28/05/1977 Northern Ireland v England

[@TheGiantKillers]

Eight players from Arsenal, Man U, Spurs and Everton and all first-team regulars too. If only Northern Ireland had that today.

[@mohdazmi10]

but no George Best.

[@aidtom3503]

Don't forget the great Martin oneill and the best keeper in the world pat jennings Ireland had some great players over the years North and South

[@Nigelpreece]

Both the BBC and ITV showed all six games. For example here BBC would have shown this on Saturday night, ITV would have shown this again on the Sunday, both also showing Wales v Scotland. The two would have pooled OB equipment and thus ITV in this instance are taking BBC presentation. Chances are it was vice-versa for the other game that day and so on. Happy days when we didn't have to worry about SKY sticking their oar in.

[@PressureOnJulian]

ITV showed this game first

[@MattPooleopaltotem]

BBC graphics and Brian Moore comms..? Great upload!

[@converse91970]

What you have highlighted wasn't uncommon. During the years of shared coverage from the late 60s to early 80s, both ITV and BBC shared each others resources including graphics and other aspects of production.

[@andrewmillar8153]

How many times did that cock more say Ireland? Ignorant man

[@PressureOnJulian]

Yes, the random nature of the Home Internationals. BBC were host broadcasters, but ITV showed this match first

[@psyskeptic9979]

Shilton and Jennings showing their legend!

[@garyrandall8217]

Any footage of the Euro qualifier in Belfast from Oct 79? Result N Ire 1-5 Eng

[@TheCasao86]

where you there

[@timrobinson100]

norther irish great people [ our friends [ i have no problem with

[@timrobinson100]

r i p don revie ray wilkins

[@aidtom3503]

Liverpool players were busy winning their first of 6 European cups.

[@Nigelpreece]

They were rested as this match was just three days after the European Cup Final and a week after the lads sadly lost the FA Cup final. Truth be told they should have been rested for the whole tournament and saved for the tour of South America which followed this. In that tour England played the big three, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina, and drew the lot.

[@darren2514fv]

@@Nigelpreece And only one Manchester United player in the team in this which was Greenhoff all of the Liverpool and Manchester United players in the England team should have been rested for the Home Internationals being a week after the FA Cup Final and three days after the European Cup Final in Rome and the younger players and those on the verge of a full England cap should have been chosen for the Home Internationals and the South American tour to give these players experience of South American football and climate with a eye towards 1978 and qualification for the 1978 World Cup should have taken priority

[@RebelofIreland]

What a shocker of a strip from the nordies...

[@markboyle7177]

PAT JENNINGS 👏👏👏

[@1968camera]

torneo interbrittanico o amichevole ?

[@suffern63]

British championship

[@1968camera]

ok, grazie suffern63

[@timrobinson100]

best? missing?

[@fatbelly27]

That was a good Northern Ireland side. Best was playing well for Fulham at the time and would have caused problems for England.

[@samson9098]

Brian Greenhoff, David mc creery, Sammy mc ilroy, Jimmy nichol, were man utd teammate.. Ray Wilkins soon join them

[@timrobinson100]

r i p brian greenhoff

[@eamonryan8738]

Very good of ni to wear a target on their strip.

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

Spotted that too. Both kits are certainly from an era that taste & style forgot. The ones they replaced them with in 1980 & España '82 were so much more elegant by contrast. All went a bit awry by the 1990s unfortunately.

[@mohdazmi10]

no George best :-(

[@TrevorHolohan]

One of the worst kits ever worn by Northern Ireland. The IFA crest in the middle just looks wrong. 👎🙄

[@Nigelpreece]

The NI team reads like hall of fame, McIlroy, Hamilton, Jennings. A pity that politics no doubt prevented them and Republic doing the same as the Rugby team and playing as a unified side. Imagine that in later years, O'Neil and Whiteside alongside Brady and Stapleton, what a team!

[@merseydave1]

@@Nigelpreece One day very soon Ireland will have One National Football Team!.

[@Nigelpreece]

@@merseydave1 They should have had one a long long time ago. A pity they could not have kept the team together at partition.

[@merseydave1]

@@Nigelpreece Indeed just like The National rugby team

[@mahmoudsaid4052]

التحدي القوة الثقة النفس العميق الوصال

[@seltaeb3302]

Brian Moore. Straight away I hear his voice & it's footy time on good ol' tube telly (I miss 'em, your tube telly became like part of your family. Not with this black emotionless slab. Nothing) That N.I side had good Div1 players. Jennings World's best. ok let's watch..

[@timrobinson100]

brookings better now[ than dele ali

[@timrobinson100]

fotballers so much better looking then

[@timrobinson100]

the almighty colin todd

[@Nigelpreece]

Yes, one of our finest ever defenders, never fully appreciated.

[@joeoconnor5400]

Not sure Birmingham City fans would agree with you there.

[@davethehat56]

How did Dave Watson become an international footballer? He was floundering about like a schoolboy when Ireland scored.

[@mohdazmi10]

no George best :-(

[@samson9098]

Rep of Ireland, not Northern Ireland... Furthermore,already retired.

[@TheGiantKillers]

@@samson9098 Best played for Northern Ireland and at this stage, he was still playing but was in the USA and had too many demons with booze to be trusted.

[@TrevorHolohan]

@@samson9098 - George Best was born and bred in Belfast. He represented Northern Ireland. 🙄

[@scottyb5039]

@@samson9098 FFS