284: 14 February 1973

283 vs Bulgaria - 284 - 285 vs Portugal

Wednesday, 14 February 1973

1974 World Cup Qualification Group Six

CYPRUS (CYP) 1 - 0 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 0-0)

Venue: GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: A. Bentu (ROU)

Goals: CYP: Antoniou

NORTHERN IRELAND:

Manager: Terry Neill (Game 8. Won 1, Drew 3, Lost 4)

Captain: Derek Dougan (tbc)

Players		Club	Gls	Sub	Cap
1	JENNINGS P.A.	Tottenham Hotspur			40
2	RICE P.J.	Arsenal			12
3	NEILL W.J.T.	Hull City			54
4	HUNTER A.	Ipswich Town			14
5	CRAIG D.J.	Newcastle United			18
6	HEGAN D.	Wolverhampton Wanderers			7
7	CLEMENTS D.	Sheffield Wednesday			29
8	HAMILTON B.	Ipswich Town			11
9	DICKSON D.	Coleraine			3
10	DOUGAN A.D.	Wolverhampton Wanderers			43
11	NELSON S.	Arsenal			15

CYPRUS:

Fanos; Nicolis, Lakis, Satvrus, Koureas, Stephanis [sub: Yiolaidis], Efthimiades, Cuaralambous, Pamboulis, Antonious, Stilanov [sub: Taryaros 85 mins]

Photos:

Notes:

• This was Cyprus' first ever World Cup win.
• Yiolaidis is only listed as a substitute in one source.

Credits/Sources:

Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1973-74 (Ed. Malcolm Brodie)

Rothmans Football Yearbook 1973-74