Northern Ireland national football team results (1980–1999)

Last updated September 16, 2025

This article lists the results for the Northern Ireland national football team between 1980 and 1999.^[1]

1980s

1980

26 March 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Israel	0–0	Northern Ireland	Ramat Gan, Israel
Match 332		Report		Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Stjepan Glavina (Yugoslavia)

16 May 1980 1979–80 British Home Championship	Northern Ireland	1–0	Scotland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 333	Hamilton 36'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

20 May 1980 1979–80 British Home Championship	England	1–1	Northern Ireland	London, England
Match 334	Brotherston 81' (o.g.)	Report	Cochrane 83'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 33,676 Referee: Gwyn Owen (Wales)

23 May 1980 1979–80 British Home Championship	Wales	0–1	Northern Ireland	Cardiff, Wales
Match 335		Report	Brotherston 22'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,913 Referee: John Hunting (England)

11 June 1980 International Friendly	Australia	1–2	Northern Ireland	Sydney, Australia
Match 336	Sharne 75'	Report	Nicholl 11' J. O'Neill 52'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,486 Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)

15 June 1980 International Friendly	Australia	1–1	Northern Ireland	Melbourne, Australia
Match 337	Sharne 18'	Report	M. O'Neill 82'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings (Australia)

18 June 1980 International Friendly	Australia	1–2	Northern Ireland	Adelaide, Australia
Match 338	Sharne 5'	Report	Brotherston 70' McCurdy 77'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)

15 October 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	3–0	Sweden	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 339	Brotherston 24' McIlroy 28' J. Nicholl 37'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

19 November 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Portugal	1–0	Northern Ireland	Lisbon, Portugal
Match 340	Jordão 60'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Georges Konrath (France)

1981

25 March 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Scotland	1–1	Northern Ireland	Glasgow, Scotland
Match 341	Wark 75'	Report	Hamilton 70'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 78,376 Referee: Klaus Scheurell (East Germany)

29 April 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–0	Portugal	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 342	Armstrong 74'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Svein-Inge Thime (Norway)

19 May 1981 1980–81 British Home Championship	Scotland	2–0	Northern Ireland	Glasgow, Scotland
Match 343	Stewart 5' Archibald 49'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 22,431 Referee: Pat Partridge (England)

3 June 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Sweden	1–0	Northern Ireland	Stockholm, Sweden
Match 344	Borg 50' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 21,431 Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

14 October 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–0	Scotland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 345		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 22,248 Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union)

18 November 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–0	Israel	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 346	Armstrong 27'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain)

1982

23 February 1982 1981–82 British Home Championship	England	4–0	Northern Ireland	London, England
Match 347	Robson 1' Keegan 56' Wilkins 85' Hoddle 89'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 54,900 Referee: Gwyn Owen (Wales)

24 March 1982 International Friendly	France	4–0	Northern Ireland	Paris, France
Match 348	Zénier 31' Couriol 45' Larios 57' Genghini 80'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Roger Verhaeghe (Spain)

28 April 1982 1981–82 British Home Championship	Northern Ireland	1–1	Scotland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 349	McIlroy 52'	Report	Wark 32'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: John Hunting (England)

27 May 1982 1981–82 British Home Championship	Wales	3–0	Northern Ireland	Wrexham, Wales
Match 350	Curtis 18' Rush 64' Nicholas 75'	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,315 Referee: George Smith (Scotland)

17 June 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 5	Yugoslavia	0–0	Northern Ireland	Zaragoza, Spain
Match 351		Report		Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

21 June 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 5	Honduras	1–1	Northern Ireland	Zaragoza, Spain
Match 352	Laing 60'	Report	Armstrong 10'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Thomson Chan Tam-Sun (Hong Kong)

25 June 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 5	Spain	0–1	Northern Ireland	Valencia, Spain
Match 353		Report	Armstrong 47'	Stadium: Estadio Luis Casanova Attendance: 49,562 Referee: Héctor Ortiz (Paraguay)

1 July 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Second Stage - Group D	Austria	2–2	Northern Ireland	Madrid, Spain
Match 354	Pezzey 50' Hintermaier 68'	Report	Hamilton 27', 75'	Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

4 July 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Second Stage - Group D	France	4–1	Northern Ireland	Madrid, Spain
Match 355	Giresse 33', 80' Rocheteau 46', 68'	Report	Armstrong 75'	Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

