Northern Ireland national football team results (1980–1999)

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This article lists the results for the Northern Ireland national football team between 1980 and 1999.[1]

1980s[edit]

1980[edit]

16 May 1980 1979–80 British Home Championship Northern Ireland  1–0  Scotland Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 333
Hamilton 36' Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
20 May 1980 1979–80 British Home Championship England  1–1  Northern Ireland London, England

Match 334
Brotherston 81' (o.g.) Report Cochrane 83' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 33,676
Referee: Gwyn Owen (Wales)
11 June 1980 International Friendly Australia  1–2  Northern Ireland Sydney, Australia

Match 336
Sharne 75' Report Nicholl 11'
J. O'Neill 52'
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 12,486
Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)
15 June 1980 International Friendly Australia  1–1  Northern Ireland Melbourne, Australia

Match 337
Sharne 18' Report M. O'Neill 82' Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings (Australia)
18 June 1980 International Friendly Australia  1–2  Northern Ireland Adelaide, Australia

Match 338
Sharne 5' Report Brotherston 70'
McCurdy 77'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
19 November 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier Portugal  1–0  Northern Ireland Lisbon, Portugal

Match 340
Jordão 60' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Georges Konrath (France)

1981[edit]

1982[edit]

23 February 1982 1981–82 British Home Championship England  4–0  Northern Ireland London, England

Match 347
Robson 1'
Keegan 56'
Wilkins 85'
Hoddle 89'
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 54,900
Referee: Gwyn Owen (Wales)
24 March 1982 International Friendly France  4–0  Northern Ireland Paris, France

Match 348
Zénier 31'
Couriol 45'
Larios 57'
Genghini 80'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Roger Verhaeghe (Spain)
13 October 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 Group 6 Qualifier Austria  2–0  Northern Ireland Vienna, Austria

Match 356
Schachner 3', 39' Report Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 9,885
Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union)
15 December 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 Group 6 Qualifier Albania  0–0  Northern Ireland Tirana, Albania

Match 358
Report Stadium: Qemal Stafa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: André Daina (Switzerland)

1983[edit]

27 April 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 Group 6 Qualifier Northern Ireland  1–0  Albania Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 360
Stewart 54' Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ib Nielsen (Denmark)
31 May 1983 1982–83 British Home Championship Northern Ireland  0–1  Wales Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 363
Report Davies 64' Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hugh Alexander (Scotland)

1984[edit]

4 April 1984 1983–84 British Home Championship England  1–0  Northern Ireland London, England

Match 368
Woodcock 49' Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Ronald Bridges (Wales)
16 October 1984 International Friendly Northern Ireland  3–0  Israel Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 372
Whiteside 3'
Quinn 26'
Doherty 44'
Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Howard King (Wales)
14 November 1984 1986 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier Northern Ireland  2–1  Finland Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 373
J. O'Neill 44'
Armstrong 51' (pen.)
Report Lipponen 22' Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 19,457
Referee: Santos Da Silva (Portugal)

1985[edit]

27 March 1985 International Friendly Spain  0–0  Northern Ireland Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Match 375
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluís Sitjar
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Coşkun Kutay (Turkey)

1986[edit]

26 February 1986 International Friendly France  0–0  Northern Ireland Paris, France

Match 380
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 28,909
Referee: Alphonse Costantin (Belgium)
23 April 1986 International Friendly Northern Ireland  2–1  Morocco Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 382
Clarke 13'
Quinn 86'
Report Timoumi 65' (pen.) Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Keith Cooper (Wales)
15 October 1986 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 4 Qualifier England  3–0  Northern Ireland London, England

Match 386
Lineker 33', 80'
Waddle 75'
Report Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 35,304
Referee: Alphonse Costantin (Belgium)
12 November 1986 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 4 Qualifier Turkey  0–0  Northern Ireland İzmir, Turkey

Match 387
Report Stadium: Alsancak Stadı
Attendance: 21,919
Referee: Ștefan Dan Petrescu (Romania)

1987[edit]

18 February 1987 International Friendly Israel  1–1  Northern Ireland Ramat Gan, Israel

Match 388
Merili 87' Report Penney 38' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

1988[edit]

17 February 1988 International Friendly Greece  3–2  Northern Ireland Athens, Greece

Match 393
Manolas 61', 79'
Mitropoulos 89'
Report Clarke 32', 76' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 9,753
Referee: Zdravko Đokić (Yugoslavia)
27 April 1988 International Friendly Northern Ireland  0–0  France Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 395
Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Keith Cooper (Wales)

1989[edit]

26 April 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 6 Qualifier Malta  0–2  Northern Ireland Attard, Malta

Match 401
Report Clarke 55'
O'Neill 73'
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Attendance: 15,150
Referee: Ștefan Dan Petrescu (Romania)
26 May 1989 International Friendly Northern Ireland  0–1  Chile Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 402
Report Astengo 44' Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: George Smith (Scotland)

1990s[edit]

1990[edit]

27 March 1990 International Friendly Northern Ireland  2–3  Norway Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 405
Quinn 44'
Wilson 86'
Report Skammelsrud 54'
Andersen 57'
Johnsen 90'
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Howard King (Wales)
18 May 1990 International Friendly Northern Ireland  1–0  Uruguay Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 406
Wilson 39' Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Keith Cooper (Wales)
14 November 1990 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier Austria  0–0  Northern Ireland Vienna, Austria

Match 409
Report Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 6,753
Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)

1991[edit]

5 February 1991 International Friendly Northern Ireland  3–1  Poland Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 410
Taggart 44', 62'
Magilton 51' (pen.)
Report Warzycha 17' Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Keith Burge (Wales)
27 March 1991 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier Yugoslavia  4–1  Northern Ireland Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Match 411
Binić 35'
Pančev 47', 60', 62'
Report Hill 44' Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 5,086
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)
11 September 1991 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier Faroe Islands  0–5  Northern Ireland Landskrona, Sweden[a]

Match 413
Report Wilson 8'
Clarke 12', 51', 68' (pen.)
McDonald 14'
Stadium: Landskrona IP
Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Simo Ruokonen (Finland)
16 October 1991 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier Northern Ireland  2–1  Austria Belfast, Northern Ireland

Match 414
Dowie 18'
Black 42'
Report Lainer 44' Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 6,854
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
13 November 1991 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier Denmark  2–1  Northern Ireland Odense, Denmark

Match 415
Povlsen 22', 36' Report Taggart 71' Stadium: Odense Stadium
Attendance: 10,881
Referee: Alexey Spirin (Soviet Union)

1992[edit]

19 February 1992 International Friendly Scotland  1–0  Northern Ireland Glasgow, Scotland

Match 416
McCoist 11' Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 13,650
Referee: Joe Worrall (England)