Northern Ireland v San Marino Official Match Programme

STADIUM FACTS Northern Ireland have scored a total of 292 goals in their 234 games at Windsor Park in the last 106 years. Not surprisingly the player with the most international goals at the ‘Shrine’ is David Healy with an impressive tally of 19. Jimmy Quinn and

at the ground was, of course, by David Healy in XLI RIZIV XS FI JSVKSXXIR [MR SZIV 7TEMR SR September 2006. The most consecutive wins Northern Ireland have IZIV VIGSVHIH EX ;MRHWSV 4EVO MW ƤZI FIX[IIR 21 September 1982 and 14 November 1984. If Michael O’Neill’s charges defeat San Marino this evening they will equal that record. Northern Ireland’s longest unbeaten run at the KVSYRH GEQI FIX[IIR 2SZIQFIV (ERR] &PERGLƥS[IVŭW PEWX KEQI MR GLEVKI ERH 1E] [LIR XLI] HVI[ [MXL )RKPERH ũ E VYR SJ 11 games. ;MPPMEQ .SLRWXSR FIGEQI XLI ƤVWX WYFWXMXYXI XS score for Northern Ireland at Windsor when he found the net in a 4-1 friendly win against Mexico on 22 June 1966. Twelve players have managed that feat since, the last one being Will Grigg in the 3-0 win over Belarus back in May. England have been the most frequent visitors to XLI KVSYRH SZIV XLI ]IEVW LEZMRK TPE]IH KEQIW in Belfast. Northern Ireland have won only four of XLSWI IRGSYRXIVW XLI ƤVWX GSQMRK MR [LIR two goals from Billy Gillespie gave them a 2-1 victory. Gillespie was again on target 10 years later when another 2-1 success was recorded. Following E [MR MR XLIVI [EW E ]IEV [EMX before another home success and David Healy’s memorable winner against Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side in 2005. The most goals that Northern Ireland have ever WGSVIH MR E WMRKPI KEQI EX ;MRHWSV 4EVO MW ƤZI [LMGL LEW LETTIRIH X[MGI 8LI ƤVWX SGGEWMSR was in April 1971 when they beat Cyprus 5-0, the second came on 15 November 1995 when Bryan Hamilton’s side defeated Austria 5-3 in a European Championship tie - a game in which current International boss Michael O’Neill scored twice. The fastest ever hat-trick by an opposition player EX XLI KVSYRH [EW SR 7ITXIQFIV [LIR %VMJ Erdem scored three in just three minutes as Turkey VER SYX [MRRIVW MR E )YVSTIER 'LEQTMSRWLMT UYEPMƤIV 8LI JEWXIWX LEX XVMGO F] ER STTSWMRK TPE]IV coming on as a substitute was by Germany’s Oliver &MIVLSJJ SR %YKYWX [LIR LI JSYRH XLI RIX three times inside six minutes to give the visitors a ;SVPH 'YT UYEPMƤIV ZMGXSV]

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Northern Ireland’s complete record at Windsor Park is:

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56

92

292

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8LI ƤVWX -RXIVREXMSREP QEXGL TPE]IH EX XLI WXEHMYQ [EW LIPH SR 1EVGL [LIR -VIPERH defeated Scotland 1-0 in a British International 'LEQTMSRWLMT GSRXIWX MR JVSRX SJ supporters. Frank Thompson scored the only goal of the game in the 54th minute. The largest attendance ever recorded at what is now the National Football Stadium was 59,000 when England ran out 2-0 winners on 2 October 1954. In contrast the lowest crowd ever to attend ER MRXIVREXMSREP Ƥ\XYVI [EW SR 1E] 1989 when Chile defeated Northern Ireland 1-0 in a friendly. One of the reasons given for the low turnout that evening was the live television coverage of the First Division title decider between Liverpool and Arsenal. There have been four hat-tricks scored by Northern -VIPERH TPE]IVW EX ;MRHWSV 4EVO 8LI ƤVWX [EW F] &MPP] 1G%HEQW MR E ;SVPH 'YT UYEPMJ]MRK HIJIEX XS ;IWX +IVQER] SR 3GXSFIV .SRR] Crossan was the next player to achieve the feat in E ;SVPH 'YT UYEPMƤIV ZMGXSV] SZIV %PFERME SR 1E] 2I\X YT [EW +ISVKI &IWX [LSWI XVIFPI came in a 5-0 success over Cyprus in a European 'LEQTMSRWLMT XMI SR %TVMP 8LI PEWX ERH probably the most famous hat-trick to be scored

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