13 October 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 Group 6 Qualifier	Austria	2–0	Northern Ireland	Vienna, Austria
Match 356	Schachner 3', 39'	Report		Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 9,885 Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union)

17 November 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–0	West Germany	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 357	Stewart 18'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

15 December 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 Group 6 Qualifier	Albania	0–0	Northern Ireland	Tirana, Albania
Match 358		Report		Stadium: Qemal Stafa Attendance: 25,000 Referee: André Daina (Switzerland)

1983

30 March 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	2–1	Turkey	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 359	M. O'Neill 5' McClelland 18'	Report	Şengün 55'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alain Delmer (France)

27 April 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–0	Albania	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 360	Stewart 54'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ib Nielsen (Denmark)

24 May 1983 1982–83 British Home Championship	Scotland	0–0	Northern Ireland	Glasgow, Scotland
Match 361		Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 16,379 Referee: Keith Hackett (England)

28 May 1983 1982–83 British Home Championship	Northern Ireland	0–0	England	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 362		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 16,238 Referee: Howard King (Wales)

31 May 1983 1982–83 British Home Championship	Northern Ireland	0–1	Wales	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 363		Report	Davies 64'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Hugh Alexander (Scotland)

21 September 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	3–1	Austria	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 364	Hamilton 28' Whiteside 67' M. O'Neill 89'	Report	Gasselich 83'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,013 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

12 October 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 Group 6 Qualifier	Turkey	1–0	Northern Ireland	Ankara, Turkey
Match 365	Terim 17'	Report		Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium Attendance: 21,096 Referee: Romualdas Yushka (Soviet Union)

16 November 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 Group 6 Qualifier	West Germany	0–1	Northern Ireland	Hamburg, Germany
Match 366		Report	Whiteside 50'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 61,418 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

13 December 1983 1983–84 British Home Championship	Northern Ireland	2–0	Scotland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 367	Whiteside 17' McIlroy 56'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Neil Midgley (England)

1984

4 April 1984 1983–84 British Home Championship	England	1–0	Northern Ireland	London, England
Match 368	Woodcock 49'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Ronald Bridges (Wales)

22 May 1984 1983–84 British Home Championship	Wales	1–1	Northern Ireland	Swansea, Wales
Match 369	Hughes 51'	Report	Armstrong 73'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 7,845 Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

27 May 1984 1986 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Finland	1–0	Northern Ireland	Pori, Finland
Match 370	Valvee 55'	Report		Stadium: Porin Stadion, Pori Attendance: 8,155 Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)

12 September 1984 1986 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	3–2	Romania	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 371	Iorgulescu 34' (o.g.) Whiteside 61' M. O'Neill 73'	Report	Hagi 36' Geolgău 80'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,269 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

16 October 1984 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	3–0	Israel	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 372	Whiteside 3' Quinn 26' Doherty 44'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Howard King (Wales)

14 November 1984 1986 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	2–1	Finland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 373	J. O'Neill 44' Armstrong 51' (pen.)	Report	Lipponen 22'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 19,457 Referee: Santos Da Silva (Portugal)

1985

27 February 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–1	England	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 374		Report	Hateley 77'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)

27 March 1985 International Friendly	Spain	0–0	Northern Ireland	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Match 375		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluís Sitjar Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Coşkun Kutay (Turkey)

1 May 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	2–0	Turkey	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 376	Whiteside 4', 54'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

11 September 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Turkey	0–0	Northern Ireland	İzmir, Turkey
Match 377		Report		Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 39,157 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

16 October 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Romania	0–1	Northern Ireland	Bucharest, Romania
Match 378		Report	Quinn 29'	Stadium: Stadionul 23. August Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)

12 November 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	England	0–0	Northern Ireland	London, England
Match 379		Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 70,500 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

1986

26 February 1986 International Friendly	France	0–0	Northern Ireland	Paris, France
Match 380		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 28,909 Referee: Alphonse Costantin (Belgium)

26 March 1986 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–1	Denmark	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 381	McDonald 39'	Report	Christensen 79'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Rodger Gifford (Wales)

23 April 1986 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	2–1	Morocco	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 382	Clarke 13' Quinn 86'	Report	Timoumi 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Keith Cooper (Wales)

