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Scotland 1-1 Northern Ireland - March 25, 1981 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1982
. 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 1982 - Group 6
John Wark
76'
SCO
0
HT
SCO
70
70' - Goal
Billy Hamilton
70' - Goal
Billy Hamilton
76' - Goal
John Wark76 77' - Substitution
Kenny Burnsis substituted by Asa Hartford7778 78' - Substitution
Billy Hamiltonis substituted by Derek Spence
78' - Substitution
Billy Hamiltonis substituted by Derek Spence
80' - Substitution
Alan Roughis substituted by Billy Thomson80
FT
NI
NI
Team line-ups
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alan Rough | 80 | 29 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Kenny Burns | 77 | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
John Wark | 76 | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Alex McLeish | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Miller | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Danny McGrain | 30 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank Gray | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Archie Gemmill | 34 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Archibald | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Robertson | 28 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andy Gray | 25 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
21
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 35 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Nicholl | 34 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McClelland | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John O'Neill | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 24 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 31 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 26 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David McCreery | 23 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Hamilton | 7078 | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Terry Cochrane | 28 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gerry Armstrong | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
32
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Billy Thomson | 80 | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Asa Hartford | 77 | 30 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Derek Spence | 78 | 29 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Andy Gray
IN
Kenny Dalglish
OUT
Willie Miller
IN
Graeme Souness
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
David McCreery
IN
Martin O'Neill
OUT
Sammy Nelson
IN
Mal Donaghy
OUT
Pat Jennings
IN
Jim Platt
OUT
Terry Cochrane
IN
Noel Brotherston
OUT
John McClelland
IN
Tommy Cassidy
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
58
21
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
63 %
Stein vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 25, 1981
Stein vs Bingham
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 25, 1981
Manager
Age
Match num
49
29
Success rate in this team:
41 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Bingham vs Scotland
3 victories
2 draws
1 loss
Latest figure on March 25, 1981
Bingham vs Stein
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on March 25, 1981
Referee
Klaus Scheurell
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Scotland1 match | General total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Scotland1 match | Season total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on March 25, 1981 | Latest figure on March 25, 1981 | |||||||
Videos
January 27, 2013
Key figures
Scotland keeps its 10 consecutive matches without a loss at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 09/11/1965). It's a record streak. The first of history
Northern Ireland keeps its 8 matches with only one goal conceded at most in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 11/06/1977). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/09/1969 (7 matches)
Northern Ireland keeps its 8 matches with only one goal conceded at most away from home running (since 26/03/1980). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 29/11/1978 (6 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DScotland 1-1 Austria17/10/1979 | LScotland 1-3 Belgium19/12/1979 | VScotland 4-1 Portugal26/03/1980 | VScotland 1-0 Wales21/05/1980 | LScotland 0-2 England24/05/1980 | DScotland 0-0 Portugal15/10/1980 |
| Overall | LScotland 0-2 England24/05/1980 | LPoland 1-0 Scotland28/05/1980 | LHungary 3-1 Scotland31/05/1980 | VSweden 0-1 Scotland10/09/1980 | DScotland 0-0 Portugal15/10/1980 | VIsrael 0-1 Scotland25/02/1981 |
Current form
| Away | DEngland 1-1 Northern Ireland20/05/1980 | VWales 0-1 Northern Ireland23/05/1980 | VAustralia 1-2 Northern Ireland11/06/1980 | DAustralia 1-1 Northern Ireland15/06/1980 | VAustralia 1-2 Northern Ireland18/06/1980 | LPortugal 1-0 Northern Ireland19/11/1980 |
| Overall | VWales 0-1 Northern Ireland23/05/1980 | VAustralia 1-2 Northern Ireland11/06/1980 | DAustralia 1-1 Northern Ireland15/06/1980 | VAustralia 1-2 Northern Ireland18/06/1980 | VNorthern Ireland 3-0 Sweden15/10/1980 | LPortugal 1-0 Northern Ireland19/11/1980 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.33 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
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
 | Gordon Strachan | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Sammy McIlroy |  |
 | Kenny Dalglish | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Sammy McIlroy | |
Historical head to head
Home
45 matches
32 v
7 d
6 l
135 gf
38 ga
Away
36 matches
24 v
4 d
8 l
105 gf
37 ga
Neutral ground
4 matches
3 v
1 d
0 l
9 gf
2 ga
Total
85 matches
59 v
12 d
14 l
249 gf
77 ga
Historical head to head
Home
36 matches
8 v
4 d
24 l
37 gf
105 ga
Away
45 matches
6 v
7 d
32 l
38 gf
135 ga
Neutral ground
4 matches
0 v
1 d
3 l
2 gf
9 ga
Total
85 matches
14 v
12 d
59 l
77 gf
249 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 11 - 0 |
February 23, 1901 |
| Home | 11 - 0 |
February 23, 1901 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
October 04, 1947 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
March 21, 1903 |
Latest head to head
May 16, 1980 - British Home Championship 1980
May 22, 1979 - British Home Championship 1979
May 13, 1978 - British Home Championship 1978
June 01, 1977 - British Home Championship 1977
May 08, 1976 - British Home Championship 1976
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Hughie Gallacher | 10 goals | 1925 - 1930 |
|
Robert Hamilton | 10 goals | 1899 - 1904 |
|
Robert McColl | 7 goals | 1896 - 1899 |
 |
Denis Law | 6 goals | 1960 - 1972 |
|
Andrew Wilson | 5 goals | 1920 - 1923 |
|
James Quinn | 5 goals | 1905 - 1908 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/01/1884. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Scotland
|
Samuel Smyth | 4 goals | 1947 - 1949 |
|
Billy Bingham | 4 goals | 1954 - 1963 |
|
David Martin | 3 goals | 1933 - 1934 |
|
George Gaffikin | 2 goals | 1892 - 1893 |
|
David Walsh | 2 goals | 1948 - 1948 |
 |
Martin O'Neill | 2 goals | 1973 - 1978 |
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Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
George Young | 11 matches | 1946 - 1956 |
|
Denis Law | 10 matches | 1958 - 1974 |
 |
Alan Morton | 9 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
|
Robert Walker | 9 matches | 1900 - 1912 |
|
Kenny Dalglish | 8 matches | 1973 - 1980 |
|
Robert Evans | 8 matches | 1948 - 1959 |
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Players with most games played vs Scotland
 |
Pat Jennings | 14 matches | 1964 - 1979 |
 |
Danny Blanchflower | 13 matches | 1949 - 1962 |
|
Billy Bingham | 12 matches | 1951 - 1963 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 12 matches | 1951 - 1965 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 10 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
Samuel Torrans | 10 matches | 1889 - 1901 |
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Competition info
The other matches
March 26, 1980
June 18, 1980
September 10, 1980
October 15, 1980
November 12, 1980
November 19, 1980
December 17, 1980
February 25, 1981
April 28, 1981
April 29, 1981
June 03, 1981
June 24, 1981
September 09, 1981
October 14, 1981
October 28, 1981
November 18, 1981
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