FIFA World Cup qualification 1949

Northern Ireland 2–8 Scotland

Saturday 1 Oct 1949 · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland2–8Scotland

Goals10

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Morris Waddell Steel Reilly Waddell Smyth Smyth Morris Mason Morris

2′0–1Henry Morris Scotland
5′0–2William Waddell Scotland
23′0–3Billy Steel Scotland
24′0–4Lawrence Reilly Scotland
31′0–5William Waddell Scotland · penalty
50′1–5Samuel Smyth Northern Ireland
59′2–5Samuel Smyth Northern Ireland
70′2–6Henry Morris Scotland
80′2–7Jimmy Mason Scotland
88′2–8Henry Morris Scotland

Hat-trick: Henry Morris

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Northern Ireland: 1411 → 1388
Scotland: 1685 → 1708

Expected score for Northern Ireland: 26.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 55 of 96, 1884–2024.

Northern Ireland wins: 16
Draws: 17
Scotland wins: 63

Form either side

Northern Ireland

Before

0–2 v Wales 10 Mar 1948 · British Home Championship 1948
5–0 v United States 11 Aug 1948 · Friendly
2–6 v England 9 Oct 1948 · British Home Championship 1948
2–3 v Scotland 17 Nov 1948 · British Home Championship 1948
0–2 v Wales 9 Mar 1949 · British Home Championship 1949

After

2–9 v England 16 Nov 1949 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1949
0–0 v Wales 8 Mar 1950 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1950
1–4 v England 7 Oct 1950 · British Home Championship 1950
1–6 v Scotland 1 Nov 1950 · British Home Championship 1950
1–2 v Wales 7 Mar 1951 · British Home Championship 1951

Scotland

Before

3–1 v Wales 23 Oct 1948 · British Home Championship 1948
3–2 v Northern Ireland 17 Nov 1948 · British Home Championship 1948
3–1 v England 9 Apr 1949 · British Home Championship 1949
2–0 v France 27 Apr 1949 · Friendly
4–0 v United States 19 Jun 1949 · Friendly

After

2–0 v Wales 9 Nov 1949 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1949
0–1 v England 15 Apr 1950 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1950
3–1 v Switzerland 26 Apr 1950 · Friendly
2–2 v Portugal 21 May 1950 · Friendly
1–0 v France 27 May 1950 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Northern Ireland

2–8 v Scotland 1 Oct 1949
2–9 v England 16 Nov 1949

Scotland

8–2 v Northern Ireland 1 Oct 1949
2–0 v Wales 9 Nov 1949

Every Northern Ireland v Scotland match96

From Northern Ireland's side.


26 Mar 2024	Scotland	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
25 Mar 2015	Scotland	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
9 Feb 2011	Scotland	0–3	Neutral	Nations Cup 2011	—
20 Aug 2008	Scotland	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
19 Feb 1992	Scotland	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
13 Dec 1983	Scotland	2–0	Home	British Home Championship 1983	—
24 May 1983	Scotland	0–0	Away	British Home Championship 1983	—
28 Apr 1982	Scotland	1–1	Home	British Home Championship 1982	—
14 Oct 1981	Scotland	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
19 May 1981	Scotland	0–2	Away	British Home Championship 1981	—
25 Mar 1981	Scotland	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
16 May 1980	Scotland	1–0	Home	British Home Championship 1980	—
22 May 1979	Scotland	0–1	Away	British Home Championship 1979	—
13 May 1978	Scotland	1–1	Away	British Home Championship 1978	—
1 Jun 1977	Scotland	0–3	Away	British Home Championship 1977	—
8 May 1976	Scotland	0–3	Away	British Home Championship 1976	—
20 May 1975	Scotland	0–3	Away	British Home Championship 1975	—
11 May 1974	Scotland	1–0	Away	British Home Championship 1974	—
16 May 1973	Scotland	2–1	Away	British Home Championship 1973	—
20 May 1972	Scotland	0–2	Away	British Home Championship 1972	—

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