3 June 1986 1986 FIFA World Cup Group D	Algeria	1–1	Northern Ireland	Guadalajara, Mexico
Match 383	Zidane 59'	Report	Whiteside 6'	Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union)

7 June 1986 1986 FIFA World Cup Group D	Northern Ireland	1–2	Spain	Guadalajara, Mexico
Match 384	Clarke 46'	Report	Butragueño 1' Salinas 18'	Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)

12 June 1986 1986 FIFA World Cup Group D	Northern Ireland	0–3	Brazil	Guadalajara, Mexico
Match 385		Report	Careca 15', 87' Josimar 42'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

15 October 1986 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 4 Qualifier	England	3–0	Northern Ireland	London, England
Match 386	Lineker 33', 80' Waddle 75'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 35,304 Referee: Alphonse Costantin (Belgium)

12 November 1986 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 4 Qualifier	Turkey	0–0	Northern Ireland	İzmir, Turkey
Match 387		Report		Stadium: Alsancak Stadı Attendance: 21,919 Referee: Ștefan Dan Petrescu (Romania)

1987

18 February 1987 International Friendly	Israel	1–1	Northern Ireland	Ramat Gan, Israel
Match 388	Merili 87'	Report	Penney 38'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 4,081 Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

1 April 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 4 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–2	England	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 389		Report	Hodge 19' Waddle 42'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 20,578 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

29 April 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 4 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–2	Yugoslavia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 390	Clarke 40'	Report	Stojković 47' Vujović 80'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 5,482 Referee: Werner Föckler (West Germany)

14 October 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 4 Qualifier	Yugoslavia	3–0	Northern Ireland	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Match 391	Vokrri 12', 34' Hadžibegić 74' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadion Grbavica Attendance: 14,075 Referee: Klaus Peschel (West Germany)

11 November 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 4 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–0	Turkey	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 392	Quinn 47'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 3,931 Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

1988

17 February 1988 International Friendly	Greece	3–2	Northern Ireland	Athens, Greece
Match 393	Manolas 61', 79' Mitropoulos 89'	Report	Clarke 32', 76'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 9,753 Referee: Zdravko Đokić (Yugoslavia)

23 March 1988 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–1	Poland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 394	Wilson 2'	Report	Dziekanowski 32'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Rodger Gifford (Wales)

27 April 1988 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	0–0	France	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 395		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 6,250 Referee: Keith Cooper (Wales)

21 May 1988 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	3–0	Malta	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 396	Quinn 14' Penney 23' Clarke 25'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)

14 September 1988 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–0	Republic of Ireland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 397		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 19,873 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

19 October 1988 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Hungary	1–0	Northern Ireland	Budapest, Hungary
Match 398	Vincze 84'	Report		Stadium: Népstadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

21 December 1988 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Spain	4–0	Northern Ireland	Seville, Spain
Match 399	Rogan 30' (o.g.) Butragueño 55' Míchel 60' (pen.) McDonald 64' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)

1989

8 February 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–2	Spain	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 400		Report	Andrinúa 3' Manolo 84'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)

26 April 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Malta	0–2	Northern Ireland	Attard, Malta
Match 401		Report	Clarke 55' O'Neill 73'	Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 15,150 Referee: Ștefan Dan Petrescu (Romania)

26 May 1989 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	0–1	Chile	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 402		Report	Astengo 44'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: George Smith (Scotland)

6 September 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–2	Hungary	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 403	Whiteside 89'	Report	Kovács 13' Bognár 44'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

11 October 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier	Republic of Ireland	3–0	Northern Ireland	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Match 404	Whelan 42' Cascarino 48' Houghton 57'	Report		Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 45,800 Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)

1990s

1990

27 March 1990 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	2–3	Norway	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 405	Quinn 44' Wilson 86'	Report	Skammelsrud 54' Andersen 57' Johnsen 90'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Howard King (Wales)

18 May 1990 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–0	Uruguay	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 406	Wilson 39'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Keith Cooper (Wales)

12 September 1990 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–2	Yugoslavia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 407		Report	Pančev 36' Prosinečki 86'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 9,008 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)

17 October 1990 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–1	Denmark	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 408	Clarke 58'	Report	Bartram 11' (pen.)	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 9,079 Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)

14 November 1990 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier	Austria	0–0	Northern Ireland	Vienna, Austria
Match 409		Report		Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 6,753 Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)

