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Windsor Park

Windsor Park
 Windsor Avenue
 Windsor
Belfast
BT14 6LP

P 32 W 20 D 8 L 4 F 79: A 33
75% successful
1913-2005

opened 20 August 1890
Home club Linfield FC, since 1905
Capacity 40,000 [1913]; 20,332 [2005];
First match Between Linfield FC and Glentoran FC, 1905;
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England Career
Venue number 51
First match No. 114, 15 February 1913, Ireland 2 England 1, British Championship match.
Last match No. 831, 7 September 2005, Northern Ireland 1 England 0, World Cup qualification match match.
Major tournaments British Championships 1912-13, 1919-20, 1921-22, 1923-24, 1925-26, 1927-28, 1929-30, 1931-32, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1937-38, 1946-47, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1982-83;

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1947

2025

 
 
8 6 2 0 21 7 +14 0 3 5.25 1.75 87.5 +6
Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
World Cup Preliminary 2 1 0 1 1 1 =0 1 1 0.50 0.50 50.0 =0
European Championship Preliminary 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 0 2 3.00 0.333 100.0 +3
British Championship 28 17 8 3 71 31 +40 4 9 2.536 1.107 75.0 +14

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
WCP 1984-86 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
WCP 2004-06 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 1.00 0.0 0.0 -1
WCP All 2 1 0 1 1 1 =0 1 1 0.50 0.50 50.0 =0

European Championship Preliminary Competition
ECP 1966-68 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
ECP 1978-80 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
ECP 1986-87 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
ECP All 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 0 2 3.00 0.333 100.0 +3

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1912-13 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.0 -1
BC 1919-20 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC 1921-22 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC 1923-24 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.0 -1
BC 1925-26 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.0 0.0 50.0 =0
BC 1927-28 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1 0 0.0 2.00 0.0 -1
BC 1929-30 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1931-32 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4 0 0 6.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC 1933-34 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1935-36 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1937-38 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1946-47 1 1 0 0 7 2 +5 0 0 7.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC 1948-49 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4 0 0 6.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC 1950-51 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1952-53 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
BC 1954-55 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1956-57 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC 1958-59 1 0 1 0 3 3 =0 0 0 3.00 3.00 50.0 =0
BC 1960-61 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 0 0 5.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC 1962-63 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1964-65 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 0 0 4.00 3.00 100.0 +1
BC 1966-67 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1968-69 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1970-71 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1974-75 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.0 0.0 50.0 =0
BC 1976-77 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1978-79 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1982-83 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.0 0.0 50.0 =0
BC All 28 17 8 3 71 31 +40 4 9 2.536 1.107 75.0 +14

All Competition
WC 2 1 0 1 1 1 =0 1 1 0.50 0.50 50.0 =0
EC 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 0 2 3.00 0.333 100.0 +3
BC 28 17 8 3 71 31 +40 4 9 2.536 1.107 75.0 +14
The 1966-67 records of the European Championship Preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
32 20 8 4 79 33 +46 5 11 2.469 1.031 75 +16
   
 

England's Results at Windsor Park
 
114 15 February 1913 - Ireland 2 England 1 [1-1]
  (17,000 to 20,000)		 Benson OG, Gillespie
 Buchan		 BC AL
120 25 October 1919 - Ireland 1 England 1 [0-1] (30,000) Ferris
Cock		 BC AD
127 22 October 1921 - Ireland 1 England 1 [1-1] (30,000) Gillespie
Kirton		 BC AD
137 20 October 1923 - Ireland 2 England 1 [1-1] (25,000) Gillespie, Croft
 Bradford		 BC AL
147 24 October 1925 - Ireland 0 England 0 [0-0] (30,000)   BC AD
157 22 October 1927 - Ireland 2 England 0 [1-0] (30,000) Jones OG, Mahood BC AL
168 22 October 1929 - Ireland 0 England 3 [0-2] (45,000) Hine (pen), Camsell (2) BC AW
178 17 October 1931 - Ireland 2 England 6 [1-3] (40,000) Dunne, Kelly
 Smith, Waring (2), Hine, Houghton (2)		 BC AW
188 14 October 1933 - Ireland 0 England 3 [0-1] (35,000) Brook, Grosvenor, Bowers BC AW
199 19 October 1935 - Ireland 1 England 3 [1-0] (35,000) Brown
 Birkett, Tilson, Brook		 BC AW
212 23 October 1937 - Ireland 1 England 5 [0-2] (36,000) Stevenson
 Mills (3), Hall, Brook		 BC AW
England were due to play Ireland at Windsor Park on 28 October 1939, postponed following the outbreak of WWII.
Windsor Park also hosted a Victory international, on 15 September 1945 between Ireland & England 45,061 watched an one-nil victory.
  Walter Winterbottom
227 28 September 1946 - Ireland 2 England 7 [0-3] (57,011) Lockhart (2)
 Carter, Mannion (3), Finney, Lawton, Langton		 BC AW
242 9 October 1948 - Ireland 2 England 6 [0-1] (53,629) Walsh (2)
 Smyth OG, Milburn, Mortensen (3), Pearson		 BC AW
259 7 October 1950 - Ireland 1 England 4 [0-1] (46,000) McMorran
 Baily (2), Lee, Wright		 BC AW
273 4 October 1952 - Ireland 2 England 2 [1-1] (59,000) Tully (2)
 Lofthouse, Elliott		 BC AD
291 2 October 1954 -
Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [0-0] (59,000)		 Haynes, Revie BC AW
307 6 October 1956 -
Northern Ireland 1 England 1 [1-1] (58,420)		 McIlroy
 Matthews		 BC AD
326 4 October 1958 -
Northern Ireland 3 England 3 [1-1] (58,000)		 Cush, Peacock, Casey
 Charlton (2), Finney		 BC AD
342 8 October 1960 -
Northern Ireland 2 England 5 [1-2] (58,000-60,000)		 McAdams (2)
Smith, Greaves (2), Charlton, Douglas		 BC AW
364 20 October 1962 -
Northern Ireland 1 England 3 [0-1] (39,000)		 Barr
Greaves, O'Grady (2)		 BC AW
  Alf Ramsey
383 3 October 1964 -
Northern Ireland 3 England 4 [0-4] (58,000/60,000)		 S.Wilson, McLaughlin (2)
Pickering, Greaves (3)		 BC AW
410 22 October 1966 -
Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [0-1] (47,897)		 Hunt, Peters BC/
ECP
group 8		 AW
Billy Ferguson

