165: 4 October 1947

164 vs Wales -		165	- 166 vs England
04/10/1947
	British Home Nations Championship
	Ireland (IRE)	-	Scotland (SCO)	H/T
	2		0	1-0
Referee:	T. Smith (ENG)
Venue:	Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance:	52,000 (£6,500 receipts)
Goals:	IRE: Smyth (35, 52)
IRELAND:
Coach:	-
Captain:	J. Vernon (Game 1. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0)

Players		Club	Gls	Sub	Cap
1	HINTON E.	Fulham			3
2	MARTIN J.C.	Leeds United			2
3	AHERNE T.	Belfast Celtic			2
4	WALSH W.R.H.	Manchester City			1
5	VERNON J.J.	West Bromwich Albion			4
6	FARRELL P.D.	Everton			3
7	COCHRANE D.	Leeds United			6
8	SMYTH S.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2		1
9	WALSH D.J.	West Bromwich Albion			3
10	STEVENSON A.E.	Everton			17
11	EGLINGTON T.J.	Everton			3

SCOTLAND:
London Hearts
W. Miller (Glasgow Celtic); G. Young (Rangers); J. Shaw (Rangers) capt, A. Macauley (Arsenal), W. Woodburn (Rangers), A. Forbes (Sheffield United), J. Delaney (Manchester United), J. Watson (Motherwell), W. Thornton (Rangers), W. Steel (Derby Co.), W. Liddell (Liverpool).

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Credits/Sources:

The British Home Football Championship 1884-1984 (Richard Samuel, 2003)

Ulster Sports Gazette Football Year-Book 1948-49
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