1991

5 February 1991 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	3–1	Poland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 410	Taggart 44', 62' Magilton 51' (pen.)	Report	Warzycha 17'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Keith Burge (Wales)

27 March 1991 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier	Yugoslavia	4–1	Northern Ireland	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Match 411	Binić 35' Pančev 47', 60', 62'	Report	Hill 44'	Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 5,086 Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

1 May 1991 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–1	Faroe Islands	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 412	Clarke 45'	Report	Reynheim 63'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 7,253 Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

11 September 1991 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier	Faroe Islands	0–5	Northern Ireland	Landskrona, Sweden ^[a]
Match 413		Report	Wilson 8' Clarke 12', 51', 68' (pen.) McDonald 14'	Stadium: Landskrona IP Attendance: 1,623 Referee: Simo Ruokonen (Finland)

16 October 1991 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	2–1	Austria	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 414	Dowie 18' Black 42'	Report	Lainer 44'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 6,854 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

13 November 1991 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier	Denmark	2–1	Northern Ireland	Odense, Denmark
Match 415	Povlsen 22', 36'	Report	Taggart 71'	Stadium: Odense Stadium Attendance: 10,881 Referee: Alexey Spirin (Soviet Union)

1992

19 February 1992 International Friendly	Scotland	1–0	Northern Ireland	Glasgow, Scotland
Match 416	McCoist 11'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 13,650 Referee: Joe Worrall (England)

28 April 1992 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	2–2	Lithuania	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 417	Wilson 13' Taggart 16'	Report	Narbekovas 41' Fridrikas 48'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

2 June 1992 International Friendly	Germany	1–1	Northern Ireland	Bremen, Germany
Match 418	Binz 40'	Report	Hughes 22'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Alphonse Costantin (Belgium)

9 September 1992 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	3–0	Albania	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 419	Clarke 14' Wilson 31' Magilton 44'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 4,756 Referee: Marnix Sandra (Belgium)

14 October 1992 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–0	Spain	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 420		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 10,343 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

18 November 1992 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–1	Denmark	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 421		Report	H. Larsen 51'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

1993

17 February 1993 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Albania	1–2	Northern Ireland	Tirana, Albania
Match 422	Rraklli 90'	Report	Magilton 15' McDonald 41'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Vesselin Bogdanov (Bulgaria)

31 March 1993 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Republic of Ireland	3–0	Northern Ireland	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Match 423	Townsend 20' Quinn 22' Staunton 28'	Report		Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

28 April 1993 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Spain	3–1	Northern Ireland	Seville, Spain
Match 424	J. Salinas 21', 26' Hierro 41'	Report	Wilson 11'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

25 May 1993 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Lithuania	0–1	Northern Ireland	Vilnius, Lithuania
Match 425		Report	Dowie 8'	Stadium: Žalgiris Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Esa Palsi (Finland)

2 June 1993 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Latvia	1–2	Northern Ireland	Riga, Latvia
Match 426	Linards 55'	Report	Magilton 4' Taggart 15'	Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 2,764 Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)

8 September 1993 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	2–0	Latvia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 427	Quinn 35' Gray 80'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 6,400 Referee: João Pinto Correia (Portugal)

13 October 1993 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Denmark	1–0	Northern Ireland	Copenhagen, Denmark
Match 428	B. Laudrup 83'	Report		Stadium: Parken Attendance: 40,242 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

17 November 1993 1994 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–1	Republic of Ireland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 429	Quinn 74'	Report	McLoughlin 78'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

1994

23 March 1994 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	2–0	Romania	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 430	Morrow 42' Gray 50'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Keith Burge (Wales)

20 April 1994 UEFA Euro 1996 Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	4–1	Liechtenstein	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 431	Quinn 5', 34' Lomas 25' Dowie 48'	Report	Hasler 84'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 7,150 Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands)

4 June 1994 International Friendly	Colombia	2–0	Northern Ireland	Foxborough, United States
Match 432	Pérez 29' Valencia 45'	Report		Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 21,153 Referee: Jack D'Aquila (United States)

11 June 1994 International Friendly	Mexico	3–0	Northern Ireland	Miami, United States
Match 433	Postigo 18', 30' Hermosillo 77'	Report		Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl Attendance: 8,418 Referee: Hélder Dias (United States)

