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001. 15 December 1906
IRELAND 1 (1) Thompson
ENGLAND 2 (2) Woodward, Wheatcroft
Referee: Thomas Robertson, Glasgow
Venue: Dalymount Park, Dublin 
Attendance: 1,000
IRE: Jame1s John Sherry (Bohemians); Jack Seymour (Cliftonville), James Balfe (Bohemians), George McClure (Cliftonville), W Dan Callanan (Bohemians), Jack Wright (Cliftonville), Frank Thompson (Cliftonville), Harold Sloan (Bohemians) capt, Richard M Hooper (Bohemians), W Jones (Bohemians), John Blair (Cliftonville).
Trainer: None
* This was Ireland's first and England's second Amateur international match. The English had defeated France 15-0 on 1 November 1906. The game was played throughout driving rain and the pitch resembled a "quagmire".

002. 7 December 1907
ENGLAND 6 (4) Woodward, Stapley (3), Purnell (2)
IRELAND 1 (1) Hooper
Referee: David Philp, Dunfermline
Venue: White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 10,000 or 3,000
IRE: James John Sherry (Bohemians); Alex Foye (Cliftonville), James Balfe (Bohemians), Pat McCann (Belfast Celtic), Tom Healey (Bohemians), Mick McElhinney (Bohemians), Jordan Robertson (Cliftonville), John Blair (Cliftonville) capt, Richard M. Hooper (Bohemians), Denis Hannon (Bohemians), Harold Sloan (Bohemians),
Trainer: Hugh McAteer (Cliftonville)

003. 21 November 1908
Cap belonging to Harry Mercer
IRELAND 1 (0) Webb
ENGLAND 5 (3) Porter (2), Stapley (3)
Referee: James B. Stark, Scotland
Venue: Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 3,000 or 2,500
IRE: John Hehir (Bohemians); Alex Foye (Cliftonville), Paddy Thunder (Bohemians); Hugh Olpherts (Derry Celtic), David Martin (Cliftonville), Mick McElhinney (Bohemians); Harry Mercer (Linfield), Denis Hannon (Bohemians), Richard M. Hooper (Bohemians) capt, Charles G Webb (Bohemians), Jack C. Slemin (Bohemians)
Trainer:
* The ground was in a waterlogged state.

[all tbc?] Harry Mercer, Paddy Thunder, ..., (trainer?), Jack Hehir, ..., Denis Hannon, Rab Torrans [?] (trainer)
..., Mick McElhinney, Dick Hooper, Charlie Webb, Jack Slemin 

004. 20 November 1909
ENGLAND 4 (2) Owen, Woodward, McCann OG, Jordan
IRELAND 4 (3) Wright, McDonnell, Hooper, Robertson
Referee: Alexander A. Jackson, Scotland
Venue: Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 6,000 or 6,500
IRE: Fred McKee (Cliftonville); Pat McCann (Belfast Celtic) capt, Paddy Thunder (Bohemians); Jack Wright (Cliftonville), David Martin (Cliftonville), Leo Donnelly (Distillery); Jordan Robertson (Cliftonville), John McDonnell (Bohemians), Dr. William F. Hooper (Bohemians), James Wright (Distillery), Frank Thompson (Cliftonville)
Trainer: George Cooke (Bohemians)
* Some sources list Robertson as also having scored Ireland's opening goal rather than Wright. This was the first time that England had not won in an amateur international match.

005. 19 November 1910
IRELAND 3 (1) McAuley pen, Hannon, McDonnell
ENGLAND 2 (2) Carr (2)
Referee: Thomas Robertson, Glasgow
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 3,500
IRE: H Litton (St. James Gate); Pat McCann (Belfast Celtic), Paddy Thunder (Bohemians); Jack Wright (Cliftonville) capt, Leo Donnelly (Distillery), Robert Copeland McKenzie (Greenock Morton); James Wright (Distillery), Denis Hannon (Bohemians), John McDonnell (Bohemians), James McAuley (Cliftonville), Frank Thompson (Black Diamonds)
Trainer: Hugh McAteer (Cliftonville)
* Ireland's second goal credited as an Broadman own goal by The Guardian. This was only England Amateur's second ever defeat, and their first on UK soil.



006. 18 November 1911
ENGLAND 2 (1) Woodward, Webb
IRELAND 0 (0)
Referee: John W D Fowler, Sunderland
Venue: Leeds Road, Huddersfield
Attendance: 3,000
IRE: Fred McKee (Belfast Celtic); Pat McCann (Glentoran) capt, William Annesley (Cliftonville); Charlie Magwood (Bohemians), Vic McConnell (Cliftonville), Henry C. Leddy (Belfast Celtic); Sam McComb (Cliftonville), Jordan Robertson (Belfast Celtic), John McDonnell (Bohemians), Fred Neville (Chapelieod, Dublin), Louis Bookman (Belfast Celtic)
Trainer: Hugh McAteer (Cliftonville)
* Ireland were reduced to ten men early in the second half when Pat McCann went off injured.

007. 5 October 1912
IRELAND 3 (1) Seymour, Smith, McDonnell
ENGLAND 2 (0) Hoare (2, (1 pen))
Referee: Alexander A Jackson, Scotland
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 7,500
IRE: Fred McKee (Cliftonville); William George McConnell (Bohemians), Pat McCann (Glentoran); Jack Wright (Cliftonville) capt, A J Smith (Northern Nomads), Robert Copeland McKenzie (Queens Park); Ted Seymour (Bohemians), Denis Hannon (Bohemians), John McDonnell (Bohemians), W Wilkin (Cliftonville), Jordan Robertson (Belfast Celtic)
Trainer: Hugh McAteer (Cliftonville)
* Some sources credit McDonnell as also scoring Ireland's opening goal rather than Seymour.

008. 8 November 1913
IRELAND 0 (0)
ENGLAND 2 (1) Barlow, Raymond
Referee: Alexander A Jackson, Scotland
Venue: The Oval, Belfast
Attendance: 7,000
IRE: Fred McKee (Belfast Celtic); William George McConnell (Bohemians), Pat McCann (Glentoran) capt; Frank Heaney (St James Gate), Victor McConnell (Belfast Celtic), Robert Copeland McKenzie (Glasgow Rangers); Ted Seymour (Bohemians), T J Johnston (Bohemians), Fred Neville (Cliftonville), W Wilkin (Cliftonville), John Hegan (Cliftonville)
Trainer: Hugh McAteer (Cliftonville)

009. 15 November 1919
ENGLAND 5 (2) Prince (3), Harvey (2)
IRELAND 0 (0)
Referee: Thomas Dougary, Scotland
Venue: Baseball Ground, Derby
Attendance: 5,000
IRE: Daniel Peck (Cliftonville) ; Robert Mills (Cliftonville), Peter Gavin (Cliftonville); W Campbell (Glenavon), H Bennett (Cliftonville), John Harris (Cliftonville) capt; D Shiels (Shelbourne), J Herron (Jacobs, Dublin), Denis Hannon (Bohemians), Albert Burnett (Cliftonville), Robert Howard (Cliftonville)
Trainer: Hugh McAteer (Cliftonville)
* game played in snow and failing light.

Gammages' Football Annual 1921/22
010. 13 November 1920
IRELAND 0 (0)
ENGLAND (1) C. Wise (3), F. Nicholas
Referee: Alexander A. Jackson, Scotland.
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 9,000
IRE: Fred McKee (Linfield); Robert Mills (Cliftonville) capt, John O. McCarthy (Bohemians); Jimmy Murdough (Distillery), Frank Heaney (St. James Gate), John Harris (Cliftonville); Harold Risk (Cliftonville), Joe Grace (Bohemians), H. Haines (Bohemians), Alex Steele (Glenavon), Robert Hopkins (Linfield)
Trainer:

011. 8 February 1921
FRANCE 1
IRELAND 2 Chambers 35 (1-0), Steele 38 (2-0)
Referee: Raphael Van Praag (Belgium).
Venue: Parc de Princes, Paris
Attendance: 20,000
IRE: Nathaniel Adams (Cliftonville); Robert Mills (Cliftonville), John O. McCarthy (Bohemians); Harold Risk (Cliftonville), Frank Heaney (St. James Gate), John Harris (Cliftonville) capt; Samuel Jackson (Cliftonville), Alexander Steele (Glenavon), James Chambers (Distillery), Patrick O’Flaherty (Dublin United), John Carey (St James Gate).
Trainer: C. Harris (Bohemians)
* Recorded as Full International by FIFA, Amateur International by British Standards.


012. 14 November 1921
ENGLAND 4 (1) Adams og, Hambledon 2, Binks
IRELAND 1 (0) McIlreavy
Referee: Alexander A. Jackson, Scotland.
Venue: Filbert Street, Leicester
Attendance: 3,000
IRE: Nathaniel Adams (Cliftonville); John Peden (Glentoran), Thomas Frame (Linfield); W. Campbell (Glenavon), Harold Risk (Cliftonville), Robert Chambers (Cliftonville); Thomas Cowan (Linfield), William McCleery (Cliftonville), Andrew Sloan (London Caledonians), Sandy McIlreavy (Linfield), Robert Collins (Cliftonville).
Trainer:
* match postponed from 12th November due to fog.

