The Ireland Amateur team played their first match in 1906, losing 2-1 to England at Dalymount Park. The team's first-choice colour was green (unlike the full international side who at the time usually wore blue). Aside from a single match against France in 1921, England were the only regular opponents until 1929 when an annual match against Scotland was first contested.
In 1953/54 Ireland faced Wales for the first time, thus allowing an Amateur Home Nations Championship to begin. From then until 1974 all matches were part of the Home Nations series, with the exception of a match against a touring South Africa side in 1954. Northern Ireland never entered the UEFA Amateur Cup which began in 1966/67 and ran through to 1978 (since succeeded by the Regions' Cup).
The Northern Ireland Amateur side was discontinued in 1974 as the Home Nations abolished official amateur status.
No.
|
Date
|
Opposition
|
Venue
| |||
1
|
15/12/1906
|
England
|
Dalymount Park, Dublin
|
H
|
L
|
1-2
|
2
|
07/12/1907
|
England
|
White Hart Lane, London
|
A
|
L
|
1-6
|
3
|
21/11/1908
|
England
|
Dalymount Park, Dublin
|
H
|
L
|
1-5
|
4
|
20/11/1909
|
England
|
Elland Road, Leeds
|
A
|
D
|
4-4
|
5
|
19/11/1910
|
England
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
3-2
|
6
|
18/11/1911
|
England
|
Leeds Road, Huddersfield
|
A
|
L
|
0-2
|
7
|
05/10/1912
|
England
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
3-2
|
8
|
08/11/1913
|
England
|
The Oval, Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
0-2
|
9
|
15/11/1919
|
England
|
Baseball Ground, Derby
|
A
|
L
|
0-5
|
10
|
13/11/1920
|
England
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
0-4
|
11
|
08/02/1921
|
France
|
Parc des Princes, Paris
|
A
|
W
|
2-1
|
12
|
14/11/1921
|
England
|
Filbert Street, Leicester
|
A
|
L
|
1-4
|
13
|
11/11/1922
|
England
|
Deepdale, Preston
|
A
|
L
|
0-4
|
14
|
10/11/1923
|
England
|
Crystal Palace, London
|
A
|
L
|
0-3
|
15
|
08/11/1924
|
England
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
2-3
|
-
|
11/05/1925
|
Irish league
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
N
|
D
|
2-2
|
16
|
07/11/1925
|
England
|
Maidstone
|
A
|
L
|
4-6
|
17
|
06/11/1926
|
England
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
0-3
|
18
|
12/11/1927
|
England
|
Blackpool
|
A
|
D
|
1-1
|
19
|
10/11/1928
|
England
|
Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
0-2
|
20
|
12/10/1929
|
Scotland
|
Brandywell, Londonderry
|
H
|
L
|
0-3
|
21
|
16/11/1929
|
England
|
Selhurst Park, London
|
A
|
L
|
2-7
|
22
|
20/09/1930
|
Scotland
|
Pittodrie, Aberdeen
|
A
|
L
|
0-2
|
23
|
15/11/1930
|
England
|
Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
3-1
|
24
|
14/11/1931
|
England
|
Bootham Crescent, York
|
A
|
L
|
2-3
|
25
- |
23/01/1932
16/05/1932 |
Scotland
Irish League |
Solitude, Belfast
Celtic Park, Belfast |
H
N |
W
L |
4-0
3-4 |
26
|
28/01/1933
|
Scotland
|
Glasgow
|
A
|
L
|
*
|
27
|
18/02/1933
|
England
|
Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
4-3
|
28
|
17/02/1934
|
England
|
Ilford, Essex
|
A
|
L
|
0-4
|
29
|
25/04/1934
|
Scotland
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
4-1
|
