On ocassion through the history of international football "Supranational" teams have been formed. From Great Britain Selects, to All-Ireland XIs, to Rest of the World All-Stars, some Northern Ireland players have been played alongside some of the world game's true stars...
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Date
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Team 1
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Result
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Team 2
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Venue
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11/05/1935
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Football League
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10-2
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Wales-Ireland
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Liverpool
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King George V Jubilee Trust
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10/05/1947
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Great Britain
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6-1
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Rest of the World
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Glasgow
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FIFA Fundraiser
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05/12/1951
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Wales
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3-2
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Rest of the UK
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Cardiff
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FA of Wales 75th Anniversary
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09/05/1955
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All-Ireland XI
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5-6
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England XI
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Dublin
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An Tóstal Festival
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13/08/1955
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United Kingdom
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1-4
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Rest of Europe
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Belfast
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Irish FA 7th Anniversary
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07/05/1956
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All-Ireland XI
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3-5
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England XI
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Dublin
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An Tóstal Festival
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14/05/1956
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Ireland-Wales
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3-2
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England-Scotland
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Dublin
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Belgrove FC Exhibition
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06/11/1963
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England Youth
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5-2
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Rest.of.the.UK.Youth
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Wembley
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FA Centenary
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28/07/1969
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Wales
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0-1
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Rest of the UK
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Cardiff
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Prince of Wales Investiture
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03/01/1973
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The Three
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2-0
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The Six
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Wembley
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Common Market Match
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03/07/1973
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Shamrock Rovers XI
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3-4
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Brazil
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Dublin
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Exhibition Match
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25/09/1973
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Benfica
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2-2
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Rest of the World
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Lisbon
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Eusebio Celebration Match
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27/07/1986
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The Americas
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2-2
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Rest of the World
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Pasadena
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FIFA/UNICEF Match
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08/08/1987
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Football League
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3-0
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Rest of the World
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Wembley
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Football League Centenary
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King George V Jubilee Trust Fund
Saturday May 11, 1935, Goodison Park, Liverpool. Att. 9,000 Football League (4) 10 (Hampson 5, Leyfield, Eastham 2, Geldard, Westwood) Wales-Ireland (1) 2 (Astley 2) Referee: A Taylor (Wigan) & G Stephenson (Liverpool) (two referee trial) | |||
Wales-Ireland Team
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1
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Tommy Breen
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Belfast Celtic & IRE
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2
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Alec Mackie
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Portsmouth & IRE
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3
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Bertie Fulton
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Belfast Celtic & IRE
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4
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Jimmy Murphy
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West Bromwich Albion & WAL
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5
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Tom Griffiths
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Middlesbrough & WAL
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6
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Bob John
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Arsenal & WAL
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7
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Tim Rogers
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Arsenal & WAL
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8
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Dai Astley
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Aston Villa & WAL
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9
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Joe Bambrick
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Chelsea & IRE
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10
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Alex Stevenson
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Everton & IRE
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11
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Charlie Phillips
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Wolverhampton Wanderers & WAL
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Football League: GH Holdcroft (Preston); R Smith (Bolton), W Cresswell (Everton); CS Britton (Everton), JE Atkinson (Bolton), A Robinson (Burnley); A Geldard (Everton), GR Eastham (Bolton), J Hampson (Blackpool), RW Westwood (Bolton), C Leyfield (Everton).
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FIFA Fundraiser
(marking the British Associations rejoining FIFA) Saturday May 10, 1947, Hampden Park, Glasgow. Att. 134,000 Great Britain (1) 6 (Mannion 2 (1 pen), Steel, Lawton 2, Parola (og)) Rest of Europe (1) 1 (Nordahl)
Referee: G Reader (England)
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Great Britain Team
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1
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Frank Swift
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Manchester City & ENG
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2
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George Hardwick capt
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Middlesbrough & ENG
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3
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Billy Hughes
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Birmingham City & WAL
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4
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Archie Macauley
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Brentford & SCP
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5
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Jackie Vernon
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West Bromwich Albion & IRE
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6
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Ron Burgess
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Tottenham Hotspur & WAL
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7
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Stanley Matthews
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Stoke City & ENG
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8
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Wilf Mannion
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Middlesbrough & ENG
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9
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Tommy Lawton
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Chelsea & ENG
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10
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Billy Steel
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Morton & SCO
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11
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Billy Liddell
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Liverpool & SCO
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Europe: J Darui (France); P Petersen (Denmark), W Steffen (Switzerland); JJ Carey (Eire) capt, C Parola (Italy), J Ludl (Czechoslovakia); V Lemberechts (Belgium), G Gren (Sweden), G Nordahl (Sweden), F Wilkes (Netherlands), CA Praest (Denmark).
