Northern Ireland 1-3 Scotland - October 03, 1953 / British Home Championship 1953/1954
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NI
NI
47' - Goal
Charles Fleming 69' - Goal
Charles Fleming
72' - Goal
Norman Lockhart72 89' - Goal
Jackie Henderson
SCO
SCO
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
William Smyth | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Cunningham | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alfred McMichael | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wilbur Cush | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy McIlroy | 21 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Blanchflower | 27 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
James McCabe | 35 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Charles Tully | 29 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Norman Lockhart | 72 | 29 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Billy Bingham | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Simpson | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
6
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
George Farm | 29 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Young | 30 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Douglas Cowie | 27 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank Brennan | 29 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Samuel Cox | 29 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robert Evans | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John McPhail | 29 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Charles Fleming | 4769 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
James II Watson | 29 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jackie Henderson | 89 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
William Waddell | 32 | 16 | 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
10
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Norman Lockhart
IN
Edward McMorran
OUT
William Cunningham
IN
William Dickson
OUT
William Smyth
IN
William Uprichard
OUT
Billy Simpson
IN
Seamus D'Arcy
OUT
Wilbur Cush
IN
Frank McCourt
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Frank Brennan
IN
Tommy Docherty
OUT
Charles Fleming
IN
William Steel
OUT
John McPhail
IN
Lawrence Reilly
OUT
James II Watson
IN
Bobby Johnstone
OUT
Samuel Cox
IN
John Little
OUT
William Waddell
IN
Thomas Ring
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
40
8
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Doherty vs Scotland
0 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Referee
Arthur Ellis
0 victory |
2 draws |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland3 matches | General total | Scotland5 matches | 3 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Scotland1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 03, 1953 | Latest figure on June 05, 1960 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time in his career that scores at least 1 goals during the same game in his professional career with Scotland
Northern Ireland keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 04/10/1952). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 04/11/1933-16/03/1938 time period (13 matches).
Northern Ireland keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 11/11/1952). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 06/10/1951-19/03/1952 time period (3 matches).
General ranking
| 1 | Scotland | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Scotland | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | 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 | DNorthern Ireland 2-2 England04/10/1952 | LNorthern Ireland 2-3 Wales15/04/1953 |
| Overall | LEngland 2-0 Northern Ireland14/11/1951 | LWales 3-0 Northern Ireland19/03/1952 | DNorthern Ireland 2-2 England04/10/1952 | DScotland 1-1 Northern Ireland05/11/1952 | LFrance 3-1 Northern Ireland11/11/1952 | LNorthern Ireland 2-3 Wales15/04/1953 |
Current form
| Away | LAustria 4-0 Scotland27/05/1951 | VNorthern Ireland 0-3 Scotland06/10/1951 | VDenmark 1-2 Scotland25/05/1952 | LSweden 3-1 Scotland30/05/1952 | VWales 1-2 Scotland18/10/1952 | DEngland 2-2 Scotland18/04/1953 |
| Overall | VDenmark 1-2 Scotland25/05/1952 | LSweden 3-1 Scotland30/05/1952 | VWales 1-2 Scotland18/10/1952 | DScotland 1-1 Northern Ireland05/11/1952 | DEngland 2-2 Scotland18/04/1953 | LScotland 1-2 Sweden06/05/1953 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 9 | 19 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 9 | 11 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 6 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
25 gf
86 ga
Away
22 gf
100 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
9 ga
Total
49 gf
195 ga
Historical head to head
Home
100 gf
22 ga
Away
86 gf
25 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
2 ga
Total
195 gf
49 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
October 04, 1947 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
October 04, 1947 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 11 - 0 |
February 23, 1901 |
| Away | 10 - 2 |
March 24, 1888 |
Latest head to head
November 05, 1952 - British Home Championship 1952/1953
October 06, 1951 - British Home Championship 1951/1952
November 01, 1950 - British Home Championship 1950/1951
October 01, 1949 - British Home Championship 1949/1950
November 17, 1948 - British Home Championship 1948/1949
Best historical scorers against Scotland
|
Samuel Smyth | 4 goals | 1947 - 1949 |
|
David Martin | 3 goals | 1933 - 1934 |
|
Robert Milne | 2 goals | 1896 - 1902 |
|
George Gaffikin | 2 goals | 1892 - 1893 |
|
David Walsh | 2 goals | 1948 - 1948 |
|
Richard Rowley | 2 goals | 1929 - 1929 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
|
Robert Hamilton | 10 goals | 1899 - 1904 |
 |
Hughie Gallacher | 10 goals | 1925 - 1930 |
|
Robert McColl | 7 goals | 1896 - 1899 |
|
William Steel | 5 goals | 1949 - 1950 |
|
Andrew Wilson | 5 goals | 1920 - 1923 |
|
James Quinn | 5 goals | 1905 - 1908 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
|
Samuel Torrans | 10 matches | 1889 - 1901 |
|
Elisha Scott | 10 matches | 1920 - 1935 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 10 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
William Scott | 9 matches | 1903 - 1913 |
|
John Darling | 8 matches | 1897 - 1912 |
|
Robert Milne | 8 matches | 1894 - 1906 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
 |
Alan Morton | 9 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
|
Robert Walker | 9 matches | 1900 - 1912 |
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George Young | 7 matches | 1946 - 1952 |
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Charlie Thomson | 7 matches | 1904 - 1914 |
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Jock Drummond | 7 matches | 1892 - 1903 |
|
Alexander Smith | 7 matches | 1900 - 1911 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
2
|  | Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
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