Northern Ireland national football team results (1882–1899)
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. From 1882 to 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association (IFA).
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In 1920 Ireland was partitioned into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. In 1922, The south of Ireland gained independence as the Irish Free State, later to become Republic of Ireland. Amid these political upheavals, a rival football association, the Football Association of Ireland (the F.A.I.), emerged in Dublin in 1921 and organised a separate league and later a national team. In 1923, during a period when the home nations had dis-affiliated from the governing body,[1] the FAI was recognised by FIFA as the governing body of the Irish Free State on the condition that it changed its name to the Football Association of the Irish Free State.[2] At the same time, the IFA continued to organise its national team on an all-Ireland basis, regularly calling up Free State players.[3][4] During this era at least one Northerner, Harry Chatton, also played for the Irish Free State and from 1936, the FAI began to organise their own all–Ireland team.[5][6] Both teams now competed as Ireland and during this era at least 39 dual internationals were selected to represent both teams.[7] Between 1928 and 1946 the IFA were not affiliated to FIFA and the two Ireland teams co-existed, never competing in the same competition.[8]
In April 1951, FIFA decreed that the IFA team could not select "citizens of Eire". An exception was for British Home Championship games, as a 1923 IFAB agreement at Liverpool prevented FIFA intervention in relations between the four Home Nations.[9] However, the exception would only apply "if the F.A. of Ireland do not object", and was never availed of.
At FIFA's 1953 congress, its Rule 3 was amended so that an international team must use "that title ... recognised politically and geographically of the countries or territories". The FAI initially claimed Rule 3 gave them the right to the name Ireland[10] (see names of the Irish state), but FIFA subsequently ruled neither team could be referred to as Ireland, decreeing that the FAI team be officially designated as the Republic of Ireland, while the IFA team was to become Northern Ireland.[11][12] The IFA objected and in 1954 was permitted to continue using the name Ireland in Home Internationals,[13] based on the 1923 agreement. This practice was discontinued in the late 1970s.[14][lower-alpha 1]
This is a list of the Ireland national football team results from 1882 to 1899.
1880s
1882
18 February 1882 International Friendly | Ireland | 0–13 | England | Belfast, Ireland |
Match 1 |
Report | Vaughton 3' J. Brown 8' A. Brown 15' C. Bambridge H. Cursham |
Stadium: Knock Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Robert M. Kennedy (Ireland)[18] |
1883
24 February 1883 International Friendly | England | 7–0 | Ireland | Liverpool, England |
Match 3 |
Whateley 15', 46' Cobbold 17', 19' Dunn 44', 80' Pawson 88' |
Report | Stadium: Aigburth Cricket Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: John K. McDowell (Scotland)[19] |
17 March 1883 International Friendly | Ireland | 1–1 | Wales | Belfast, Ireland |
Match 4 |
Morrow 67' | Report | Roberts 50' | Stadium: Ballynafeigh Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: John K. McDowell (Scotland) |
1884
26 January 1884 1883–84 British Home Championship | Ireland | 0–5 | Scotland | Belfast, Ireland |
Match 5 |
Report | Harrower 12', 86' Gossland 30', 70' Goudie 60' |
Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Thomas Hindle (England) |
9 February 1884 1883–84 British Home Championship | Wales | 6–0 | Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 6 |
Owen 55', 70' Shaw 20', 68' Eyton-Jones 59' Jones 82' |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Robert M. Sloane (England) |
23 February 1884 1883–84 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–8 | England | Belfast, Ireland |
Match 7 |
McWha 88' | Report | Cursham 75' Johnson 15' C. Bambridge 18' A. Bambridge |
Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground Attendance: 3,000[20] Referee: Thomas Lawrie (Scotland) |
1885
28 February 1885 1884–85 British Home Championship | England | 4–0 | Ireland | Manchester, England |
Match 8 |
Bambridge 44' Spilsbury 75' Eames 77' (o.g.) Brown 77' |
Report | Stadium: Whalley Range Attendance: 6,000[21] |
14 March 1885 1884–85 British Home Championship | Scotland | 8–2 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 9 |
Lamont 10' Turner 12' Calderwood 15' Marshall 35' Higgins 51', 60', 70' Barbour 53' |
Report | Gibb 85', 90' | Stadium: Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 6,000 Referee: William Pierce Dix (England) |
1886
27 February 1886 1885–86 British Home Championship | Wales | 5–0 | Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 11 |
Roberts Wilding Hersee Bryan Sisson |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 700 Referee: Richard P. Gregson (England) |
1887
5 February 1887 1886–87 British Home Championship | England | 7–0 | Ireland | Sheffield, England |
Match 14 |
Dewhurst 2', 87' Cobbold 25', 47' Lindley 26', 43', 49' |
Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Alexander Hunter (Wales) |
1888
3 March 1888 1887–88 British Home Championship | Wales | 11–0 | Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 17 |
J. Doughty 1', 89' R. Doughty 3' Howell 15' Wilding 55' Pryce-Jones |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Thomas Hindle (England) |
24 March 1888 1887–88 British Home Championship | Ireland | 2–10 | Scotland | Belfast, Ireland |
Match 18 |
Lemon 18' Dalton 24' |
Report | Dewar 5' Dickson 8', 33', 40', 45' Breckenridge 15' Aitken 30' McCallum 53' Wilson 77' (o.g.) Stewart 83' |
Stadium: Oldpark Avenue Attendance: 5,000[23] Referee: Robert Parlane (Scotland) |
1889
2 March 1889 1888–89 British Home Championship | England | 6–1 | Ireland | Liverpool, England |