30
|
16/02/1935
|
England
|
Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
2-4
|
31
|
17/04/1935
|
Scotland
|
Ibrox Park, Glasgow
|
A
|
W
|
3-2
|
32
|
15/02/1936
|
England
|
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
|
A
|
L
|
0-5
|
33
|
22/04/1936
|
Scotland
|
Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
3-5
|
34
|
13/02/1937
|
England
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
5-1
|
35
|
21/04/1937
|
Scotland
|
Cathkin Park, Glasgow
|
A
|
L
|
0-3
|
36
|
19/02/1938
|
England
|
Filbert Street, Leicester
|
A
|
D
|
1-1
|
37
|
13/04/1938
|
Scotland
|
Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
2-1
|
38
|
18/02/1939
|
England
|
Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
0-1
|
39
|
19/04/1939
|
Scotland
|
Firhill, Glasgow
|
A
|
D
|
1-1
|
40
|
08/02/1947
|
England
|
Southport
|
A
|
L
|
1-3
|
41
|
07/02/1948
|
England
|
Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
0-5
|
42
|
05/02/1949
|
England
|
Carrow Road, Norwich
|
A
|
W
|
1-0
|
43
|
16/03/1949
|
Scotland
|
Grosvenor Park, Belfast
|
H
|
D
|
2-2
|
44
|
10/12/1949
|
Scotland
|
Pittodrie, Aberdeen
|
A
|
W
|
5-2
|
45
|
04/02/1950
|
England
|
Windsor Park, Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
1-3
|
46
|
03/02/1951
|
England
|
Highfield Road, Coventry
|
A
|
L
|
3-6
|
47
|
19/05/1951
|
Scotland
|
Brandywell, Londonderry
|
H
|
L
|
0-1
|
48
|
15/08/1951
|
Gold Coast
|
The Oval, Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
5-2
|
49
|
02/02/1952
|
England
|
Shamrock Park, Portadown
|
H
|
L
|
1-3
|
50
|
12/04/1952
|
Scotland
|
Ibrox Park, Glasgow
|
A
|
L
|
1-2
|
51
|
31/01/1953
|
England
|
Sincil Bank, Lincoln
|
A
|
L
|
1-4
|
52
|
14/02/1953
|
Scotland
|
Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
1-0
|
53
|
12/09/1953
|
England
|
Showgrounds, Coleraine
|
H
|
W
|
2-1
|
54
|
10/10/1953
|
South Africa
|
Windsor Park, Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
2-5
|
55
|
23/01/1954
|
Wales
|
Grosvenor Park, Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
3-2
|
-
|
22/02/1954
|
Distillery FC
|
Grosvenor Park, Belfast
|
A
|
W
|
5-2
|
56
|
10/04/1954
|
Scotland
|
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
|
A
|
D
|
0-0
|
57
|
18/09/1954
|
England
|
Selhurst Park, London
|
A
|
L
|
0-5
|
58
|
22/01/1955
|
Wales
|
Llanidloes
|
A
|
W
|
2-1
|
59
|
12/02/1955
|
Scotland
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
2-1
|
60
|
17/09/1955
|
England
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
1-4
|
61
|
21/01/1956
|
Wales
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
2-1
|
62
|
25/02/1956
|
Scotland
|
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
|
A
|
W
|
3-1
|
63
|
15/09/1956
|
England
|
Bromley, Kent
|
A
|
L
|
2-5
|
64
|
19/01/1957
|
Wales
|
Ebbw Vale, Monmouth
|
A
|
L
|
1-3
|
65
|
23/02/1957
|
Scotland
|
Castlereagh Park, Newtownards
|
H
|
W
|
4-1
|
66
|
28/09/1957
|
England
|
The Oval, Belfast
|
H
|
L
|
0-3
|
67
|
18/01/1958
|
Wales
|
Showgrounds, Coleraine
|
H
|
W
|
3-1
|
68
|
22/02/1958
|
Scotland
|
Broomfield Park, Airdrie
|
A
|
W
|
3-1
|
69
|
27/09/1958
|
England
|
Dean Court, Bournemouth
|
A
|
L
|
2-6
|
70
|