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Shamrock Rovers' All-Ireland Match, Tuesday July 3, 1973, Lansdowne Road, Dublin. Att: 34,000
Shamrock Rovers "All-Ireland" XI (1) 3 (Martin, Dougan, Conroy)
Brazil (2) 4 (Paulo Cesar 2 (1 pen), Jairzinho, Valdomiro)
Shamrock Rovers Team: Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur/NI); Craig (Newcastle/NI), Mulligan (Crystal Palace/RI), Hunter (Ipswich Town/NI), Carroll (Birmingham City/RI) [sub: O'Kane (Nottingham Forest/NI) 66], O'Neill (Nottingham Forest/NI), Giles (Leeds Unied/RI) capt, Martin (Manchester United/RI), Conroy (Stoke City/RI) [sub: Dennehy (Nottingham Forest/RI) 88], Dougan (Wolverhampton Wanderers/NI), Givens (QPR/RI) [sub: Hamilton (Ipswich Town/NI) 66].
Some Brazilian sources list this match as a "Full" international.
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FA of Wales 75th Anniversary
Wednesday December 5, 1951, Ninian Park. Att. 26,454 Wales (2) 3 (Allchurch 2, Ford) Rest of United Kingdom (0) 2(Fleming, Medley)
Referee: BM Griffiths (Newport, Wales)
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Rest of UK Team
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1
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JC Cowan
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Morton & SCO
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2
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GL Young
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Rangers & SCP
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3
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Alf McMichael
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Newcastle United & IRE
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4
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TH Docherty
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Preston North End & SCO
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5
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Jackie Vernon capt
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West Bromwich Albion & IRE
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6
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Billy Wright
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Wolverhampton Wanderers & ENG
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7
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G Smith
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Hibernian & SCO
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8
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C Fleming
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East Fife & SCO
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9
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Nat Lofthouse
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Bolton Wanderers & ENG
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10
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EF Bailey
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Tottenham Hotspur & ENG
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11
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LD Medley
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Tottenham Hotspur & ENG
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Wales: WW Short (Plymouth); W Barnes (Arsenal) capt, AT Sherwood (Cardiff); R Paul (Manchester City), RW Daniel (Arsenal), WAR Burgess (Tottenham); WI Foulkes (Newcastle), W Morris (Burnley), T Ford (Sunderland), IJ Allchurch (Swansea), RJ Clarke (Manchester City).
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An Tóstal Festival
Monday May 9, 1955, Dalymount Park, Dublin. Att. 25,000 All-Ireland International XI (2) 5 (McKenna, Gibbons, Doherty, McMorran 2) England International XI (2) 6 (Rowley, Mitten 2, Ford 3)
Referee: J Smith
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All-Ireland Team
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1
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Tommy Godwin
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Bournemouth & RoI
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2
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Len Graham
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Doncaster Rovers &
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3
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Robin Lawlor
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Fulham &
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4
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Eddie Gannon
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Shelbourne &
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5
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Con Martin capt
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Aston Villa,
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6
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Des Glynn
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Drumcondra &
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7
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Johnny McKenna
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Blackpool &
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8
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Eddie McMorran
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Doncaster Rovers &
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9
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Sean Gibbons
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St Patrick’s Athletic &
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10
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Peter Doherty
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Doncaster Rovers & NIR
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11
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Peter McParland
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Aston Villa & NIR
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England: Ted Ditchburn (Tottenham); Alf Ramsey (Tottenham), Tom Garrett (Blackpool); Neil Franklin (Hull City) capt, Allenby Chilton (Grimsby Town), Harry Johnston (Blackpool); Stanley Matthews (Blackpool), Charlie Mitten (Fulham), Trevor Ford (Cardiff City &Wales), Jack Rowley (Plymouth Argyle), Bobby Langton (Blackburn Rovers).