Match 20 |
Yates Shelton Lofthouse Brodie |
Report | Wilton 10' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Alfred Owen Davies (Wales) |
9 March 1889 1888–89 British Home Championship | Scotland | 7–0 | Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 21 |
Watt 7', 10' Black 25' Groves 32', 50', 70' McInnes 88' |
Report | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: William H. Stacey (England) |
27 April 1889 1888–89 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–3 | Wales | Belfast, Ireland |
Match 22 |
Lemon 1' | Report | Jarrett 20', 44', 60' | Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Thomas R. Park (Scotland) |
1890s
1890
8 February 1890 1889–90 British Home Championship | Wales | 5–2 | Ireland | Shrewsbury, England |
Match 23 |
Owen 8' Wilcock 27' Lewis Pryce-Jones 56', 90' |
Report | Dalton 11', 44' | Stadium: Old Racecourse Referee: James E. McKillop (Scotland) |
1891
7 February 1891 1890–91 British Home Championship | Ireland | 7–2 | Wales | Belfast, Ireland |
Match 26 |
Dalton 19' Stanfield 22', 34', 42', 80' Gaffikin 60' Torrans 63' |
Report | Roberts 10' Davies 37' |
Stadium: Ulsterville Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Robert F. Harrison (Scotland) |
1892
27 February 1892 1891–92 British Home Championship | Wales | 1–1 | Ireland | Bangor, Wales |
Match 29 |
Lewis 22' | Report | Stanfield 87' | Stadium: Penrhyn Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: James Campbell (Scotland) |
1893
25 February 1893 1892–93 British Home Championship | England | 6–1 | Ireland | Birmingham, England |
Match 32 |
Gilliat 8', 18', 30' Smith 43' Winckworth 60' Sandilands 75' |
Report | Gaffikin 9' | Stadium: Wellington Road Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Thomas R. Park (Scotland) |
1894
24 February 1894 1893–94 British Home Championship | Wales | 4–1 | Ireland | Swansea, Wales |
Match 35 |
Lewis 55', 82' James 65' Rea 75' |
Report | Stanfield 20' | Stadium: St Helens Rugby Ground Attendance: 7,000 Referee: James Campbell (Scotland) |
1895
9 March 1895 1894–95 British Home Championship | England | 9–0 | Ireland | Derby, England |
Match 38 |
Torrens 3' (o.g.) Bloomer 4', 58' Becton 15', 60' Bassett 30' Howell 36' Goodall 65', 87' |
Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,000 Referee: James H. Robertson (Scotland) |
1896
29 February 1896 1895–96 British Home Championship | Wales | 6–1 | Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
Match 41 |
Lewis 9', 20' Meredith 23', 84' Morris 34' Pugh 60' |
Report | Turner 70' | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: James Cooper (England) |
1897
20 February 1897 1896–97 British Home Championship | England | 6–0 | Ireland | Nottingham, England |
Match 44 |
Bloomer 17', 85' Wheldon 27', 30', 55' Athersmith 75' |
Report | Stadium: Trent Bridge Attendance: 13,490 Referee: Thomas Robertson (Scotland) |
1898
19 February 1898 1897–98 British Home Championship | Wales | 0–1 | Ireland | Llandudno, Wales |
Match 47 |
Report | Peden 85' | Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Thomas Robertson (Scotland) |
1899
18 February 1899 1898–99 British Home Championship | England | 13–2 | Ireland | Sunderland, England |
Match 50 |
Frank Forman 15' Fred Forman 20', 52' Athersmith 25' Smith 32', 59', 60', 63' Bloomer 40', 89' Settle 53', 55', 80' |
Report | McAllen 65' (pen.) Campbell 88' |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Alexander Hamilton (Scotland) |
4 March 1899 1898–99 British Home Championship | Ireland | 1–0 | Wales | Belfast, Ireland |
Match 51 |
Meldon 60' | Report | Stadium: Grosvenor Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Charles E. Sutcliffe (England) |
Notes
- The last match played as Ireland was 1978 versus Scotland,[15] however, apart from this match, all British Championship matches had been played as "Northern Ireland" since the 1973–74 tournament.[16] In the 1972–73 tournament, the first two matches were played as "Ireland" and the third as "Northern Ireland". In the 1971–72 tournament, the first was played as "Ireland" and the second and third as "Northern Ireland". 1970–71 was the last tournament in which all matches were played under the name "Ireland".[17]
References
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- Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
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- "Dual Internationalists". Northern Ireland Footballing Greats. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- Fulton, Gareth (2005). "Northern Catholic fans of Republic of Ireland soccer". In Alan Bairner (ed.). Sport and the Irish: Histories, Identities, Issues. Dublin: UCD Press. p. 145. ISBN 1-904558-33-X.
- Brodie, Malcolm; Billy Kennedy (2005). The IFA 125 years...the history. Edenderry print limited. p. 108. "Politics of Irish Soccer". The Irish Times. 25 November 1953. p. 3.
- "Two "Irelands" Recognised". The Irish Times. 16 November 1953. p. 3.
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- Matthew Taylor (2008). The Association Game: A History of British Football. Harlow:Pearson Education Ltd.
- "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1975–1978". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1972–1975". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- "NIFG: Northern Ireland Programmes 1968–1972". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- "First Ireland Game 18 February 1882".
- "Ireland Game 24 February 1883".
- "Ireland Game 23 February 1884".
- "Ireland Game 28 February 1885".
- "Ireland Game 13 March 1886".
- "Ireland Game 24 March 1888".
- "Ireland Game 29 March 1890".
External links
- RSSSF: (Northern) Ireland - International Results
- British Home Championships 1884-1899
- Northern Ireland Football Greats Archive
- Northern Ireland Statistics and Records
- England International Database From 1872
- England Football Online
- Scotland International Archive
- Scotland Football Records Complete Record
- Welsh Football Data Archive