Wales v Northern Ireland 1980

About the Wales v Northern Ireland 1980 Programme

Here we have a genuine football programme for Wales v Northern Ireland, dated Friday 23 May 1980. On the day it was Northern Ireland who took the points (and the tie) – the British Home Championship match ended 0-1. As with all our football programmes, the condition has been described honestly above, using our standard abbreviations.

The Match

• Final score: Wales 0-1 Northern Ireland
• Competition: British Home Championship (1979/80)
• Date: Friday 23 May 1980
• Played in: Cardiff, Wales

Trivia

• This was international meeting number 85 between the sides – the previous 84 had produced 40 Wales wins, 25 for Northern Ireland and 19 draws.
• Three points for a win was introduced in the Football League in 1981/82.

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