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Black Players Used against Northern Ireland

No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %

559

23-Feb-1982

Northern Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 4 0 2/13 15.38
Viv Anderson started.  Cyrille Regis becomes the third black player to be capped, as a 65th minute substitute.

577

28-May-1983

Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast BC 0 0 2/12 16.67
John Barnes replaced Luther Blissett as a 69th minute substitute.

586

04-Apr-1984

Northern Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 1 0 1/11 9.09
Viv Anderson was the only black player, in his first match for nearly 2 years.

596

27-Feb-1985

Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast WCP 1 0 2/12 16.67
Viv Anderson & John Barnes both started.

620

15-Oct-1986

Northern Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 3 0 1/12 8.33
Viv Anderson started.

623

01-Apr-1987

Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast ECP 2 0 1/12 8.33
Viv Anderson started.
825 26-Mar-2005 Northern Ireland Old Trafford, Manchester WCP 4 0 4/14 28.57
Ashley Cole & Rio Ferdinand started.  Kieron Dyer was a 72nd minute substitute, Jermain Defoe was a 80th minute substitute.
831 07-Sep-2005 Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast  WCP 0 1 4/14 28.57
Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand & Shaun Wright-Phillips all started.  Jermain Defoe was a 76th minute substitute.

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