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The Marshall Gillespie / BBC Stats Series

Over recent months the doyen of Northern Ireland football stats has had a series of Top Tens and Fantasy XIs published on the BBC website. I think it's only fair to give one of this site's most valued contributors a bit more time in the spotlight!

All good for a bit of healthy debate ...

13 April Northern Ireland's Ten Greatest Moments
15 April Top Ten Irish League Goalkeepers
3 May Top Ten Irish League Managers
10 May Northern Ireland's Greatest XI
31 May Irish League's Top Scottish Imports
7 June NI's One-Hit Wonders
14 June Top Ten Irish Cup Finals
21 June Top Ten Irish League Games
28 June Ten Sets of Brothers who have played for NI
5 July Ten Startling Irish League Stats
12 July Ten English Irish League Stars
19 July NI Stats You Didin't Know

Comments

Thanks for that Jonny, don't think I deserve this much publicity though!!
jcd said…
Should I add a picture of you to draw in more punters? :)
Scare them away more like!
Unknown said…
Can you help me, Marshall? We are about to play the U.S.A. for the first time.
But how many internationals have Northern Ireland played IN the U.S.A.
Best wishes,
Denis (County Down)
campbelldenis48@gmail.com
jcd said…
Hi Denis

Five full internationals in the USA

03/06/1994 432 COL FR L 0-2 Foxboro Stadium, Boston (USA)
11/06/1994 433 MEX FR L 0-3 Orange Bowl, Miami (USA)
21/05/2006 526 URU FR L 0-1 Giants Stadium, New Jersey (USA)
26/05/2006 527 ROU FR L 0-2 Soldier Field, Chicago (USA)
26/05/2010 560 TUR FR L 0-2 Veterans Stadium, New Britain (USA)

There was also the 1953 Irish FA Tour (not internationals though) https://nifootball.blogspot.com/2009/04/usa-canada-tour-may-june-1953.html

And, depending on who you believe, the USSF does think we have played an international before - https://nifootball.blogspot.com/2009/04/11-august-1948.html
Hello, I am a football historians and I search FULL LINEUPS of Smirnoff Irish League 1986-87, can you help me please? Do you have some pdf
/word files or newspapers pictures/screenshot?

Davide Eskelund Rota
Denmark