(Northern) Ireland Amateur International Results (1906-1974)

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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

* Result uncertain, either 0-6 or 1-5.

Sources:
100 Years of Irish Football (Malcolm Brodie, 1980)
George Glass
Roy Cathcart (card scan)