Northern Ireland national football team results (1960–1979)
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The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. 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][a]
This is a list of the Northern Ireland national football team results from 1960 to 1979.
1960s[edit]
1960[edit]
| 6 April 1960 1959–60 British Home Championship | Wales  | 3–2 |  Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 216 | Medwin  4', 57'Jones 65' (pen.) | Report | Bingham 67' Blanchflower 80' (pen.) | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 16,979 Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland) |
| 8 October 1960 1960–61 British Home Championship | Ireland | 2–5 |  England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 217 | McAdams 38', 57' | Report | Smith 16' Greaves 41', 47', 88'Douglas 80' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland) |
| 26 October 1960 1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 3–4 |  West Germany | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 218 | McAdams 21', 51', 90' | Report | Brülls 7' Seeler 53'Dörfel 55', 80' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands) |
| 9 November 1960 1960–61 British Home Championship | Scotland  | 5–2 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 219 | Law 8' Caldow 43' (pen.)Young 78'Brand 80', 90' | Report | Blanchflower 48' (pen.) McParland 84' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 34,544 Referee: Kevin Howley (England) |
1961[edit]
| 12 April 1961 1960–61 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–5 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 220 | Dougan 64' | Report | Charles 1' Allchurch 2'Leek 26'Jones 48' (pen), 70' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland) |
| 25 April 1961 International Friendly | Italy  | 3–2 | Northern Ireland | Bologna, Italy |
Match 221 | Stacchini 30', 58' Sívori 78' | Report | Dougan 71' McAdams 72' | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Jacques Devillers (France) |
| 3 May 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier | Greece  | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Athens, Greece |
Match 222 | Papaemmanouil 8', 64' | Report | McIlroy 81' | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 12,942 Referee: Eli Priesner (Israel) |
| 10 May 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier | West Germany | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | West Berlin, West Germany |
Match 223 | Kreß 28' Brülls 58' | Report | McIlroy 69' | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden) |
| 7 October 1961 1961–62 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–6 | Scotland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 224 | McLaughlin 17' | Report | Wilson 14' Scott 34', 53', 79'Brand 38', 69' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 41,000 Referee: James Finney (England) |
| 17 October 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Greece | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 225 | McLaughlin 28', 57' | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 21,250 Referee: Pietro Bonetto (Italy) |
| 22 November 1961 1961–62 British Home Championship | England | 1–1 | Ireland | London, England |
Match 226 | Charlton 20' | Report | McIlroy 82' | Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales) |
1962[edit]
| 11 April 1962 1961–62 British Home Championship | Wales | 4–0 | Ireland | Cardiff, Wales |
Match 227 | Mel Charles 15', 35', 60', 65' | Report | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,250 Referee: George McCabe (England) |
| 9 May 1962 International Friendly | Netherlands  | 4–0 | Northern Ireland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Match 228 | Swart 48' van der Kuil 51'van der Linden 70', 73' | Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Werner Treichel (West Germany) |
| 10 October 1962 1964 European Nations' Cup Qualifying Preliminary Round | Poland  | 0–2 | Northern Ireland | Chorzów, Poland |
Match 229 | Report | Dougan 17' Humphries 54' | Stadium: Stadion Śląski Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Bertil Wilhelm Lööw (Sweden) |
| 20 October 1962 1962–63 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–3 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 230 | Barr 62' | Report | Greaves 38' O'Grady 71', 73' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 55,000 Referee: James Barclay (Scotland) |
| 7 November 1962 1962–63 British Home Championship | Scotland | 5–1 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 231 | Law 40', 60', 73', 86' Henderson 76' | Report | Bingham 8' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 58,804 Referee: James Finney (England) |
| 28 November 1962 1964 European Nations' Cup Qualifying Preliminary Round | Northern Ireland | 2–0 (4-0 agg.) | Poland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 232 | Crossan 8' Bingham 63' | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 28,833 Referee: Dittmar Huber (Switzerland) |
1963[edit]
| 3 April 1963 1962–63 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–4 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 233 | Harvey 36' | Report | Woosnam 33', 85', 89' Jones 63' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 25,000 Referee: George McCabe (England) |
| 30 May 1963 1964 European Nations' Cup Qualifying Round of 16 | Spain  | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Bilbao, Spain |
Match 234 | Amancio 60' | Report | Irvine 76' | Stadium: Estadio San Mamés Attendance: 27,960 Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy) |
| 12 October 1963 1963–64 British Home Championship | Ireland | 2–1 | Scotland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 235 | Bingham 26' Wilson 63' | Report | St John 49' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 30 October 1963 1964 European Nations' Cup Qualifying Round of 16 | Northern Ireland | 0–1 (1-2 agg.) | Spain | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 236 | Report | Gento 66' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 45,809 Referee: Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands) |
| 20 November 1963 1963–64 British Home Championship | England | 8–3 | Ireland | London, England |
Match 237 | Paine 2', 37', 61' Greaves 20', 30', 60', 65'Smith 46' | Report | Crossan 44' Wilson 74', 85' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales) |
1964[edit]
| 15 April 1964 1963–64 British Home Championship | Wales | 2–3 | Ireland | Swansea, Wales |
Match 238 | Godfrey 24' Davies 63' | Report | McLaughlin 8' Wilson 37'Harvey 45' | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 10,434 Referee: Ken Dagnall (England) |
| 29 April 1964 International Friendly | Northern Ireland | 3–0 |  Uruguay | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 239 | Crossan 39' (pen.), 79' (pen.) Wilson 66' | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Kevin Howley (England) |
| 3 October 1964 1964–65 British Home Championship | Ireland | 3–4 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 240 | Wilson 52' McLaughlin 55', 67' | Report | Pickering 7' Greaves 12', 16', 24' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: William Brittle (Scotland) |
