List of football matches between British clubs in UEFA competitions

Since the inception of the European Cup in 1955, there have been many meetings in UEFA club competitions between football teams from each part of the United Kingdom – England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Overview

In addition to the rivalry between the national sides, clubs from the English and Scottish league systems have also met on numerous occasions in the various European club competitions. These matches are frequently described by the media as being a "Battle of Britain", irrespective of the clubs involved.[1][2][3][4]

There has never been a European final between an English and a Scottish club, and two Scottish clubs have never faced off in European tournaments at any stage; the closest this came to occurring was in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup when Hearts lost a playoff to Real Zaragoza with Dunfermline already drawn to meet the winners in the next round,[5] and in the same competition two years later when, knowing Dundee would be the next opponent, Rangers were eliminated by eventual winners Leeds United.[6]

Clubs from England, the second most successful nation on the continent with 34 major wins in the four main competitions (behind Spain with 40) have played each other on 22 occasions (every two-legged tie or pair of home-and-away group matches counting as 1) including in four finals: the 1972 UEFA Cup Final,[7] the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final,[8] the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final[9] and the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final;[10] the all-English pairings in 2019 was the first time a single nation had provided all four finalists since the Cup Winners' Cup was abolished (There were four Italian finalists in 1990 from six places available).[11]

Despite the high number of wins by English clubs in the relevant competitions, there had never been an all-English or all-British UEFA Super Cup match (by contrast there were four all-Spanish and two all-Italian meetings in the event) until 2019 when it became a certainty due to the presence of four finalists.

There were no European ties involving English clubs during the period of their ban following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.[12][13]

European Cup/Champions League

Celtic and Leeds United met in the semi-final of the 1970 European Cup, which was the first contest to be popularly described as a "Battle of Britain".[14] Celtic won the first leg at Elland Road 1–0, and the second leg was played at Hampden Park to allow a bigger crowd to attend than could be held at Celtic Park, with the resultant attendance of 136,505 the largest ever crowd for a European match.[15] Billy Bremner opened the scoring early on to level the aggregate score, but Celtic came back to win the match 2–1 and the tie 3–1.

There was only one all-English tie under the old knockout format among four British ties overall; this was in 1978 when the two-time holders Liverpool[16] were beaten in the opening round by Nottingham Forest, who had qualified for the competition for the first time and went on to win the trophy;[17] they retained it the following year,[18] before Liverpool won again in 1981 (beating Scottish title holders Aberdeen en route).[19][20] Aston Villa enjoyed their own winning debut season in the 1981–82 edition to complete a sequence of six consecutive wins for English clubs.[21][22]

Rangers defeated Leeds United home and away to qualify for the first Champions League group stage in 1992–93.[23] In the early 21st century, after the entry criteria of the premier competition was expanded to include several clubs from each of the leading nations, four Champions League semi-finals between English clubs took place, three pairing Liverpool against Chelsea,[24][25][26][27] plus the final in 2008 between Chelsea and Manchester United.[8]

Although clubs from the same association cannot be drawn in the same group, an exception was made for 2005–06. As title holders Liverpool did not qualify for the Champions League through their league position, a compromise was made by UEFA to allow them to take part in the competition from the first qualifying round and without "association protection", they were eventually paired with Chelsea in the group stage.[28]

Celtic and Manchester United were drawn together twice in the Champions League group phase in quick succession, in 2006–07 and 2008–09,[14] while Arsenal beat Celtic 5–1 on aggregate in the 2009–10 qualifiers. Manchester United and Rangers met in the 2010–11 Champions League,[29] with the match at Old Trafford finishing goalless.[4] Roddy Forsyth, writing in The Daily Telegraph, commented that the growing financial disparity between the two leagues was reflected in the below capacity attendance, the defensive tactics used by Rangers, and the weakened team selection by United.[4] In total, British teams have been drawn together 23 times since the advent of the new format in 1992. The most recent competitive meeting of clubs from England and Scotland was between Celtic and Manchester City in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[30] Manchester City were defeated by an English opponent, Liverpool, in the quarter-finals of the 2017–18 competition.

