Northern Ireland 0-2 England - October 22, 1966 / British Home Championship 1966/1967
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60'
Geoff Hurst
NI
NI
46' - Substitution
Pat Jenningsis substituted by Willie McFaul46 60' - Red card
William Billy Ferguson60
60' - Goal
Geoff Hurst
66' - Goal
Martin Peters
ENG
ENG
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 46 | 21 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Sammy Todd | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex Elder | 25 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy McCullough | 31 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Parke | 29 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Harvey | 25 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
George Best | 20 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Willie Irvine | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
William Billy Ferguson | 60 | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Derek Dougan | 28 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Johnny Crossan | 27 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
14
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gordon Banks | 28 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jack Charlton | 31 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bobby Moore | 25 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Cohen | 27 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ray Wilson | 31 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nobby Stiles | 24 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Charlton | 29 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Peters | 66 | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Alan Ball | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Geoff Hurst | 60 | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Roger Hunt | 28 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
31
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Willie McFaul | 46 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Sammy Todd
IN
Terry Neill
OUT
Billy McCullough
IN
Jimmy Magill
OUT
George Best
IN
Eric Welsh
OUT
Johnny Crossan
IN
William Johnston
OUT
Pat Jennings
IN
Jimmy Nicholson
OUT
John Parke
IN
Dave Clements
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
46
44
Success rate in this team:
68 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
48 %
Ramsey vs Northern Ireland
4 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Robert Davidson
0 victory |
1 draw |
3 losses |
Northern Ireland4 matches | General total | England10 matches | 7 victories |
2 draws |
1 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | England1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on May 15, 1974 | Latest figure on May 08, 1976 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Geoff Hurst scores a goal in British Home Championship since the 02/04/1966 (with England vs Scotland )
England keeps its 7 matches with at least one goal scored away from home running (since 08/12/1965). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 17/05/1964-16/05/1965 time period (9 matches).
Northern Ireland keeps its 22 consecutive matches without a draw at home running (since 22/04/1959). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 07/03/1951 (15 matches)
General ranking
| 1 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | England | 2 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Netherlands17/03/1965 | LNorthern Ireland 0-5 Wales31/03/1965 | VNorthern Ireland 4-1 Albania07/05/1965 | VNorthern Ireland 3-2 Scotland02/10/1965 | LNorthern Ireland 0-2 Germany07/05/1966 | VNorthern Ireland 4-1 Mexico22/06/1966 |
| Overall | VNorthern Ireland 3-2 Scotland02/10/1965 | LEngland 2-1 Northern Ireland10/11/1965 | DAlbania 1-1 Northern Ireland24/11/1965 | VWales 1-4 Northern Ireland30/03/1966 | LNorthern Ireland 0-2 Germany07/05/1966 | VNorthern Ireland 4-1 Mexico22/06/1966 |
Current form
| Away | VSpain 0-2 England08/12/1965 | VScotland 3-4 England02/04/1966 | VFinland 0-3 England26/06/1966 | VNorway 1-6 England29/06/1966 | VDenmark 0-2 England03/07/1966 | VPoland 0-1 England05/07/1966 |
| Overall | DEngland 0-0 Uruguay11/07/1966 | VEngland 2-0 Mexico16/07/1966 | VEngland 2-0 France20/07/1966 | VEngland 1-0 Argentina23/07/1966 | VEngland 2-1 Portugal26/07/1966 | VEngland 4-2 Germany30/07/1966 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 21 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 7 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 6 | 5 |
| Unbeaten streak | 12 | 16 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
40 gf
124 ga
Away
32 gf
143 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
8 ga
Total
73 gf
275 ga
Historical head to head
Home
143 gf
32 ga
Away
124 gf
40 ga
Neutral ground
8 gf
1 ga
Total
275 gf
73 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
February 14, 1914 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
October 22, 1927 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 13 - 0 |
February 18, 1882 |
| Away | 13 - 0 |
February 18, 1882 |
Latest head to head
November 10, 1965 - British Home Championship 1965/1966
October 03, 1964 - British Home Championship 1964/1965
November 20, 1963 - British Home Championship 1963/1964
October 20, 1962 - British Home Championship 1962/1963
November 22, 1961 - British Home Championship 1961/1962
Best historical scorers against England
|
William Gillespie | 7 goals | 1913 - 1926 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 3 goals | 1956 - 1961 |
|
Sammy Wilson | 3 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
|
David Walsh | 3 goals | 1947 - 1948 |
|
Joseph McAllen | 2 goals | 1898 - 1899 |
 |
Charles Tully | 2 goals | 1952 - 1952 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Jimmy Greaves | 10 goals | 1960 - 1964 |
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Steve Bloomer | 8 goals | 1895 - 1905 |
|
Gilbert Smith | 7 goals | 1893 - 1899 |
|
Tinsley Lindley | 7 goals | 1886 - 1891 |
|
Willie Hall | 6 goals | 1937 - 1938 |
|
Benjamin W Spilsbury | 5 goals | 1885 - 1886 |
Players with most games played vs England
|
Jimmy McIlroy | 13 matches | 1951 - 1965 |
|
Billy Bingham | 13 matches | 1951 - 1963 |
 |
Danny Blanchflower | 12 matches | 1950 - 1962 |
|
Olphert Stanfield | 11 matches | 1887 - 1897 |
|
William Gillespie | 11 matches | 1913 - 1930 |
|
Elisha Scott | 11 matches | 1920 - 1935 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
 |
Billy Wright | 13 matches | 1946 - 1958 |
 |
Robert Crompton | 10 matches | 1902 - 1914 |
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Tom Finney | 8 matches | 1946 - 1958 |
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Johnny Haynes | 7 matches | 1954 - 1961 |
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Stanley Matthews | 7 matches | 1938 - 1956 |
|
William Wedlock | 6 matches | 1907 - 1912 |
They played in both sides
5 matches
8 matches
They played in both sides
5 matches
8 matches
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
2
|  | Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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