Northern Ireland 0-2 England - October 02, 1954 / British Home Championship 1954/1955
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78'
Don Revie
NI
NI
75' - Goal
Johnny Haynes
78' - Goal
Don Revie
ENG
ENG
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
William Uprichard | 26 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alfred McMichael | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank Montgomery | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||||
D |
William Dickson | 31 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy McIlroy | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Blanchflower | 28 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robert Peacock | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Blanchflower | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Simpson | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter McParland | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Bingham | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average number of matches played for the team
8
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ray Wood | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bill Foulkes | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Wright | 30 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roger Byrne | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Barlow | 28 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John E Wheeler | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nat Lofthouse | 29 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stanley Matthews | 39 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Johnny Haynes | 75 | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Don Revie | 78 | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Brian Pilkington | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
William Uprichard
IN
Harry Gregg
OUT
Frank Montgomery
IN
William Graham
OUT
Billy Simpson
IN
William McAdams
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Johnny Haynes
IN
Tom Finney
OUT
Ray Wood
IN
Gilbert Merrick
OUT
Ray Barlow
IN
Jimmy Dickinson
OUT
Don Revie
IN
Ivor Broadis
OUT
Brian Pilkington
IN
Denis Wilshaw
OUT
Bill Foulkes
IN
Ronald Staniforth
OUT
John E Wheeler
IN
Bill McGarry
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
41
11
Success rate in this team:
9 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Doherty vs England
0 victory
1 draw
3 losses
Doherty vs Winterbottom
0 victory
1 draw
3 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
41
60
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
60 %
Winterbottom vs Northern Ireland
6 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Winterbottom vs Doherty
3 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Charles Faultless
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | General total | England3 matches | 3 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | England2 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 02, 1954 | Latest figure on November 10, 1954 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Northern Ireland keeps its 20 matches with at least one goal conceded vs England running (since 22/10/1928). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 22/10/1924 (6 matches)
Northern Ireland keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 11/11/1952). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 10/03/1948-16/11/1949 time period (6 matches).
The last time Northern Ireland has ended with the score 0-2 at home, It was on the 09/03/1949 (vs )
General ranking
| 1 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LNorthern Ireland 1-2 Wales07/03/1951 | DNorthern Ireland 2-2 France12/05/1951 | LNorthern Ireland 0-3 Scotland06/10/1951 | DNorthern Ireland 2-2 England04/10/1952 | LNorthern Ireland 2-3 Wales15/04/1953 | LNorthern Ireland 1-3 Scotland03/10/1953 |
| Overall | DScotland 1-1 Northern Ireland05/11/1952 | LFrance 3-1 Northern Ireland11/11/1952 | LNorthern Ireland 2-3 Wales15/04/1953 | LNorthern Ireland 1-3 Scotland03/10/1953 | LEngland 3-1 Northern Ireland11/11/1953 | VWales 1-2 Northern Ireland31/03/1954 |
Current form
| Away | VUnited States 3-6 England08/06/1953 | VWales 1-4 England10/10/1953 | VScotland 2-4 England03/04/1954 | LYugoslavia 1-0 England16/05/1954 | LHungary 7-1 England23/05/1954 | VEngland 2-0 Switzerland20/06/1954 |
| Overall | VScotland 2-4 England03/04/1954 | LYugoslavia 1-0 England16/05/1954 | LHungary 7-1 England23/05/1954 | DEngland 4-4 Belgium17/06/1954 | VEngland 2-0 Switzerland20/06/1954 | LUruguay 4-2 England26/06/1954 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 10 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 7 |
| Conceding streak | 10 | 14 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
30 gf
106 ga
Away
23 gf
125 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
8 ga
Total
54 gf
239 ga
Historical head to head
Home
125 gf
23 ga
Away
106 gf
30 ga
Neutral ground
8 gf
1 ga
Total
239 gf
54 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
February 14, 1914 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
October 22, 1927 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 13 - 0 |
February 18, 1882 |
| Away | 13 - 0 |
February 18, 1882 |
Latest head to head
November 11, 1953 - British Home Championship 1953/1954
October 04, 1952 - British Home Championship 1952/1953
November 14, 1951 - British Home Championship 1951/1952
October 07, 1950 - British Home Championship 1950/1951
November 16, 1949 - British Home Championship 1949/1950
Best historical scorers against England
|
William Gillespie | 7 goals | 1913 - 1926 |
|
David Walsh | 3 goals | 1947 - 1948 |
|
Jimmy Dunne | 2 goals | 1930 - 1931 |
|
Edward McMorran | 2 goals | 1950 - 1953 |
 |
Norman Lockhart | 2 goals | 1946 - 1946 |
 |
Charles Tully | 2 goals | 1952 - 1952 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Steve Bloomer | 8 goals | 1895 - 1905 |
|
Tinsley Lindley | 7 goals | 1886 - 1891 |
|
Gilbert Smith | 7 goals | 1893 - 1899 |
|
Willie Hall | 6 goals | 1937 - 1938 |
|
Vivian Woodward | 5 goals | 1903 - 1909 |
 |
Stan Mortensen | 5 goals | 1948 - 1949 |
Players with most games played vs England
|
Elisha Scott | 11 matches | 1920 - 1935 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 11 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
William Gillespie | 11 matches | 1913 - 1930 |
|
Robert Milne | 10 matches | 1894 - 1906 |
|
William Scott | 10 matches | 1903 - 1913 |
|
William Lacey | 9 matches | 1909 - 1924 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
 |
Robert Crompton | 10 matches | 1902 - 1914 |
 |
Billy Wright | 8 matches | 1946 - 1953 |
|
William Wedlock | 6 matches | 1907 - 1912 |
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Gilbert Smith | 6 matches | 1893 - 1900 |
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Vivian Woodward | 6 matches | 1903 - 1910 |
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Steve Bloomer | 6 matches | 1895 - 1905 |
They played in both sides
5 matches
8 matches
They played in both sides
5 matches
8 matches
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
2
|  | Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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