2018–19 provided another all-English quarter-final (Tottenham Hotspur overcoming Manchester City in dramatic circumstances)[31] followed by the final itself, where Liverpool defeated Tottenham 2–0 to win their sixth European Cup.[10]

UEFA Cup/Europa League

There have been numerous ties between British clubs in the secondary competitions – 23 in the UEFA Cup, 16 in the extinct tournament considered to be its predecessor, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and 13 in the defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Leeds' route to glory in the 1967–68 Fairs Cup featured three successive wins over Scottish opponents. Celtic lost on the away goals rule to Liverpool in the 1997–98 UEFA Cup, but they beat Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool on their run to the 2003 UEFA Cup Final.[14] Hearts suffered a record defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League,[32] but performed more creditably against Liverpool in 2012–13.[33]

Apart from the 1972 UEFA Cup Final won by Tottenham over Wolverhampton Wanderers,[7] and the 1972–73 UEFA Cup Semi-final when Liverpool knocked out the holders, Tottenham on away goals,[34] the only all-English tie in more than four decades of the UEFA Cup/Europa League up until 2019 took place in 2016, when arch-rivals Liverpool and Manchester United met; the Merseyside club progressed and were eventually runners-up in the competition.[35] The first all-English final in the Europa League era, and only the third contest between two English clubs in the competition's history, took place in 2019, when Chelsea defeated London rivals Arsenal in Baku;[9] based 6 miles (9.7 km) apart, the clubs' supporters had to travel almost 2,500 miles (4,000 km) each way to the event on the other side of the continent.[36]

In the 2020–21 season, qualifying round matches (including all-UK ties in successive rounds featuring Motherwell against Glentoran then Coleraine) were played over one leg behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Historic competitions

Matches between English and Scottish club sides in the late 19th century were big events, such as the meeting in 1895 of English league champions Sunderland and Scottish league champions Hearts in a game grandly described as the Championship of the World.[37]

There have also been a number of other competitions between English and Scottish clubs. Before European competition started in 1955, the Coronation Cup was staged in 1953, to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Four prominent clubs from each country participated in a knockout tournament, with Celtic and Hibernian defeating two English clubs each to reach the final, which Celtic won 2–0 at Hampden.[38] A similar competition called the Empire Exhibition Trophy was staged in 1938, with Celtic defeating Everton 1–0 in the final at Ibrox.[39] Back in 1902, the four-team British League Cup was staged in Glasgow, with both Rangers and Celtic defeating their English opponents to set up a local final, won by Celtic 3–2[40] (this was before the Old Firm term came into use but was one of several fixtures between the sides in the early 1900s which led to its introduction due to the frequency of their meetings).[41][42]

In the 1970s, American oil giant Texaco sponsored the Texaco Cup, which was a knockout competition for clubs that had failed to qualify for the main European competitions.[43] Interest in the competition soon waned, however, and Texaco withdrew their sponsorship after the 1974–75 season.[43] The competition continued for a few years in the form of the Anglo-Scottish Cup, but it was discontinued in 1981.[43]

Wales

Welsh sides did not take part in the Champions League until the 1993–94 season, following the creation of the Welsh Premier League,[44] and both the champions and runners-up entered the UEFA Cup for the first time in the 1994–95 season as UEFA made the champions of smaller nations — including Northern Ireland — compete in the UEFA Cup for a three-year period.

Although the Welsh teams in the English league system were entitled to enter the Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Welsh Cup until 1995[45] and qualified for the competition 31 times between them, they were drawn against another British club on just two occasions — Newport County v Crusaders in 1980 and Wrexham v Manchester United in 1990.

