Northern Ireland v Scotland 1953 – 1950s Programmes

This original football programme comes from the Northern Ireland v Scotland match on Saturday 3 October 1953. The British Home Championship fixture finished 1-3, a victory on the road for Scotland.

This is a Northern Ireland football programme. Scotland's goals came from Charlie Fleming (2) and Jackie Henderson in front of a crowd of 58,248 at Windsor Park.

Competition	British Home Championship (1953/54)
Result	Northern Ireland 1-3 Scotland
Played in	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Scotland scorers	Charlie Fleming (2), Jackie Henderson
Attendance	58,248

1953 Irish Football Programme.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs, a few tiny marks

Did you know?

Before this game the two sides had met 58 times in full internationals: Northern Ireland had won 6, Scotland 45, with 7 drawn.
The 1950s saw England beaten 6-3 at Wembley by Hungary in 1953 – their first home defeat by a side from outside the British Isles.