Debut Goalscorers

The following players marked their (Northern) Ireland debuts with a goal...

#	Player	Club	Date	Opponent	Ven	Result			Comp	Notes	Sub On	Gl Min	Pitch Mins
1	DALTON WB	Belfast YMCA	24-Mar-1888	Scotland	H	L	2	10	BC			24	24
2	WHITESIDE T	Distillery	07-Mar-1891	England	A	L	1	6	BC			61	61
3	GAUKRODGER GW	Linfield	16-Mar-1895	Wales	H	D	2	2	BC			32	32
4	TURNER EA	Cliftonville	29-Feb-1896	Wales	A	L	1	6	BC			70	70
5	MELDON J	Freebooters	04-Mar-1899	Wales	H	W	1	0	BC			60	60
6	GARA A	Preston NE	22-Feb-1902	Wales	A	W	3	0	BC	3 Gls		40	40
7	CONNOR MJ	Brentford	21-Mar-1903	Scotland	A	W	2	0	BC			9	9
8	HANNON DJ	Bohemians	15-Feb-1908	England	H	L	1	3	BC			13	13
9	THOMPSON FW	Cliftonville	12-Feb-1910	England	H	D	1	1	BC			43	43
10	HALLIGAN W	Derby County	28-Jan-1911	Wales	H	L	1	2	BC			61	61
11	HAMILL M	Manchester U.	10-Feb-1912	England	H	L	1	6	BC			35	35
12	McKNIGHT J	Preston N.E.	16-Mar-1912	Scotland	H	L	1	4	BC			42	42
13	McCANDLESS J	Bradford P.A.	13-Apr-1912	Wales	A	W	3	2	BC	2 Gls		61	61
14	BRENNAN B	Bohemians	13-Apr-1912	Wales	A	W	3	2	BC			65	65
15	GILLESPIE W	Sheffield U.	15-Feb-1913	England	H	W	2	1	BC	2 Gls		43	43
16	FERRIS J	Belfast Celtic	25-Oct-1919	England	H	D	1	1	BC			70	70
17	CHAMBERS RJ	Distillery	09-Apr-1921	Wales	A	L	1	2	BC			60	60
18	CROFT T	Queen's Island	20-Oct-1923	England	H	W	2	1	BC			72	72
19	CURRAN S	Belfast Celtic	13-Feb-1926	Wales	H	W	3	0	BC	2 Gls		23	23
20	JOHNSTON H	Portadown	19-Apr-1927	Wales	A	D	2	2	BC	2 Gls		75	75
21	BAMBRICK J	Linfield	22-Oct-1928	England	A	L	1	2	BC			32	32
22	KELLY James	Derry City	17-Oct-1931	England	H	L	2	6	BC			90	90
23	MILLAR W	Barrow	05-Dec-1931	Wales	H	W	4	0	BC			32	32
24	MARTIN DK	Belfast Celtic	16-Sep-1933	Scotland	A	W	2	1	BC	2 Gls		8	8
25	GIBB TJ	Cliftonville	11-Mar-1936	Wales	H	W	3	2	BC			34	34
26	KERNAGHAN N	Belfast Celtic	11-Mar-1936	Wales	H	W	3	2	BC			80	80
27	DAVIS TL	Oldham Ath.	18-Nov-1936	England	A	L	1	3	BC			43	43
28	MILLIGAN D	Chesterfield	15-Mar-1939	Wales	A	L	1	3	BC			15	15
29	LOCKHART NH	Linfield	28-Sep-1946	England	H	L	2	7	BC	2 Gls		70	70
30	SMYTH S	Wolver’pton W	04-Oct-1947	Scotland	H	W	2	0	BC	2 Gls		35	35
31	McGARRY JK	Cliftonville	01-Nov-1950	Scotland	A	L	1	6	BC			43	43
32	SIMPSON WJ	Rangers	07-Mar-1951	Wales	H	L	1	2	BC			52	52
33	McPARLAND PJ	Aston Villa	21-Mar-1954	Wales	A	W	2	1	WCQ	2 Gls		1	1
34	WALKER J	Doncaster R.	20-Apr-1955	Wales	H	L	2	3	BC			29	29
35	JONES James	Glenavon	11-Apr-1956	Wales	A	D	1	1	BC			46	46
36	McCRORY S	Southend U.	06-Nov-1957	England	A	W	3	2	BC			65	65
37	McLAUGHLIN JC	Shrewsbury T.	07-Oct-1961	Scotland	H	L	1	6	BC			17	17
38	WELSH E	Carlisle United	30-Mar-1966	Wales	A	W	4	1	BC			53	53
39	FERGUSON W	Linfield	22-Jun-1966	Mexico	H	W	4	1	FR			90	90
40	MORGAN SJ	Port Vale	16-Feb-1972	Spain	H	D	1	1	ECQ			72	72
41	ANDERSON T	Manchester U.	08-May-1973	Cyprus	H	W	3	0	WCQ	2 Gls		32	32
42	FINNEY T	Sunderland	04-Sep-1974	Norway	A	L	1	2	ECQ			3	3
43	NICHOLL CJ	Aston Villa	30-Oct-1974	Sweden	A	W	2	0	ECQ			7	7
44	CASKEY WT	Derby County	29-Nov-1978	Bulgaria	A	W	2	0	ECQ			82	82
45	McCURDY C	Linfield	18-Jun-1980	Australia	A	W	2	1	FR	sub	57	77	20
46	QUINN JM	Blackburn R.	16-Oct-1984	Israel	H	W	3	0	FR			26	26
47	DOHERTY L	Linfield	16-Oct-1984	Israel	H	W	3	0	FR			44	44
48	MAGILTON J	Oxford United	06-Feb-1991	Poland	H	W	3	1	FR			51	51
49	MULRYNE PP	Manchester U.	11-Feb-1997	Belgium	H	W	3	0	FR	sub	46	88	42
50	HEALY DJ	Manchester U.	23-Feb-2000	Luxemburg	A	W	3	1	FR	2 Gls		20	20
51	McCARTNEY G	Sunderland	05-Sep-2001	Iceland	H	W	3	0	WCQ			61	61
52	SMYTH P	QPR	24-Mar-2018	Sth Korea	H	W	2	1	FR	sub	82	86	4
53	WHYTE G	Oxford United	11-Sep-2018	Israel	H	W	3	0	FR	sub	65	67	2
54	REID J	Stevenage	22-Mar-2024	Romania	A	D	1	1	FR			7	7

