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Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield (1947-1960)

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Ireland were not officially entered in the Victory Shield until 1954. Unofficial tables were occasionally published for these tournaments that included the Irish match results and these are presented below alongside the official tables.

There are anomalies in the results recorded for some matches and these are also highlighted below.

1946/47
(Winners: Scotland)
Unofficial

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
1
-
1
S
SCO
3
2
1
0
8
3
5
NI
2
-
0
E
or 3-1
NIR
3
2
0
1
6
4
4
NI
2
-
1
W
ENG
3
1
1
1
4
4
3
S
3
-
2
NI
WAL
3
0
0
3
2
9
0
S
4
-
0
W
W
1
-
3
E
Official

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
SCO
2
1
1
0
5
1
3
ENG
2
1
1
0
4
2
3
WAL
2
0
0
2
1
7
0

1947/48
(Winners: Scotland)
Unofficial

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
4
-
0
NI
SCO
3
2
1
0
6
2
5
E
2
-
1
W
ENG
3
2
0
1
6
2
4
NI
1
-
4
S
WAL
3
1
1
1
5
3
3
S
1
-
0
E
NIR
3
0
0
3
1
11
0
W
3
-
0
NI
W
1
-
1
S
Official

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
SCO
2
1
1
0
2
1
3
ENG
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
WAL
2
0
1
1
2
3
1

Ireland Schoolboys that faced England, 1948


1948/49
(Winners: Wales)
Unofficial

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
4
-
0
S
ENG
3
2
0
1
11
7
4
NI
3
-
4
E
NIR
3
2
0
1
9
6
4
NI
3
-
0
W
WAL
3
1
1
1
5
7
3
S
2
-
3
NI
SCO
3
0
1
2
3
8
1
S
1
-
1
W
W
4
-
3
E
Official

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
WAL
2
1
1
0
5
4
3
ENG
2
1
0
1
7
4
2
SCO
2
0
1
1
1
5
1
* This was the only time where Ireland's results would have had a meaningful effect on the final tournament. They would have relegated Wales from first to third while allowing England to claim a share of the title with Ireland.

1949/50
(Winners: England)
Unofficial

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
5
-
2
NI
ENG
3
3
0
0
14
4
6
E
6
-
1
W
SCO
3
2
0
1
4
4
4
NI
0
-
1
S
WAL
3
1
0
2
6
11
2
S
1
-
3
E
NIR
3
0
0
3
5
10
0
W
4
-
3
NI
W
1
-
2
S
Official

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
ENG
2
2
0
0
9
2
4
SCO
2
1
0
1
3
4
2
WAL
2
0
0
2
2
8
0

1950/51
(Winners: England, Scotland & Wales)
Unofficial

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
2
-
2
S
ENG
3
1
2
0
11
5
4
NI
1
-
7
E
SCO
3
1
2
0
8
3
4
NI
3
-
3
W
WAL
3
0
3
0
6
6
3
S
5
-
2
NI
NIR
3
0
1
2
6
15
1
S
1
-
1
W
W
2
-
2
E
Official

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
ENG
2
0
2
0
4
4
2
SCO
2
0
2
0
3
3
2
WAL
2
0
2
0
3
3
2

1951/52
(Winners: England)
Unofficial

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
5
-
0
NI
ENG
3
3
0
0
14
2
6
E
5
-
1
W
SCO
3
2
0
1
9
8
4
NI
2
-
5
S
WAL
3
1
0
2
8
9
2
S
1
-
4
E
NIR
3
0
0
3
3
15
0
W
5
-
1
NI
W
2
-
3
S
Official

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
ENG
2
2
0
0
9
2
4
SCO
2
1
0
1
4
6
2
WAL
2
0
0
2
3
8
0

1952/53
(Winners: England)
Unofficial

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
0
-
0
S
ENG
3
2
1
0
11
2
5
NI
0
-
7
E
SCO
3
1
2
0
5
1
4
NI
2
-
2
W
WAL
3
0
2
1
5
7
2
S
4
-
0
NI
NIR
3
0
1
2
2
13
1
S
1
-
1
W
W
2
-
4
E
Official

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
ENG
2
1
1
0
4
2
3
SCO
2
0
2
0
1
1
2
WAL
2
0
1
1
3
5
1