| 14 October 1964 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–0 |  Switzerland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 241 | Crossan 46' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 28,598 Referee: Hubert Burguet (Belgium) |
| 14 November 1964 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Switzerland | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Match 242 | Quentin 29' Kuhn 34' | Report | Best 31' | Stadium: Stade olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 22,162 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
| 25 November 1964 1964–65 British Home Championship | Scotland | 3–2 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 243 | Wilson 10', 30' Gilzean 16' | Report | Best 9' Irvine 18' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 48,752 Referee: George Powell (Wales) |
1965[edit]
| 17 March 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | Netherlands | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 244 | Crossan 11' Neill 62' | Report | van Nee 6' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 25,300 Referee: Tage Sørensen (Denmark) |
| 31 March 1965 1964–65 British Home Championship | Ireland | 0–5 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 245 | Report | Jones 20' Vernon 33', 48'Williams Allchurch | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ken Dagnall (England) |
| 7 April 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Netherlands | 0–0 | Northern Ireland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Match 246 | Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 61,954 Referee: Bill Clements (England) |
| 7 May 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 4–1 |  Albania | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 247 | Crossan 17', 30', 73' (pen.) Best 85' | Report | Jashari 49' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 16,017 Referee: Norman Mootz (Luxembourg) |
| 2 October 1965 1965–66 British Home Championship | Ireland | 3–2 | Scotland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 248 | Dougan 42' Crossan 60'Irvine 89' | Report | Gilzean 17', 81' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 10 November 1965 1965–66 British Home Championship | England | 2–1 | Ireland | London, England |
Match 249 | Baker 19' Peacock 73' | Report | Irvine 21' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales) |
| 24 November 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier | Albania | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Tirana, Albania |
Match 250 | Haxhiu 77' | Report | Irvine 58' | Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 16,381 Referee: Petre Sotir (Romania) |
1966[edit]
| 30 March 1966 1965–66 British Home Championship | Wales | 1–4 | Ireland | Cardiff, Wales |
Match 251 | Davies 74' | Report | Irvine 2' Wilson 42'Welsh 53'Harvey 55' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,860 Referee: James Finney (England) |
| 7 May 1966 International Friendly | Northern Ireland | 0–2 | West Germany | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 252 | Report | Seeler 21' Heiß 57' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland) |
| 22 June 1966 International Friendly | Northern Ireland | 4–1 |  Mexico | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 253 | Johnston 72' Elder 76'Nicholson Ferguson 90' | Report | Peña 52' (pen.) | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 22 October 1966 1966–67 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–2 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 254 | Report | Hunt 39' Peters 60' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 47,897 Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland) |
| 16 November 1966 1966–67 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | Scotland | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 255 | Murdoch 14' Lennox 35' | Report | Nicholson 9' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 45,281 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
1967[edit]
| 12 April 1967 1966–67 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 256 | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,643 Referee: Kevin Howley (England) |
| 21 October 1967 1967–68 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Scotland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 257 | Clements 69' | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 46,300 Referee: James Finney (England) |
| 22 November 1967 1967–68 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | England | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
Match 258 | Hurst 43' B. Charlton 62' | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 83,969 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales) |
1968[edit]
| 28 February 1968 1967–68 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier | Wales | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 259 | Rees 75' Davies 84' | Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 17,548 Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland) |
| 10 September 1968 International Friendly | Israel  | 2–3 | Northern Ireland | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Match 260 | Spiegler 52' Talbi 63' | Report | Irvine 5', 39' Dougan 20' | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Othmar Huber (Switzerland) |
| 13 October 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 4–1 |  Turkey | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 261 | Best 32' McMordie 47'Dougan 66'Campbell 76' | Report | Ogün 9' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 38,363 Referee: Wim Schalks (Netherlands) |
| 11 December 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Turkey | 0–3 | Northern Ireland | Istanbul, Turkey |
Match 262 | Report | Harkin 35', 88' Nicholson 63' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadium Attendance: 19,110 Referee: Zanlin Ben Ganif (Algerian Football Federation) |
1969[edit]
| 3 May 1969 1968–69 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–3 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 263 | McMordie 63' | Report | Peters 39' Lee 64'Hurst 74' (pen.) | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 23,000 Referee: William Mullan (Scotland) |
| 6 May 1969 1968–69 British Home Championship | Scotland | 1–1 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 264 | Stein 53' | Report | McMordie 11' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 7,455 Referee: David W. Smith (England) |
| 10 May 1969 1968–69 British Home Championship | Ireland | 0–0 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 265 | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Eric Jennings (England) |
| 10 September 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–0 |  Soviet Union | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 266 | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 35,138 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France) |
| 22 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Qualifier | Soviet Union | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Match 267 | Nodia 24' Byshovets 79' | Report | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 83,057 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) |
1970s[edit]
1970[edit]
