This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of
Northern Ireland 1-0 Ireland - November 21, 1979 / Euro Qualifying 1980
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.Euro Qualifying 1980 - Group 1
NI
0
HT
NI
46' - Substitution
Martin O'Neillis substituted by Tommy Cassidy4653 53' - Substitution
Gerry Dalyis substituted by Joseph Waters
53' - Substitution
Gerry Dalyis substituted by Joseph Waters
54' - Goal
Gerry Armstrong5475
75' - Substitution
Paul McGeeis substituted by Don Givens
75' - Substitution
Paul McGeeis substituted by Don Givens
FT
IRE
IRE
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 34 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Nicholl | 33 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Allan Hunter | 33 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 22 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 30 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin O'Neill | 46 | 27 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 25 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Victor Moreland | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David McCreery | 22 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Derek Spence | 27 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gerry Armstrong | 54 | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
34
Ireland
D. O'Leary
David O'Leary
Republic of Ireland
B.date02/05/1958
Age21 years
H1m80
positionCentral defender
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mick Kearns | 28 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pierce O'Leary | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Devine | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ashley Grimes | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gerry Daly | 53 | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mick Martin | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Grealish | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Paul McGee | 75 | 25 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 23 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Heighway | 31 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
15
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Tommy Cassidy | 46 | 29 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Joseph Waters | 53 | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Don Givens | 75 | 30 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Martin O'Neill
IN
Tommy Cassidy
OUT
Chris Nicholl
IN
Pat Rice
OUT
Derek Spence
IN
Tom Finney
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gerry Daly
IN
Jeffrey Chandler
OUT
John Devine
IN
Brendan O'Callaghan
OUT
David O'Leary
IN
Chris Hughton
OUT
Frank Stapleton
IN
Jerry Murphy
OUT
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Manager
Age
Match num
39
35
Success rate in this team:
34 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Giles vs Northern Ireland
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on November 21, 1979
Referee
André Daina
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland2 matches | General total | Ireland2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on December 15, 1982 | Latest figure on October 12, 1983 | |||||||
Videos
April 22, 2013
Key figures
End of streak for Northern Ireland after 5 consecutive matches without a win (since 19/05/1979). It was the best streak for the club since 19/11/1975-11/06/1977 (12 matches).
It's the first time Gerry Armstrong scores a goal in his professional career with Northern Ireland since the 02/05/1979 (with Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria )
The last time Northern Ireland has ended with the score 1-0 in Euro Qualifying, It was on the 16/03/1975 (vs )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VNorthern Ireland 3-0 Belgium16/11/1977 | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Denmark25/10/1978 | VNorthern Ireland 2-0 Bulgaria02/05/1979 | LNorthern Ireland 0-2 England19/05/1979 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Wales26/05/1979 | LNorthern Ireland 1-5 England17/10/1979 |
| Overall | VNorthern Ireland 2-0 Bulgaria02/05/1979 | LNorthern Ireland 0-2 England19/05/1979 | LScotland 1-0 Northern Ireland22/05/1979 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Wales26/05/1979 | LDenmark 4-0 Northern Ireland06/06/1979 | LNorthern Ireland 1-5 England17/10/1979 |
Current form
| Away | LPoland 3-0 Ireland12/04/1978 | DNorway 0-0 Ireland21/05/1978 | DDenmark 3-3 Ireland24/05/1978 | LBulgaria 1-0 Ireland19/05/1979 | LWales 2-1 Ireland11/09/1979 | LCzechoslovakia 4-1 Ireland26/09/1979 |
| Overall | LIreland 1-3 Germany22/05/1979 | DIreland 0-0 Argentina29/05/1979 | LWales 2-1 Ireland11/09/1979 | LCzechoslovakia 4-1 Ireland26/09/1979 | VIreland 3-0 Bulgaria17/10/1979 | VIreland 3-2 United States29/10/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
| Loosing streak | 3 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 10 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
7 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
9 |
|
5 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
14 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
|
6 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
1.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.83 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-3 |
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
| Gerry Armstrong | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Gerry Daly | |
| Chris Nicholl | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Frank Stapleton |  |
| Victor Moreland | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Victor Moreland | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Victor Moreland | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Frank Stapleton | |
Historical head to head
Away
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
0 gf
0 ga
Total
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
0 gf
0 ga
Historical head to head
Home
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
0 gf
0 ga
Total
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
0 gf
0 ga
Players with most games played vs Ireland
 |
Jimmy Nicholl | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
David McCreery | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Sammy McIlroy | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Terry Cochrane | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Pat Rice | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Chris Nicholl | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/09/1978. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
Tony Grealish | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Liam Brady | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Paul McGee | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Frank Stapleton | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Don Givens | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Mark Lawrenson | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/09/1978. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
They played in both sides
23 matches
3 matches
1909 - 1930
20 matches
1 match
1928 - 1938
17 matches
7 matches
1932 - 1948
17 matches
2 matches
1946 - 1951
11 matches
1 match
1919 - 1931
10 matches
4 matches
1921 - 1932
Total : 43 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 15/02/1908. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. They played in both sides
6 matches
30 matches
1946 - 1956
7 matches
29 matches
1937 - 1953
7 matches
28 matches
1946 - 1957
6 matches
24 matches
1946 - 1955
9 matches
20 matches
1946 - 1953
4 matches
16 matches
1946 - 1953
Total : 43 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 15/02/1908. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. Competition info
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September 20, 1978
October 11, 1978
October 25, 1978
November 29, 1978
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May 02, 1979
May 19, 1979
June 06, 1979
September 12, 1979
October 17, 1979
October 31, 1979
November 22, 1979
February 06, 1980
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