Northern Ireland v England 1964 – In Belfast Eire – George Best

Saturday 3 October 1964 is the date on this football programme from Northern Ireland v England. England came out on top in this British Home Championship game, which ended Northern Ireland 3-4 England.

This is a Northern Ireland football programme. England's goals came from Pickering and Greaves (3) in front of a crowd of 58,000 at Windsor Park.

Competition	British Home Championship (1964/65)
Result	Northern Ireland 3-4 England
Played in	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland scorers	Wilson, McLaughlin (2)
England scorers	Pickering, Greaves (3)
Attendance	58,000
Referee	Willie Brittle (Scotland)

George Best played for NI team.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a slight stain mark at top corners

Did you know?

Before this game the two sides had met 72 times in full internationals: Northern Ireland had won 5, England 55, with 12 drawn.
The maximum wage for footballers was abolished in 1961, and England won the World Cup at Wembley in 1966.
Greaves scored a hat-trick for England in this game.

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