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After 24 years of near misses and and embarrassing failures, Northern Ireland made it to their second World Cup. Faced with a tough qualifying group, Billy Bingham's team finished as runners-up to Scotland, and their performances in Spain, particularly against the hosts, have been written indelibly into the history books...Qualifying Group 6 (Europe)
Pl
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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1
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Scotland
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8
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4
|
3
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1
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9
|
4
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11
|
2
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Northern Ireland
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8
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
3
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9
|
3
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Sweden
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8
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
7
|
9
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8
|
4
|
Portugal
|
8
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
8
|
11
|
7
|
5
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Israel
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8
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
10
|
5
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26-03-1980
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Israel
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0-0
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N. Ireland
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[Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv]
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18-06-1980
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Sweden
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1-1
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Israel
|
[Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm]
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10-09-1980
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Sweden
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0-1
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Scotland
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[Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm]
|
15-10-1980
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N. Ireland
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3-0
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Sweden
|
[Windsor Park, Belfast]
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15-10-1980
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Scotland
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0-0
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Portugal
|
[Hampden Park, Glasgow]
|
12-11-1980
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Israel
|
0-0
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Sweden
|
[Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv]
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Portugal
|
1-0
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N. Ireland
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[Estadio da Luz, Lisbon]
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17-12-1980
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Portugal
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3-0
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Israel
|
[Estadio da Luz, Lisbon]
|
25-02-1981
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Israel
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0-1
|
Scotland
|
[Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv]
|
25-03-1981
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Scotland
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1-1
|
N. Ireland
|
[Hampden Park, Glasgow]
|
28-04-1981
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Scotland
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3-1
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Israel
|
[Hampden Park, Glasgow]
|
29-04-1981
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N. Ireland
|
1-0
|
Portugal
|
[Windsor Park, Belfast]
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03-06-1981
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Sweden
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1-0
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N. Ireland
|
[Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm]
|
24-06-1981
|
Sweden
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3-0
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Portugal
|
[Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm]
|
09-09-1981
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Scotland
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2-0
|
Sweden
|
[Hampden Park, Glasgow]
|
N. Ireland
|
0-0
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Scotland
|
[Windsor Park, Belfast]
| |
14-10-1981
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Portugal
|
1-2
|
Sweden
|
[Estadio da Luz, Lisbon]
|
28-10-1981
|
Israel
|
4-1
|
Portugal
|
[Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv]
|
N. Ireland
|
1-0
|
Israel
|
[Windsor Park, Belfast]
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18-11-1981
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Portugal
|
2-1
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Scotland
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[Estadio da Luz, Lisbon]
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Northern Ireland Line-Ups
Finals
First Round - Group E
Pl
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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1
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Northern Ireland
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3
|
1
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2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
2
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Spain
|
3
|
1
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1
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1
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3
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3
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3
|
3
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Yugoslavia
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3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
Honduras
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3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
16-06-1982
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Honduras
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1-1
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Spain
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[Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia]
|
17-06-1982
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N. Ireland
|
0-0
|
Yugoalavia
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[Estadio La Romereda, Zaragoza]
|
20-06-1982
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Spain
|
2-1
|
Yugoslavia
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[Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia]
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Honduras
|
1-1
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N. Ireland
|
[Estadio La Romereda, Zaragoza]
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24-06-1982
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Yugoslavia
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1-0
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Honduras
|
[Estadio La Romereda, Zaragoza]
|
N. Ireland
|
1-0
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Spain
|
[Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia]
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Second Round - Group 4
Pl
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W
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D
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L
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F
|
A
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Pts
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1
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France
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
2
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Austria
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
Northern Ireland
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
1
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28-06-1982
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France
|
0-1
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Austria
|
[Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid]
|
Austria
|
2-2
|
N. Ireland
|
[Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid]
| |
France
|
4-1
|
N. Ireland
|
[Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid]
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No.
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Pos
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Name
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Age
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Club (Country
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1
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GK
|
37
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Arsenal (ENG)
| |
2
|
DF
|
26
|
Toronto Blizzard (CAN)
| |
3
|
DF
|
24
|
Luton Town (ENG)
| |
4
|
MD
|
24
|
Tulsa Roughnecks (USA)
| |
5
|
DF
|
35
|
Southampton (ENG)
| |
6
|
DF
|
24
|
Leicester City (ENG)
| |
7
|
MD
|
25
|
Blackburn Rovers (ENG)
| |
8
|
MD
|
30
|
Norwich City (ENG) captain
| |
9
|
FW
|
28
|
Watford (ENG)
| |
10
|
MD
|
27
|
Stoke City (ENG)
| |
11
|
FW
|
25
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Burnley (ENG)
| |
12
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DF
|
26
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Rangers (SCO)
| |
13
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DF
|
33
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Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG)
| |
14
|
MD
|
31
|
Burnley (ENG)
| |
15
|
MD
|
29
|
Cambridge United (ENG)
| |
16
|
FW
|
17
|
Manchester United (ENG)
| |
17
|
GK
|
30
|
Middlesbrough (ENG)
| |
18
|
FW
|
24
|
Glentoran
| |
19
|
MD
|
26
|
Coleraine
| |
20
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MD
|
26
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Glentoran
| |
21
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FW
|
25
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Bradford City (ENG)
| |
22
|
GK
|
26
|
Linfield
|
Manager: Billy Bingham
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In addition to the final squad of 22, the following players made the initial squad of 40 players:
Goalkeeper - Eric McManus (Stoke City)
Defenders - Paul Dixon (Burnley), Jim Hagan (Coventry City), Gerry McElhinney (Bolton Wanderers), Shaun O'Neill (Chesterfield), Pat Rice (Watford), Roy Walsh (Linfield)
Midfielders - Jim Harvey (Hereford United), Victor Moreland (Tulsa Roughnecks), John Sloan (Ballymena United), Tom Sloan (Manchester United)
Forwards - Trevor Anderson (Linfield), Billy Caskey (Tulsa Roughnecks), Terry Cochrane (Middlesbrough), Gerry Mullan (Glentoran), Billy Murray (Linfield), Derek Spence (Southend United), Ian Stewart (QPR)
Defenders - Paul Dixon (Burnley), Jim Hagan (Coventry City), Gerry McElhinney (Bolton Wanderers), Shaun O'Neill (Chesterfield), Pat Rice (Watford), Roy Walsh (Linfield)
Midfielders - Jim Harvey (Hereford United), Victor Moreland (Tulsa Roughnecks), John Sloan (Ballymena United), Tom Sloan (Manchester United)
Forwards - Trevor Anderson (Linfield), Billy Caskey (Tulsa Roughnecks), Terry Cochrane (Middlesbrough), Gerry Mullan (Glentoran), Billy Murray (Linfield), Derek Spence (Southend United), Ian Stewart (QPR)
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