013. 11 November 1922
ENGLAND 4 (3) F. Hartley 3, K. Hegan
IRELAND 0 (0)
Referee: W. F. Bunnell Preston.
Venue: Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 7,000 or 6,500
IRE: Nat Adams (Cliftonville); Eddie Lyttle (Cliftonville) capt, George Shields (Cliftonville); Jack Evans (Glentoran), Robert Falloon (Cliftonville), David Addis (Cliftonville); T. Magill (Glenavon), Sam Andrews (Cliftonville), Andrew Sloan (London Caledonians), Sandy McIlreavy (Linfield), Jack McGrillen (Linfield).
Trainer:

014. 10 November 1923
ENGLAND 3 (2) Macey, Earle, Barry
IRELAND 0 (0) 
Referee: A. Donaldson, Essex F.A.
Venue: Crystal Palace, London
Attendance: 8,000,
IRE: Nat Adams (Cliftonville); Alfred Bruce (Cliftonville), George Shields (Cliftonville); William Reid (Ards), John Robinson (Cliftonville), Robert Collins (Barn); Malachy McKinney (Larne), J. Auld (Cliftonville), Andrew Sloan (London Caledonians), John Harris (Glenavon), Jack McGrillen (Clyde).
Trainer:

015. 8 November 1924
IRELAND 2 (0) Sloan, Quinn
ENGLAND 3 (3) Gibbons 2, Hartley
Referee: William Cowan, Belfast
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 5,000,
IRE: Dan Boyd (Larne); J. Vance (RASC & Cliftonville), Thomas Wilson (Portadown); William Reid (Ards), Bob Collins (Linfield), David Addis (London Caledonians & Cliftonville); Jimmy Quinn (Cliftonville), Ralph Lynas (Cliftonville), Andy Sloan (London Caledonians & Cliftonville), Stanley Mahood (Belfast Celtic), Jack Mahood (Belfast Celtic).
Trainer:

---. 11 May 1925
(Friendly Match)
IRISH LEAGUE 2 Kelly (2)
IRELAND AMATEURS 2 Lynas, Brown (og)
Referee: Jack B Stark, Belfast
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 400
Receipts: £12
IRE: John Richardson (Linfield); Robert Thompson (Distillery), Robert Patrick “Bertie” Fulton (Belfast Celtic); William R. Simpson (Cliftonville), William C. Sloan (Distillery), Robert Collins (Linfield) capt; Jimmy Quinn (Cliftonville), Sam Moore (Belfast Celtic), Ralph Lynas (Cliftonville), Gerald McCourt (Glenavon), Jack McGrillen (Cliftonville)
[McGrillen took the place of Jack Mahood from the originally named eleven]
Trainer:
IFL: McMeekin; Burnison, Brown, Wilson, Moorehead, McMullan, Hopkins, Ferris, Rushe, Kelly, Robertson.
[Burnison took the place of McKeown from the originally named eleven]
Trainer:
* This was first match played under new offside rules. Match proceeds were donated to the "North of Ireland Schoolboys' Competition". Gibson & Co of Donegall Place had donated gold scarfpins for the winning team, as the match resulted in a draw, the names of all 22 players were placed in a hat, and eleven drawn at random to decide who would receive one.
Northern Whig (12th May 1925)

016. 7 November 1925
ENGLAND 6 (4) Ashton 4, Kail 2
IRELAND 4 (1) Silcock, McCracken 3
Referee: A. A. Dawes, Royal Navy
Venue: Maidstone
Attendance: 10,000
IRE: Nat Adams (Portadown); Robert Thompson (Distillery), Robert Fulton (Belfast Celtic & London Caledonians); William R Simpson (Cliftonville), William C Sloan (Distillery), David Addis (Cliftonville & London Caledonians); George Silcock (Glenavon), Sam Moore (Belfast Celtic), Harry McCracken (Newry), Gerald McCourt (Glenavon), John Mahood (Belfast Celtic).
Trainer: Hugh McAteer (Cliftonville)
* McCracken scored a hattrick in three minutes at the beginning of the second half to bring the scores level.

017. 6 November 1926
IRELAND 0 (0)
ENGLAND 3 (1) Gibbins, Macey, Cartlidge
Referee: William McClean, Belfast.
Venue: Solitude, Belfast 
Attendance: 7,000 (receipts: £425)
IRE: Alfred Gardiner (Cliftonville); Robert Fulton (London Caledonians), Robert McGuire (Cliftonville); William Pollock (Belfast Celtic), John McAteer (Newry Town), David Addis (Cliftonville) capt; Charles McCracken (Linfield), Stephen Snodden (Linfield), Joe Bambrick (Glentoran), John Geary (Glentoran), Charles Robertson (Linfield).
Trainer: Hugh McAteer (Cliftonville)

018. 12 November 1927
ENGLAND 1 (1) Ashton
IRELAND 1 (0) White
Referee:
Venue: Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 7,000
IRE: Edward McCracken (Barking Town); Robert Thompson (Queen’s Island), Robert Patrick “Bertie” Fulton (Larne) capt; William Pollock (Belfast Celtic), James Jamison (Coleraine), Andrew Watson (Larne); John Ruddy (Cliftonville), W White (Larne), Frank Mortished (Cliftonville), John Doherty (Portadown), Thomas McConkey (Cliftonville).
Trainer: Hugh McAteer (Cliftonville)
* Jamison was forced off injured before half-time and Watson also withdrew shortly before the end of the match.

019. 10 November 1928
IRELAND 0 (0)
ENGLAND 2 (0) Creek (2)
Referee:
Venue:
Attendance:
IRE: Alfred Gardiner (Cliftonville); Ernest McKinney (Coleraine), Robert Patrick Fulton (Belfast Celtic); J. Vincent (Coleraine), Jack Jones (K.O.S.B.), Andrew Watson (Portadown); John Rafferty (Larne), Alan Davidson* (Ards), W Lyness (Newry Town), John Doherty (Portadown), Richard Shaw (Ballymena United)
Trainer: Hugh McAteer (Cliftonville)
* initials K.G. per IFA minutes

020. 12 October 1929
IRELAND 0 (0)
SCOTLAND 3 (2) Ross 2, Moncrieff
Referee: William McClean, Belfast
Venue: Brandywell, Londonderry
Attendance:
IRE: Alfred Gardiner (Cliftonville); J Rainey (Larne), Robert Patrick Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt; L/Corp Jack Jones (K.O.S.B.& Linfield), J McFarlane (Cliftonville), P Roche (St. Albans); J Jennings (Newry Town), Thomas Kelly (RAF), Robert Lynn (Ards), John Doherty (Portadown), Thomas McConkey (Cliftonville).
Trainer: C. Glenn (Derry City)
Ireland Amateurs 1929
vs Scotland (courtesy of Johnny Roche)
Glenn (Trainer), Rainey, Jones, Gardiner, McFarlane, Roche, ??, McClean (Referee)
Jennings, Kelly, Lynn, Fulton, Doherty, McConkey
021. 16 November 1929
ENGLAND 7 (3) Ashton 4, Coates 2, Rimmer
IRELAND 2 (2) McMahon, Kelly
Referee: Stanley Rous, England
Venue: Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 1,500
IRE: Alfred Gardiner (Cliftonville); Jimmy Crymble (Linfield Swifts), Robert McGuire (Cliftonville); Robert Falloon (Cliftonville), John McMahon (Bohemians), Jack Jones (Army & Linfield) capt; Jimmy Quinn (Cliftonville), Thomas Kelly (RAF), Jimmy Millar (Cliftonville), John Doherty (Portadown), WC Kerr (Glenavon).
Trainer: Hugh McAteer (Cliftonville)
* McGuire listed in some sources as having scored an own goal for England with Coates only scoring one.

022. 20 September 1930
SCOTLAND 2
IRELAND 0
Referee:
Venue: Pittodrie, Aberdeen
Attendance: 6,000
IRE: Alfred Gardiner (Cliftonville); R Skelton (Cliftonville), Robert Patrick “Bertie” Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt; Jack Jones (Linfield), John McMahon (Bohemians), P Roche (Uxbridge Town); Johnny Agnew (Larne), Jimmy Millar (Cliftonville), J Bingham (Cliftonville), John Doherty (Ards), Norman McCaw (Cliftonville).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Glentoran)

023. 15 November 1930
IRELAND 3 (1) Millar 3
ENGLAND 1 (0) Gibbins
Referee: Hugh Watson, Glasgow
Venue: Solitude Park, Belfast
Attendance: 
IRE: Alfred Gardiner (Cliftonville); R. M. Skelton (Cliftonville), Robert Fulton (Belfast Celtic); Jack Jones (Linfield), John McMahon (Bohemians) capt, Alec Morton (Bohemians); Jimmy Bermingham (Bohemians), Fred Horlacher (Bohemians), James Millar (Cliftonville), John Doherty (Ards), Norman McCaw (Cliftonville).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Glentoran)

024. 14 November 1931
ENGLAND 3 (3) Coates, Smithies, Whewell
IRELAND 2 (0) Martin 2
Referee:
Venue: Bootham Crescent,York
Attendance:            
IRE: Alfred Gardiner (Cliftonville); R. M. Skelton (Cliftonville), Robert Fulton (Belfast Celtic); Fusilier Galway (Inniskilling Fusiliers), John McMahon (Bohemians), Gerry Mitchell (Cliftonville); Hamilton Hewitt (Linfield), James Miller (Cliftonville), David Martin (Royal Ulster Rifles), John Doherty (Ards), Norman McCaw (Cliftonville).    
Trainer:

025. 23 January 1932
IRELAND 4 (2) McClelland 2, Priestley, McCaw
SCOTLAND 0 (0)
Referee: G. T. Davies, Bury
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: (Receipts: £275)
IRE: Alfred Gardiner (Cliftonville); R. M. Skelton (Cliftonville), Robert Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt; James McNeill (Cliftonville), John McMahon (Bohemians), Gerry Mitchell (Cliftonville); Hamilton Hewitt (Linfield), Tommy Priestley (Coleraine), Dave Martin (R.U.R.), James Shanks McClelland (Cliftonville), Norman McCaw (Cliftonville).               
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)

---. 16 May 1932

(Jack Mahood Benefit Match)
IRELAND AMATEURS 3 (2) Breen (og), McClelland, Hewitt
IRISH LEAGUE 4 (1) Galway (og), Blair, Geary, Jones
Referee: S. Thompson; Linesmen: J. Fegusn & Austin Donnelly
Venue: Celtic Park, Belfast
Attendance: "splendid"
IRE: Moore (Cliftonville); Skelton (Cliftonville), Fulton (Belfast Celtic), Cunningham (Newry Town), Galway (Inniskliings), Mitchell (Cliftonville), Hewitt (Linfield), Priestley (Coleraine), Martin (Belfast Celtic), McClelland (Cliftonville), Wallace (Cliftonville)
IFL: Breen (Belfast Celtic); McNinch (Ballymena), Allen (Glentoran), S. Mahood (Belfast Celtic), Moore (Belfast Celtic), W. Jones (Distillery), Blair (Portadown), Geary (Glentoran), Bambrick (Linfield), Jack Donnelly (Linfield), Joe Donnelly (Belfast Celtic)

