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England 0-0 Northern Ireland - November 13, 1985 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1986
. 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.World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1986 - Group 3
ENG
0
HT
ENG
59
59' - Substitution
Steve Penneyis substituted by Gerry Armstrong
59' - Substitution
Steve Penneyis substituted by Gerry Armstrong72
72' - Substitution
Ian Stewartis substituted by Nigel Worthington
72' - Substitution
Ian Stewartis substituted by Nigel Worthington
FT
NI
NI
Team line-ups
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Shilton | 36 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Terry Fenwick | 25 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Wright | 22 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Stevens | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Sansom | 27 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Wilkins | 29 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Bracewell | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Glenn Hoddle | 28 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Chris Waddle | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kerry Dixon | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gary Lineker | 24 | 10 | 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
27
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 40 | 113 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan McDonald | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mal Donaghy | 28 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John O'Neill | 27 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 28 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 31 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David McCreery | 28 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Stewart | 72 | 24 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Steve Penney | 59 | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Norman Whiteside | 20 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy Quinn | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
40
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Nigel Worthington | 72 | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gerry Armstrong | 59 | 31 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Paul Bracewell
IN
Bryan Robson
OUT
Kerry Dixon
IN
Mark Hateley
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
52
38
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Robson vs Northern Ireland
2 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Latest figure on November 13, 1985
Robson vs Bingham
5 victories
5 draws
1 loss
Latest figure on November 13, 1985
Manager
Age
Match num
54
67
Success rate in this team:
39 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Bingham vs England
0 victory
3 draws
8 losses
Latest figure on November 13, 1985
Bingham vs Robson
1 victory
5 draws
5 losses
Latest figure on November 13, 1985
Referee
Erik Fredriksson
3 victories |
2 draws |
0 loss |
England5 matches | General total | Northern Ireland4 matches | 1 victory |
2 draws |
1 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | Season total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on September 12, 1990 | Latest figure on September 06, 1989 | |||||||
Videos
March 25, 2012
Key figures
End of streak for England after 5 matches with at least one goal scored at home (since 12/09/1984). It was the best streak for the club since 18/11/1981-23/02/1983 (6 matches).
Northern Ireland keeps its 3 matches without conceding any goal away from home running (since 11/09/1985). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 24/05/1983 (2 matches)
Northern Ireland keeps its 9 matches with only one goal conceded at most away from home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 11/06/1977). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 11/12/1968 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LEngland 0-2 Soviet Union02/06/1984 | VEngland 1-0 East Germany12/09/1984 | VEngland 5-0 Finland17/10/1984 | VEngland 2-1 Ireland26/03/1985 | DEngland 1-1 Romania11/09/1985 | VEngland 5-0 Turkey16/10/1985 |
| Overall | LItaly 2-1 England06/06/1985 | LMexico 1-0 England09/06/1985 | VEngland 3-0 Germany12/06/1985 | VUnited States 0-5 England16/06/1985 | DEngland 1-1 Romania11/09/1985 | VEngland 5-0 Turkey16/10/1985 |
Current form
| Away | VGermany 0-1 Northern Ireland16/11/1983 | LEngland 1-0 Northern Ireland04/04/1984 | DWales 1-1 Northern Ireland22/05/1984 | LFinland 1-0 Northern Ireland27/05/1984 | DTurkey 0-0 Northern Ireland11/09/1985 | VRomania 0-1 Northern Ireland16/10/1985 |
| Overall | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Finland14/11/1984 | LNorthern Ireland 0-1 England27/02/1985 | DSpain 0-0 Northern Ireland27/03/1985 | VNorthern Ireland 2-0 Turkey01/05/1985 | DTurkey 0-0 Northern Ireland11/09/1985 | VRomania 0-1 Northern Ireland16/10/1985 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 4 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
21 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
8 |
|
11 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.14 |
|
3.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.33 |
|
0.29 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.71 |
|
0.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.33 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
5-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
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
 | Bryan Robson | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Norman Whiteside | |
 | Gary Lineker | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Jimmy Quinn |  |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Gerry Armstrong | |
||
| Gary Lineker | 3 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Jimmy Quinn | |
Historical head to head
Home
47 matches
39 v
5 d
3 l
166 gf
36 ga
Away
44 matches
31 v
10 d
3 l
140 gf
43 ga
Neutral ground
2 matches
2 v
0 d
0 l
8 gf
1 ga
Total
93 matches
72 v
15 d
6 l
314 gf
80 ga
Historical head to head
Home
44 matches
3 v
10 d
31 l
43 gf
140 ga
Away
47 matches
3 v
5 d
39 l
36 gf
166 ga
Neutral ground
2 matches
0 v
0 d
2 l
1 gf
8 ga
Total
93 matches
6 v
15 d
72 l
80 gf
314 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 13 - 0 |
February 18, 1882 |
| Home | 13 - 2 |
February 18, 1899 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
February 14, 1914 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
February 14, 1914 |
Latest head to head
February 27, 1985 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1986
April 04, 1984 - British Home Championship 1983/1984
May 28, 1983 - British Home Championship 1983
February 23, 1982 - British Home Championship 1982
May 20, 1980 - British Home Championship 1980
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Jimmy Greaves | 10 goals | 1960 - 1964 |
 |
Steve Bloomer | 8 goals | 1895 - 1905 |
|
Gilbert Smith | 7 goals | 1893 - 1899 |
|
Tinsley Lindley | 7 goals | 1886 - 1891 |
|
Willie Hall | 6 goals | 1937 - 1938 |
 |
Bobby Charlton | 6 goals | 1958 - 1970 |
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Best historical scorers against England
|
William Gillespie | 7 goals | 1913 - 1926 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 3 goals | 1956 - 1961 |
|
Sammy Wilson | 3 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
|
David Walsh | 3 goals | 1947 - 1948 |
|
Joseph McAllen | 2 goals | 1898 - 1899 |
 |
Charles Tully | 2 goals | 1952 - 1952 |
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Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
 |
Billy Wright | 13 matches | 1946 - 1958 |
 |
Bobby Moore | 10 matches | 1962 - 1973 |
|
Bobby Charlton | 10 matches | 1958 - 1970 |
 |
Robert Crompton | 10 matches | 1902 - 1914 |
 |
Peter Shilton | 8 matches | 1972 - 1985 |
 |
Ray Wilkins | 8 matches | 1977 - 1985 |
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Players with most games played vs England
 |
Pat Jennings | 19 matches | 1964 - 1985 |
|
Billy Bingham | 13 matches | 1951 - 1963 |
 |
Sammy McIlroy | 13 matches | 1974 - 1985 |
|
Jimmy McIlroy | 13 matches | 1951 - 1965 |
 |
Danny Blanchflower | 12 matches | 1950 - 1962 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 11 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
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They played in both sides
8 matches
5 matches
1890 - 1897
Total : 1 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/02/1890. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. They played in both sides
8 matches
5 matches
1890 - 1897
Total : 1 players
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The other matches
May 27, 1984
September 12, 1984
October 17, 1984
October 31, 1984
November 14, 1984
February 27, 1985
April 03, 1985
May 01, 1985
May 22, 1985
June 06, 1985
August 28, 1985
September 11, 1985
September 25, 1985
October 16, 1985
November 13, 1985
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