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England
v Northern Ireland⁠

4–0

Full time

England v Northern Ireland finished 4–0.

Northern Ireland
None
Date
Saturday 26 March 2005 · England in 2005
Kick-off
15:00 UK
Venue
Old Trafford, Manchester

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

Northern Ireland

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Maik Taylor GK
  • No. 9, David Healy FW Off in the 88'
  • No. 11, Stuart Elliott FW
  • No. 2, Chris Baird D
  • No. 3, Tony Capaldi D
  • No. 5, Colin Murdock D
  • No. 6, Damien Johnson M
  • No. 7, Keith Gillespie M
  • No. 8, Tommy Doherty M Off in the 59'
  • No. 10, Jeff Whitley M Off in the 88'
  • No. 18, Aaron Hughes D

Substitutes

  • No. 14, Steven Davis On in the 59'
  • No. 13, Andy Kirk On in the 88'
  • No. 15, Steve Jones On in the 88'
  • No. 4, Mark Williams (not used)
  • No. 12, Roy Carroll (not used)
  • No. 16, Warren Feeney (not used)
  • No. 17, Stephen Craigan (not used)

Referee: Wolfgang Stark.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1984 – 1987

Official meetings since 1954

England v Northern Ireland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings37In our results database
England wins27England perspective
Draws7Level at full time
Northern Ireland wins3Northern Ireland victories

England have scored 84 goals to Northern Ireland's 27 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

11

Greaves

11 goals against Northern Ireland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Northern Ireland · Fixture leader

3

Wilson

Northern Ireland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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