| 18 April 1970 1969–70 British Home Championship | Ireland | 0–1 | Scotland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 268 | Report | O'Hare 58' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Eric Jennings (England) |
| 21 April 1970 1969–70 British Home Championship | England | 3–1 | Ireland | London, England |
Match 269 | Peters 6' Hurst 57'Charlton 81' | Report | Best 50' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Gaspar Pintado Viú (Spain) |
| 25 April 1970 1969–70 British Home Championship | Wales | 1–0 | Ireland | Swansea, Wales |
Match 270 | Rees 36' | Report | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 27,067 Referee: James Finney (England) |
| 11 November 1970 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Spain | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Seville, Spain |
Match 271 | Rexach 39' Pirri 60'Aragonés 75' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 26,215 Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary) |
1971[edit]
| 3 February 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Cyprus  | 0–3 | Northern Ireland | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Match 272 | Report | Nicholson 53' Dougan 55'Best 86' (pen.) | Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 9,119 Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy) |
| 21 April 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 5–0 | Cyprus | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 273 | Dougan 20' Best 44', 47', 56'Nicholson 85' | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 19,153 Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg) |
| 15 May 1971 1970–71 British Home Championship | Ireland | 0–1 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 274 | Report | Clarke 80' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Alistair MacKenzie (Scotland) |
| 18 May 1971 1970–71 British Home Championship | Scotland | 0–1 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 275 | Report | Greig 14' (o.g.) | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 31,643 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales) |
| 22 May 1971 1970–71 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–0 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 276 | Hamilton 27' | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Ken Burns (England) |
| 22 September 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Soviet Union | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Moscow, Russia |
Match 277 | Muntyan 43' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 51,186 Referee: Ove Dahlberg (Sweden) |
| 13 October 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Soviet Union | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Match 278 | Nicholson 13' | Report | Byshovets 32' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 16,573 Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway) |
1972[edit]
| 16 February 1972 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Spain | Kingston upon Hull, England[b] |
Match 279 | Morgan 72' | Report | Rojo 40' | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 19,925 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 20 May 1972 1971–72 British Home Championship | Ireland | 0–2 | Scotland | Glasgow, Scotland[c] |
Match 280 | Report | Law 86' Lorimer 89' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 39,710 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales) |
| 23 May 1972 1971–72 British Home Championship | England | 0–1 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
Match 281 | Report | Neill 33' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 64,000 Referee: John Gow (Wales) |
| 27 May 1972 1971–72 British Home Championship | Wales | 0–0 | Northern Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 282 | Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 15,647 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 18 October 1972 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Bulgaria  | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Match 283 | Bonev 18' (pen.), 85' (pen.) Kolev 53' | Report | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany) |
1973[edit]
| 14 February 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Cyprus | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Match 284 | Antoniou 88' | Report | Stadium: GSP Stadium, Eugenia and Antonios Theodotou Attendance: 5,328 Referee: Aurel Bentu (Romania) |
| 28 March 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1 |  Portugal | Coventry, England[d] |
Match 285 | O'Neill 18' | Report | Eusébio 84' (pen.) | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,238 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
| 8 May 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | Cyprus | London, England[e] |
Match 286 | Morgan 4' Anderson 32', 44' | Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 6,090 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Wales) |
| 12 May 1973 1972–73 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–2 | England | Liverpool, England[f] |
Match 287 | Clements 22' (pen.) | Report | Chivers 9', 82' | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 29,865 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales) |
| 16 May 1973 1972–73 British Home Championship | Scotland | 1–2 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 288 | Dalglish 89' | Report | O'Neill 3' Anderson 16' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 38,852 Referee: Ken Burns (England) |
| 19 May 1973 1972–73 British Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Wales | Liverpool, England[g] |
Match 289 | Hamilton 14' | Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 4,946 Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland) |
| 26 September 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Bulgaria | Sheffield, England[h] |
Match 290 | Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 6,206 Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway) |
| 14 November 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier | Portugal | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Lisbon, Portugal |
Match 291 | Rui Jordão 34' | Report | O'Kane 68' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 6,713 Referee: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain) |
1974[edit]
| 11 May 1974 1973–74 British Home Championship | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Scotland | Glasgow, Scotland[i] |
Match 292 | Cassidy 39' | Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 53,778 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Wales) |
| 15 May 1974 1973–74 British Home Championship | England | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
Match 293 | Weller 73' | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 45,500 Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland) |
| 18 May 1974 1973–74 British Home Championship | Wales | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 294 | Smallman 26' | Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,311 Referee: Pat Partridge (England) |
| 4 September 1974 UEFA Euro 1976 Group 3 Qualifier | Norway  | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Oslo, Norway |
Match 295 | Lund
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