7 September 1994 UEFA Euro 1996 Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–2	Portugal	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 434	Quinn 58' (pen.)	Report	Rui Costa 8' Domingos 81'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 6,301 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

12 October 1994 UEFA Euro 1996 Group 6 Qualifier	Austria	1–2	Northern Ireland	Vienna, Austria
Match 435	Polster 24' (pen.)	Report	Gillespie 3' Gray 36'	Stadium: Ernst Happel Stadion Attendance: 19,742 Referee: Antonio Jesús Lõpez Nieto (Spain)

16 November 1994 UEFA Euro 1996 Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–4	Republic of Ireland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 436		Report	Aldridge 6' Keane 11' Sheridan 38' Townsend 54'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 10,336 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

1995

29 March 1995 UEFA Euro 1996 Group 6 Qualifier	Republic of Ireland	1–1	Northern Ireland	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Match 437	Quinn 47'	Report	Dowie 72'	Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 32,200 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

26 April 1995 UEFA Euro 1996 Group 6 Qualifier	Latvia	0–1	Northern Ireland	Riga, Latvia
Match 438		Report	Dowie 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 1,560 Referee: Finn Lambeck (Denmark)

22 May 1995 Canada Cup	Canada	2–0	Northern Ireland	Edmonton, Canada
Match 439	Peschisolido 9', 23'	Report		Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 12,112 Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

25 May 1995 Canada Cup	Chile	2–1	Northern Ireland	Edmonton, Canada
Match 440	Valencia 74' Mardones 81'	Report	Dowie 7'	Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 6,124 Referee: Mike Seiffert (Canada)

7 June 1995 UEFA Euro 1996 Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–2	Latvia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 441	Dowie 44'	Report	Zeiberliņš 59' Astafjevs 62'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 6,935 Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

3 September 1995 UEFA Euro 1996 Group 6 Qualifier	Portugal	1–1	Northern Ireland	Porto, Portugal
Match 442	Domingos 47'	Report	Hughes 66'	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 26,780 Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

11 October 1995 UEFA Euro 1996 Group 6 Qualifier	Liechtenstein	0–4	Northern Ireland	Eschen, Liechtenstein
Match 443		Report	O'Neill 36' McMahon 49' Quinn 55' Gray 72'	Stadium: Sportpark Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

15 November 1995 UEFA Euro 1996 Group 6 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	5–3	Austria	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 444	O'Neill 27', 78' Dowie 32' (pen.) Hunter 53' Gray 63'	Report	Schopp 55' Stumpf 70' Wetl 81'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 8,451 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

1996

27 March 1996 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	0–2	Norway	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 445		Report	Solskjær 51' Østenstad 83'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 5,343 Referee: John Ashman (Wales)

24 April 1996 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–2	Sweden	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 446	McMahon 84'	Report	Dahlin 22' Ingesson 58'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 5,666 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

29 May 1996 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–1	Germany	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 447	O'Boyle 76'	Report	Scholl 77'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 11,700 Referee: Willie Young (Scotland)

31 August 1996 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 9 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–1	Ukraine	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 448		Report	Rebrov 79'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 9,358 Referee: Alain Sars (France)

5 October 1996 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 9 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–1	Armenia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 449	Lennon 29'	Report	Assadourian 8'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 8,357 Referee: Krsto Danilovski (Macedonia)

9 November 1996 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 9 Qualifier	Germany	1–1	Northern Ireland	Nuremberg, Germany
Match 450	Möller 40'	Report	Taggart 38'	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 40,718 Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

14 December 1996 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 9 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	2–0	Albania	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 451	Dowie 12', 21'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 7,935 Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)

1997

22 January 1997 International Friendly	Italy	2–0	Northern Ireland	Palermo, Italy
Match 452	Zola 9' Del Piero 88'	Report		Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 30,866 Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)

11 February 1997 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	3–0	Belgium	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 453	Quinn 14' Magilton 62' (pen.) Mulryne 88'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 7,126 Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)

29 March 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 9 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–0	Portugal	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 454		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 9,400 Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)

2 April 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 9 Qualifier	Ukraine	2–1	Northern Ireland	Kyiv, Ukraine
Match 455	Kosovskyi 3' Shevchenko 70'	Report	Dowie 14' (pen.)	Stadium: Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

30 April 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 9 Qualifier	Armenia	0–0	Northern Ireland	Yerevan, Armenia
Match 456		Report		Stadium: Hrazdan Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