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Scans courtesy of Barry Rojack
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Irish FA 75th Anniversary
Saturday August 13, 1955, Windsor Park, Belfast. Att. 60,000 United Kingdom (1) 1 (Johnstone) Rest of Europe (1) 4 (Vincent, Vukas 3 (1 pen)) Referee: ?? | | ||
UK Team
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1
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Kelsey
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Arsenal & WAL
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2
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Sillet
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Chelsea & ENG
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3
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McDonald
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Sunderland & SCO
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4
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Blanchflower capt
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Tottenham Hotspur & NIR
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5
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Charles
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Leeds United & WAL
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6
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Celtic & NIR
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7
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Matthews
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Blackpool & ENG
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8
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Johnstone
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Manchester City & SCO
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9
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Bentley
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Chelsea & ENG
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10
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Burnley & NIR
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11
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Liddell
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Liverpool & SCO
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Rest of Europe:
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An Tóstal Festival
Monday May 7, 1956, Dalymount Park, Dublin. Att. ?? All-Ireland International XI (1) 3(Walker, Doherty (pen), Lockhart) England International XI (0) 5 (Eastham jnr, Sewell 2, Ford 2) Referee: ?? |  | ||
All-Ireland Team
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1
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Doncaster Rovers & NIR
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2
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Leicester City & NIR
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3
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Doncaster Rovers & NIR
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4
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Blackburn Rovers & NIR
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5
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Johnston
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Grimsby Town & RoI
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6
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Celtic & NIR
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7
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Blackpool & NIR
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8
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Celtic & NIR
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9
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Doncaster Rovers & NIR
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10
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Doncaster Rovers & NIR
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11
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Aston Villa & NIR
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England: (announced) Sam Bartram (York); George Hardwick (Oldham Athletic), Bill Eckersley (Blackburn Rovers), Johnny Wheeler (Bolton), Barrass (do.), Joe Mercer (Sheffield Utd) capt, Ronnie Allen (West Brom), Ernie Taylor (Blackpool), Stan Mortensen (Hull), Jackie Sewell (Aston Villa), Jimmy Hagan (Sheffield Utd). The actual England XI was much changed, featuring the players underlined plus the three below and four others (possibly from the announced line-up) Trevor Ford (Cardiff City & Wales), George Eastham Sr (Ards), George Eastham Jr (Ards) Stanley Matthews was an even earlier withdrawal, having been called-up for the England team to face Brazil at Wembley two days later.
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Scans courtesy of Barry Rojack
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Belgrove FC's Exhibition Match
Monday May 14, 1956, Dalymount Park, Dublin Ireland-Wales (0) 3 (J. Dunne, Allchurch 2) England-Scotland (2) 3 (Thompson, Langton, Allen) | |||
Ireland-Wales Team
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1
| Dwyer | Wolverhampton Wanderers/RI | |
2
| Martin | Aston Villa/RI&NI | |
3
| McDonnell | Drumcondra/RI | |
4
| T. Dunne | St Patrick's Athletic/RI | |
5
| Charles | Leeds/W | |
6
| Gannon | Shelbourne/RI | |
7
| J. Dunne | St. Patrick's Athletic/RI | |
8
| Whelan | Manchester United/RI | |
9
| Ford | Cardiff City/W | |
10
| Allchurch | Swansea Town/W | |
11
| Haverty | Arsenal/RI | |
England-Scotland:
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FA Centenary Floodlit Youth International Match*
Wednesday November 6, 1963, Wembley Stadium, London. Att. ?? England 5 (Smith 2, Jones, Sissons, Sammels) Rest of the UK 2 (Graham, Mitchell) Referee: W.A. O'Neill (Republic of Ireland) |  | ||
Rest of the UK Team
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1
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P. Jennings
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Watford & N. Ireland
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2
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D. Clements
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Wolverhampton Wanderers & N. Ireland
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3
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H. Bailie
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Scotland
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4
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J. Nicholl
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Coleraine & N. Ireland
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5
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D. Murray capt
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Scotland
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6
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D. Hollywood
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Scotland
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7
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A. Edwards
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Scotland
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8
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P. Rodon
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Wales
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9
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G. Graham
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Scotland
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10
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J. Mitchell
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Scotland
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11
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V. McKinney
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Glenavon & N. Ireland
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England: J. Cowan (Chelsea); L. Badger (Sheffield United), B. Shaw (Sheffield United), T. Smith (Liverpool), L.C. Chatterley (Aston Villa), R.E. Harris (Chelsea), G. French (Swindon), J. Sammels (Arsenal), G. Jones (Bury), J. Sissons (West Ham), R. Whittaker (Arsenal)
*The FA held many events to mark their centenary, most notably matches against the Football League (24 May) and the Rest of the World (23 October).
