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Greece 2-1 Northern Ireland - May 03, 1961 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1962
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This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

Greece 2-1 Northern Ireland - May 03, 1961 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1962

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logo Greece GRE

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photo Andreas Papaemmanouil 8' - Goal Andreas Papaemmanouil8
HT

logo Greece GRE

photo Andreas Papaemmanouil 64' - Goal Andreas Papaemmanouil64
82photo Jimmy McIlroy 82' - Goal Jimmy McIlroy
FT

logo Northern Ireland NI

logo Northern Ireland NI

Team line-ups

Greece

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Greece
Vallianos
photo Kostas Vallianos
Kostas Vallianos
Greece
B.date01/03/1937
Age24 years
positionGoalkeeper
Papoulidis
photo Takis Papoulidis
Takis Papoulidis
Greece
B.date05/12/1934
Age26 years
positionDefender
Simantiris
photo Yiangos Simantiris
Yiangos Simantiris
Greece
B.date05/02/1940
Age21 years
positionDefender
Kamaras
photo Aristidis Kamaras
Aristidis Kamaras
Greece
B.date02/03/1939
Age22 years
positionDefender
Polychroniou
photo Kostas Polychroniou
Kostas Polychroniou
Greece
B.date12/11/1936
Age24 years
positionMidfield
Poseidon
photo Antonis Poseidon
Antonis Poseidon
Greece
B.date1937
Age24 years
positionMidfield
Stamatiadis
photo Andreas Stamatiadis
Andreas Stamatiadis
Greece
B.date16/08/1935
Age25 years
positionRight Midfielder
Loukanidis
photo Takis Loukanidis
Takis Loukanidis
Greece
B.date24/09/1937
Age23 years
positionMidfield
Papaemmanouil648
photo Andreas Papaemmanouil
Andreas Papaemmanouil
Greece
B.date18/02/1939
Age22 years
positionForward
Sideris
photo Georgios Sideris
Georgios Sideris
Greece
B.date05/04/1938
Age23 years
positionForward
Vasaliadis
photo Apostolos Vasaliadis
Apostolos Vasaliadis
Greece
B.date16/08/1935
Age25 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Kostas Vallianos 24 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Takis Papoulidis 26 9 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Yiangos Simantiris 21 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Aristidis Kamaras 22 3 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Kostas Polychroniou 24 13 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Antonis Poseidon 24 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Andreas Stamatiadis 25 7 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Takis Loukanidis 23 9 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Andreas Papaemmanouil 648 22 5 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Georgios Sideris 23 5 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Apostolos Vasaliadis 25 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

23.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

5

Northern Ireland

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Northern Ireland
McClelland
photo Jack McClelland
Jack McClelland
Northern Ireland
B.date19/05/1940
Age20 years
positionGoalkeeper
Keith
photo Richard Keith
Richard Keith
Northern Ireland
B.date15/05/1933
Age27 years
positionDefender
Neill
photo Terry Neill
Terry Neill
Northern Ireland
B.date08/05/1942
Age18 years
positionCentral defender
Cush
photo Wilbur Cush
Wilbur Cush
Northern Ireland
B.date10/06/1928
Age32 years
positionDefender
Elder
photo Alex Elder
Alex Elder
Northern Ireland
B.date25/04/1941
Age20 years
positionLeft full-back
McIlroy82
photo Jimmy McIlroy
Jimmy McIlroy
Northern Ireland
B.date25/10/1931
Age29 years
H1m75  
positionRight Midfielder
Peacock
photo Robert Peacock
Robert Peacock
Northern Ireland
B.date29/09/1928
Age32 years
positionMidfield
Dougan
photo Derek Dougan
Derek Dougan
Northern Ireland
B.date20/01/1938
Age23 years
positionForward
McParland
photo Peter McParland
Peter McParland
Northern Ireland
B.date25/04/1934
Age27 years
H1m85  
positionLeft Winger
Bingham
photo Billy Bingham
Billy Bingham
Northern Ireland
B.date05/08/1931
Age29 years
positionRight Winger
McAdams
photo William McAdams
William McAdams
Northern Ireland
B.date20/01/1934
Age27 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Jack McClelland 20 4 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Richard Keith 27 20 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Terry Neill 18 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Wilbur Cush 32 24 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Alex Elder 20 6 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Jimmy McIlroy 82 29 42 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Robert Peacock 32 29 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Derek Dougan 23 6 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Peter McParland 27 32 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Billy Bingham 29 45 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
William McAdams 27 11 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

