FIFA World Cup
With England hosting the 1966 World Cup Finals this was as close to a "home" World Cup as Northern Ireland are ever likely to get. Sadly, their qualification campaign fell agonisingly short as they could only draw with the unfancied Albanians in the final match.
European Qualifying Group 5
European Qualifying Group 5
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|
Team
|
Pl
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
1
|
Switzerland
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
2
|
N. Ireland
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
8
|
3
|
Netherlands
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
Albania
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
12
|
-10
|
1
|
Results
Alb
|
Ned
|
NIr
|
Sui
|
|
Alb
|
0-2
|
1-1
|
0-2
|
|
Ned
|
2-0
|
0-0
|
0-0
|
|
NIr
|
4-1
|
2-1
|
1-0
|
|
Sui
|
1-0
|
2-1
|
2-1
|
Match Programmes
Comments
Match report can be found below, highlighting our typical "lack of finishing power". However, look at our forward line - McIlroy, Crossan, Irvine, Dougan and Best - it couldn't have been much stronger!
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GmxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gaMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1424,4158026&hl=en