Scottish Challenge Cup

In 2016, the Scottish Challenge Cup, normally for Scottish Professional Football League clubs outside the Premiership, invited two teams from Wales and Northern Ireland to take part,[46] and the following year extended entry to two clubs from the Republic of Ireland.[47][48] (clubs from the NIFL Premiership and the League of Ireland Premier Division had also competed against each other in the Setanta Cup, last played in 2014).[49] Welsh club The New Saints progressed to the semi-final in the 2016–17 season. They repeated the feat in 2017–18, being joined by Northern Irish club Crusaders. The results of ties between clubs from different countries are not included here.

For the 2018–19 edition, two English National League clubs were invited to take part in the competition,[50] and the first non-Scottish team reached the final – Connah's Quay Nomads of Wales, who beat Edinburgh City on penalties. They would face Ross County at the Caledonian Stadium in Inverness, a controversial choice of venue being only 15 miles (24 km) from Ross County's home in Dingwall but a distance of 400 miles (640 km) for Connah's Quay Nomads;[51][52] previous finals had typically been held further south in Scotland's Central Belt.

UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' Cup
Season Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Venue Attendance Win for
1969–70 Semi-finals[14][53][54][23] Leeds United 0–1 Celtic Elland Road, Leeds 46,381
(1 v ENG)
Celtic 2–1 Leeds United Hampden Park, Glasgow 136,505
1976–77 First round Liverpool 2–0 Crusaders Anfield, Liverpool 22,442
(1 v NI)
Crusaders 0–5 Liverpool Seaview, Belfast 10,500
1978–79 First round[23] Nottingham Forest 2–0 Liverpool City Ground, Nottingham 38,316 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 1)
Liverpool 0–0 Nottingham Forest Anfield, Liverpool 51,679
1980–81 Second round[19][55] Aberdeen 0–1 Liverpool Pittodrie, Aberdeen 23,934
(1 v SCO)
Liverpool 4–0 Aberdeen Anfield, Liverpool 36,182
1992–93 Second round[56][23] Rangers 2–1 Leeds United Ibrox, Glasgow 43,251
(2 v ENG)
Leeds United 1–2 Rangers Elland Road, Leeds 25,118
2003–04 Group stage[56] Rangers 0–1 Manchester United Ibrox, Glasgow 48,725
(2 v SCO)
Manchester United 3–0 Rangers Old Trafford, Manchester 66,500
Quarter-finals[57][58] Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal Stamford Bridge, London 40,778 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 2)
Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea Highbury, London 35,468
2004–05 Semi-finals[23][24] Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London 42,500 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 3)
Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool 41,500
2005–06 First qualifying round Liverpool 3–0 Total Network Solutions Anfield, Liverpool 44,760
(1 v WAL)
Total Network Solutions 0–3 Liverpool Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 8,009
Group stage[28][59] Liverpool 0–0 Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool 42,750 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 4)
Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London 41,600
2006–07 Group stage[14][60][61] Manchester United 3–2 Celtic Old Trafford, Manchester 74,031
(3 v ENG)
Celtic 1–0 Manchester United Celtic Park, Glasgow 60,632
Semi-finals[25] Chelsea 1–0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London 39,483 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 5)
Liverpool (P)1–0 Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool 42,554
2007–08 Quarter-finals[62] Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool Emirates Stadium, London 60,041 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 6)
Liverpool 4–2 Arsenal Anfield, Liverpool 41,985
Semi-finals[26] Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool 42,180 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 7)
Chelsea 3–2 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London 38,300
Final[8] Chelsea 1–1(P) Manchester United Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 67,310 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 8)
2008–09 Group stage[14][63][64] Manchester United 3–0 Celtic Old Trafford, Manchester 74,655
(3 v SCO)
Celtic 1–1 Manchester United Celtic Park, Glasgow 58,593
Quarter-finals[65] Liverpool 1–3 Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool 42,543 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 9)
Chelsea 4–4 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London 38,286
Semi-finals[27] Manchester United 1–0 Arsenal Old Trafford, Manchester 74,733 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 10)
Arsenal 1–3 Manchester United Emirates Stadium, London 59,867
2009–10 Play-off round[66] Celtic 0–2 Arsenal Celtic Park, Glasgow 58,165
(4 v SCO)
Arsenal 3–1 Celtic Emirates Stadium, London 59,962
2010–11 Group stage[4][67] Manchester United 0–0 Rangers Old Trafford, Manchester 74,408
(5 v SCO)
Rangers 0–1 Manchester United Ibrox, Glasgow 49,764
Quarter-finals[68] Chelsea 0–1 Manchester United Stamford Bridge, London 37,915 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 11)
Manchester United 2–1 Chelsea Old Trafford, Manchester 74,672
2013–14 Second qualifying round[69] Cliftonville 0–3 Celtic Solitude, Belfast 5,442
(1 v NI)
Celtic 2–0 Cliftonville Celtic Park, Glasgow 37,097
2016–17 Group stage[30] Celtic 3–3 Manchester City Celtic Park, Glasgow 57,592
(6 v SCO)
Manchester City 1–1 Celtic Etihad Stadium, Manchester 51,297
2017–18 Second qualifying round[70] Linfield 0–2 Celtic Windsor Park, Belfast 6,359
(2 v NI)
Celtic 4–0 Linfield Celtic Park, Glasgow 58,075
Quarter-finals[71][72] Liverpool 3–0 Manchester City Anfield, Liverpool 50,685 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 12)
Manchester City 1–2 Liverpool Etihad Stadium, Manchester 53,461
2018–19 Quarter-finals[73][74][31] Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London 60,044 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 13)
Manchester City 4–3 Tottenham Hotspur Etihad Stadium, Manchester 53,348
Final[10] Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid 63,272 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 14)