Sir Alf Ramsey
430 3 May 1969 - Northern Ireland 1 England 3 [0-1]
(23,000)		 McMordie
Peters, Lee, Hurst (pen)		 BC AW
453 15 May 1971 - Northern Ireland 0 England 1 [0-0]
(33,000)		 Clarke BC AW

Don Revie
491 17 May 1975 - Northern Ireland 0 England 0 [0-0]
(36,500)		   BC AD
509 28 May 1977 - Northern Ireland 1 England 2 [1-1]
(35,000)		 McGrath
 Channon, Tueart		 BC AW

Ron Greenwood
528 19 May 1979 - Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [0-2]
(35,000)		 Watson, Coppell BC AW
535 17 October 1979 -
Northern Ireland 1 England 5 [0-2] (17,755/25,000)		 Moreland (pen)
T.Francis (2), Woodcock (2), J.Nicholl OG		 ECP
 Group 1		 AW
England were due to play Northern Ireland at Windsor Park on 16 May 1981, postponed because of the Troubles

Bobby Robson
577 28 May 1983 - Northern Ireland 0 England 0 [0-0]
(22,000 to 30,000)		   BC AD
596 27 February 1985 -
Northern Ireland 0 England 1 [0-0] (28,500)		 Hateley WCP
 Group 3		 AW
623 1 April 1987 -
Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [0-2] (20,578)		 Robson, Waddle ECP
 Group 4		 AW

Bobby Robson
831 7 September 2005 -
Northern Ireland 1 England 0 [0-0]
(14,069)		 Healy WCP
 Group 6		 AL
  Top scorers: Jimmy Greaves 5  


England's Youth Level Results at Windsor Park

The England Under-19 Team
UEFA European U19 Championship Finals match
95 FINAL
29 July 2005 - England 1 France 3 [1-0](4,723) Holmes
Chakouri, Baldé, Gouffran		 NL
Grant Leadbitter⁹⁰
England: 1.D.Martin, 2.A.McMahon, 18.A.D.Taylor, 8.M.Noble, 4.M.Mills, 6.M.Cranieᶜ, 16.J.Morrison (17.R.Smith), 7.G.Leadbitter, 10.M.Fryatt (9.D.Blackstock), 15.R.Jones (14.R.Jarvis), 11.L.Holmes.
European Championship First Qualifying round match
130 10 October 2008 -
Northern Ireland 1 England 3 [1-2] (tbc)		 Lawrie
Lansbury (2 (1 pen), Murphy		 AW
Nathan Hanley³⁹
England: J.Steele, Kieran Trippier (K.Pearce), L.Hills, Danny Drinkwater (Jack Rodwell), J.Spenceᶜ, G.Hoyte, R.Murphy, M.Woods, N.Delfouneso, H.Lansbury, V.Moses.

2 1 0 1 4 4 =0 0 0 2 2 50 =0

The England Under-16 Team
adidas Victory Shield
169 20 October 2000 -
Northern Ireland 1 England 0 [1-0] (tbc)		 Neill AL
England: N.Eyre, S.Vaughan, D.Chick, D.Mannix (D.Small), C.Hogg, S.Bridges, R.Frempong (M.Malcolm), S.Brown (C.Taylor), A.Oldham, S.Long (R.Gardner), S.Doherty.

1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0 1 0 -1


The England Amateur Team
Friendly match
126 4 February 1950 - Ireland 1 England 3 [1-2] (15,000) O'Flanagan
Slater (2 (1 pen)), Holmes		 AW
England: D.Jarvis, L.Wallis, L.C.Rowland, P.Aston, C.Fullerᶜ, W.Shepherd, J.Walton, W.Holmes, Bill Slater, L.Joseph, H.Potts.
British Amateur Championship match
  1 October 1971 - Northern Ireland vs. England    
On 17 September, this fixture was postponed because of the civil unrest in Northern Ireland. The game was eventually re-scheduled as an England home fixture at the end of the season. Northern Ireland did not play another home match at amateur level again, though they were to end the season as British Champions. England were now left with a four-month gap between fixtures.


The England Women Team
FIFA Women's World Cup preliminary match

428		 12 April 2022 - Northern Ireland 0 England 5 [0-1] (15,348) Hemp (2), Toone, Stanway (2) AW
England: Mary Earps, Lucy Bronze, Millie Bright, Leah Williamson, Jessica Carter (Rachel Daly), Georgia Stanway (Jordan Nobbs), Keira Walsh, Ella Toone, Beth Mead, Ellen White (Bethany England), Lauren Hemp. (unused: Hannah Hampton, Katie Zelem, Gabby George, Demi Stokes, Nikita Parris, Alessia Russo, Ellie Roebuck, Niamh Charles).

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