026. 28 January 1933
SCOTLAND 6 (2) Dodds 3, Crawford 2, Harvey
IRELAND 0 (0)
(or 5-1)
Referee: W. Dawson, Edinburgh.
Venue: Glasgow
Attendance:                         
IRE: Sammy S Moore (Cliftonville); R. M. Skelton (Cliftonville), Robert Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt; John McMahon (Bohemians), Walter McMillen (Cliftonville), Gerry Mitchell (Cliftonville); Edward James Mitchell (Cliftonville), Tom Priestley (Linfield), Dave Martin (Belfast Celtic), Jimmy Millar (Cliftonville), Norman McCaw (Cliftonville).         
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)

Cap belonging to Ernie McKnight
027. 18 February 1933
IRELAND 4 (4) McKnight, Martin 2, McCaw
ENGLAND 3 (1) Coates, Cornelius, Finch
Referee: William McClean, Belfast
Venue: Belfast
Attendance:  8,000
IRE: Alfred Gardiner (Cliftonville); R. M. Skelton (Cliftonville), Robert Fulton (Belfast Celtic); John McMahon (Bohemians) capt, Walter McMillen (Cliftonville), Gerry Mitchell (Cliftonville); Edward James Mitchell (Cliftonville), James E McKnight (Bangor), Dave Martin (Belfast Celtic), Tom Priestley (Linfield), Norman McCaw (Cliftonville).               
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)

028. 17 February 1934
ENGLAND 4 (1) Shearer 2, Lewis, Finch
IRELAND 0 (0)
Referee:
Venue: Ilford, Essex
Attendance: 7,000
IRE: W McDowell (Crusaders); Benjamin Clarke (Portadown), Bertie Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt; Wilfie Haire (Cliftonville), Ernest George Leckey (Cliftonville), Gerry Mitchell (Cliftonville); Charlie McIlroy (Ballymena Utd.), Gerry Murray (Belfast Celtic), Hammie Hewitt (Cliftonville), William Wishart (Cliftonville), S Norman McCaw (Cliftonville)
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)

029. 25 April 1934
IRELAND 4 (0) Billingsley 2, Hewitt, Leckey
SCOTLAND 1 (1)
Referee:
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance:                         
IRE: W McDowell (Crusaders); Benjamin Clarke (Portadown), Bertie Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt; Wilfie Haire (Cliftonville), Ernest George Leckey (Cliftonville), Alexander Connell (Glenavon); James Billingsley (Cliftonville), Jimmy Millar (Cliftonville), Hammie Hewitt (Cliftonville), Gerry Murray (Belfast Celtic), Mark Alexander (Glenavon).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)

030. 16 February 1935
IRELAND 2 (0) Bruce, Kernaghan
ENGLAND 4 (2) Finch, Shearer, Simms 2
Referee: William McClean, Belfast
Venue: Belfast
Attendance: 30,000 (?)               
IRE: W. McDowell (Ballymena United); Harry Burns (Glenavon), Cecil Allan (Cliftonville); Adam Buckley (Ballymena), James McNeill (Cliftonville) capt, Alexander Connell (Glenavon); Norman Kernaghan (Cliftonville), Jimmy Gibb (Cliftonville), James Billingsley (Cliftonville), Walter Bruce (Bangor), S. Norman McCaw (Cliftonville).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)
* Billingsley missed a second half penalty.

031. 17 April 1935
SCOTLAND 2 (2) Martin 2
IRELAND 3 (2) McNeill pen, Tarrant, Gibb
Referee:
Venue: Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Attendance: “poor gate
IRE: Fred McCurry (Cliftonville); Harry Burns (Glenavon), Bertie Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt; Alexander Connell (Glenavon), James McNeill (Cliftonville), Gerry Mitchell (Cliftonville); Norman Kernaghan (Cliftonville), Jimmy Gibb (Cliftonville), Richard Tarrant (Sutton United), Walter Bruce (Bangor), Anthony Maynes (Linfield).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)

032. 15 February 1936
ENGLAND 5 (1) W. Charlton 3, L. Finch 2
IRELAND 0 (0)
Referee:
Venue: Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 3,000
IRE: John Lillie (Cliftonville); Bertie Fulton (Belfast Celtic), Jackie Preston (Cliftonville); Alexander Connell (Ballymena United), James McNeill (Cliftonville), Gerry Mitchell (Cliftonville); Robert A Foye (Linfield) James Dornan (Glenavon), Richard Tarrant (Sutton United), Jimmy Gibb (Cliftonville), Thomas Wilkins (Newry Town)
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)

033. 22 April 1936
IRELAND 3 (1) Foye 2, McNeill pen
SCOTLAND 5 (1) Kyle 2, Dodds 2, Wright
Referee: J Thompson, Lisburn
Venue: Belfast
Attendance: 10,000,    
IRE: John Lillie (Cliftonville); Bertie Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt, Jackie Preston (Cliftonville); Alexander Connell (Ballymena United), James McNeill (Cliftonville), Jimmy Rosbotham (Glenavon); Robert A Foye (Linfield), Jimmy Gibb (Cliftonville), Samuel Banks (Cliftonville), Albert Lyness (Cliftonville), S Norman McCaw (Cliftonville).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)


034. 13 February 1937
IRELAND 5 (3) Gibb 2, Lyness 2, Banks
ENGLAND 1 (0) Matthews
Referee:
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 10,000
IRE: Frederick McCurry (Cliftonville); Bertie Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt, William John Hood (Cliftonville); Ernest McCappin (Cliftonville), J McCarthy (Barnet), James Rosbotham (Glenavon); James Gibb (Cliftonville), Corporal Albert Lyness (Cliftonville & Army), Samuel J. Banks (Cliftonville), Alexander Shannon (Cliftonville), Albert Kilpatrick (Coleraine).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)
* England's heaviest ever defeat in an amateur international.
Ireland vs England 1937

035. 21 April 1937
SCOTLAND 3 (2) Duffy og, Martin, Kinghorn
IRELAND 0 (0)
Referee: Mungo Charles Hutton, Glasgow
Venue: Cathkin Park, Glasgow
Attendance: (receipts: £160)  
IRE: Frederick McCurry (Cliftonville); Harold Burns (Glenavon), Paddy Duffy (Newry Town); Norman McKay (Glentoran), J. McCarthy (Barnet), James Rosbotham (Glenavon); James Gibb (Cliftonville), Corporal Albert Lyness (Cliftonville & Army), Richard Tarrant (Sutton Utd), Alexander Shannon (Cliftonville), Albert Kilpatrick (Coleraine).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)

036. 19 February 1938
ENGLAND 1 (1) Wood
IRELAND 1 (0) Fulton
Referee:
Venue: Filbert Street, Leicester
Attendance: 5,000
IRE: Frederick McCurry (Cliftonville); Harold Burns (Linfield), Robert Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt; Jack Graham (Bangor), J McCarthy (Barnet), Sam Allen (Ards); Jimmy A. Todd (Linfield), James Gibb (Cliftonville), Samuel J Banks (Cliftonville), James Wallace (Ballymena United), William Moore (Ballymena United).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)
* England missed a penalty early in the second-half. Fulton equalised from 35 yards with two minutes of the match remaining.

037. 13 April 1938
IRELAND 2 Kelleher, Moore
SCOTLAND 1 Kinghorn
Referee:
Venue: Belfast
Attendance:                         
IRE: Frederick McCurry (Cliftonville); Harold Burns (Linfield), Robert Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt; Jack Graham (Bangor), Cecil Crawford (Cliftonville), Alexander Connell (Ballymena United); Jimmy A. Todd (Linfield), Robert Boyd Johnstone (Cliftonville), Dennis Kelleher (Barnet), James Wallace (Ballymena United), William Moore (Ballymena United).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)

038. 18 February 1939
IRELAND 0 (0)
ENGLAND 1 (0) Ball
Referee: William R Hamilton, Belfast.
Venue: Solitude Park, Belfast
Attendance: 10,000
IRE: Frederick McCurry (Cliftonville); Freddie Weir (Glenavon), Robert Fulton (Belfast Celtic) capt; Robert G “Bobby” Irvine (Glentoran), J McCarthy (Barnet), James Wallace (Ballymena United); J C Gordon (Portadown), Dickie Horner (Ballymena United), Dennis Kelleher (Barnet), Robert Olphert (Ballymena United), William Moore (Ballymena United).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)

039. 19 April 1939
SCOTLAND 1
IRELAND 1
Referee:
Venue: Firhill, Glasgow
Attendance:                         
IRE: Frederick McCurry (Cliftonville); Blair Vincent (Ballymena United), Sam McIlveen (Larne); James Wallace (Ballymena United), J. McCarthy (Barnet) capt, Robert Boyd Johnstone (Cliftonville); Harry Bell (Linfield), Dennis Kelleher (Barnet), Gilbert A. Roden (Cliftonville), Robert Olphert (Ballymena United), William Moore (Ballymena United).
Trainer: George Ferrett (Cliftonville)


040. 8 February 1947
ENGLAND 3 (2) Tanner 3
IRELAND 1 (0) Bunting
Referee: W. Prescott (Southport) or J. Sherlock (Sheffield).
Venue: Southport
Attendance: 3,200
IRE: Kevin McAlinden (Belfast Celtic); Herbie Hegarty (Cliftonville), John McAuley (Distillery); William Irvine (Distillery), John Wilson (Cliftonville) capt, Mickey McWilliams (Linfield); George Bunting (Linfield), W Anderson (Ballymena Utd.), Sammy Smyth (Linfield), Sam Ewing (Distillery), Jackie Preston (Cliftonville).
Trainer:

041. 7 February 1948
IRELAND 0 (0)
ENGLAND 5 (3) McIlvenny 2, Rawlings 2, Hardisty
Referee:
Venue: Solitude Park, Belfast
Attendance:
IRE: A Armstrong (Cliftonville); G Swann (Cliftonville), Herbie Hegarty (Cliftonville); John Wilson (Cliftonville), Wm Terry McCavana (Coleraine), James Warren “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville); Maurice Masters (Coleraine), Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), Dennis Kelleher (Barnet), Hugh Cunningham (Bangor), Jackie Preston (Cliftonville).
Trainer:

042. 5 February 1949
ENGLAND 0 (0)
IRELAND 1 (0) Kelleher
Referee: W.B. Everett, Suffolk
Venue: Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 25,000 or 24,000
IRE: Sean McCann (Ballymena United); Terry McCavana (RAF & Coleraine), Herbie Hegarty (Cliftonville); John Wilson (Cliftonville), James Warren “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville), Davy Williamson (Cliftonville); Joe Dubois (Arsenal), J Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), Dr. Kevin O’Flanagan (Arsenal), Dennis Kelleher (Barnet) capt, Hugh Cunningham (Bangor)
Trainer:
* Ireland's first away victory over England.

