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463: 3 June 1998

462 vs Switzerland - 463 - 464 vs Turkey Friendly International Wednesday, 3 June 1998. KO 21:45 SPAIN (SPA) 4 - 1 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 2-1) Venue: El Sardinero Stadium, Santander Attendance: 18,120 Referee: Gilles Veissiere (FRA) Goalscorers: NIR: Taggart (44); SPA: Pizzi (30, 38), Morientes (47, 67) NORTHERN IRELAND: ( green and blue shirts , white shorts, green socks) Manager: Lawrie McMenemy (Game 3. Won 2, Drew 0, Lost 1) SPAIN: (red shirts, navy shorts, navy socks) Match Highlights: Notes: This was Northern Ireland's first defeat under the management of Lawrie McMenemy. This match saw the first outing for Northern Ireland's new kit, manufactured by Olympic Sport. The late match kick-off (9:45pm) was to accommodate Spanish TV requirements.

440: 25 May 1995

439 vs Canada - 440 - 441 vs Latvia 1995 Canada Cup 25th May 1995 CHILE (CHI) 2 - 1 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 0-1) Venue: Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta Attendance: 6,124 Referee : Mike Steifert (CAN) Goalscorers: CHI Valencia (74), Mardones (79); NIR Dowie (7) NORTHERN IRELAND: 4-5-1 ( green shirts , white shorts, green socks) Manager: Bryan Hamilton (Game 11. Won 4, Drew 1, Lost 6) Captain: Alan McDonald (Game 25. Won 8, Drew 8, Lost 9) Players Clubs Gls Sub Cap 1 FETTIS A. Hull City 9 2 McGIBBON P.C.G. Manchester United 85 > 2 3 WORTHINGTON N. Leeds United 57 4 TAGGART G.P. Barnsley 34 5 McDONALD A. Queen's Park Rangers 4...

281: 23 May 1972

280 vs Scotland  - 281 - 282 vs Wales British Championship Tuesday, 23rd May 1972 ENGLAND (ENG) 0 - 1 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR)  Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 64,000 Referee: W.J. Gow (WAL) Goalscorer: NIR: Neill NORTHERN IRELAND: Manager: Terry Neill Jennings; Rice, Nelson, Neill, Hunter, Clements, Hegan, McMordie, Irvine, Dougan, Jackson ENGLAND: Manager: Alf Ramsey Shilton (Leicester); Todd (Derby), Hughes (Liverpool), Storey (Arsenal), Lloyd (Liverpool), Hunter (Leeds), Sumerbee (Man City), Bell (Man City), Macdonald (Newcastle) [sub: Chivers (Spurs) 70], Marsh (Man City), Currie (Sheff. Utd) [sub: Peters (Spurs) 59] Match Programme: Match Highlights: Notes: The match was delayed when the referee went down with cramp in the 85th minute. He resumed after treatment from the trainers.

412: 1 May 1991

411 vs Yugoslavia - 412 - 413 vs Faroe Islands 1st May 1991 Euro 1992 Qualification Group Four NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 1 - 1 FAROE ISLANDS (FRO) (H/T 1-0) Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 8,000 Referee: M. Piraux (BEL) Goalscorers: NIR: Clarke (44); FRO: Reynheim (64) NORTHERN IRELAND: ( green shirts , white shorts, green socks) Manager: Billy Bingham (Game 101. Won 33, Drew 30, Lost 38) Captain: Alan McDonald (Game 5. Won 1, Drew 3, Lost 1) Players Club Gls Sub Cap 1 KEE P.V. Oxford United 7 2 DONAGHY M.M. Manchester United 70 3 WORTHINGTON N. Sheffield Wednesday 32 4 TAGGART G.P. Barnsley 7 5 McDONALD A. Queen's Park Rangers 29 6 MAGILTON J. Oxford United 3 7 WILSON D.J. Sheffield Wednesday 83...