17/01/1959
|
Wales
|
Llandudno
|
A
|
W
|
4-3
|
71
|
21/02/1959
|
Scotland
|
Showgrounds, Coleraine
|
H
|
D
|
0-0
|
72
|
26/09/1959
|
England
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
D
|
1-1
|
73
|
16/01/1960
|
Wales
|
Showgrounds, Ballymena
|
H
|
W
|
3-2
|
74
|
24/04/1960
|
Scotland
|
Hampden Park, Glasgow
|
A
|
L
|
0-2
|
75
|
24/09/1960
|
England
|
Loakes Park, High Wycombe
|
A
|
L
|
2-3
|
76
|
14/01/1961
|
Wales
|
Portmadoc
|
A
|
L
|
1-4
|
77
|
18/02/1961
|
Scotland
|
Showgrounds, Coleraine
|
H
|
D
|
3-3
|
78
|
30/09/1961
|
England
|
Showgrounds, Coleraine
|
H
|
L
|
0-3
|
79
|
13/01/1962
|
Wales
|
Showgrounds, Ballymena
|
H
|
W
|
3-1
|
80
|
17/02/1962
|
Scotland
|
Brockville Park, Falkirk
|
A
|
D
|
0-0
|
81
|
29/09/1962
|
England
|
Champion Hill, Dulwich
|
A
|
L
|
2-3
|
82
|
12/01/1963
|
Wales
|
The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
|
A
|
W
|
2-0
|
83
|
10/05/1963
|
Scotland
|
Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
5-2
|
84
|
28/09/1963
|
England
|
The Oval, Belfast
|
H
|
W
|
2-1
|
85
|
11/01/1964
|
Wales
|
Solitude, Belfast
|
H
|
D
|
2-2
|
86
|
08/02/1964
|
Scotland
|
Hampden Park, Glasgow
|
A
|
D
|
2-2
|
87
|
26/09/1964
|
England
|
Brooklands, Romford
|
A
|
L
|
1-2
|
88
|
16/01/1965
|
Wales
|
Newtown, Montgomeryshire
|
A
|
D
|
1-1
|
89
|
03/04/1965
|
Scotland
|
Showgrounds, Ballymena
|
H
|
D
|
1-1
|
90
|
25/09/1965
|
England
|
Showgrounds, Ballymena
|
H
|
L
|
0-2
|
91
|
15/01/1966
|
Wales
|
Shamrock Park, Portadown
|
H
|
D
|
0-0
|
92
|
12/03/1966
|
Scotland
|
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
|
A
|
W
|
3-2
|
93
|
24/09/1966
|
England
|
Vicarage Road, Watford
|
A
|
L
|
0-2
|
94
|
14/01/1967
|
Wales
|
Newtown, Montgomeryshire
|
A
|
D
|
3-3
|
95
|
18/03/1967
|
Scotland
|
Castlereagh Park, Newtownards
|
H
|
L
|
1-2
|
96
|
23/09/1967
|
England
|
Showgrounds, Ballymena
|
H
|
W
|
1-0
|
97
|
16/03/1968
|
Scotland
|
Greenock
|
A
|
L
|
0-2
|
98
|
11/05/1968
|
Wales
|
Shamrock Park, Portadown
|
H
|
L
|
0-1
|
99
|
29/09/1968
|
England
|
The Valley, Charlton
|
A
|
L
|
0-5
|
100
|
11/01/1969
|
Wales
|
Ton Pentre
|
A
|
L
|
0-1
|
101
|
22/03/1969
|
Scotland
|
Shamrock Park, Portadown
|
H
|
L
|
1-2
|
102
|
27/09/1969
|
England
|
Shamrock Park, Portadown
|
H
|
L
|
1-4
|
103
|
10/01/1970
|
Wales
|
Showgrounds, Ballymena
|
H
|
W
|
3-1
|
104
|
14/02/1970
|
Scotland
|
Stair Park, Stranraer
|
A
|
L
|
1-3
|
105
|
02/10/1970
|
England
|
Woking
|
A
|
L
|
1-4
|
106
|
19/02/1971
|
Scotland
|
The Oval, Belfast
|
H
|
D
|
1-1
|
107
|
17/04/1971
|
Wales
|
Llanelli
|
A
|
L
|
0-1
|
108
|
15/04/1972
|
Wales
|
Welshpool
|
A
|
W
|
3-0
|
109
|
28/04/1972
|
Scotland
|
Paisley
|
A
|
W
|
1-0
|
110
|
15/05/1972
|
England
|
Claremont Road, Hendon
|
A
|
W
|
2-1
|
111
|
06/10/1972
|
England
|
Norwich
|
A
|
L
|
1-2
|
112
|
16/03/1973
|
Scotland
|
Brockville Park, Falkirk
|
A
|
L
|
0-1
|
113
|
07/04/1973
|
Wales
|
Rhyl
|
A
|
L
|
1-2
|
114
|
12/10/1973
|
England
|
Maine Road, Manchester
|
A
|
L
|
0-2
|
115
|
06/04/1974
|
Wales
|
Denbigh
|
A
|
L
|
0-1
|
Sources:
100 Years of Irish Football
George Glass
Roy Cathcart (card scan)
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