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England men · British Home Championship

Northern Ireland
v England⁠

1–2

Full time

Northern Ireland v England finished 1–2.

England
Chivers 9', Chivers 82'
Northern Ireland
Clements 22' pen
Date
Saturday 12 May 1973 · England in 1973
Venue
Goodison Park, Liverpool

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1967 – 1972

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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