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Debut Goalscorers

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

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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

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