UEFA Super Cup
Year Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Venue Attendance Win for
2019 Final Liverpool (P)2–2 Chelsea Vodafone Park, Istanbul 38,434 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 1)

UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup
Season Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Venue Attendance Win for
1971–72 Final[23][75][7] Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Molineux, Wolverhampton 38,362 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 1)
Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers White Hart Lane, London 54,303
1972–73 Semi-final[76] Liverpool 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Anfield, Liverpool 42,174 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 2)
Tottenham Hotspur 2–1(a) Liverpool White Hart Lane, London 46,919
1973–74 Second round[77] Aberdeen 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Pittodrie, Aberdeen 30,000
(1 v SCO)
Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Aberdeen White Hart Lane, London 21,785
Second round[78][79] Leeds United 0–0 Hibernian Elland Road, Leeds
(2 v SCO)
Hibernian 0–0(P) Leeds United Easter Road, Edinburgh 40,503
1975–76 First round[80] Hibernian 1–0 Liverpool Easter Road, Edinburgh
(3 v SCO)
Liverpool 3–1 Hibernian Anfield, Liverpool
1981–82 First round[23][81] Ipswich Town 1–1 Aberdeen Portman Road, Ipswich 18,535
(1 v ENG)
Aberdeen 3–1 Ipswich Town Pittodrie, Aberdeen 24,000
1983–84 Third round[82][83] Nottingham Forest 0–0 Celtic City Ground, Nottingham 32,017
(4 v SCO)
Celtic 1–2 Nottingham Forest Celtic Park, Glasgow 66,938
1984–85 Third round[56][84] Manchester United 2–2 Dundee United Old Trafford, Manchester 48,278
(5 v SCO)
Dundee United 2–3 Manchester United Tannadice Park, Dundee 22,500
1987–88 First round Coleraine 0–1 Dundee United The Showgrounds, Coleraine
(1 v NI)
Dundee United 3–1 Coleraine Tannadice Park, Dundee
1989–90 First round[85] Glentoran 1–3 Dundee United The Oval, Belfast
(2 v NI)
Dundee United 2–0 Glentoran Tannadice Park, Dundee
1996–97 First round[86] Aberdeen 3–1 Barry Town Pittodrie, Aberdeen 13,400
(1 v WAL)
Barry Town 3–3 Aberdeen Jenner Park Stadium, Barry 6,500
1997–98 First qualifying round[87] Inter CableTel 0–3 Celtic Ninian Park, Cardiff
(2 v WAL)
Celtic 5–0 Inter CableTel Celtic Park, Glasgow
First round[14][88][89] Celtic 2–2 Liverpool Celtic Park, Glasgow 48,526
(6 v SCO)
Liverpool (a)0–0 Celtic Anfield, Liverpool 38,205
1999–2000 Qualifying round[90][91] Cwmbran Town 0–6 Celtic Ninian Park, Cardiff 2,000
(3 v WAL)
Celtic 4–0 Cwmbran Town Celtic Park, Glasgow 42,000
2001–02 Qualifying round[92] Glenavon 0–1 Kilmarnock Mourneview Park, Lurgan 3,000
(3 v NI)
Kilmarnock 1–0 Glenavon Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 7,462