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Prince of Wales Investiture/Aberfan Disaster Fund
Monday July 28, 1969, Ninian Park, Cardiff. Att: 13,605 Wales (0) 0 Rest of the United Kingdom (1) 1 (Lee 33) |  | ||
Rest of UK Team
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| Pat Jennings | Tottenham Hotspur/NI | |
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| Tommy Gemmell | Celtic/S | |
3
| Terry Cooper | Leeds United/E | |
4
| Billy Bremner | Leeds United/S | |
5
| Jack Charlton | Leeds United/E | |
6
| Alan Mullery | Tottenham Hotspur/E | |
7
| George Best | Manchester United/NI | |
8
| Francis Lee | Manchester United/E | |
9
| Derek Dougan | Wolverhampton Wanderers/NI | |
10
| Bobby Charlton capt * | Manchester United/E | |
11
| John Hughes | Celtic/S | |
sub
| Keith Newton (for Cooper 46) | Blackburn/E | |
sub
| Willie Henderson (for Lee 46) | Rangers/S | |
Wales: Gary Sprake, Peter Rodrigues, Mike England, Terry Hennessey, Rod Thomas, Barrie Jones, Graham Moore, Ronnie Rees (Gil Reece 81), Cliff Jones, Ron Davies, John Toshack.
BBC * sources conflict, some listing a line-up with John Greig (Rangers/S) rather than Bobby Charlton | |||
"Common Market" Match - Fanfare for Europe
Wednesday January 3, 1973, Wembley Stadium, London.
Att. 36,5000
The Three (Denmark, Republic of Ireland & United Kingdom) (0) 2 (Jensen, Stein) The Six (Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, West Germany) (0) 0
Ref: Norman Burtenshaw
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The Three Team (all white)
Manager: Alf Ramsey (England) | |||
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| Pat Jennings | Tottenham Hotspur/NI | |
2
| Peter Storey | Arsenal/E | |
3
| Emlyn Hughes | Liverpool/E | |
4
| Colin Bell | Manchester City/E | |
5
| Allan Hunter | Ipswich Town/NI | |
6
| Bobby Moore | West Ham United/E | |
7
| Peter Lorimer | Leeds United/S | |
8
| Johnny Giles | Leeds United/RI | |
9
| Colin Stein | Coventry City/S | |
10
| Bobby Charlton capt | Manchester United/E | |
11
| Henning Jensen | Monchengladbach/D | |
sub
| John Steen Olsen (for Bell 74 mins) | Denmark | |
sub
| Alan Ball (for Jensen 60 mins) | Arsenal/E | |
The Six: C Piot (Standard Liege/Belgium); M Tresor (Olympique Marseille/France); B Vogts (Borussia Monchengladbach/W Germany); H Blankenburg (Ajax/W Germany); F Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich/W Germany); J Neeskens (Feyenoord/Netherlands); J Grabowski (Eintracht Frankfurt/W Germany); W van Hanegem (Feyenoord/Netherlands); G Muller (Bayern Munich/W Germany); G Netzer (Borussia Monchengladbach/W Germany); G Bereta (St Etienne/France)
Subs: D Zoff (Juventus/Italy) for Piot; W Suurbier (Ajax/Netherlands) for Tresor; R Krol (Ajax/Netherlands) for Beckenbauer; H Wimmer (Borussia Monchengladbach/W Germany) for van Hanegem. Manager: H Schoen (W Germany). | |||
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Shamrock Rovers' All-Ireland Match, Tuesday July 3, 1973, Lansdowne Road, Dublin. Att: 34,000Shamrock Rovers "All-Ireland" XI (1) 3 (Martin, Dougan, Conroy)
Brazil (2) 4 (Paulo Cesar 2 (1 pen), Jairzinho, Valdomiro)Shamrock Rovers Team: Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur/NI); Craig (Newcastle/NI), Mulligan (Crystal Palace/RI), Hunter (Ipswich Town/NI), Carroll (Birmingham City/RI) [sub: O'Kane (Nottingham Forest/NI) 66], O'Neill (Nottingham Forest/NI), Giles (Leeds Unied/RI) capt, Martin (Manchester United/RI), Conroy (Stoke City/RI) [sub: Dennehy (Nottingham Forest/RI) 88], Dougan (Wolverhampton Wanderers/NI), Givens (QPR/RI) [sub: Hamilton (Ipswich Town/NI) 66].
Some Brazilian sources list this match as a "Full" international.
Eusebio Celebration Match
September 25, 1973, Estádio da Luz. Att. 40,000 Benfica (1) 2 (Nene (3, 52)) Rest of the World (1) 2 (Keita (43), Seeler (63)) | |||
Rest of the World
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1
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Banks
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England
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2
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Blankenburg
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West Germany
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3
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Hilario
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Portugal
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4
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Charlton R.
