Football Query

Player · Northern Ireland · Midfielder

Sammy McIlroy

Goals from 29 Oct 1975 to 15 Oct 1980

Caps
8
Starts
8
Minutes
680
Win % when playing
12.5%
Goals
3
Matches scored in
3
Penalties
0
Hat-tricks
0
For their side
36th of 117
Yellow cards
2
Sent off
0
Longest gap
3.1 yrs

Goals by year

197519761977197819791980

Tallest: 1 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 1 · Minute

What the goals did

Extended lead3

Northern Ireland with and without them

Northern Ireland's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them814371312.5%
Without them000000—

Played most alongside10

Billy Hamilton8
David McCreery8
Jimmy Nicholl8
Norman Whiteside8
Mal Donaghy7
Pat Jennings7
Gerry Armstrong6
Chris Nicholl5
John McClelland5
Martin O'Neill5

Faced most10

José Antonio CamachoSpain2
Rafael GordilloSpain2
Ricardo GallegoSpain2
Abdellah Medjadi LiegeonAlgeria1
Alain CouriolFrance1
Alain GiresseFrance1
AlemãoBrazil1
Andoni GoikoetxeaSpain1
Andoni ZubizarretaSpain1
Anthony CostlyHonduras1

Against3

Iceland11
Norway11
Sweden11

At tournaments3

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

FIFA World Cup qualification 198011
FIFA World Cup qualification 197711
UEFA Euro qualification 197511

Every goal3

15 Oct 1980v Sweden3–028′—Extended lead2–0FIFA World Cup qualification 1980
21 Sep 1977v Iceland2–076′—Extended lead2–0FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
29 Oct 1975v Norway3–05′—Extended lead2–0UEFA Euro qualification 1975

Every match on record11

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

12 Jun 1986v Brazil0–3started90——FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage
7 Jun 1986v Spain1–2started90——FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage
3 Jun 1986v Algeria1–1started90—YellowFIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage
4 Jul 1982v France1–4started90——FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage
1 Jul 1982v Austria2–2started90——FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage
25 Jun 1982v Spain1–0started, off 50′50—YellowFIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage
21 Jun 1982v Honduras1–1started90——FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage
17 Jun 1982v Serbia0–0started90——FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage
15 Oct 1980v Sweden3–0——1—FIFA World Cup qualification 1980
21 Sep 1977v Iceland2–0——1—FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
29 Oct 1975v Norway3–0——1—UEFA Euro qualification 1975

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.