21 May 1997 International Friendly	Thailand	0–0	Northern Ireland	Bangkok, Thailand
Match 457		Report		Stadium: Suphachalasai Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hanlumyaung Panya (Thailand)

20 August 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 9 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–3	Germany	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 458	Hughes 59'	Report	Bierhoff 72', 77', 78'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 12,037 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

10 September 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 9 Qualifier	Albania	1–0	Northern Ireland	Zürich, Switzerland ^[b]
Match 459	Haxhi 65'	Report		Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)

11 October 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup Group 9 Qualifier	Portugal	1–0	Northern Ireland	Lisbon, Portugal
Match 460	Conceição 18'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 31,847 Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

1998

25 March 1998 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–0	Slovakia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 461	Lomas 51'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 7,895 Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)

22 April 1998 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–0	Switzerland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 462	Patterson 10'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 8,862 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

3 June 1998 International Friendly	Spain	4–1	Northern Ireland	Santander, Spain
Match 463	Pizzi 29', 37' Morientes 47', 67'	Report	Taggart 43'	Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero Attendance: 18,120 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

5 September 1998 UEFA Euro 2000 Group 3 Qualifier	Turkey	3–0	Northern Ireland	Istanbul, Turkey
Match 464	Oktay 18', 58' Tayfur 50'	Report		Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium Attendance: 19,840 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

10 October 1998 UEFA Euro 2000 Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–0	Finland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 465	Rowland 36'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 10,002 Referee: Zoran Arsić (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

18 November 1998 UEFA Euro 2000 Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	2–2	Moldova	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 466	Dowie 49' Lennon 63'	Report	Gaidamașciuc 22' Testemițanu 56'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 11,137 Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)

1999

27 March 1999 UEFA Euro 2000 Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–3	Germany	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 467		Report	Bode 11', 43' Morrow 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 14,270 Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)

31 March 1999 UEFA Euro 2000 Group 3 Qualifier	Moldova	0–0	Northern Ireland	Chişinău, Moldova
Match 468		Report		Stadium: Stadionul Republican Attendance: 9,237 Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)

27 April 1999 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–1	Canada	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 469	Parker 90+1' (o.g.)	Report	Bircham 67'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 7,663 Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)

29 May 1999 International Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0–1	Northern Ireland	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Match 470		Report	Griffin 84'	Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 12,100 Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)

18 August 1999 International Friendly	Northern Ireland	0–1	France	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 471		Report	Laslandes 67'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 11,804^[2] Referee: Willie Young (Scotland)

4 September 1999 UEFA Euro 2000 Group 3 Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–3	Turkey	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Match 472		Report	Arif 45', 46', 48'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 7,270^[3] Referee: Alain Sars (France)

8 September 1999 UEFA Euro 2000 Group 3 Qualifier	Germany	4–0	Northern Ireland	Dortmund, Germany
Match 473	Bierhoff 2' Ziege 16', 33', 45'	Report		Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 41,000^[4] Referee: Georgios Bikas (Greece)

9 October 1999 UEFA Euro 2000 Group 3 Qualifier	Finland	4–1	Northern Ireland	Helsinki, Finland
Match 474	Johansson 9' Hyypiä 63' Kolkka 73', 83'	Report	Whitley 59'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,217^[5] Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)

Notes

↑ Match played in Sweden as the Faroe Islands did not have a UEFA-approved grass pitch arena.
↑ Played in neutral ground due to the 1997 rebellion in Albania.

References

↑ "Northern Ireland". wildstat.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
↑ "Northern Ireland vs France, 18 August 1999".
↑ "Turks end Northern Ireland hopes".
↑ "Germany vs Northern Ireland, 8 September 1999, Euro 2000 Qualifying".
↑ "Finland vs Northern Ireland, 9 October 1999, Euro 2000 Qualifying".

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[2] Match played in Sweden as the Faroe Islands did not have a UEFA-approved grass pitch arena.

[3] Played in neutral ground due to the 1997 rebellion in Albania.

[1] "Northern Ireland". wildstat.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

[4] "Northern Ireland vs France, 18 August 1999".

[5] "Turks end Northern Ireland hopes".

[6] "Germany vs Northern Ireland, 8 September 1999, Euro 2000 Qualifying".

[7] "Finland vs Northern Ireland, 9 October 1999, Euro 2000 Qualifying".

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