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England
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5
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Charlton J.
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England
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6
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Badeco
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Brazil
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7
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Best
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Northern Ireland
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8
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Paulo Cesar
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Brazil
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9
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Keita
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Mali
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10
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Netzer
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West Germany
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11
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Keizer
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Netherlands
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sub
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Iribar (for Banks)
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Spain
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sub
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Gento (for Hilario)
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Spain
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sub
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Seeler (for Charlton R.)
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West Germany
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sub
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Dirceu (for Best)
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Brazil
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sub
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Hilario (for Keizer)
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Portugal
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sub
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Garcia Ramon (for Iribar)
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Spain
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Benfica: José Enrique; Artur; Barros; Rui Rodriguez; Messias; Bastos Loopes; Nene, Victor Martins; Jordão; Eusebio; Simoes. Substitutions: Bento for José Enrique; Humberto Coelho for Bastos Lopes; Toni for Victor Martins; Artur Jorge for Jordão; Nelinho for Eusebio.
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FIFA/UNICEF Match, Sunday July 27, 1986, Rose Bowl, Pasedena, Califrnia, USA. Att: 57, 539.
The Americas (0) 2 (Cabanas, Maradona)
Rest of the World (1) 2 (Butcher, Rossi)
The Americas won 4-3 on penalties
Rest of the World Team: Jennings (Northern Ireland) [sub: Dasayev (USSR) 46]; Stielike (West Germany), Renquin (Belgium) [sub: Hermann (Switzerland) 46], Butcher (England), Amoros (France), Strachan (Scotland), Magath (West Germany), Lerby (Denmark), Rocheteau (France) [sub: Timoumi (Morocco) 60], Rossi (Italy), Belanov (USSR) [sub: Chang-Sun Park (South Korea) 46].
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Football League Centenary
Saturday August 8, 1987, Wembley Stadium, London. Att: 61,000
Football League (1) 3 (Robson 2, Whiteside)
Rest of the World 0 (0)
FL: Shilton (Ogrizovic); Gough (Clarke), Sansom, McClelland, McGrath, Brady (Nevin), Robson, Webb (Ardiles), Allen (Whiteside), Beardsley (A. Smith), Waddle.
RoTW: Dasayev (Zubizarreta), Josimar (Detari), Celso, (Stojkovic), Julio Alberto, Hysen, Bagni (Belanov), Berthold, Lineker (Elkjaer), Platini (P. Larsson), Maradona, Futre (Zavarov).
Various testimonial/benefit matches have been played by "Supranational" teams featuring Northern Ireland internationals, including an All-Ireland select in a testimonial for Ronnie Blair (1979), International selects in a testimonal for Pat Jennings (1985), George Best (1987) and a fund-raiser for Co-Operation North (1995 vs. Manchester United).
The Americas (0) 2 (Cabanas, Maradona)
Rest of the World (1) 2 (Butcher, Rossi)
The Americas won 4-3 on penalties
Rest of the World Team: Jennings (Northern Ireland) [sub: Dasayev (USSR) 46]; Stielike (West Germany), Renquin (Belgium) [sub: Hermann (Switzerland) 46], Butcher (England), Amoros (France), Strachan (Scotland), Magath (West Germany), Lerby (Denmark), Rocheteau (France) [sub: Timoumi (Morocco) 60], Rossi (Italy), Belanov (USSR) [sub: Chang-Sun Park (South Korea) 46].
Saturday August 8, 1987, Wembley Stadium, London. Att: 61,000
Football League (1) 3 (Robson 2, Whiteside)
Rest of the World 0 (0)
FL: Shilton (Ogrizovic); Gough (Clarke), Sansom, McClelland, McGrath, Brady (Nevin), Robson, Webb (Ardiles), Allen (Whiteside), Beardsley (A. Smith), Waddle.
RoTW: Dasayev (Zubizarreta), Josimar (Detari), Celso, (Stojkovic), Julio Alberto, Hysen, Bagni (Belanov), Berthold, Lineker (Elkjaer), Platini (P. Larsson), Maradona, Futre (Zavarov).
Various testimonial/benefit matches have been played by "Supranational" teams featuring Northern Ireland internationals, including an All-Ireland select in a testimonial for Ronnie Blair (1979), International selects in a testimonal for Pat Jennings (1985), George Best (1987) and a fund-raiser for Co-Operation North (1995 vs. Manchester United).
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