Founded: 1873 Affiliated to Fifa: 1910
First match played: | |||||||
30/11/1872 | England | Scotland | 0 | - | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
Latest match played: | |||||||
30/05/2000 | Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 2 | - | 1 | Win | Friendly |
Biggest win: | |||||||
23/02/1901 | Ireland 2) | Scotland | 11 | - | 0 | Win | Friendly |
Biggest loss: | |||||||
19/06/1954 | Uruguay | Switzerland | 0 | - | 7 | Loss | World Cup |
Longest unbeaten streak: 22 (1879-88) Current unbeaten streak: 2
Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Austria | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
Belarus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Belgium | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Brazil | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Colombia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Congo-Kinshasa 1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cyprus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Czechoslovakia* | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 |
Denmark | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 |
East Germany* | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
England | 110 | 41 | 24 | 45 | 169 | 192 |
Estonia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
Faroe Islands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
Finland | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
France | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 |
Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hungary | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 |
Iceland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Republic of Ireland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Italy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Latvia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Luxembourg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Malta | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Netherlands | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Northern Ireland 2) | 92 | 61 | 16 | 15 | 254 | 81 |
Norway | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 15 |
Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Peru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Poland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
Portugal | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 |
Romania | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Russia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
San Marino | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Soviet Union* 3) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Spain | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
Sweden | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 |
Switzerland | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 20 |
Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Wales | 102 | 60 | 23 | 19 | 239 | 113 |
West Germany* | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
Yugoslavia | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 |
Total | 607 | 297 | 133 | 177 | 1126 | 743 |
Note: 1. Congo-Kinshasa: as Zaire 2. Irish Football Association: Representing all of Ireland before 1922, Northern Ireland since 3. Soviet Union: last match as Commonwealth of Independent States For a complete list of matches see here. Source: Rothmans Football YearbookThis page hosted byBack to UEFA page
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Last updated 31/07/2000
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