Records:

Quickest Goals by a Debutant:

#

Player

Club

Date

Opponent

Ven

Result

Comp

Notes

Sub On

Gl Min

Pitch Mins

1

McPARLAND PJ

Aston Villa

21-Mar-1954

Wales

A

W

2

1

WCQ

2 Gls

1

1

2

WHYTE G

Oxford United

11-Sep-2018

Israel

H

W

3

0

FR

sub

65

67

2

3

FINNEY T

Sunderland

04-Sep-1974

Norway

A

L

1

2

ECQ

3

3

4

SMYTH P

QPR

24-Mar-2018

Sth Korea

H

W

2

1

FR

sub

82

86

4

5

NICHOLL CJ

Aston Villa

30-Oct-1974

Sweden

A

W

2

0

ECQ

7

7

6

REID J

Stevenage

22-Mar-2024

Romania

A

D

1

1

FR

7

7

7

MARTIN DK

Belfast Celtic

16-Sep-1933

Scotland

A

W

2

1

BC

2 Gls

8

8

8

CONNOR MJ

Brentford

21-Mar-1903

Scotland

A

W

2

0

BC

9

9

Multiple Goals by a Debutant in a Match

13-Apr-1912 vs Wales A W 3-2 McCandless & Brennan

11-Mar-1936 vs Wales H W 3-2 Gibb & Kernaghan

16-Oct-1984 vs Israel H W 3-0 Quinn & Doherty