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Wembley Stadium
The Empire Stadium, Wembley
England
0-1
Northern Ireland
Tuesday 23 May 1972 (19:45)
Home International Championship
Attendance: 43,000
âš½ Terry Neill (33)
Second Half
⮌ 58' Tony Currie
•
⮕ 58' Martin Peters
•
⮌ 69' Malcolm MacDonald
•
⮕ 69' Martin Chivers
•
ENGLAND
NORTHERN IRELAND
Starting XI
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02Colin Todd (CD)
Cap number 1
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03Emlyn Hughes (D)
Cap number 17
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04Peter Storey (D)
Cap number 7
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05Larry Lloyd (CD)
Cap number 3
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06Norman Hunter (CD)
Cap number 19
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08Colin Bell (M) (C)
Cap number 19
⮌58'
⮌69'
Substitutes
⮕58'
⮕69'
1Pat Jennings
2Pat Rice
3Sammy Nelson
4Terry Neill (33)
5Allan Hunter
6Dave Clements
7Danny Hegan
8Eric McMordie
9Derek Dougan (Capt.)
10Willie Irvine
11Tommy Jackson
1971
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DT92 Members at this game:

alanchapman
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Match no. 275. My 61st and last game of the 1971-72 season, one game fewer than in 1970-71. Player-Manager Terry Neill scored the only goal for Northern Ireland in the 33rd minute. It was the first time they had beaten England at Wembley since 1957.