043. 16 March 1949
IRELAND 2 Kelleher, Cunningham
SCOTLAND 2 Boyd, Blythe
Referee: Thomas J Mitchell, Lurgan
Venue: Grosvenor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 5,000 (receipts: £332)
IRE: Sean McCann (Ballymena United); Terry McCavana (RAF & Coleraine), Herbie Hegarty (Cliftonville); John Wilson (Cliftonville), James Warren “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville), Davy Williamson (Cliftonville); Sammy Graham (Linfield), J Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), Tommy Russell (Ballyclare Comrades), Dennis Kelleher (Barnet) capt, Hugh Cunningham (Bangor)
Trainer:

044. 10 December 1949
SCOTLAND 2 (2) Macauley, Beaton
IRELAND 5 (0) McGarry 3, Kelleher, Kavanagh
Referee:
Venue: Pittodrie, Aberdeen
Attendance:
IRE: David Agnew (Crusaders); William McCartney (Glentoran), Herbie Hegarty (Cliftonville); John Wilson (Cliftonville), Terry McCavana (Coleraine), Jim Buchanan (Bangor); F Wright (Portadown), Dennis Kelleher (Barnet) capt, Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), Davy Kavanagh (Ballymena United), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon)
Trainer:

045. 4 February 1950
IRELAND 1 (1) O’Flanagan
ENGLAND 3 (2) Holmes, Slater 2 (1 pen)
Referee: A. Lyness, (N.I.)
Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 15,000
IRE: Sean McCann (Glenavon); John “Bap” Dunlop (Bangor), Herbie Hegarty (Cliftonville); John Wilson (Cliftonville) W. Terry McCavana (Coleraine), Jim Buchanan (Bangor); Kevin O’Flanagan (Brentford), Dennis Kelleher (Barnet) capt, Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), Davy Kavanagh (Ballymena), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon)
Trainer:
* McCavana had a penalty saved that would have leveled the match at 2-2

046. 3 February 1951
ENGLAND 6 (4) Lewis 4, Potts 2
IRELAND 3 (0) McGarry 2 (1 pen), Cunningham
Referee:
Venue: Highfield Road, Coventry
Attendance:
IRE: William James Watt (Coleraine); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine), Jimmy Moore (Ards); John Wilson (Cliftonville) capt, Tommy Andrews (Portadown), W Weir (Cliftonville); Hugh Cunningham (Glentoran); Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), E. McLoughlin (Portadown), Jack Dobbin (Portadown), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon).
Trainer:
* Ireland's three goals were scored in the first nine minutes of the second half.

047. 19 May 1951
IRELAND (0) 0
SCOTLAND (1) 1 Bruce 9
Referee: P Morris, Belfast
Venue: Brandywell, Londonderry
Attendance: 5,000 (£269)
IRE: Sean McCann (Glenavon); Jimmy Moore (Ards), John “Bap” Dunlop (Glentoran); Pat Corr (Coleraine), Tommy Andrews (Portadown) capt, W Weir (Cliftonville ), Hugh Cunningham (Glentoran); Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), E. McLoughlin (Portadown), Jack Dobbin (Portadown), Ivor Hicks (Cliftonville).
Trainer:
Northern Whig (19th May 1951)

Northern Whig (21st May 1951)
048. 15 August 1951
IRELAND 5 (1) Dobbin 2, Cunningham, Masters, White
GOLD COAST 2 (0) Aggrey, Gesper
Referee:
Venue: The Oval, Belfast
Attendance: 10,000
IRE: William James Watt (Coleraine); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine), Jimmy Moore (Ards); Jim Lewis (Glenavon), Frank Watters (Distillery), Pat Corr (Coleraine) capt; Hugh Cunningham (Glentoran), Maurice Masters (Glenavon), Jim White (Glenavon), Jack Dobbin (Portadown), E. McLoughlin (Portadown)
Trainer:
GC: Wilberforce; Badger, Darbah; Essaka, Neizer, Nelson; Gyamfi, Aggrey, Macauley, Adjaye, Gesper
* The Gold Coast players played barefoot. Tommy Wilberforce (later of Cliftonville) sustained a broken leg.

049. 2 February 1952
IRELAND 1 (0) McGarry pen
ENGLAND 3 (2) Lewis 2, Holmes
Referee: Tom J. Mitchell, Lurgan
Venue: Shamrock Park, Portadown
Attendance: 8,125 (receipts: £733)
IRE: Harry Gregg (Coleraine); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine), Fred Gorman (Cliftonville); Maurice Masters (Glenavon), “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville) capt, Jim Lewis (Glenavon); Bruce Shiels (Cliftonville), Jack Dobbin (Portadown), Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), Jack Scott (Linfield), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon).
Trainer:
* Matched played on snowy pitch. Masters hit post with a second-half penalty

050. 12 April 1952
SCOTLAND 2 Hodge, Cromer
IRELAND 1 John Gorman
Referee:
Venue: Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 15,000.
IRE: Charles J Calow (Cliftonville); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine), Fred Gorman (Cliftonville); Maurice Masters (Glenavon), “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville), Jim Lewis (Glenavon); Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), William Cubitt (Ballymena United), Bruce Shiels (Cliftonville), John Gorman (Ards), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon)
Trainer:

051. 31 January 1953
ENGLAND 4 (1) Stroud 2, Noble, Bromilow
IRELAND 1 (1) Lunn
Referee: J.W. Topliss, Grimsby
Venue: Sincil Bank, Lincoln
Attendance: 9,642
IRE: Harry McCurry (Cliftonville); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine), Jack Davis (Crusaders); Robert Brolly (Coleraine), James Warren “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville) capt, William Cubitt (Ballymena United); Bruce Shiells (Cliftonville), Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), Maurice Masters (Glenavon), Eddie O’Kane (Coleraine), Ferris Lunn (Linfield)
Trainer: 
* match played in gale forced winds and snow in the second half.

052. 14 February 1953
IRELAND 1 Shiells
SCOTLAND 0
Referee: R J Quail, Belfast
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 15,000
IRE: Harry McCurry (Cliftonville); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine) capt, J Simpson (Ballymena United); Robert Brolly (Coleraine), James Warren “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville), William Cubitt (Ballymena United); Bruce Shiells (Cliftonville), Maurice Masters (Glenavon), Jim White (Ballymena United), Jack Scott (Cliftonville), Ferris Lunn (Linfield)
Trainer:
1953 Ireland Amateurs vs Scotland, Solitude



053. 12 September 1953
British Amateur Championship
IRELAND 2 (1) McDowell, Coyle
ENGLAND 1 (0) Lewis
Referee: J. Cunningham, Belfast
Venue: Showgrounds, Coleraine
Attendance: 6,000
IRE: Harry McCurry (Cliftonville); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine) capt, Jack Davis (Crusaders); Robert Brolly (Coleraine), Frank Watters (Distillery) W. Weir (Cliftonville); Jimmy Hill (Linfield), Gavin McDowell (Linfield), Fay Coyle (Derry City), Hugh Cunningham (Glentoran), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon).
Trainer:
* Coyle's winner with two minutes remaining gave Ireland their first home win over England since 1937.

054. 10 October 1953
IRELAND 2 Cubitt, Rudham og
SOUTH AFRICA 5 Gibson 2 (1pen), Hurley, Warren, Keyes
Referee: J. Cunningham, Belfast
Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance:
IRE: Harry McCurry (Cliftonville); William Simms (Derry City), Jack Davis (Crusaders); Robert Brolly (Coleraine), Frank Watters (Distillery) capt, W. Weir (Cliftonville); Bruce Shiells (Cliftonville), Robert James Shields (Crusaders), Fay Coyle (Coleraine), William Cubitt (Distillery), Hugh Cunningham (Glentoran).
Trainer:
SAF: K R Rudman (South Transvaal); R Coop (Rhodesia), C G Meeser (Western Province); T R Dow (Natal), H E Naish (North Transvaal), B K Gibson (South Transvaal); J H Claasens (North Transvaal), G Keys (Western Province), H E Hurley (South Transvaal), W Warren (South Transvaal), D Le Roux (Natal)

055. 23 January 1954
British Amateur Championship
IRELAND 3 Cunningham, J Shields, Robling og
WALES 2 P Rees, Thomas
Referee: J Quail, Belfast
Venue: Grosvenor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 
IRE: Harry McCurry (Cliftonville); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine) capt, Jack Davis (Crusaders); Robert Brolly (Derry City), James Warren “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville), W Weir (Cliftonville); Stewart Campbell (Glenavon), Hugh Cunningham (Glentoran), Jimmy Shields (Crusaders), William Cubitt (Distillery), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon)
Trainer:

---. 22 February 1954
Floodlit Friendly Match
IRELAND 5 Maze, Shields 2 (1 pen), Cunningham, McVeigh
DISTILLERY FC 2 McIntosh 2
Referee:
Venue: Grosvenor Park, Belfast
Attendance:
IRE: Harry McCurry (Cliftonville); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine) capt, Jack Davis (Crusaders); Robert Brolly (Derry City), James Warren “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville), Samuel Maze (Ards); Stewart Campbell (Glenavon), Hugh Cunningham (Glentoran), William Kennedy (Portadown), Jimmy Shields (Crusaders), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon)
Trainer:

056. 10 April 1954
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 0
IRELAND 0
Referee:
Venue: Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Attendance:
IRE: Wesley Ard (Coleraine); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine) capt, Jack Davis (Crusaders); Maurice Masters (Glenavon), James Warren “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville), W Weir (Cliftonville); Stewart Campbell (Glenavon), Jack Scott (Glentoran), William Kennedy (Portadown), Hugh Cunningham (Glentoran), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon)
Trainer:
* Ireland claim the inaugural Home Nations Amateur Championship.

