250: 24 November 1965

249 vs England - 250 - 251 vs Wales

24th November 1965

1966 World Cup Qualifying Group Five

ALBANIA (ALB) 1 - 1 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 0-0)

Venue: Kombetar Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 16,381*

Referee:

Goalscorers: ALB: Haxhiu 60 (or 77); NIR: Irvine 55

NORTHERN IRELAND:

Manager: Bertie Peacock (Game 22. Won 9, Drew 3, Lost 10)

Captain: Terry Neill

Players		Clubs	Gls	Sub	Cap
1	JENNINGS P.A.	Tottenham Hotspur			11
2	MAGILL E.J.	Brighton & Hove Albion			23
3	ELDER A.R.	Burnley			29
4	HARVEY M.	Sunderland			20
5	NEILL W.J.T.	Arsenal			26
6	NICHOLSON J.J.	Huddersfield Town			17
7	McILROY J.	Stoke City			55
8	CROSSAN J.A.	Manchester City			20
9	IRVINE W.J.	Burnley	1		11
10	DOUGAN A.D.	Leicester City			12
11	BEST G.	Manchester United			12

ALBANIA:
Manager: Loro Boriçi

Janku; Frasheri, Halili, Kasmi, Mema, Shellaku, Andoni, Ragami, Zhega, Haxhiu, Rudi.

Match Programme:

Match Report:

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Notes:

• Had Northern Ireland won this match they would have faced a Switzerland in a one-off qualification play-off for the World Cup Finals in England. As it was, the Swiss qualified ahead of them by a point.
• Attendance also reported as 20,000 or 25,000

Credits/Sources:

News of the World Football Annual 1966-67

Irish Association Football Guide 1966-67

Roy Cathcart (programme picture)

Northern Ireland - Albania Match Programme 9/9/1992

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