Netherlands 2-2 Northern Ireland - October 13, 1976 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1978
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64'
NET
4' - Goal
Chris McGrath
NET
46' - Substitution
Willy van de Kerkhofis substituted by René van de Kerkhof46
60' - Substitution
Ruud Geelsis substituted by Willy van der Kuijlen60
64' - Goal
Ruud Krol64
66' - Goal
Johan Cruijff66
74' - Substitution
Chris McGrathis substituted by Derek Spence 88' - Goal
Derek Spence
NI
NI
Team line-ups
Netherlands
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Eddy Treijtel | 30 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wim Rijsbergen | 24 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Adrie van Kraay | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ruud Krol | 64 | 27 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Arie Haan | 27 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Willy van de Kerkhof | 46 | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Johan Neeskens | 25 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Wim Jansen | 29 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ruud Geels | 60 | 28 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Johan Cruijff | 66 | 29 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Robby Rensenbrink | 29 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 31 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Allan Hunter | 30 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 27 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 19 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 22 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Jackson | 29 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David McCreery | 19 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Hamilton | 29 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Chris McGrath | 474 | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
George Best | 30 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Trevor Anderson | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
24
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Willy van der Kuijlen | 60 | 29 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
René van de Kerkhof | 46 | 25 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Derek Spence | 8874 | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Johan Cruijff
IN
René van de Kerkhof
OUT
Eddy Treijtel
IN
Jan Ruiter
OUT
Johan Neeskens
IN
Willy van der Kuijlen
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tommy Jackson
IN
Tommy Cassidy
OUT
Chris McGrath
IN
Derek Spence
OUT
Jimmy Nicholl
IN
Peter Scott
OUT
George Best
IN
Chris Nicholl
OUT
Trevor Anderson
IN
Dave Clements
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
50
1
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Zwartkruis vs Northern Ireland
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Zwartkruis vs Blanchflower
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
50
1
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
0 %
Blanchflower vs Netherlands
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Blanchflower vs Zwartkruis
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Franco Angelo Martinez
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Netherlands1 match | General total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Netherlands1 match | Season total | Northern Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 13, 1976 | Latest figure on October 13, 1976 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Northern Ireland after 3 matches without scoring any goal (since 08/05/1976). It was the best streak for the club since 10/05/1969-18/04/1970 (4 matches).
It's the first time Johan Cruijff scores 1 goal vs Northern Ireland in his professional career
Northern Ireland keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a loss away from home running (since 16/02/1972). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 17/06/1958 (2 matches)
General ranking
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 pts | 2 rd | |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| -1 | 4 | Iceland | 0 pt | 2 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 pts | 2 rd | |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 1 rd | |
| -1 | 4 | Iceland | 0 pt | 2 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DNetherlands 0-0 Romania05/06/1974 | VNetherlands 1-0 Switzerland09/10/1974 | VNetherlands 3-1 Italy20/11/1974 | VNetherlands 4-1 Finland03/09/1975 | VNetherlands 3-0 Poland15/10/1975 | VNetherlands 5-0 Belgium25/04/1976 |
| Overall | LItaly 1-0 Netherlands22/11/1975 | VNetherlands 5-0 Belgium25/04/1976 | VBelgium 1-2 Netherlands22/05/1976 | LCzechoslovakia 3-1 Netherlands16/06/1976 | VNetherlands 3-2 Yugoslavia19/06/1976 | VIceland 0-1 Netherlands08/09/1976 |
Current form
| Away | LScotland 3-0 Northern Ireland20/05/1975 | LYugoslavia 1-0 Northern Ireland19/11/1975 | DIsrael 1-1 Northern Ireland03/03/1976 | LScotland 3-0 Northern Ireland08/05/1976 | LEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland11/05/1976 | LWales 1-0 Northern Ireland14/05/1976 |
| Overall | VNorthern Ireland 3-0 Norway29/10/1975 | LYugoslavia 1-0 Northern Ireland19/11/1975 | DIsrael 1-1 Northern Ireland03/03/1976 | LScotland 3-0 Northern Ireland08/05/1976 | LEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland11/05/1976 | LWales 1-0 Northern Ireland14/05/1976 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 5 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 21 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 10 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 5 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 3 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 6 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 3 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
Key players
| Ruud Geels | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Ruud Geels | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
4 gf
0 ga
Away
1 gf
2 ga
Total
5 gf
2 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
1 ga
Away
0 gf
4 ga
Total
2 gf
5 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
May 09, 1962 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
May 09, 1962 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
March 17, 1965 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
April 07, 1965 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1966
March 17, 1965 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1966
May 09, 1962 - Rencontres amicales 1962
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
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Tonny van der Linden | 2 goals | 1962 - 1962 |
 |
Sjaak Swart | 1 goal | 1962 - 1962 |
|
Piet van der Kuil | 1 goal | 1962 - 1962 |
|
Hennie van Nee | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
Best historical scorers against Netherlands
|
Terry Neill | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
|
Johnny Crossan | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
 |
Henk Groot | 3 matches | 1962 - 1965 |
|
Jacob Prins | 2 matches | 1962 - 1965 |
|
Frederick Flinkevleugel | 2 matches | 1965 - 1965 |
|
Daniel Schrijvers | 2 matches | 1965 - 1965 |
 |
Bernardus Muller | 2 matches | 1962 - 1965 |
 |
Coen Moulijn | 2 matches | 1965 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Netherlands
|
Jimmy Nicholson | 3 matches | 1962 - 1965 |
|
Martin Harvey | 3 matches | 1962 - 1965 |
 |
Billy Humphries | 2 matches | 1962 - 1965 |
|
Alex Elder | 2 matches | 1965 - 1965 |
|
Terry Neill | 2 matches | 1965 - 1965 |
|
Johnny Crossan | 2 matches | 1965 - 1965 |
Competition info
The other matches
May 23, 1976
June 13, 1976
June 16, 1976
September 05, 1976
October 09, 1976
October 10, 1976
October 13, 1976
October 16, 1976
October 31, 1976
September 24, 1977
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
2
|  | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
3
|  | Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
-14
|  | Iceland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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