Founded: 1876 Affiliated to Fifa: 1910
First match played: | |||||||
25/03/1876 | Scotland | Scotland | 0 | - | 4 | Loss | Friendly |
Latest match played: | |||||||
02/06/2000 | Portugal | Portugal | 0 | - | 3 | Loss | Friendly |
Biggest win: | |||||||
03/03/1888 | Ireland 1) | Wales | 11 | - | 0 | Win | Friendly |
Biggest loss: | |||||||
23/03/1878 | Scotland | Scotland | 0 | - | 9 | Loss | Friendly |
Longest unbeaten streak: 8 (1957-58 & 1980-81) Current unbeaten streak: 0
Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Albania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Austria | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Belarus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Belgium | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 |
Brazil | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cyprus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Czechoslovakia* | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
Denmark | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
East Germany* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
England | 97 | 14 | 21 | 62 | 90 | 239 |
Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Faroe Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Finland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Hungary | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
Iceland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Republic of Ireland | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 |
Israel | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
Italy | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Luxembourg | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Malta | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
Mexico | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Moldova | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
Northern Ireland 1) | 90 | 42 | 21 | 27 | 182 | 127 |
Norway | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Romania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
San Marino | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Scotland | 102 | 19 | 23 | 60 | 113 | 239 |
Soviet Union* | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Spain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Sweden | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Turkey | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Germany* | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
Yugoslavia | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
Total | 490 | 143 | 104 | 243 | 633 | 905 |
Note: 1. Irish Football Association: Representing all of Ireland before 1922, Northern Ireland since For a complete list of matches see here. Source: Rothman Football YearbookThis page hosted byBack to UEFA page
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Last updated 01/08/2000
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