057. 18 September 1954
British Amateur Championship
ENGLAND 5 (3) Groves, Heckman, Studley 2, Lewin
NORTHERN IRELAND 0 (0)
Referee: T.L. Davies, Rhondda, Glamorgan
Venue: Selhurst Park, London
Attendance:
NIR: Wesley Ard (Coleraine); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine) capt, Jack Davis (Crusaders); William Truesdale (Bangor), “Ernie McCleary (Cliftonville), Samuel Maze (Distillery); Joe Hedley (Ards), Maurice Masters (Glenavon), Dan McCaffrey (Crusaders), Stewart Campbell (Glenavon), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon)
Trainer:

058. 22 January 1955
British Amateur Championship
WALES 1 Woosnam 
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 McGarry 2
Referee: Major A A Howlett (Swindon)
Venue: Llanidloes, Wales
Attendance:
NIR: Wesley Ard (Coleraine); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine) capt, Jack Davis (Crusaders); Ronnie Giffin (Cliftonville), “Ernie McCleary (Cliftonville), William Cubitt (Distillery); Bruce Shiells (Cliftonville), Dr Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), David Lawther (Cliftonville), Stewart Campbell (Glenavon), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon)
Trainer: 

059. 12 February 1955
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 McGarry 2
SCOTLAND 1 Murray
Referee: L. Callaghan, Wales
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance:
NIR: Wesley Ard (Coleraine); Frank Montgomery (Coleraine) capt, Jack Davis (Crusaders); Ronnie Giffin (Cliftonville), “Ernie McCleary (Cliftonville), Ronnie Moss (Ards); Maurice Masters (Glenavon), Dr Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), Sam Chapman (Glentoran), William Cubitt (Distillery), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon)
Trainer: 

060. 17 September 1955
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 (0) Lawther
ENGLAND 4 (0) Neill 2, Lewis pen, Jeffrey
Referee: H. Phillips, Wisham
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 8,000
NIR: Ossie Bailie (Cliftonville); Sam Gamble (Cliftonville), Jack Davis (Crusaders); W Cowan (Cliftonville), “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville), V Gilmore (Cliftonville); D Hickinson (Coleraine), David Lawther (Cliftonville), Paddy Hasty (Tooting & Mitcham), Hubert Barr (Cliftonville), Bobby Braithwaite (Crusaders).
Trainer :

061. 21 January 1956
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 Chapman, Jordan
WALES 1 Marsden
Referee: F. Cowan, Manchester
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 
NIR: Roy Rea (Glenavon); Ken Beattie (Bangor), Jack Davis (Crusaders) capt; W Cowan (Cliftonville), Rab Newberry (Ards), Ronnie Moss (Ards); Sammy Chapman (Glenavon) Dr Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), Jim Jordan (Ards), Hugh Lowry (Bangor), Bobby Braithwaite (Crusaders).
Trainer : 

062. 25 February 1956
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 1 McGrory
NORTHERN IRELAND 3 Hasty 3
Referee: 
Venue: Kilmarnock
Attendance:
NIR: Roy Rea (Glenavon); Ken Beattie (Bangor), Jack Davis (Crusaders) capt; Robert Brolly (Derry City), Rab Newberry (Ards), Ray Gough (Crusaders); Sammy Chapman (Glenavon) Dr Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), Paddy Hasty (Tooting & Mitcham) Hugh Lowry (Bangor), Bobby Braithwaite (Crusaders).
Trainer:

063. 15 September 1956
British Amateur Championship
ENGLAND 5 (2) Dodkins, Lewis, Coates 2, Laybourne
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 (0) Hasty, McGarry
Referee: C.W. Kingston, Newport
Venue: Bromley, Kent
Attendance:
NIR: Tommy Moffatt (Cliftonville); P Magee (Portadown), Dennis McCurley (Cliftonville); Robert Brolly (Derry City), “Ernie” McCleary (Cliftonville) capt, Derek Dougan (Distillery); Billy Humphries (Ards), Dr. Kevin McGarry (Cliftonville), Paddy Hasty (Tooting & Mitcham), Archie McQuilken (Ards), Bobby Braithwaite (Crusaders).
Trainer:

064. 19 January 1957
British Amateur Championship
WALES 3 Hawthorne 2 (1 pen), Woosnam
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 Munster pen
Referee: H G New, Hampshire
Venue: Ebbw Vale, Monmouth
Attendance:
NIR: Roy Rea (Glenavon); Pat Munster (Crusaders), Dennis McCurley (Cliftonville); Robert Brolly (Derry City), Ronnie Giffin (Cliftonville), Ray Gough (Crusaders); Billy Humphries (Ards), David McCartney (Ballymena Utd), Brian Kingsmore (Cliftonville), Derek Dougan (Distillery), Bobby Braithwaite (Crusaders).
Trainer:
Northern Ireland vs Wales 1957
065. 23 February 1957
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 4 Barr 2, Brolly, Lawther
SCOTLAND 1 McGrory
Referee: T.H. Cooper, Bolton
Venue: Castlereagh Park, Newtownards
Attendance:
NIR: Roy Rea (Glenavon); Ken Gilliland (Linfield), Pat Munster (Crusaders); Robert Brolly (Derry City) capt, Ronnie Giffin (Cliftonville), Ray Gough (Crusaders); Tommy C Stewart (Ballymena Utd), Hubert Barr (Coleraine), David Lawther (Ards), William Maguire (Crusaders), Bobby Braithwaite (Crusaders).
Attendant: H. Rankin (Crusaders) 

066. 28 September 1957
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 0 (0)
ENGLAND 3 (2) Mortimore, Hamm, Lewis
Referee: G. Bowman, Clydebank
Venue: The Oval, Belfast
Attendance:
NIR: Sam Creighton (Coleraine); Dave Beattie (Cliftonville), Jackie G Cummings (Ards); Robert G Brolly (Derry City) capt, Jim McKinstry (Distillery), Hugh Forde (Distillery); Billy Humphries (Ards), John Crossan (Derry City), David Lawther (Ards), Hubert Barr (Coleraine), Maurice McVeigh (Glenavon).
Attendant: H. Rankin (Crusaders)

067. 18 January 1958
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 3 Barr, Russell, Trainor
WALES 1 G. Owen
Referee: F. Crossley, Motherwell.
Venue: Showgrounds, Coleraine
Attendance: 
NIR: Mike Murphy (Cliftonville); Dave Beattie (Cliftonville), Pat Munster (Crusaders); Eric Adair (Cliftonville), Albert Campbell (Crusaders) capt, Jackie G Cummings (Ards); Robin Trainor (Coleraine), John Crossan (Derry City), Charles Fisher (Derry City), Hubert Barr (Coleraine), Edward Russell (Ballymena Utd.)
Trainer: 

068. 22 February 1958
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 1 (0) K. McDonald (80)
NORTHERN IRELAND 3 (1) Barr 2 (40, 82), Russell (55)
Referee: A Joblin (Jobling), Morecambe
Venue: Broomfield Park, Airdrie
Attendance:
NIR: Mike Murphy (Cliftonville); Dave Beattie (Cliftonville), Pat Munster (Crusaders); Eric Adair (Cliftonville), Albert Campbell (Crusaders) capt, Jackie G Cummings (Ards); Robin Trainor (Coleraine), John Crossan (Derry City), Charles Fisher (Derry City), Hubert Barr (Coleraine), Edward Russell (Ballymena Utd.)
Trainer:

069. 27 September 1958
British Amateur Championship
ENGLAND 6 (1) Edwards 3, Stratton, Hamm, Mortimer
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 (2) Shiels, Trainor
Referee: Neville Jones, Wrexham
Venue: Dean Court, Bournemouth
Attendance: 
NIR: Victor Hunter (Coleraine); Dave Beattie (Cliftonville), Edward Johnston (Ballymena Utd); Harry Orr (Distillery), Albert Campbell (Crusaders) capt, Norman Pavis (Crusaders); Robin Trainor (Coleraine), Harry Robinson (Portadown), Dennis Shiels (Distillery), Jimmy Conkey (Ards) W Eddie Russell (Ballymena Utd).
Trainer: 

070. 17 January 1959
British Amateur Championship
WALES 3 (0) Davies 2 Iorwerth 
NORTHERN IRELAND 4 (3) Barr 2, Trainor, Weatherup
Referee: J. Mitchell, England
Venue: Council Field, Llandudno
Attendance: 2,000
NIR: Victor Hunter (Coleraine); Dave Beattie (Cliftonville), Edward Johnston (Ballymena Utd); E Crozier (Cliftonville), Albert Campbell (Crusaders) capt, Michael McDermott (Derry City); Robin Trainor (Coleraine), Jim Weatherup (Crusaders), David Lawther (Ards), Hubert Barr (Coleraine), Norman B Clarke (Ballymena Utd).
Trainer: 

071. 21 February 1959
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 0
SCOTLAND 0
Referee: E. Sanders, Wales
Venue: Showgrounds, Coleraine
Attendance:
NIR: Victor Hunter (Coleraine); Jim McKinstry (Distillery), Edward Johnston (Ballymena Utd); John Kennedy (Distillery), Derek Lawther (Glenavon), Hugh Forde (Glenavon); Robin Trainor (Coleraine), Jim Weatherup (Crusaders), David Lawther (Ards), Hubert Barr (Coleraine) capt, Norman Clarke (Ballymena Utd).
Trainer: 

072. 26 September 1959
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 (0) Gillespie
ENGLAND 1 (1) Harding
Referee: J.P. Barclay, Kircaldy
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance:
NIR: Jack Milligan (Cliftonville); Arthur Stewart (Ballymena Utd), George Matier (Bangor); James Blair (Coleraine), Desmond Anderson (Cliftonville), Hugh Forde (Glenavon) capt; Jim Gallagher (Bangor), Peter Gillespie (Portadown), Hubert Barr (Ballymena Utd), Tom Cassidy (Derry City), Norman Clarke (Ballymena Utd)
Attendant: R. Kirkwood  

