Northern Ireland national amateur football team
| Association | Irish Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most caps | Bertie Fulton (21) | ||
| Top scorer | Hugh Barr, Kevin McGarry (11) | ||
| FIFA code | NIR | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
Ireland Amateurs  1–2 England Amateurs  (Dalymount Park, Dublin; 15 December 1906) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Ireland Amateurs 5–1 England Amateurs (Solitude, Belfast; 13 February 1937) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Scotland Amateurs  6–0 Ireland Amateurs (Celtic Park, Glasgow; 28 January 1933) | |||
The Northern Ireland national amateur football team was the
football
. It was formed in 1906 and continued until 1974.
History
The Northern Ireland amateur national team played the majority of its fixtures versus the amateur representative teams of the other
South Africa.[1][3] Northern Ireland won the British Amateur Championship on six occasions, in 1948-49 (unofficial, joint with Scotland), in 1953–54, in 1955-56 (joint with England), in 1957-58 (joint with England and Scotland), 1963–64 and 1971–72.[1]
The team's first fixture was a
Distillery also contributing a large number of players.[6]
Venues
The team predominantly played its home matches at Solitude (Belfast).[1] Other frequent venues included The Showgrounds (Coleraine), Ballymena Showgrounds and The Oval (Belfast).[1]
Records
Most appearances
| # | Name | Position | Years | Appearances[a] | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bertie Fulton | LB | 1925–1939 | 21 | 1 |
| 2 | Ernie McCleary | CH | 1948–1956 | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | Kevin McGarry | IF | 1948–1956 | 15 | 11 |
| 4 | Hugh Barr | FW | 1957–1962 | 14 | 11 |
| 5 | Billy Johnston | IF | 1961–1966 | 13 | 3 |
| 6 | Maurice McVeigh | OL | 1949–1957 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | Frank Montgomery | RB | 1951–1955 | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | Jackie Davis | LB | 1953–1956 | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Joe Patterson | RB | 1964–1969 | 12 | 0 |
Most goals
| # | Name | Position | Years | Goals[b] | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugh Barr | FW | 1957–1962 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Kevin McGarry | IF | 1948–1956 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Dennis Guy | CF | 1965–1969 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Hugh Cunningham | OL | 1948–1954 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Boy Martin | CF | 1931–1933 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Paddy Hasty | CF | 1955–1961 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Dennis Kelleher | FW | 1938–1950 | 4 | 8 |
- ^ Four players finished their amateur international careers with 11 appearances – Bobby Brolly, Hugh Cunningham, Sammy Magee and Billy McCullough.
- ^ Eight players finished their amateur international careers with 3 goals – Jimmy Gibb, Billy Johnston, Harry McCracken, Johnny McDonnell, Jimmy Millar, Sammy Pavis, Phil Scott and Jimmy Shields.
Honours
- British Amateur Championship winners (3): 1953–54, 1963–64, 1971–72 (additionally shared on three other occasions)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). pp. 10–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "FAI History: The Early Years | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d "(Northern) Ireland Amateur International Results (1906–1974)". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b McColl, Gorman & Campbell 2017, p. 27.
- ^ McColl, Gorman & Campbell 2017, p. 44.
- ^ McColl, Gorman & Campbell 2017, p. 315-324.