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Football player Willie Irvine

William John Irvine
Willie Irvine
Born on 18 June 1943 (age 80)

National team appearances of Willie Irvine

TeamPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Northern Ireland
1963 - 197223180.348
Total:23180.348

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballerPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Burnley FC, Burnley03 Apr 1963 - 28 Feb 196817160.353
Preston North End FC, Preston10 Sep 1968 - 03 May 1969320.667
Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Hove20 May 1972 - 27 May 19723
Player stats by competition
Competition
Played
Sub. off
Goals
Goals/ Caps
British Championship (BC)
14
4
0.286
European Championship qualifiers (QE)
5
1
0.200
World Cup qualifiers (QW)
6
1
0.167
Friendly matches and other tournaments
2
1
2
1.000
(-) matches counted in two competitions at once:
4
Total:
23
1
8
0.348
Career highlights
Match dateOpponent teamEventAge
3 Apr 1963
Wales
debut19 years 9 months 16 days
30 May 1963
Spain
first goal19 years 11 months 12 days
27 May 1972
Wales
last appearance28 years 11 months 9 days
Record of Willie Irvine's goals by opponent team
Opponent teamGoalsPen.Matches
with goals		Matches by goals in a matchGoals/Matches
with goals		CapsGoals/Caps
123>3
Israel
2112.00012.000
Scotland
2221.00040.500
Spain
1111.00011.000
Albania
1111.00020.500
Wales
1111.00050.200
England
1111.00050.200
(+) other teams5
Total:8761001.143230.348
Record of national team matches played by Willie Irvine
National teamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstWinning Percentage
Northern Ireland national football team238411344043.5

Willie Irvine's international caps

as player of Burnley FC, Burnley:
debut age - 19 years 9 months 16 days
1
03 Apr 1963 19:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-4
Northern Ireland vs Wales
British Championship 1962-1963
age when scoring first goal - 19 years 11 months 12 days
2
30 May 1963 20:00 (+1:00)

Bilbao, Estadio de San Mamés

1-1
Spain vs Northern Ireland
1964 European Nation`s Cup Qualifying, Round of 16
1хgoal
3
14 Nov 1964 14:45 (+1:00)

Lausanne, Stade Olympique de La Pontaise

2-1
Switzerland vs Northern Ireland
1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5
4
25 Nov 1964 19:30 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

3-2
Scotland vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1964-1965
1хgoal
5
17 Mar 1965 19:45

Belfast, Windsor Park

2-1
Northern Ireland vs Netherlands
1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5
6
31 Mar 1965 19:45 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-5
Northern Ireland vs Wales
British Championship 1964-1965
7
07 Apr 1965 20:15 (+1:00)

Rotterdam, Stadion de Kuip (Feijenoord)

0-0
Netherlands vs Northern Ireland
1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5
8
07 May 1965 19:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

4-1
Northern Ireland vs Albania
1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5
9
02 Oct 1965 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

3-2
Northern Ireland vs Scotland
British Championship 1965-1966
1хgoal
10
10 Nov 1965 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-1
England vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1965-1966
1хgoal
11
24 Nov 1965

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1-1
Albania vs Northern Ireland
1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5
1хgoal
12
30 Mar 1966 19:15 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Ninian Park

1-4
Wales vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1965-1966
1хgoal
13
22 Jun 1966 19:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

4-1
Northern Ireland vs Mexico
Friendly International
14
22 Oct 1966 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-2
Northern Ireland vs England
UEFA Euro 1968 Qualifying, British Championship 1966-1967, Group 8
15
16 Nov 1966 20:00

Glasgow, Hampden Park

2-1
Scotland vs Northern Ireland
UEFA Euro 1968 Qualifying, British Championship 1966-1967, Group 8
16
22 Nov 1967 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-0
England vs Northern Ireland
UEFA Euro 1968 Qualifying, British Championship 1967-1968, Group 8
17
28 Feb 1968 19:15 (+1:00)

Wrexham, The Racecourse

2-0
Wales vs Northern Ireland
UEFA Euro 1968 Qualifying, British Championship 1967-1968, Group 8
as player of Preston North End FC, Preston:
18
10 Sep 1968 18:00 (+2:00)

Tel Aviv, Bloomfield Stadium, Jaffa

2-3
Israel vs Northern Ireland
Friendly International
2хgoal
19
23 Oct 1968 19:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

4-1
Northern Ireland vs Turkey
1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
20
03 May 1969 19:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-3
Northern Ireland vs England
British Championship 1969
as player of Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Hove:
21
20 May 1972 15:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

2-0
Scotland vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1972
22
23 May 1972 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

0-1
England vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1972
23
27 May 1972 19:00 (+1:00)

Wrexham, The Racecourse

0-0
Wales vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1972
Comments

tommy - posted on 25 February 2010 at 21:44:55

was william,john irvine,s father an irish international player also.

Chris T - posted on 26 November 2017 at 00:07:57

Was known as Willie Irvine. (link: )

Northern Ireland upcoming fixtures

Friendly International
Spain vs Northern Ireland
Palma de Mallorca, Saturday 8 June 2024
Friendly International
Andorra vs Northern Ireland
Murcia, Tuesday 11 June 2024
Northern Ireland vs Luxembourg
Belfast, Thursday 5 September 2024
Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland
Sunday 8 September 2024
Northern Ireland football fixtures
Willie Irvine's most often teammates
Terry Neill (1963 - 1972) - 20 games
Martin Harvey (1963 - 1969) - 20 games
Pat Jennings (1964 - 1972) - 18 games
Alex Elder (1963 - 1969) - 18 games
Jimmy Nicholson (1965 - 1969) - 14 games
Derek Dougan (1965 - 1972) - 14 games
Northern Ireland players born on 19 May
John Lemon (1864) - 3 caps, 2 goals
Jack McClelland (1940) - 6 caps
Hugh Dowd (1951) - 3 caps
Alan Mannus (1982) - 9 caps
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