073. 16 January 1960
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 3 (2) Keenan 2, Barr
WALES 2 (1) Forde og, Pierce
Referee: R. Rodgers, Stonehouse
Venue: Showgrounds, Ballymena
NIR: Jack Milligan (Cliftonville); Arthur Stewart (Ballymena Utd), Alex Doherty (Distillery); Derek Meldrum (Glenavon), Ronnie Reynolds (Ards), Hugh Forde (Glenavon); T Walsh (Cliftonville), Billy Keenan (Distillery), Joe Meldrum (Distillery), Hubert Barr (Ballymena Utd) capt, Norman Clarke (Ballymena Utd)
 Trainer: 

074. 25 April 1960
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 2 (1) Church, Mulholland
NORTHERN IRELAND 0 (0)
Referee: W.T. Surtees, Langley Park
Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 619 
NIR: Victor Hunter (Coleraine); Arthur Stewart (Ballymena Utd), Eddie Johnston (Ballymena Utd); Derek Meldrum (Glenavon), Ronnie Reynolds (Ards), Hugh Forde (Glenavon); Brian Wright (Derry City), Sam Magee (Glenavon), John E Smith (Ballymena Utd), Hubert Barr (Ballymena Utd) capt, Norman Clarke (Ballymena Utd)
Trainer:
* This fixture was originally meant to be played at Shawfield Park in February but had to be rearranged due to bad weather.

075. 24 September 1960
British Amateur Championship

ENGLAND 3 (1) LG Brown, Lewis pen, R. Brown
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 (1) Quail 2
Referee: G. Bowman, Scotland
Venue: Loakes Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 7,000
NIR: Jack McClelland (Glenavon); Jackie Patter­son (Ards), Fred Clarke (Glenavon); Arthur Stewart (Ballymena U.), Desmond Anderson (Cliftonville), Sam Magee (Glenavon); John E Smith (Ballymena U.), Hubert Barr (Ballymena U.) capt, Paddy Hasty (Tooting & Mitcham), Jim Quail (Hendon), Danny Hale (Clifton­ville).
Trainer:
* Some sources note Quail's second goal as being an own goal by England goalkeeper, Mike Pinner. Three minutes after scoring from the spot, England's Lewis hit the post from a second penalty attempt.

Ireland's centre-half Des Anderson challenges
Wales' centre-forward Ron Broom (1961)
076. 14 January 1961
British Amateur Championship
WALES 4 (2) Davies 3, McIntosh
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 (1) Johnston
Referee:
Venue: Portmadoc
Attendance: 3,000
NIR: Jack Kennedy (Distillery); A Capes (Bangor), Jackie Patterson (Ards); Gerry Kearney (Glenavon), Desmond Anderson (Cliftonville) Sammy Magee (Glenavon); John Anderson (Distillery) Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Paddy Hasty (Tooting & Mitcham), Jim Quail (Hendon), Tom Doherty (Derry City).
Trainer:

077. 18 February 1961
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 3 (3) Meldrum, Doherty, Barr
SCOTLAND 3 (1) Cromer, Beveridge, Larkin
Referee:
Venue: Coleraine
Attendance:                         
NIR: Jack Kennedy (Distillery); Sam Parke (Crusaders), E Capes (Bangor); Arthur Stewart (Ballymena Utd), Desmond Anderson (Cliftonville) capt, Billy McCullough (Ards); John Anderson (Distillery), Hubert Barr (Ballymena Utd), Joe Meldrum (Distillery), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Tom Doherty (Derry City).
Trainer:  



078. 30 September 1961
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 0 (0)
ENGLAND 3 (2) Agar, Hatton og, Brown
Referee:
Venue: Showgrounds, Coleraine
Attendance: 9,014         
NIR: Joe Kinkead (Glenavon); John Kennedy (Glentoran), Victor Wilson (Crusaders); Isaac Andrews (Linfield), Sammy Hatton (Linfield) capt, Billy McCullough (Glentoran); N Thompson (Cliftonville), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Hubert Barr (Linfield), Alex Sykes (Cliftonville), Norman Clarke (Ballymena Utd).
Trainer:

079. 13 January 1962
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 3 (1) Barr 2 Fusco
WALES 1 (1) Davies
Referee:
Venue: Ballymena
Attendance:                         
NIR: Joe Kinkead (Glenavon); Jackie Patterson (Ards), Victor Wilson (Crusaders); Isaac Andrews (Linfield), Desmond Anderson (Glenavon), Billy McCullough (Glentoran); Trevor Halliday (Queens University), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Hubert Barr (Linfield) capt, Carlo Fusco (Cliftonville), Albert Mitchell (Portadown).
Trainer:  

080. 17 February 1962
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 0
NORTHERN IRELAND 0
Referee: R.T.E. Langdale, Darlington
Venue: Brockville Park, Falkirk
Attendance:                         
NIR: Iam McFaul (Coleraine); Jackie Patterson (Ards), Victor Wilson (Crusaders); Isaac Andrews (Linfield), Desmond Anderson (Glenavon) capt, Sam Magee (Glenavon); Trevor Halliday (Queens University), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Jimmy Small (Cliftonville), Joe Meldrum (Distillery), Albert Mitchell (Portadown).
Trainer: Jimmy McCune (Linfield)
Attendant: H. Rankin (Crusaders)

081. 29 September 1962
British Amateur Championship
ENGLAND 3 (2) Lawrence 2, Martin
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 (0) Spence, Johnston
Referee: J Lowry, Neath
Venue: Champion Hill, Dulwich
Attendance: 12,000,
NIR: Iam McFaul (Coleraine); Albert S “Bertie” Nixon (Glenavon), T Alan Campbell (Coleraine); Isaac Andrews (Linfield), Sammy Hatton (Linfield), Sam Magee (Glenavon); Dave Sloan (Bangor), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Joe Meldrum (Distillery), John Spence (Cliftonville), Vic McKinney (Glenavon).
Trainer: Jimmy McCune (Linfield)

082. 12 January 1963
British Amateur Championship
WALES 0
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 (1) Clements, Curley
Referee: J.K. Parr, Blackpool
Venue: Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance:                         
NIR: Jim Parkhill (Cliftonville); Jackie Patterson (Ards), A Carlisle (Cliftonville); Isaac Andrews (Linfield), Tom Turkington (Cliftonville), Sammy Magee (Glenavon) capt; Richie Warburton (Glentoran), Tony Curley (Distillery), Jackie Gorman (Cliftonville), Dave Clements (Portadown), Gerry Green (Crusaders).
Trainer: Jimmy McCune (Linfield)

083. 10 May 1963
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 5 (2) Scott 3, Curley, Reynolds
SCOTLAND 2 (1) Telfer 2
Referee:
Venue: Belfast
Attendance: 4,000              
NIR: Jim Parkhill (Cliftonville); Jackie Patterson (Ards), Dick Lewis (Crusaders); Isaac Andrews (Linfield) capt, Tom Turkington (Cliftonville), Sammy Magee (Glenavon); Billy Campbell (Distillery), Tony Curley (Distillery), Eddie Reynolds (Wimbledon), Phil Scott (Distillery), Derek Irwin (Coleraine).
Captain :  Isaac Andrews
Trainer: Jimmy McCune (Linfield)

084. 28 September 1963
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 (2) O’Neill, Sloan
ENGLAND 1 (1) Gray
Referee: A. McKenzie, Scotland
Venue: The Oval, Belfast
Attendance: 2,000
NIR: Jack Kennedy (Distillery); Bertie Nixon (Glenavon), Alan Campbell (Coleraine); J Nicholl (Coleraine), Tom Turkington (Cliftonville), Sammy Magee (Glenavon) capt; Alan McNeill (Crusaders), David Sloan (Bangor), Danny Hale (Crusaders), Malachy O’Neill (Coleraine), Derek Irwin (Coleraine)
Trainer:

085. 11 January 1964
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 (2) Johnston, Irwin
WALES 2 (0) Reynolds, Lloyd
Referee: J. or G. Wallace, Lenzie, Scotland.
Venue: Solitude, Belfast
Attendance:                         
NIR: Jack Kennedy (Distillery); Bertie Nixon (Glenavon), Alan Campbell (Coleraine); J Nicholl (Coleraine), Tom Turkington (Cliftonville), Richard Sands (Bangor); Billy Campbell (Distillery), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Billy Craig (Linfield), Malachy O’Neill (Coleraine), Derek Irwin (Coleraine)
Trainer:

086. 8 February 1964
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 2 (0) Grant, Buchanan
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 (1) W. Campbell, Pavis
Referee: R.T.E.. Langdale, Darlington.   
Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,202
NIR: Jack Kennedy (Distillery); John Crossan (Derry City), Alan Campbell (Coleraine); Billy McCullough (Glentoran), Tom Turkington (Cliftonville) capt, Stan Gregg (Distillery); Billy Campbell (Distillery), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Billy Craig (Linfield), Malachy O’Neill (Coleraine), Sam Pavis (Glentoran)
Trainer:
* Northern Ireland claim the British Amateur Championship outright for the second time.