2002–03 Second round[93] Celtic 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Celtic Park, Glasgow
(2 v ENG)
Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Celtic Ewood Park, Blackburn
Quarter-final[14][94][95] Celtic 1–1 Liverpool Celtic Park, Glasgow 59,759
(3 v ENG)
Liverpool 0–2 Celtic Anfield, Liverpool 44,238
2003–04 Qualifying round[96] Manchester City 5–0 Total Network Solutions City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
(1 v WAL)
Total Network Solutions 0–2 Manchester City Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
2009–10 First qualifying round[97] Motherwell 0–1 Llanelli Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 4,307
(4 v WAL)
Llanelli 0–3 Motherwell Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli 3,025
2011–12 First qualifying round The New Saints 1–1 Cliftonville Park Hall, Oswestry 927
(1 v NI)
Cliftonville 0–1 The New Saints Solitude, Belfast 1,221
Second qualifying round Crusaders 1–3 Fulham Seaview, Belfast 2,477
(1 v NI)
Fulham 4–0 Crusaders Craven Cottage, London 15,676
Play-off round[32] Heart of Midlothian 0–5 Tottenham Hotspur Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 16,279
(7 v SCO)
Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Heart of Midlothian White Hart Lane, London 32,590
2012–13 Play-off round[33] Heart of Midlothian 0–1 Liverpool Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 15,965
(8 v SCO)
Liverpool 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Anfield, Liverpool 44,361
2015–16 Round of 16[98][35] Liverpool 2–0 Manchester United Anfield, Liverpool 43,228 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 3)
Manchester United 1–1 Liverpool Old Trafford, Manchester 75,180
2018–19 Second qualifying round[99][100] Aberdeen 1–1 Burnley Pittodrie, Aberdeen 20,313
(9 v SCO)
Burnley 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Aberdeen Turf Moor, Burnley 17,404
Final[9] Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal Olympic Stadium, Baku 51,370 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 4)
2019–20 Preliminary Round[101] Barry Town United 0–0 Cliftonville International Sports Stadium, Cardiff 2,106

(1 v WAL)

Cliftonville 4–0 Barry Town United Solitude, Belfast 1,946
First qualifying round[102] Connah's Quay Nomads 1–2 Kilmarnock Belle Vue, Rhyl 1,410

(1 v SCO)

Kilmarnock 0–2 Connah's Quay Nomads Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 8,306
Second qualifying round[103] Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Crusaders Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton 29,708

(2 v NI)

Crusaders 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Seaview, Belfast 3,000
2020–21 First qualifying round[104] Motherwell 5–1 Glentoran Fir Park, Motherwell 0

(4 v NI)

Second qualifying round[105] Coleraine 2–2(P) Motherwell The Showgrounds, Coleraine 0

(5 v NI)

