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Northern Ireland Players in International Club Finals

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Although only two Northern Ireland players have claimed the top European honour, the Champions' Cup, others have tasted success in UEFA/FIFA Competitions...


Player

Club

Winners

Runners-Up

European Champions' Cup (UEFA Champions League since 1992/93)

George Best

Manchester U.

1967 (1)

-

Martin O'Neill

Nott’m Forest

1980

-

(NI players in modern UEFA Champions League)

Europa League (UEFA Cup prior to 2009/10)

Derek Dougan

Wolves

-

1972 1L/2L

Danny Hegan

Wolves

-

1972 1L/2L

Pat Jennings

Tottenham H.

1972 1L/2L

1974 1L/2L

Chris McGrath

Tottenham H.

-

1974 1L/2L

Neil Lennon

Celtic

-

2003

Steven Davis

Rangers

-

2008

-

-

-

2022(s)

Chris Baird

Fulham

-

2010

Aaron Hughes

Fulham

-

2010

(NI players in modern UEFA Europa League)

European Cup Winners' Cup (discontinued 1999)

Danny Blanchflower

Tottenham H.

1963

-

Pat Jennings

Arsenal

-

1980

Sammy Nelson

Arsenal

-

1980

Pat Rice

Arsenal

-

1980

Steve Morrow

Arsenal

1994

1995(s)

European Super Cup

Martin O'Neill

Nott’m Forest

1979 1L/2L(s)

1980 2L

UEFA Europa Conference League

none

-

-

-

(NI players in UEFA Europa Conference League)

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (replaced by UEFA Cup 1971)

Danny Blanchflower

London XI

-

1958 1L/2L

Dave Craig

Newcastle U.

1969 1L/2L

-

Iam McFaul

Newcastle U.

1969 1L/2L

-

UEFA Intertoto Cup (discontinued after 2008)

Aaron Hughes

Newcastle U.

-

2001 1L/2L (1)

Steve Lomas

West Ham

1999 1L/2L

-

Maik Taylor

Fulham

2002 (u)

-

Northern region (2006-2008)

Dean Shiels

Hibernian

-

2006 1L/2L(s)

Ivan Sproule

Hibernian

-

2006 1L/2L

Martin O'Neill

Aston Villa

2007(m)

-

Intercontinental/Toyota Cup (discontinued 2004)

George Best

Manchester U.

-

1968 1L/2L

Martin O'Neill

Nott’m Forest

-

1980*

* match played 11-02-1981 after forest won 1979/80 European Cup

FIFA Club World Cup

Jonny Evans

Manchester U.

2008(s)

-


Irish FA President Conrad Kirkwood with the UEFA Europa League, Super Cup and Champions League trophies ahead of the 2021 Super Cup match at Windsor Park
KEY:
(1) Goals scored
1L/2L(s) Started in First Leg and appeared in Second Leg as substitute
(m) Manager

General Northern Ireland Player Records:
Most recent Winner: Steve Morrow (Arsenal, 1994 Cup Winners' Cup vs Parma)
Most recent Finalist: Steven Davis (Rangers, 2022 Europa League vs Eintracht Frankfurt)
Most Final Wins: 2 Martin O'Neill (Nottingham Forest 1979 Super Cup, 1980 Champions' Cup)
Most Final Appearances: 3 Pat Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur 1972 UEFA Cup, 1974 UEFA Cup, 1980 Cup Winners' Cup)
Most Players in a single Final: 3 1972 UEFA Cup (Pat Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur), Danny Hegan, Derek Dougan (Wolverhampton Wanderers))