087. 26 September 1964
British Amateur Championship
ENGLAND 2 (0) Townsend, Figg
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 (1) Warburton
Referee: R.J. Edwards, Newport
Venue: Brooklands Stadium, Romford
Attendance: 3,800,
NIR: Jack Kennedy (Distillery); Joe Patterson (Crusaders), Syd Patterson (Distillery); Billy McCullough (Glentoran), Tom Turkington (Distillery) capt, Sam Magee (Glenavon); Richie Warburton (Glentoran), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), David Cairns (Linfield), Tommy Brannigan (Glentoran), Ray Whiteside (Linfield)
Trainer:

088. 16 January 1965
British Amateur Championship
WALES 1 (1) Lewis
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 (0) Guy
Referee: E. T. Jennings, Stourbridge, England
Venue: Newtown, Montgomeryshire
Attendance:
NIR: Jack Kennedy (Distillery); Joe Patterson (Crusaders), Ronnie White (Linfield); Alan Hunter (Coleraine), Tom Turkington (Distillery) capt, Sam Magee (Glenavon); Alan McNeill (Crusaders), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Denis Guy (Glenavon), Ray Mowat (Ards), Derek Irwin (Coleraine)
Manager: Ted Smuth; Trainer: Ken McKeague


089. 3 April 1965
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 (0) Irwin
SCOTLAND 1 (0) Breslin
Referee: J.W. Tucker, Wales
Venue: Ballymena
Attendance:
NIR: Sam Cowan (Linfield); Joe Patterson (Crusaders), Ronnie White (Linfield); Alan Hunter (Coleraine), David Cloughley (Ballymena United), Sam Magee (Glenavon) capt; Alan McNeill (Crusaders), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Denis Guy (Glenavon), Ray Mowat (Ards), Derek Irwin (Coleraine)
Trainer:
Match report from the
Official FA Yearbook 1966/67

090. 25 September 1965
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 0 (0)
ENGLAND 2 (1) Hyde, Harvey
Referee:
Venue: Showgrounds, Ballymena
Attendance:
NIR: Albert Finlay (Glentoran); Joe Patterson (Crusaders), Ronnie White (Linfield); Danny Trainor (Crusaders), David Cloughley (Ballymena United) capt, James Burke (Distillery); Richie Warburton (Glentoran), Eric Magee (Glenavon), Danny Hale (Crusaders), Alan McNeill (Crusaders), Thomas Aiken (Ballymena United).
Trainer:

091. 15 January 1966
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 0
WALES 0
Referee: R. Crockett, Dundee
Venue: Shamrock Park, Portadown
Attendance: 
NIR: Peter O’Kane (Crusaders); Joe Patterson (Crusaders), Ronnie White (Linfield); Alan McCarroll (Bangor), David Cloughley (Ballymena United), Billy McCullough (Glentoran); Tony Nelson (Bangor), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Sam Pavis (Linfield), Alan McNeill (Crusaders), Jackie Gorman (Portadown).
Trainer:

092. 12 March 1966
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 2 (2) Bell, Ingram
NORTHERN IRELAND 3 (1) Guy, Gorman, McNeill
Referee: T.H. Davis, Mansfield
Venue: Kilmarnock
Attendance: 1,000
NIR: Peter O’Kane (Crusaders); Joe Patterson (Crusaders), Ronnie White (Linfield); Billy McCullough (Glentoran), David Cloughley (Ballymena United), Tom Nixon (Distillery); Ronnie Wright (Portadown), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Denis Guy (Glenavon), Alan McNeill (Crusaders), Jackie Gorman (Portadown).
Trainer:

092. 12 March 1966
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 2 (2) Bell, Ingram
NORTHERN IRELAND 3 (1) Guy, Gorman, McNeill
Referee: T.H. Davis, Mansfield
Venue: Kilmarnock
Attendance: 1,000
NIR: Peter O’Kane (Crusaders); Joe Patterson (Crusaders), Ronnie White (Linfield); Billy McCullough (Glentoran), David Cloughley (Ballymena United), Tom Nixon (Distillery); Ronnie Wright (Portadown), Billy Johnston (Glenavon), Denis Guy (Glenavon), Alan McNeill (Crusaders), Jackie Gorman (Portadown).
Trainer:

093. 24 September 1966
British Amateur Championship
ENGLAND 2 (0) Gray, Harvey
NORTHERN IRELAND 0 (0)
Referee: W. Anderson, Scotland
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 2,654
NIR: Eddie McAfee (Cliftonville); Joe Patterson (Crusaders), George Crothers (Ards); Anthony O’Doherty (Coleraine), Billy McCullough (Glentoran) capt, John McPolin (Crusaders); Richie Warburton (Glentoran), Ray Mowat (Ards), Denis Guy (Glenavon), Alan McNeill (Crusaders), Jim Doherty (Derry City).

094. 14 January 1967
British Amateur Championship
WALES 3 (1) N. Williams, Edwards 2
NORTHERN IRELAND 3 (1) Cloughley, Guy 2
Referee: D.W. Smith, Stonehouse, Gloucester
Venue: Newtown
Attendance:
NIR: G McKane (Cliftonville); Joe Patterson (Crusaders), George Crothers (Ards); Anthony O’Doherty (Coleraine), Dave Cloughley (Ballymena Utd.), John McPolin (Crusaders); Tommy Shields (Linfield), Brendan Mullan (Coleraine), Denis Guy (Glenavon), Danny Trainor (Crusaders), Jim Doherty (Derry City).
Trainer:

095. 18 March 1967
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 (1) Cloughley
SCOTLAND 2 (1) Hay, Carter
Referee: G. M. Hughes, Desside, Flint, Wales
Venue: Newtownards
Attendance: 1,100 
NIR: G McKane (Cliftonville); Joe Patterson (Crusaders), Robert Fulton (Cliftonville); Anthony O’Doherty (Coleraine), Dave Cloughley (Ballymena Utd.), John McPolin (Crusaders); Tommy Shields (Linfield), Tom Smith (Portadown), Denis Guy (Glenavon), Ray Mowat (Ards), Brian Jennings (Coleraine).
Trainer:

096. 23 September 1967
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 0 (0)
ENGLAND 1 (1) Pritchard
Referee: E. Thompson, Edinburgh
Venue: The Showgrounds, Ballymena
Attendance: “Small”
NIR: G McKane (Cliftonville); Joe Patterson (Crusaders) capt, Robert Fulton (Cliftonville); Tommy Jackson (Glentoran), Dave Cloughley (Glenavon), Norman Flanagan (Bangor); Ray Mowat (Ards), Sammy Pavis (Linfield), Denis Guy (Glenavon), John Johnston (Glentoran), Tommy Shields (Linfield).
Trainer:

097. 16 March 1968
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 0 (0)
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 (1) Pavis 2
Referee: R. Harper, Sheffield
Venue: Greenock, Glasgow
Attendance:
NIR: Eric McManus (Coleraine); Paddy Maguire (Derry City), Robert Fulton (Cliftonville); Walter McFarland* (Crusaders), Roy Torrens (Ballymena Utd.), Richard Sands (Ards); William McAvoy (Ards), Tommy Morrow (Glentoran), Sam Pavis (Linfield), Ray Mowat* (Ards), Ken Coulter (Glenavon)
Trainer:
* other sources list J Hill (Glentoran) and J Herron (Bangor) as having played rather than McFarland and Mowat. Clarification is being sought.

098. 11 May 1968
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 0
WALES 1
Referee:
Venue: Portadown
Attendance:
NIR: Eric McManus (Coleraine); Paddy Maguire (Derry City), Robert Fulton (Cliftonville); Walter McFarland (Crusaders), Roy Torrens (Ballymena Utd.), Richard Sands (Ards); William McAvoy (Ards), Tommy Morrow (Glentoran), Sam Pavis (Linfield), Ray Mowat (Ards), Ken Coulter (Glenavon)
Trainer:

099. 29 September 1968
British Amateur Championship
ENGLAND 5 Haider 2, Day, Phillips, Pritchard
NORTHERN IRELAND 0
Referee: K. Sweet, Wales
Venue: The Valley, Charlton, London
Attendance: 2,682
NIR: John Young (Distillery) [sub: Dave Miskelly (Ards) 46]; Joe Patterson (Distillery), Peter Hutton (Coleraine); Roy Coyle (Ballymena), Billy McCullough (Glentoran), Eric Bowyer (Linfield); Frank McArdle (Crusaders), William McAvoy (Ards), James Herron (Glentoran), Tommy Morrow (Glentoran), Des Cathcart (Linfield).
Trainer:

100. 11 January 1969
British Amateur Championship
WALES 1 (0) Cotton
NORTHERN IRELAND 0 (0)
Referee: T. Kellock, East Kilbride
Venue: Ton Pentre
Attendance:
NIR: Eddie McAfee (Cliftonville); Joe Patterson (Distillery) or Jim McGurk (Ards), Peter Hutton (Coleraine); Roy Coyle (Ballymena Utd.), William McCullough (Glentoran) capt, Eric Bowyer (Linfield); Frank McArdle (Crusaders), Brian Mulgrew (Bangor), William McAvoy (Ards), Gary Erwin (Ballymena Utd.), Des Cathcart (Linfield).
Trainer:

101. 22 March 1969
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 Guy
SCOTLAND 2 Whitehead 2
Referee: W.D. Bond, Wales
Venue: Shamrock Park, Portadown
Attendance: 500
NIR: Eddie McAfee (Cliftonville); Robert Averell (Ballymena United), James McGuinness (Crusaders); Roy Coyle (Ballymena Utd.), William McCullough (Glentoran) capt, Eric Bowyer (Linfield); Frank McArdle (Crusaders), Gary Erwin (Ballymena Utd.), Denis Guy (Glenavon), William McAvoy (Ards), Des Cathcart (Linfield).
Trainer:

102. 27 September 1969
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 Mulgrew
ENGLAND 4 Day, Pritchard, Gray, Mellows
Referee: T. Marshall, Scotland.
Venue: Shamrock Park, Portadown
Attendance:
NIR: Irwin McKibben (Cliftonville); Robert Averell (Ballymena United), George Crothers (Ards) __32; Roy Coyle (Glentoran), William Stewart (Ards), Roy Stewart (Glentoran); Bobby McQuillan (Coleraine), Patrick Lynch (Cliftonville), Brian Mulgrew (Bangor), Des Dickson (Coleraine), Albert Macklin (Glenavon).
Trainer:

103. 10 January 1970
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 3 Dickson 2, Jennings
WALES 1 M Williams
Referee: H. Dempsey, Scotland.
Venue: Ballymena
Attendance: 
NIR: Jim Platt (Ballymena United); Robert Averell (Ballymena United), Robert Fulton (Cliftonville); Raymond White (Derry City), William Stewart (Ards), Terry Kingon (Portadown); Jim Smith (Derry City), Des Dickson (Coleraine), Ivan Hoare (Portadown), Brian Mulgrew (Bangor), Brian Jennings (Coleraine)
[sub: Alfie Wright (Bangor)], Sean Mullan (Cliftonville) (exact line-up / subs uncertain)
Trainer :

