Wales 3-2 Northern Ireland - April 06, 1960 / British Home Championship 1959/1960
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WAL
0' - Goal
Terry Medwin 0' - Goal
Phillip Woosnam 0' - Goal
Terry Medwin0
0' - Goal
Danny Blanchflower 0' - Goal
Billy Bingham
WAL
NI
NI
Team line-ups
Wales
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alfred John Kelsey | 30 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stuart Williams | 29 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Melvyn Nurse | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graham Williams | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Baker | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Victor Crowe | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Moore | 19 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Terry Medwin | 27 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Royston Vernon | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Phillip Woosnam | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cliff Jones | 25 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Harry Gregg | 27 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wilbur Cush | 31 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Cunningham | 30 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alfred McMichael | 32 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex Elder | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy McIlroy | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Blanchflower | 34 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy Hill | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter McParland | 25 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Bingham | 28 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Lawther | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27 years
Average number of matches played for the team
24
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Royston Vernon
IN
John Charles
OUT
Melvyn Nurse
IN
Melvyn Hopkins
OUT
Graham Williams
IN
Derrick Sullivan
OUT
Victor Crowe
IN
Ivor Allchurch
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jimmy Hill
IN
Johnny Crossan
OUT
Ian Lawther
IN
Robert Peacock
OUT
Alex Elder
IN
Richard Keith
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
49
23
Success rate in this team:
26 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
26 %
Murphy vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Murphy vs Doherty
1 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
46
39
Success rate in this team:
21 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
32 %
Doherty vs Wales
2 victories
3 draws
4 losses
Doherty vs Murphy
1 victory
2 draws
1 loss
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Key figures
End of streak for Wales after 13 consecutive matches without a win in British Home Championship (since 09/11/1955). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/02/1900 (12 matches)
Wales keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 17/10/1959). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 13/11/1957-17/06/1958 time period (8 matches).
Northern Ireland keeps its 5 consecutive losses away from home in British Home Championship running (since 17/03/1906). It's a record streak. The first of history
General ranking
| +2 | 1 | Wales | 4 pts | 3 rd |
| -1 | 2 | Scotland | 3 pts | 2 rd |
| -1 | 3 | England | 3 pts | 2 rd |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 3 rd |
General ranking
| +2 | 1 | Wales | 4 pts | 3 rd |
| -1 | 2 | Scotland | 3 pts | 2 rd |
| -1 | 3 | England | 3 pts | 2 rd |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 3 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VWales 4-1 East Germany25/09/1957 | LWales 0-4 England19/10/1957 | VWales 2-0 Israel05/02/1958 | DWales 1-1 Northern Ireland16/04/1958 | LWales 0-3 Scotland18/10/1958 | DWales 1-1 England17/10/1959 |
| Overall | LBrazil 1-0 Wales19/06/1958 | LWales 0-3 Scotland18/10/1958 | DEngland 2-2 Wales26/11/1958 | LNorthern Ireland 4-1 Wales22/04/1959 | DWales 1-1 England17/10/1959 | DScotland 1-1 Wales14/11/1959 |
Current form
| Away | LItaly 1-0 Northern Ireland25/04/1957 | VEngland 2-3 Northern Ireland06/11/1957 | DWales 1-1 Northern Ireland16/04/1958 | LSpain 6-2 Northern Ireland15/10/1958 | DScotland 2-2 Northern Ireland05/11/1958 | LEngland 2-1 Northern Ireland18/11/1959 |
| Overall | DNorthern Ireland 3-3 England04/10/1958 | LSpain 6-2 Northern Ireland15/10/1958 | DScotland 2-2 Northern Ireland05/11/1958 | VNorthern Ireland 4-1 Wales22/04/1959 | LNorthern Ireland 0-4 Scotland03/10/1959 | LEngland 2-1 Northern Ireland18/11/1959 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 7 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 18 | 10 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
3 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
4 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
6 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
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
 | John Charles | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Billy Bingham | |
 | Graham Moore | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Billy Bingham | |
| John Charles | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Billy Bingham | |
Historical head to head
Home
84 gf
38 ga
Away
56 gf
69 ga
Neutral ground
5 gf
2 ga
Total
145 gf
109 ga
Historical head to head
Home
69 gf
56 ga
Away
38 gf
84 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
5 ga
Total
109 gf
145 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 11 - 0 |
March 03, 1888 |
| Home | 11 - 0 |
March 03, 1888 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
February 01, 1930 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
April 14, 1923 |
Latest head to head
April 22, 1959 - British Home Championship 1958/1959
April 16, 1958 - British Home Championship 1957/1958
April 10, 1957 - British Home Championship 1956/1957
April 11, 1956 - British Home Championship 1955/1956
April 20, 1955 - British Home Championship 1954/1955
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
|
William Mederith | 7 goals | 1896 - 1909 |
|
John Charles | 6 goals | 1953 - 1955 |
|
Job Wilding | 5 goals | 1886 - 1888 |
|
William Perce Owen | 4 goals | 1882 - 1884 |
|
John Price | 4 goals | 1882 - 1882 |
|
William Lewis | 4 goals | 1894 - 1896 |
Best historical scorers against Wales
|
Joseph Bambrick | 9 goals | 1930 - 1938 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 9 goals | 1887 - 1897 |
|
John Peden | 6 goals | 1887 - 1898 |
|
William Gillespie | 5 goals | 1914 - 1926 |
|
Harold Sloan | 5 goals | 1906 - 1908 |
|
Andrew Gara | 3 goals | 1902 - 1902 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
William Mederith | 16 matches | 1895 - 1920 |
|
Frederick C Keenor | 11 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
|
Alfred Sherwood | 10 matches | 1947 - 1956 |
|
Trevor Ford | 9 matches | 1947 - 1956 |
|
Charles Richard Morris | 8 matches | 1900 - 1911 |
|
Leonard Stephen Davies | 8 matches | 1922 - 1929 |
Players with most games played vs Wales
|
Elisha Scott | 10 matches | 1921 - 1936 |
|
John Peden | 10 matches | 1887 - 1899 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 9 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
Robert Milne | 9 matches | 1894 - 1906 |
|
Danny Blanchflower | 9 matches | 1950 - 1959 |
|
Robert Fulton | 8 matches | 1930 - 1938 |
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+21
|  | Wales | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
-12
|  | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
-13
|  | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
4
|  | Northern Ireland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
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