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Season Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Venue Attendance Win for
1962–63 First round[106] Everton 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Goodison Park, Liverpool
(1 v ENG)
Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Everton East End Park, Dunfermline
1963–64 First round[107] Glentoran 1–4 Partick Thistle The Oval, Belfast 5,000
(1 v NI)
Partick Thistle 3–0 Glentoran Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 7,000
1964–65 First round[108] Kilmarnock 0–2 Everton Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 23,561
(1 v SCO)
Everton 4–1 Kilmarnock Goodison Park, Liverpool 30,730
Third round Manchester United 1–1 Everton Old Trafford, Manchester N/A
(ENG v ENG, 1)
Everton 1–2 Manchester United Goodison Park, Liverpool
1966–67 Semi-final[109][110][111][112] Leeds United 4–2 Kilmarnock Elland Road, Leeds 43,000
(2 v SCO)
Kilmarnock 0–0 Leeds United Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 24,831
1967–68 First round[113] Leeds United 1–0 Hibernian Elland Road, Leeds
(3 v SCO)
Hibernian 1–1 Leeds United Easter Road, Edinburgh 40,503
Quarter-final[114] Rangers 0–0 Leeds United Ibrox, Glasgow 85,000
(4 v SCO)
Leeds United 2–0 Rangers Elland Road, Leeds 50,498
Semi-final[115][116] Dundee 1–1 Leeds United Dens Park, Dundee 30,000
(5 v SCO)
Leeds United 1–0 Dundee Elland Road, Leeds 23,830
1968–69 First round[117] Chelsea 5–0 Morton Stamford Bridge, London
(6 v SCO)
Morton 3–4 Chelsea Cappielow Park, Greenock
Semi-final[118] Rangers 0–0 Newcastle United Ibrox, Glasgow 75,518
(7 v SCO)
Newcastle United 2–0 Rangers St. James' Park, Newcastle
1969–70 First round[119] Dundee United 1–2 Newcastle United Tannadice Park, Dundee
(8 v SCO)
Newcastle United 1–0 Dundee United St. James' Park, Newcastle
First round Arsenal 3–0 Glentoran Highbury Stadium, London
(1 v NI)
Glentoran 1–0 Arsenal The Oval, Belfast
Third round Newcastle United 0–0 Southampton St. James' Park, Newcastle N/A
(ENG v ENG, 2)
Southampton 1–1(a) Newcastle United The Dell, Southampton
1970–71 First round[120] Coleraine 1–1 Kilmarnock The Showgrouds, Coleraine 5,000
(1 v SCO)
Kilmarnock 2–3 Coleraine Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 5,911
Third round[121] Hibernian 0–1 Liverpool Easter Road, Edinburgh
(9 v SCO)
Liverpool 2–0 Hibernian Anfield, Liverpool
Semi-final[122][123] Liverpool 0–1 Leeds United Anfield, Liverpool 52,877 N/A
(ENG v ENG, 3)
Leeds United 0–0 Liverpool Elland Road, Leeds 40,462

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Season Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Venue Attendance Win for
1960–61 Semi-final[56][124] Rangers 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ibrox, Glasgow
(1 v ENG)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Rangers Molineux, Wolverhampton
1961–62 Premiminary round Glenavon 1–4 Leicester City Mourneview Park, Lurgan
(1 v NI)
Leicester City 3–1 Glenavon Filbert Street, Leicester
1962–63 First round[125][126] Tottenham Hotspur 5–2 Rangers White Hart Lane, London
(1 v SCO)
Rangers 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Ibrox, Glasgow
1963–64 Second round Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Manchester United White Hart Lane, London N/A
(ENG v ENG, 1)
Manchester United 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur Old Trafford, Manchester
1965–66 Semi-final[127][128][129] Celtic 1–0 Liverpool Celtic Park, Glasgow
(2 v SCO)
Liverpool 2–0 Celtic Anfield, Liverpool
1966–67 First round[130][131] Glentoran 1–1 Rangers The Oval, Belfast 35,000
(1 v NI)
Rangers 4–0 Glentoran Ibrox, Glasgow 40,000
1968–69 Quarter-final[132] Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 West Bromwich Albion East End Park, Dunfermline 26,000
(2 v ENG)
West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 32,373
1970–71 First round Manchester City 1–0 Linfield Maine Road, Manchester
(2 v NI)
Linfield 2–1 Manchester City Windsor Park, Belfast
Semi-final Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge, London N/A
(ENG v ENG, 2)
Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Maine Road, Manchester
1976–77 Second round Carrick Rangers 2–5 Southampton Taylors Avenue, Carrickfergus
(3 v NI)
Southampton 4–1 Carrick Rangers The Dell, Southampton
1980–81 First round Newport County 4–0 Crusaders Maine Road, Manchester
(1 v NI)
Crusaders 0–0 Newport County Seaview, Belfast
1982–83 First round Coleraine 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur The Showgrounds, Coleraine
(4 v NI)
Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Coleraine White Hart Lane, London
1990–91 Second round Manchester United 3–0 Wrexham Old Trafford, Manchester 29,405
(1 v WAL)
Wrexham 0–2 Manchester United Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 13,327

