Northern Ireland 2-2 England - October 04, 1952 / British Home Championship 1952/1953
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NI
1' - Goal
Nat Lofthouse
15' - Goal
Charles Tully15
NI
46' - Goal
Charles Tully46
90' - Goal
Billy Elliott
ENG
ENG
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
William Uprichard | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Cunningham | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Dickson | 29 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alfred McMichael | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy McIlroy | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Frank McCourt | 26 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Blanchflower | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Charles Tully | 4615 | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Seamus D'Arcy | 30 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Edward McMorran | 29 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Bingham | 21 | 5 | 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
5
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gilbert Merrick | 30 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Eckersley | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Wright | 28 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sir Alf Ramsey | 32 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy Dickinson | 27 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nat Lofthouse | 1 | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tom Finney | 30 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Edward Baily | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Jackie Sewell | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Elliott | 90 | 27 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
17
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Charles Tully
IN
Norman Lockhart
OUT
William Cunningham
IN
William Graham
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Billy Elliott
IN
Ronald Allen
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
39
4
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Doherty vs England
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Doherty vs Winterbottom
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
39
42
Success rate in this team:
64 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
64 %
Winterbottom vs Northern Ireland
4 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Winterbottom vs Doherty
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Douglas Gerrard
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | General total | England3 matches | 1 victory |
2 draws |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | England2 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 04, 1952 | Latest figure on November 12, 1952 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Northern Ireland after 3 matches without scoring any goal (since 06/10/1951). It was the best streak for the club since 24/02/1900-23/03/1901 (6 matches).
It's the first time since the 05/11/1947 (England vs Northern Ireland ) that a game ends with 2-2 in British Home Championship
Northern Ireland keeps its 8 matches with at least 2 goals conceded at home running (since 09/10/1948). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 24/03/1888-26/03/1898 time period (17 matches).
General ranking
| 1 | England | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | England | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LNorthern Ireland 0-2 Wales09/03/1949 | LNorthern Ireland 2-8 Scotland01/10/1949 | LNorthern Ireland 1-4 England07/10/1950 | LNorthern Ireland 1-2 Wales07/03/1951 | DNorthern Ireland 2-2 France12/05/1951 | LNorthern Ireland 0-3 Scotland06/10/1951 |
| Overall | LScotland 6-1 Northern Ireland01/11/1950 | LNorthern Ireland 1-2 Wales07/03/1951 | DNorthern Ireland 2-2 France12/05/1951 | LNorthern Ireland 0-3 Scotland06/10/1951 | LEngland 2-0 Northern Ireland14/11/1951 | LWales 3-0 Northern Ireland19/03/1952 |
Current form
| Away | VNorthern Ireland 1-4 England07/10/1950 | DWales 1-1 England20/10/1951 | VScotland 1-2 England05/04/1952 | DItaly 1-1 England18/05/1952 | VAustria 2-3 England25/05/1952 | VSwitzerland 0-3 England28/05/1952 |
| Overall | VEngland 2-0 Northern Ireland14/11/1951 | DEngland 2-2 Austria28/11/1951 | VScotland 1-2 England05/04/1952 | DItaly 1-1 England18/05/1952 | VAustria 2-3 England25/05/1952 | VSwitzerland 0-3 England28/05/1952 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 7 | 15 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 7 | 7 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 12 | 10 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 14 | 14 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
28 gf
104 ga
Away
22 gf
122 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
8 ga
Total
51 gf
234 ga
Historical head to head
Home
122 gf
22 ga
Away
104 gf
28 ga
Neutral ground
8 gf
1 ga
Total
234 gf
51 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
February 14, 1914 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
October 22, 1927 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 13 - 0 |
February 18, 1882 |
| Away | 13 - 0 |
February 18, 1882 |
Latest head to head
November 14, 1951 - British Home Championship 1951/1952
October 07, 1950 - British Home Championship 1950/1951
November 16, 1949 - British Home Championship 1949/1950
October 09, 1948 - British Home Championship 1948/1949
November 05, 1947 - British Home Championship 1947/1948
Best historical scorers against England
|
William Gillespie | 7 goals | 1913 - 1926 |
|
David Walsh | 3 goals | 1947 - 1948 |
|
Joseph McAllen | 2 goals | 1898 - 1899 |
|
William Lacey | 2 goals | 1914 - 1914 |
|
Alex Stevenson | 2 goals | 1935 - 1937 |
|
Jimmy Dunne | 2 goals | 1930 - 1931 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Steve Bloomer | 8 goals | 1895 - 1905 |
|
Gilbert Smith | 7 goals | 1893 - 1899 |
|
Tinsley Lindley | 7 goals | 1886 - 1891 |
|
Willie Hall | 6 goals | 1937 - 1938 |
|
Vivian Woodward | 5 goals | 1903 - 1909 |
|
Oliver H Vaughton | 5 goals | 1882 - 1882 |
Players with most games played vs England
|
Olphert Stanfield | 11 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
Elisha Scott | 11 matches | 1920 - 1935 |
|
William Gillespie | 11 matches | 1913 - 1930 |
|
Robert Milne | 10 matches | 1894 - 1906 |
|
William Scott | 10 matches | 1903 - 1913 |
|
William Lacey | 9 matches | 1909 - 1924 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
 |
Robert Crompton | 10 matches | 1902 - 1914 |
|
Steve Bloomer | 6 matches | 1895 - 1905 |
 |
Billy Wright | 6 matches | 1946 - 1951 |
 |
Samuel Hardy | 6 matches | 1907 - 1919 |
|
William Wedlock | 6 matches | 1907 - 1912 |
|
Gilbert Smith | 6 matches | 1893 - 1900 |
They played in both sides
5 matches
8 matches
They played in both sides
5 matches
8 matches
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2
|  | Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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