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Head to head

England vs Northern Ireland

If they played today

England at home
83% / 13% / 5%
England win / draw / Northern Ireland win
England–Northern Ireland
  • 2–0 16.0%
  • 3–0 13.6%
  • 1–0 12.5%
  • 4–0 8.7%
  • 2–1 7.4%
Neutral venue
77% / 16% / 8%
England win / draw / Northern Ireland win
England–Northern Ireland
  • 2–0 14.5%
  • 1–0 12.3%
  • 3–0 11.4%
  • 2–1 8.6%
  • 1–1 7.3%
Northern Ireland at home
70% / 18% / 11%
England win / draw / Northern Ireland win
England–Northern Ireland
  • 2–0 13.0%
  • 1–0 12.0%
  • 2–1 9.5%
  • 3–0 9.4%
  • 1–1 8.8%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 EnglandNorthern Ireland
Current Elo21971667
Elo rank3rd73rd
Peak Elo2197 (2026)1758 (1986)
Matches played1098707
All-time record631W 259D 208L185W 160D 362L
Goals for2401741
Goals against10531296
Biggest win13–0 vs Northern Ireland · 1882-02-18 · Friendly7–0 vs Wales · 1930-02-01 · British Home Championship
Biggest loss1–7 vs Hungary · 1954-05-23 · Friendly0–13 vs England · 1882-02-18 · Friendly
World Cups won10
Expected World Cups1.450.04
European Championships won00
Expected European Championships1.50<0.01

When they've met

Meetings
99
England 76W 16D 7L
Goals
324–81
England first
First meeting
13–0
England won · 1882-02-18 · Friendly
Most recent
0–1
Northern Ireland won · 2005-09-07 · FIFA World Cup qualification
England's biggest win
13–0
1882-02-18 · Friendly
Northern Ireland's biggest win
3–0
1914-02-14 · British Home Championship
Most common result
2–0
England first · 11 times, last 1987-04-01
Current run
Won the last meeting
Northern Ireland · since 2005-09-07
99 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2005-09-070–1Northern Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2005-03-264–0England homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1987-04-012–0Northern Ireland homeUEFA Euro qualification
1986-10-153–0England homeUEFA Euro qualification
1985-11-130–0England homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1985-02-271–0Northern Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1984-04-041–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1983-05-280–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1982-02-234–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1980-05-201–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1979-10-175–1Northern Ireland homeUEFA Euro qualification
1979-05-192–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1979-02-074–0England homeUEFA Euro qualification
1978-05-161–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1977-05-282–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1976-05-114–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1975-05-170–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1974-05-151–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1973-05-122–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1972-05-230–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1971-05-151–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1970-04-213–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1969-05-033–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1967-11-222–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1966-10-222–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1965-11-102–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1964-10-034–3Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1963-11-208–3England homeBritish Home Championship
1962-10-203–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1961-11-221–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1960-10-085–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1959-11-182–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1958-10-043–3Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1957-11-062–3England homeBritish Home Championship
1956-10-061–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1955-11-023–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1954-10-022–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1953-11-113–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1952-10-042–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1951-11-142–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1950-10-074–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1949-11-169–2England homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1948-10-096–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1947-11-052–2England homeBritish Home Championship
1946-09-287–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1945-09-151–0Northern Ireland homeFriendly
1938-11-167–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1937-10-235–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1936-11-183–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1935-10-193–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1935-02-062–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1933-10-143–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1932-10-171–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1931-10-176–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1930-10-205–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1929-10-193–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1928-10-222–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1927-10-220–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1926-10-203–3England homeBritish Home Championship
1925-10-240–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1924-10-223–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1923-10-201–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1922-10-212–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1921-10-221–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1920-10-232–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1919-10-251–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1914-02-140–3England homeBritish Home Championship
1913-02-151–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1912-02-106–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1911-02-112–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1910-02-121–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1909-02-134–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1908-02-153–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1907-02-161–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1906-02-175–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1905-02-251–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1904-03-123–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1903-02-144–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1902-03-221–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1901-03-093–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1900-03-172–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1899-02-1813–2England homeBritish Home Championship
1898-03-053–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1897-02-206–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1896-03-072–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1895-03-099–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1894-03-032–2Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1893-02-256–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1892-03-052–0Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1891-03-076–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1890-03-159–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1889-03-026–1England homeBritish Home Championship
1888-04-075–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1887-02-057–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1886-03-136–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1885-02-284–0England homeBritish Home Championship
1884-02-238–1Northern Ireland homeBritish Home Championship
1883-02-247–0England homeFriendly
1882-02-1813–0Northern Ireland homeFriendly