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England 3-1 Northern Ireland - April 21, 1970 / British Home Championship 1970
. 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.British Home Championship 1970 - Round 2
50'
George Best
ENG
0
6' - Goal
Martin Peters6
HT
ENG
46' - Substitution
Keith Newtonis substituted by Colin Bell4650
50' - Goal
George Best
50' - Goal
George Best
57' - Goal
Geoff Hurst5760 60' - Substitution
Tony O'Dohertyis substituted by John Cowan 60' - Substitution
Robert Luttonis substituted by Sammy Nelson
60' - Substitution
Tony O'Dohertyis substituted by John Cowan 60' - Substitution
Robert Luttonis substituted by Sammy Nelson
80' - Goal
Bobby Charlton80
FT
NI
NI
Team line-ups
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gordon Banks | 32 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emelyn Hughes | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bobby Moore | 29 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Keith Newton | 46 | 28 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Nobby Stiles | 27 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Mullery | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ralph Coates | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Charlton | 80 | 32 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Martin Peters | 6 | 26 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Brian Kidd | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Geoff Hurst | 57 | 28 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
35
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 24 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Terry Neill | 27 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Liam O'Kane | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dave Craig | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony O'Doherty | 60 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dave Clements | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy Nicholson | 27 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alexander McMordie | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Robert Lutton | 60 | 19 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
George Best | 50 | 23 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Derek Dougan | 32 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Colin Bell | 46 | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Sammy Nelson | 60 | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Cowan | 60 | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Brian Kidd
IN
Alan Ball
OUT
Keith Newton
IN
Tommy Wright
OUT
Nobby Stiles
IN
Brian Labone
OUT
Ralph Coates
IN
Francis Lee
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tony O'Doherty
IN
Albert Campbell
OUT
Liam O'Kane
IN
Sammy Todd
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
50
75
Success rate in this team:
64 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Ramsey vs Northern Ireland
7 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on April 21, 1970
Ramsey vs Bingham
3 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on April 21, 1970
Manager
Age
Match num
38
12
Success rate in this team:
25 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
28 %
Bingham vs England
0 victory
0 draw
3 losses
Latest figure on April 21, 1970
Bingham vs Ramsey
0 victory
0 draw
3 losses
Latest figure on April 21, 1970
Referee
Gaspar Pintado Viu
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | General total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | Season total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on April 21, 1970 | Latest figure on April 21, 1970 | |||||||
Videos
April 22, 2013
Key figures
England keeps its 8 matches with only one goal conceded at most in British Home Championship running (since 21/10/1967). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 16/02/1907-14/03/1910 time period (11 matches).
It's the first time since the 14/11/1956 (England vs Wales ) that a game ends with 3-1 in British Home Championship
Bobby Charlton scored 6 goals vs Northern Ireland in his professional career
General ranking
| +2 | 1 | England | 3 pts | 2 rd |
| -1 | 2 | Scotland | 2 pts | 1 rd |
| -1 | 3 | Wales | 1 pt | 1 rd |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 2 rd |
General ranking
| +2 | 1 | England | 3 pts | 2 rd |
| -1 | 2 | Scotland | 2 pts | 1 rd |
| -1 | 3 | Wales | 1 pt | 1 rd |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 2 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DEngland 1-1 Romania15/01/1969 | VEngland 5-0 France12/03/1969 | VEngland 2-1 Wales07/05/1969 | VEngland 4-1 Scotland10/05/1969 | VEngland 1-0 Portugal10/12/1969 | DEngland 0-0 Netherlands14/01/1970 |
| Overall | LBrazil 2-1 England12/06/1969 | VNetherlands 0-1 England05/11/1969 | VEngland 1-0 Portugal10/12/1969 | DEngland 0-0 Netherlands14/01/1970 | VBelgium 1-3 England25/02/1970 | DWales 1-1 England18/04/1970 |
Current form
| Away | LScotland 2-1 Northern Ireland16/11/1966 | LEngland 2-0 Northern Ireland22/11/1967 | LWales 2-0 Northern Ireland28/02/1968 | VIsrael 2-3 Northern Ireland10/09/1968 | VTurkey 0-3 Northern Ireland11/12/1968 | DScotland 1-1 Northern Ireland06/05/1969 |
| Overall | LNorthern Ireland 1-3 England03/05/1969 | DScotland 1-1 Northern Ireland06/05/1969 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Wales10/05/1969 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Soviet Union10/09/1969 | LSoviet Union 2-0 Northern Ireland22/10/1969 | LNorthern Ireland 0-1 Scotland18/04/1970 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 12 | 5 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
3 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
4 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0
|
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0
|
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
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
|
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
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
 | Francis Lee | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Francis Lee | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
37 matches
31 v
4 d
2 l
145 gf
32 ga
Away
37 matches
26 v
8 d
3 l
129 gf
41 ga
Neutral ground
2 matches
2 v
0 d
0 l
8 gf
1 ga
Total
76 matches
59 v
12 d
5 l
282 gf
74 ga
Historical head to head
Home
37 matches
3 v
8 d
26 l
41 gf
129 ga
Away
37 matches
2 v
4 d
31 l
32 gf
145 ga
Neutral ground
2 matches
0 v
0 d
2 l
1 gf
8 ga
Total
76 matches
5 v
12 d
59 l
74 gf
282 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
May 03, 1969 - British Home Championship 1969
November 22, 1967 - British Home Championship 1967/1968
October 22, 1966 - British Home Championship 1966/1967
November 10, 1965 - British Home Championship 1965/1966
October 03, 1964 - British Home Championship 1964/1965
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Jimmy Greaves | 10 goals | 1960 - 1964 |
 |
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 |
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Best historical scorers against England
|
William Gillespie | 7 goals | 1913 - 1926 |
|
David Walsh | 3 goals | 1947 - 1948 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 3 goals | 1956 - 1961 |
|
Sammy Wilson | 3 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
|
Jimmy Dunne | 2 goals | 1930 - 1931 |
|
Edward McMorran | 2 goals | 1950 - 1953 |
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Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
 |
Billy Wright | 13 matches | 1946 - 1958 |
 |
Robert Crompton | 10 matches | 1902 - 1914 |
|
Bobby Charlton | 9 matches | 1958 - 1969 |
 |
Tom Finney | 8 matches | 1946 - 1958 |
 |
Bobby Moore | 7 matches | 1962 - 1969 |
 |
Stanley Matthews | 7 matches | 1938 - 1956 |
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Players with most games played vs England
|
Jimmy McIlroy | 13 matches | 1951 - 1965 |
|
Billy Bingham | 13 matches | 1951 - 1963 |
 |
Danny Blanchflower | 12 matches | 1950 - 1962 |
|
Elisha Scott | 11 matches | 1920 - 1935 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 11 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
William Gillespie | 11 matches | 1913 - 1930 |
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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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Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+21
|  | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
-12
|  | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
-13
|  | Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
4
|  | Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
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