1953/54
(Winners: England)
Unofficial

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
6
-
0
NI
ENG
3
2
1
0
10
0
5
E
0
-
0
W
or.2-1
WAL
3
0
3
0
4
4
3
NI
1
-
4
S
SCO
3
1
1
1
5
6
3
S
0
-
4
E
NIR
3
0
1
2
4
13
1
W
3
-
3
NI
W
1
-
1
S
Official

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
ENG
2
1
1
0
4
0
3
WAL
2
0
2
0
1
1
2
SCO
2
0
1
1
1
5
1
* result uncertain, would not change final table

1954/55
(Winners: England)

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
2
-
2
S
ENG
3
2
1
0
19
4
5
shared?
NI
0
-
11
E
SCO
3
2
1
0
16
4
5
shared?
NI
0
-
4
W
WAL
3
1
0
2
8
11
2
S
9
-
0
NI
NIR
3
0
0
3
0
24
0
S
5
-
2
W
W
2
-
6
E
* England listed as winners, but results suggest trophy should have been shared.

1955/56
(Winners: Scotland)

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
1
-
1
NI
SCO
3
3
0
0
11
4
6
E
3
-
2
W
NIR
3
1
1
1
4
4
3
NI
1
-
2
S
ENG
3
1
1
1
5
6
3
S
3
-
1
E
WAL
3
0
0
3
5
11
0
W
1
-
2
NI
W
2
-
6
S

1956/57
(Winners: England)

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
2
-
0
S
ENG
3
3
0
0
8
0
6
NI
0
-
3
E
SCO
3
2
0
1
10
5
4
NI
2
-
1
W
NIR
3
1
0
2
4
11
2
S
7
-
2
NI
WAL
3
0
0
3
2
8
0
S
3
-
1
W
W
0
-
3
E

NIR Squad: Robert McGonigal (Ballymena), Robert Irvine (Carrickfergus), Robert Walker (Belfast), Denis Hayes (Belfast), Terry Neill (Bangor), Charles Walsh (Bangor) captain, Martin Harvey (Belfast), James O'Neill (Larne), James Nicholson (Belfast), Howard Best (Portadown), William Nixon (Newtownards), James McAlinden (Belfast), D. Balmer (Ballymena), Arthur Stewart (Ballymena), T. Jordan (Banbridge), W. Conville (Belfast), S. Harland (Lurgan)

1957/58
(Winners: England)

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
Eng
3
-
0
NI
ENG
3
2
1
0
8
3
5
Eng
3
-
1
Wal
SCO
3
0
3
0
6
6
3
NI
2
-
2
Sco
WAL
3
1
1
1
5
6
3
Sco
2
-
2
Eng
NIR
3
0
1
2
3
7
1
W
2
-
1
NI
W
2
-
2
S

NIR Squad: Ronald Briggs (Belfast), Robin Burke (Larne), Albert Mitchell (Befast), James Nicholson (Belfast), Denis Watt (Banbridge), William Donaldson (Belfast), Mervyn Callender (Belfast), Charles Govan (Belfast), Oliver Muldoon (Ballymoney), Kenneth Wilson (Larne), Desmond McCoubrey (Belfast), Thomas Perry (Lurgan), James A. McMaster (Lisburn), William Irvine (Carrickfergus), R. Downley (Belfast), G. Moore (Linfield), H. Shellard (Belfast)

1958/59
(Winners: Scotland)

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
2
-
3
S
SCO
3
3
0
0
17
4
6
NI
0
-
3
E
ENG
3
1
2
0
6
4
4
NI
1
-
1
W
WAL
3
0
2
1
3
11
2
S
5
-
1
NI
NIR
3
0
1
2
2
9
1
S
9
-
1
W
W
1
-
1
E

1959/60
(Winners: England)

P
W
D
L
F
A
P
E
4
-
1
NI
ENG
3
3
0
0
13
5
6
NI
4
-
3
S
NIR
3
1
1
1
7
9
3
S
1
-
2
E
SCO
3
1
0
2
5
6
2
W
3
-
7
E
WAL
3
0
1
2
5
10
1
W
2
-
2
NI
W
0
-
1
S

1960 Squad for games against Scotland (at Grosvenor Road, Belfast), England (at Bootham Crescent, York) and Wales (at Vetch Field, Swansea) [courtesy of squad member, Noel Millsopp]

Comments

Unknown said…
Can supply names for 1959/1960.