20

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Apostolos Vasaliadis

IN

change player

Kostas Nestoridis

OUT

Antonis Poseidon

IN

change player

Ilias Yfantis

OUT

Kostas Vallianos

IN

change player

Savvas Theodoridis

OUT

Takis Papoulidis

IN

change player

Dimitris Anastasiadis

OUT

Yiangos Simantiris

IN

change player

Tasos Vasiliou

OUT

Andreas Stamatiadis

IN

change player

Dimitris Theofanis

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Alex Elder

IN

change player

Martin Harvey

OUT

Wilbur Cush

IN

change player

Billy McCullough

OUT

Jimmy McIlroy

IN

change player

Ian Lawther

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

33 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

33 %

Tzanetis vs Northern Ireland

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on May 03, 1961

Tzanetis vs Doherty

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on May 03, 1961

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

18 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

31 %

Doherty vs Greece

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 03, 1961

Doherty vs Tzanetis

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 03, 1961

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Key figures

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It's the first time in his career that Andreas Papaemmanouil scores at least 2 goals during the same game in his professional career with Northern Ireland

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Northern Ireland keeps its 9 matches with at least one goal scored away from home running (since 06/11/1957). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 20/10/1926-19/09/1931 time period (9 matches).

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Northern Ireland keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 01/05/1957). It's a record streak. The first of history

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VGreece 2-1 France B05/10/1957

DGreece 1-1 France03/12/1958

LGreece 1-3 Denmark02/12/1959

VGreece 2-1 Israel03/04/1960

LGreece 0-5 Yugoslavia24/04/1960

LGreece 0-3 Germany20/11/1960

Overall

LGreece 1-3 Denmark02/12/1959

LIsrael 2-1 Greece06/03/1960

VGreece 2-1 Israel03/04/1960

LGreece 0-5 Yugoslavia24/04/1960

LDenmark 7-2 Greece03/07/1960

LGreece 0-3 Germany20/11/1960

Current form

Away

LSpain 6-2 Northern Ireland15/10/1958

DScotland 2-2 Northern Ireland05/11/1958

LEngland 2-1 Northern Ireland18/11/1959

LWales 3-2 Northern Ireland06/04/1960

LScotland 5-2 Northern Ireland09/11/1960

LItaly 3-2 Northern Ireland25/04/1961

Overall

LWales 3-2 Northern Ireland06/04/1960

LNorthern Ireland 2-5 England08/10/1960

LNorthern Ireland 3-4 Germany26/10/1960

LScotland 5-2 Northern Ireland09/11/1960

LNorthern Ireland 1-5 Wales12/04/1961

LItaly 3-2 Northern Ireland25/04/1961

Running streaks

Home Total
Loosing streak 2 3
Winless streak 2 3
Drawless streak 4 7
Goalless streak 2 1
Conceding streak 7 13

Running streaks

Away Total
Loosing streak 4 8
Winless streak 7 8
Drawless streak 4 9
Scoring streak 8 7
Conceding streak 21 16

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

1

Number of games (Competition total)

1

1

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

1

Losses (Competition total)

1

1

Losses (Home / Away)

0

Goals

0

Goals scored (Competition total)

3

0

Goals scored (Home / Away)

0

3

Goals conceded (Competition total)

4

3

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

0

0

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

3

0

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

0

3

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

4

3

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

0

Betting aid

1

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

1

1

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

0

0

Clean sheets (Competition total)

0

0

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

0

1

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

0

1

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

0

0

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

1

0

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

0

0-3
(1 times)

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

-Team's best scorer (Competition total)3 goalsWilliam McAdamsphoto William McAdams
-The fittest player3 goals during the last matchWilliam McAdamsphoto William McAdams

Historical head to head

First head to head ever

Historical head to head

First head to head ever

Competition info

The other matches

October 26, 1960

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logo Germany
Line-ups available
details

November 20, 1960

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logo Germany
Line-ups available
details

May 10, 1961

logo Germany
logo Northern Ireland
Line-ups available
details

October 17, 1961

logo Northern Ireland
logo Greece
Line-ups available
details

October 22, 1961

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logo Greece
Line-ups available
details
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