Northern Ireland

Irish Football Association
Founded: 1880
Federation: UEFA
- The IFA was founded in 1880 in Belfast and was the governing body of all Ireland. In 1921 The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was founded in Dublin and recognised as the governing body of the Irish Free State by FIFA in 1923. Both associations, initially, claimed to represent the entire island and picked players from both Northern and Republican Ireland accordingly.
In 1950 FIFA directed both federations to pick players from within their own boundaries and in 1953 ruled that the FAI and the IFA would be known, football-wise, as Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, respectively.
Ireland began its international history in 1882 against England and took part in the British Home Championship from 1884 to 1984. Northern Ireland were the last champions of the trophy. Their first of three World Cup appearances was the 1958 edition in Sweden.
They, like all the home countries, are permanent members of IFAB, the body which determines the laws throughout the world.
Head to head
- Type
- Played
- Won
- Drawn
- Lost
- For
- Against
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 84
- 63
- 15
- 6
- 268
- 76
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 17
- 4
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 6
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 18
- 1
- Competitive
- 96
- 73
- 16
- 7
- 303
- 81
Match List
NIR, 7th Sep 2005, 0 - 1 (WCQ)
NIR, 26th Mar 2005, 4 - 0 (WCQ)
NIR, 1st Apr 1987, 2 - 0 (ECQ)
NIR, 15th Oct 1986, 3 - 0 (ECQ)
NIR, 13th Nov 1985, 0 - 0 (WCQ)
NIR, 27th Feb 1985, 1 - 0 (WCQ)
NIR, 4th Apr 1984, 1 - 0 (HC)
NIR, 28th May 1983, 0 - 0 (HC)
NIR, 23rd Feb 1982, 4 - 0 (HC)
NIR, 20th May 1980, 1 - 1 (HC)
NIR, 17th Oct 1979, 5 - 1 (ECQ)
NIR, 19th May 1979, 2 - 0 (HC)
NIR, 7th Feb 1979, 4 - 0 (ECQ)
NIR, 16th May 1978, 1 - 0 (HC)
NIR, 28th May 1977, 2 - 1 (HC)
NIR, 11th May 1976, 4 - 0 (HC)
NIR, 17th May 1975, 0 - 0 (HC)
NIR, 15th May 1974, 1 - 0 (HC)
NIR, 12th May 1973, 2 - 1 (HC)
NIR, 23rd May 1972, 0 - 1 (HC)
NIR, 15th May 1971, 1 - 0 (HC)
NIR, 21st Apr 1970, 3 - 1 (HC)
NIR, 3rd May 1969, 3 - 1 (HC)
NIR, 22nd Nov 1967, 2 - 0 (ECQ/HC)
NIR, 22nd Oct 1966, 2 - 0 (ECQ/HC)
NIR, 10th Nov 1965, 2 - 1 (HC)
NIR, 3rd Oct 1964, 4 - 3 (HC)
NIR, 20th Nov 1963, 8 - 3 (HC)
NIR, 20th Oct 1962, 3 - 1 (HC)
NIR, 22nd Nov 1961, 1 - 1 (HC)
NIR, 8th Oct 1960, 5 - 2 (HC)
NIR, 18th Nov 1959, 2 - 1 (HC)
NIR, 4th Oct 1958, 3 - 3 (HC)
NIR, 6th Nov 1957, 2 - 3 (HC)
NIR, 6th Oct 1956, 1 - 1 (HC)
NIR, 2nd Nov 1955, 3 - 0 (HC)
NIR, 2nd Oct 1954, 2 - 0 (HC)
NIR, 11th Nov 1953, 3 - 1 (WCQ/HC)
IRE, 4th Oct 1952, 2 - 2 (HC)
IRE, 14th Nov 1951, 2 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 7th Oct 1950, 4 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 16th Nov 1949, 9 - 2 (WCQ/HC)
IRE, 9th Oct 1948, 6 - 2 (HC)
IRE, 5th Nov 1947, 2 - 2 (HC)
IRE, 28th Sep 1946, 7 - 2 (HC)
IRE, 16th Nov 1938, 7 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 23rd Oct 1937, 5 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 18th Nov 1936, 3 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 19th Oct 1935, 3 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 6th Feb 1935, 2 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 14th Oct 1933, 3 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 17th Oct 1932, 1 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 17th Oct 1931, 6 - 2 (HC)
IRE, 20th Oct 1930, 5 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 19th Oct 1929, 3 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 22nd Oct 1928, 2 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 22nd Oct 1927, 0 - 2 (HC)
IRE, 20th Oct 1926, 3 - 3 (HC)
IRE, 24th Oct 1925, 0 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 22nd Oct 1924, 3 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 20th Oct 1923, 1 - 2 (HC)
IRE, 21st Oct 1922, 2 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 22nd Oct 1921, 1 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 23rd Oct 1920, 2 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 25th Oct 1919, 1 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 14th Feb 1914, 0 - 3 (HC)
IRE, 15th Feb 1913, 1 - 2 (HC)
IRE, 10th Feb 1912, 6 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 11th Feb 1911, 2 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 12th Feb 1910, 1 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 13th Feb 1909, 4 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 15th Feb 1908, 3 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 16th Feb 1907, 1 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 17th Feb 1906, 5 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 25th Feb 1905, 1 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 12th Mar 1904, 3 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 14th Feb 1903, 4 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 22nd Mar 1902, 1 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 9th Mar 1901, 3 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 17th Mar 1900, 2 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 18th Feb 1899, 13 - 2 (HC)
IRE, 5th Mar 1898, 3 - 2 (HC)
IRE, 20th Feb 1897, 6 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 7th Mar 1896, 2 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 9th Mar 1895, 9 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 3rd Mar 1894, 2 - 2 (HC)
IRE, 25th Feb 1893, 6 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 5th Mar 1892, 2 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 7th Mar 1891, 6 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 15th Mar 1890, 9 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 2nd Mar 1889, 6 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 7th Apr 1888, 5 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 5th Feb 1887, 7 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 13th Mar 1886, 6 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 28th Feb 1885, 4 - 0 (HC)
IRE, 23rd Feb 1884, 8 - 1 (HC)
IRE, 24th Feb 1883, 7 - 0 (FR)
IRE, 18th Feb 1882, 13 - 0 (FR)
- * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.