104. 14 February 1970
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 3 Adamson, N. Whitehead, Hyslop
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 Mulgrew
Referee: P Partridge, Middlesborough.
Venue: Stair Park, Stranraer
Attendance: 1,000
NIR: Jim Platt (Ballymena United); Robert Averell (Ballymena United), Robert Fulton (Cliftonville); Raymond White (Derry City), William Stewart (Ards), Tom Craig (Bangor); Jim Smith (Derry City), Patrick Lynch (Cliftonville), Ivan Hoare (Portadown), Brian Mulgrew (Bangor), Ray Lockhart (Linfield)
Trainer :

105. 2 October 1970
British Amateur Championship
ENGLAND 4 (3) Payne, Haider, Clements, Adams
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 (0) Anderson
Referee: L.A. Howells, Wales
Venue: Kingfield Stadium, Woking
Attendance: 
NIR: Roy McDonald (Distillery); Alan Fraser (Linfield), David Gordon (Coleraine); Joe Marley (Glenavon), Raymond White (Derry City), Tom Craig (Bangor); Jim Smith (Derry City), Jim Savage (Distillery) [sub: Trevor Anderson (Portadown)], Brian Mulgrew (Bangor), Roy Stewart (Glentoran), George Lennox (Distillery)
Trainer:

106. 19 February 1971
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 Morrison
SCOTLAND 1 Campbell
Referee: K.R. Dodd, Rhyl.
Venue: The Oval, Belfast
Attendance: 
NIR: William Irwin (Bangor); Jack Bell (Crusaders), David Gordon (Coleraine); David McCoy (Ards) [sub Trevor Anderson (Portadown) 69], Roy Torrens (Ballymena United) capt, Martin Donnelly (Distillery); Jim Smith (Derry City), Tom Craig (Bangor), Jim Savage (Distillery), Martin O’Neill (Distillery), George Lennox (Distillery) [sub: Brian Morrison (Bangor) 69]
Trainer:
* Scotland had to change shirts after 14 minutes to avoid identification clash in foggy conditions. They played the remainder of the game in Glentoran shirts.

107. 17 April 1971
British Amateur Championship
WALES 1 (0) Best
NORTHERN IRELAND 0 (0)
Referee: A.F. Webster, Falkirk
Venue: Llanelli
Attendance:
NIR: William Irwin (Bangor); Jack Bell (Crusaders), Robert Fulton (Cliftonville) capt; David McCoy (Ards), Jack McManus (Bangor), Martin Donnelly (Distillery); Brian Morrison (Bangor), Trevor Anderson (Portadown), Jim Savage (Distillery), Tom Craig (Bangor), George Lennox (Distillery)
Trainer: 

---. 1 October 1971
British Amateur Championship
NORTHERN IRELAND
ENGLAND
Venue: Belfast
* match postponed due to civil unrest. Northern Ireland never played another "home" amateur international match.

108. 15 April 1972
British Amateur Championship
WALES 0
NORTHERN IRELAND 3 McFall, Renton og, McQuillan
Referee: B.J. Homewood (Sunbury-on-Thames)
Venue: Welshpool
Attendance: 
NIR: Irwin McKibbin (Derry City); Brian Craig (Glenavon), David Gordon (Coleraine); Hugh Dowd (Glenavon), Ivan McAllister (Linfield), Martin Donnelly (Distillery); Bobby McQuillan (Crusaders), Tom Finney (Crusaders), Paul Malone (Linfield), Quintan McFall (Linfield), Brian Jennings (Coleraine)
Trainer:
* Match switched from Northern Ireland due to civil unrest.

109. 28 April 1972
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 0
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 Finney
Referee: G.P. Owen, Wales
Venue: Love Street, Paisley
Attendance:
NIR: Bobby Carlyle (Portadown); Brian Craig (Glenavon), David Gordon (Coleraine); Hugh Dowd (Glenavon), Ivan McAllister (Linfield), R McAuley (Cliftonville); Bobby McQuillan (Crusaders), Tom Finney (Crusaders), Paul Malone (Linfield), Quintan McFall (Linfield), Brian Jennings (Coleraine)
Trainer:

110. 15 May 1972
British Amateur Championship
ENGLAND 1 Pritchard
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 Malone, McQuillan
Referee: A.F. McDonald, Scotland
Venue: Clarmont Road, Hendon
Attendance: 1,411
NIR: Irwin McKibbin (Derry City); Brian Craig (Glenavon), David Gordon (Coleraine); Hugh Dowd (Glenavon), Ivan McAllister (Linfield), Roy Stewart (Glentoran); Bobby McQuillan (Crusaders), Tom Finney (Crusaders), Paul Malone (Linfield), Quintan McFall (Linfield), Brian Jennings (Coleraine)
Trainer:
* Match originally scheduled for Windsor Park in October, but switched to Hendon due to civil unrest. With maximum points, Northern Ireland clinched the Amateur Championship outright for the third (and final) time.

1971/72 British Amateur Championship Winners 
Back row (L-R): Bobby Carlisle, Brian Craig, Paul Malone, Billy Neill (manager), Harry Megaw (trainer), Harry Cavan (Irish FA President), Ivan McAllister, Peter Dornan, Brian Jennings, Reggie Morton, Roy Stewart.
Front row (L-R): Tom Finney, Bobby McQuillan, Jeff Woods, Davy Gordon, Irwyn McKibbin.

111. 6 October 1972
British Amateur Championship
ENGLAND 2 Butterfield 2
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 McQuillan
Referee: G.B. Smith, Edinburgh
Venue: Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 1,502
NIR: Irwin McKibbin (Cliftonville); Brian Craig (Glenavon), David Gordon (Coleraine); Hugh Dowd (Glenavon), John Flanagan (Crusaders), Martin Donnelly (Distillery); Bobby McQuillan (Crusaders), Tom Finney (Crusaders), Billy McAvoy (Ards), Brian Jennings (Coleraine), R Madden (Bangor) [sub: C McLernon (Coleraine)]
Trainer:

112. 16 March 1973
British Amateur Championship
SCOTLAND 1 J. Wilson
NORTHERN IRELAND 0
Referee: J.C. Brooks, Prestatyn
Venue: Brockville Park, Falkirk
Attendance: 
NIR: Alan Patterson (Glentoran); Brian Craig (Glenavon), David Gordon (Coleraine); Hugh Dowd (Glenavon), John Flanagan (Crusaders), Roy Stewart (Glentoran) [sub: Martin Donnelly (Distillery)]; Bobby McQuillan (Crusaders), Tom Finney (Crusaders), Martin Malone (Distillery), Brian Jennings (Coleraine), R Madden (Bangor) [sub: John Peacock (Cliftonville)]
Trainer:

113. 7 April 1973
British Amateur Championship
WALES 2 Owen 2
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 Davey
Referee: A.K. McRick, Kilmarnock
Venue: Rhyl
Attendance:
NIR: Irwin McKibbin (Cliftonville); Brian Craig (Glenavon), Sam McAuley (Ballymena United); Hugh Dowd (Glenavon), Ivan McAllister (Linfield), Martin Donnelly (Glenavon); David Nixon (Linfield) [sub: R Madden (Bangor)], Hugh Rainey (Larne), Con Davey (Glenavon), J Thompson (Bangor), Jim Savage (Distillery)
Trainer:

114. 12 October 1973
British Amateur Championship
ENGLAND 2 Rutherford 2
NORTHERN IRELAND 0
Referee:
Venue: Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 638
NIR: Bobby Carlisle (Portadown); Brian Craig (Glenavon), Jim Cleland (Larne); Hugh Dowd (Glenavon), Ivan McAllister (Linfield), David Malcolmson (Portadown) [sub: Steve McMurtry (Distillery)]; Ray Mowat (Ards), Bobby McQuillan (Crusaders), Brian Jennings (Coleraine), Laurie Todd (Crusaders), Liam Butcher (Coleraine) [sub: Hugh Rainey (Larne)]
Trainer:

115. 6 April 1974
British Amateur Championship
WALES 1 Anthony
NORTHERN IRELAND 0
Referee:
Venue: Denbigh
Attendance:
NIR: Trevor McCullough (Glentoran); Drew Cooke (Crusaders), Eugene McNutt (Coleraine); Ray Mowat (Ards), George Bowden (Cliftonville), Hugh Dowd (Glenavon); Brian Todd (Ballymena United), David Malcolmson (Portadown) [sub: Laurie Todd (Crusaders)], Gordon Stewart (Bangor), Brendan Tully (Bangor) [sub: Dessie Orr (Ballymena United)], Terry Collins (Larne)
Trainer:
* This was Northern Ireland’s last ever match at Amateur level as the status was officially abolished by the Home Nations at the end of the 1973/74 season.
* The final Amateur Championship was not completed as Scotland refused to travel to Northern Ireland due to civil unrest. The game was not re-arranged.

Sources:
Based on the original work of George Glass
Match Programmes
Irish Association Football Guides (various) (ed. Bill Irwin)
The Official FA Yearbook 1966/67
Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook (various) (ed. Malcolm Brodie and Ronald Rosser)
The Sash He Never Wore (Derek Dougan)
England's Amateurs
Welsh Amateur International Details
Roy Cathcart (1923 and 1927 pictures)
The_Red_Warrior (1910 picture)
England Football Online
Northern Whig, Belfast News Letter & Belfast Post (courtesy of Steve Bell)

Comments

Unknown said…
The 1921 match against the French at Parc de Princes involved a 'flag incident'. Irish Tricolours were on display by some crowd members & for when the teams came onto the pitch. The team & IFA delegation refused to play until the flags were removed. The incident further derailed the relationship between the newly formed FAI (FAIFS) & the IFA.
steviep said…
Flegs again!
Haley Bateman said…
Hi There,
I'm wondering if you can help me. I believe my grandfather is in the 1923 Cliftonville Photo. "J. Auld". Do you know which person he is? He passed away not long after this photo.

Any help is appreciated.
Haley