European Championships 1972

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First Round - Qualifying Group Four:

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  USSR 6 4 2 0 13 4 +9 10  Spain 6 3 2 1 14 3 +11 8  N. Ireland 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 6  Cyprus 6 0 0 6 2 26 −24 0

Cyprus  — 0-3 0-2 1-3 N. Ireland  5-0 — 1-1 1-1 Spain  7-0 3-0 — 0-0 USSR  6-1 1-0 2-1 —

USSR qualify for the quarter-finals.

Northern Ireland Results:

11/11/1970	Spain	3-0	Northern Ireland	Seville
03/02/1971	Cyprus	0-2	Northern Ireland	Nicosia
21/04/1971	Northern Ireland	5-0	Cyprus	Belfast
22/09/1971	USSR	1-0	Northern Ireland	Moscow
13/10/1971	Northern Ireland	1-1	USSR	Belfast
16/02/1971*	Northern Ireland	1-1	Spain	Hull

* match postponed due to troubles. Originally due to take place in Belfast on 10/11/1971.

Northern Ireland Squad:

Players		Apps	Starts	Sub	Goals
Jennings	Pat (gk)	4	4	(0)	0
McFaul	Willie (gk)	2	2	(0)	0
Best	George	5	5	(0)	4
Cassidy	Tommy	1	0	(1)	0
Clements	Dave	5	5	(0)	0
Craig	Dave	4	4	(0)	0
Dougan	Derek	5	5	(0)	2
Hamilton	Bryan	5	4	(1)	0
Harkin	Terry	1	1	(0)	0
Harvey	Martin	1	1	(0)	0
Hegan	Danny	1	1	(0)	0
Hunter	Allan	5	5	(0)	0
Jackson	Tommy	1	1	(0)	0
McIlroy	Sammy	1	1	(0)	0
McMordie	Eric	4	4	(0)	0
Morgan	Sammy	1	1	(0)	1
Neill	Terry	5	5	(0)	0
Nelson	Sammy	5	5	(0)	0
Nicholson	Jimmy	4	4	(0)	3
O'Kane	Liam	3	3	(0)	0
O'Neill	Martin	2	0	(2)	0
Rice	Pat	2	2	(0)	0
Sloan	David	1	1	(0)	0
Todd	Sammy	3	2	(1)	0
Watson	Peter	1	0	(1)	0