Home Nations Youth International Results (1948-1980)

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The Youth international sides of the British "Home Nations" faced each other in regular matches from shortly after the Second World War through to the series' abandonment after the 1973/74 season. These matches, played between under-18s, were a further stepping stone between the long-standing Schoolboy internationals and senior international football. Although final tables were often published for these matches, they are more commonly regarded simply as "friendly" matches.

The reason for the series' abandonment was two-fold: 1) the importance of the series had diminished in comparison to the UEFA Youth Tournament (formerly known as the International Youth Tournament, now the UEFA European Under-19 Championships); and 2) matches could not be readily played in Northern Ireland due to the ongoing Troubles, which led to a number of venue and switches and the cancellation of the 1972 match against Scotland.

Since the abandonment of the regular series Northern Ireland has continued to face the other British nations in both friendly and UEFA sanctioned Youth internationals (at both the current standard Under-19 and Under-17 levels).

Also included below are results from a semi-regular series of friendlies against the Republic of Ireland up to 1980 when UEFA over-hauled Youth internationals.

Results Summary:

	Pl	W	D	L	F	A
England	27	10	6	11	38	57
Scotland	26	3	9	14	44	69
Wales Eire	27 8	12 5	2 0	13 3	51 18	55 15
	88	30	17	41	151	186

England v Northern Ireland Youth International
Telford, 1973

Results vs England

1948	Belfast	H	D	2	2
1949	Hull	A	L	2	4
1950	Belfast	H	W	1	0
1951	Liverpool	A	L	2	5
1952	Belfast	H	W	2	0
1953	Wolverhampton	A	D	0	0
1954	Newtownards	H	D	2	2
1955	Watford	A	L	0	3
1956	Belfast	H	W	1	0
1957	London	A	L	2	6
1958	Bangor	H	W	4	2
1959	Liverpool	A	L	0	5
1960	Portadown	H	L	2	5
1961	Manchester	A	L	0	2
1962	Londonderry	H	W	2	1
1963	Oldham	A	D	1	1
1964	Belfast	H	L	1	3
1965	Birkenhead	A	W	3	2
1966	Cliftonville	H	L	0	4
1967	Stockport	A	L	0	3
1968	Belfast	H	W	2	0
1969	Birkenhead	A	W	2	0
1970	Lurgan	H	W	3	1
1971	Blackpool	A	D	1	1
1972	Chester	A	D	1	1
1973	Telford	A	L	0	3
1974	Birkenhead	A	W	2	1

Scotland v Northern Ireland Youth International
Dundee, 1966

Results vs Scotland

1948	Ayr	A	D	2	2
1949	Belfast	H	L	1	2
1950	Edinburgh	A	L	3	8
1951	Belfast	H	W	1	0
1952	Paisley	A	D	2	2
1953	Belfast	H	D	1	1
1954	Greenock	A	D	3	3
1955	Lurgan	H	L	4	5
1956	Greenock	A	L	0	2
1957	Portadown	H	W	3	0
1958	Stranraer	A	D	2	2
1959	Belfast	H	L	1	4
1960	Perth	A	L	1	4
1961	Belfast	H	L	1	3
1962	Greenock	A	L	1	2
1963	Coleraine	H	L	1	2
1964	Greenock	A	L	0	4
1965	Londonderry	H	L	2	3
1966	Dundee	A	D	2	2
1967	Belfast	H	W	5	0
1968	Galashiels	A	L	1	5
1969	Belfast	H	D	1	1
1970	Clydebank	A	D	3	3
1971	Coleraine	H	L	1	5
1972	Not played
1973	Paisley	A	L	0	2
1974	Stenhousemuir	A	D	2	2

Wales v Northern Ireland Youth International
Llandudno, 1957

Results vs Wales

1948	Cliftonville	H	L	0	4
1949	Bangor	A	L	2	4
1950	Londonderry	H	W	3	2
1951	Aberystwyth	A	L	0	1
1952	Belfast	H	L	1	4
1953	Bangor	A	W	4	3
1954	Portadown	H	W	2	0
1955	Flint	A	W	3	1
1956	Ballymena	H	W	4	2
1957	Llandudno	A	L	1	3
1958	Coleraine	H	L	2	3
1959	Cardiff	A	L	2	3
1960	Belfast	H	W	2	1
1961	Wrexham	A	L	0	1
1962	Newtownards	H	W	3	0
1963	Aberystwyth	A	D	1	1
1964	Belfast	H	L	1	3
1965	Caernarvon	A	W	2	0
1966	Coleraine	H	L	2	3
1967	Ton Pentre	A	D	2	2
1968	Belfast	H	W	3	2
1969	Aberystwyth	A	L	2	4
1970	Coleraine	H	W	2	1
1971	Bangor	A	L	2	3
1972	Wrexham	A	L	1	3
1973	Denbigh	A	W	1	0
1974	Rhyl	A	W	3	1

Results vs Eire

1965	Dublin	A	L	2	4
1967	Belfast	H	W	3	2
1968	Dublin	A	L	1	3
1970	Dublin	A	W	3	2
1976	Dublin	A	W	3	1
1976	Portadown	H	W	3	1
1979 1980	Dublin Lurgan	A H	W L	3 0	1 1

Sources:

100 Years of Irish Football (Malcolm Brodie, 1980)
Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook (various) (Malcolm Brodie)