Results tables

The statistics from all matches played by clubs of each nation against the others is shown below.

As of 18 September 2020

England

England is the only nation whose teams have played against each other, in 22 ties (41 matches, three being single-game finals) across four competitions.

Opponent
nationality		ECC/UCLUEFA/UELICFCECWCALL
PWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFA
220070440013221013187012571614024810
1894529162471253124201451381383231197033231411062
2200602200700000002200506600180
Totals221345421630131255126221551411418122441169253231617672

Northern Ireland
Opponent
nationality		ECC/UCLUEFA/UELICFCECWCALL
PWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFA
200207400421321011381077251620141048
4004011801751841125102011151813141144
000000412152000000201104613256
Totals600601816131212336213613121298344046302698

Scotland
Opponent
nationality		ECC/UCLUEFA/UELICFCECWCALL
PWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFA
1854916292451272431201514133883239117014233362110
4400110871018542111052110511814314411
0000001071229800000000000010712298
Totals22949272942191497142243615234310433141298352736135129

Wales
Opponent
nationality		ECC/UCLUEFA/UELICFCECWCALL
PWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFA
2002062002070000002002056006018
000000412125000000211040623165
0000001021782900000000000010217829
Totals20020616331010410000004112452244141452

British overseas territories
See also: Gibraltarian football clubs in European competitions

Since 2013, the Gibraltar Football Association has been a member of UEFA enabling them to enter team into UEFA competitions representing Gibraltar, a British overseas territory. The first tie between a team from Gibraltar and a side from the United Kingdom was a second qualifying round Champions League tie between Celtic, of Scotland, and Lincoln Red Imps; Celtic won the tie 3–1 on aggregate after a shock 1–0 loss in the first leg.[133]

The first meeting between a Gibraltarian and a Welsh side was played in the first qualifying round of the Champions League between Europa and The New Saints in 2017; TNS played Lincoln Red Imps in the second qualifying round of the Europa League in 2018.

UEFA Champions League
Season Round Flag Team 1 Score Team 2 Flag Venue Attendance Win for
2016–17 Second qualifying round[134] Lincoln Red Imps 1 – 0 Celtic Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 1,632
(1 v GIB)
Celtic 3 – 0 Lincoln Red Imps Celtic Park, Glasgow 55,632
2017–18 First qualifying round[135][136] The New Saints 1 – 2 Europa Park Hall, Oswestry 1,148
(1 v GIB)
Europa 1 – 3 The New Saints Estádio Algarve, Faro 261

UEFA Europa League
Season Round Flag Team 1 Score Team 2 Flag Venue Attendance Win for
2018–19 Second qualifying round[137] The New Saints 2 – 1 Lincoln Red Imps Park Hall, Oswestry 632
(1 v GIB)
Lincoln Red Imps 1 – 1 The New Saints Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 546
2019–20 First qualifying round[138] St Joseph's 0 – 4 Rangers Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 2,050
(1 v GIB)
Rangers 6 – 0 St Joseph's Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 45,718
2020–21 Second qualifying round[139] Lincoln Red Imps 0 – 5 Rangers Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 0
(2 v GIB)

See also

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