221: 25 April 1961

220 vs Wales - 221 - 222 vs Greece

Friendly International

Tueday, 25 April 1961. KO: 15:30 local

ITALY (ITA) 3-2 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 1-0)

Venue: Stadio Comunale, Bologna

Attendance: 17,500 (or "more than 50,000")*

Referee: J. Devillers (FRA)

Goalscorers: ITA Stacchini 30, 58, Sivori 78; NIR Dougan 71, McAdams 72

NORTHERN IRELAND:

Manager: Peter Doherty

Captain: Bertie Peacock
McClelland* (Arsenal), Keith (Newcastle U.), McCullough (Arsenal), Harvey (Sunderland), Neill (Arsenal), Peacock (Celtic), Bingham (Everton), McAdams (Bolton W.), Lawther (Sunderland), Dougan (Blackburn R.), McParland (Aston Villa)

ITALY:

Manager: G. Ferrari.

Captain: Nicolè
Ghezzi (Milan); Losi (Roma), Trebbi (Milan), C. Maldini (Milan), Salvadore (Milan), Trapattoni (Milan), Mora (Juventus), Fogli (Bologna), Nicolè (Juventus) [Brighenti (Sampdoria) 75], Sivori (Juventus), Stacchini (Juventus)

Match Ticket:

Notes:

• Italian sources suggest that goalkeeper Jack McClelland was replaced by Jack Milligan (Crusaders) at half-time. This would have been Milligan's only cap and made him Northern Ireland's first ever substitute. No corroboration has been found from British/Irish sources. 

• Glagow Herald lists both Northern Ireland's goals as scored by McParland, the first from a deflection off Maldini.
• The attendance is recorded as 17,500 by RSSSF and "more than 50,000" by the Glasgow Herald.

Sources:
RSSSF
Football Database
Glasgow Herald (26th April 1961)