireland

Match 42		 Report Smith 40'
Bloomer 75'		 Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: James H. Robertson (Scotland)
28 March 1896 1895–96 British Home Championship Ireland  3–3  Scotland Belfast, Ireland

Match 43		 Barron 20', 32'
Milne 43' (pen.)		 Report McColl 7', 25'
Murray 78'		 Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: James Cooper (England)

1897

20 February 1897 1896–97 British Home Championship England  6–0  Ireland Nottingham, England

Match 44		 Bloomer 17', 85'
Wheldon 27', 30', 55'
Athersmith 75'		 Report Stadium: Trent Bridge
Attendance: 13,490
Referee: Thomas Robertson (Scotland)
6 March 1897 1896–97 British Home Championship Ireland  4–3  Wales Belfast, Ireland

Match 45		 Barron 7'
Stanfield 62'
Pyper 66'
Peden 68'		 Report Meredith 19', 36'
Jenkyns 27'		 Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Thomas Robertson (Scotland)
27 March 1897 1896–97 British Home Championship Scotland  5–1  Ireland Glasgow, Scotland

Match 46		 McPherson 5', 70'
Gibson 15'
McColl 25'
King 40'		 Report Pyper 62' Stadium: Ibrox Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: James Cooper (Wales)

1898

19 February 1898 1897–98 British Home Championship Wales  0–1  Ireland Llandudno, Wales

Match 47		 Report Peden 85' Stadium: The Oval
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Thomas Robertson (Scotland)
5 March 1898 1897–98 British Home Championship Ireland  2–3  England Belfast, Ireland

Match 48		 Pyper 15'
McAllen 70'		 Report Smith 37'
Athersmith 40'
Morren 50'		 Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Thomas Robertson (Scotland)
26 March 1898 1897–98 British Home Championship Ireland  0–3  Scotland Belfast, Ireland

Match 49		 Report Roberson 30'
McColl 42'
Stewart 70'		 Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: John Lewis (England)

1899

18 February 1899 1898–99 British Home Championship England  13–2  Ireland Sunderland, England

Match 50		 Frank Forman 15'
Fred Forman 20', 52'
Athersmith 25'
Smith 32', 59', 60', 63'
Bloomer 40', 89'
Settle 53', 55', 80'		 Report McAllen 65' (pen.)
Campbell 88'		 Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Alexander Hamilton (Scotland)
4 March 1899 1898–99 British Home Championship Ireland  1–0  Wales Belfast, Ireland

Match 51		 Meldon 60' Report Stadium: Grosvenor Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Charles E. Sutcliffe (England)
25 March 1899 1898–99 British Home Championship Scotland  9–1  Ireland Glasgow, Scotland

Match 52		 McColl 5', 25', 47'
Christie 10'
Hamilton 20', 65'
Bell 35'
Campbell 70', 80'		 Report Goodall 54' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Charles E. Sutcliffe (England)

Notes

  1. ↑ The last match played as Ireland was 1978 versus Scotland,[15] however, apart from this match, all British Championship matches had been played as "Northern Ireland" since the 1973–74 tournament.[16] In the 1972–73 tournament, the first two matches were played as "Ireland" and the third as "Northern Ireland". In the 1971–72 tournament, the first was played as "Ireland" and the second and third as "Northern Ireland". 1970–71 was the last tournament in which all matches were played under the name "Ireland".[17]

References

  1. ↑ Dunning, Eric (1993). Jean Brown (ed.). The Sports Process: A Comparative and Developmental Approach. Human Kinetics. p. 130. ISBN 0-88011-624-2. Google books
  2. ↑ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 22. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
  3. ↑ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 59. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
  5. ↑ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 45. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
  7. ↑ "Dual Internationalists". Northern Ireland Footballing Greats. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  8. ↑ Fulton, Gareth (2005). "Northern Catholic fans of Republic of Ireland soccer". In Alan Bairner (ed.). Sport and the Irish: Histories, Identities, Issues. Dublin: UCD Press. p. 145. ISBN 1-904558-33-X.
  9. ↑ Brodie, Malcolm; Billy Kennedy (2005). The IFA 125 years...the history. Edenderry print limited. p. 108. "Politics of Irish Soccer". The Irish Times. 25 November 1953. p. 3.
  10. ↑ "Two "Irelands" Recognised". The Irish Times. 16 November 1953. p. 3.
  11. ↑ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 68. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
  12. ↑ "FAI History 1930−1959". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  13. ↑ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
  14. ↑ Matthew Taylor (2008). The Association Game: A History of British Football. Harlow:Pearson Education Ltd.
  15. ↑ "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1975–1978". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1972–1975". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1968–1972". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "First Ireland Game 18 February 1882".
  19. ↑ "Ireland Game 24 February 1883".
  20. ↑ "Ireland Game 23 February 1884".
  21. ↑ "Ireland Game 28 February 1885".
  22. ↑ "Ireland Game 13 March 1886".
  23. ↑ "Ireland Game 24 March 1888".
  24. ↑ "Ireland Game 29 March 1890".
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