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Jul 1 • 22 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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To mark our 20th birthday I'll be posting up a random #NornIron related Top 20 every day of the month!

Day 1: MOST GAMES BY NORTHERN IRELAND INTERNATIONALS IN THE ENGLISH LEAGUES Image
20: Pat Rice
509 apps (1967/68-1983/84)
Arsenal and Watford Image
19. Chris Brunt
534 apps (2003/04-2020/21)
Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion, Bristol City Image
18. Peter Farrell
536 apps
(1946/47-1959/60)
Everton, Tranmere Rover Image
17. Lawrie Sanchez
540 apps
(1977/78-1993/94)
Reading, Wimbledon, Swindon Town Image
16. Michael Duff
543 apps
(1999/00-2015/16)
Cheltenham Town, Burnley Image
15. Derek Dougan
546 apps
(1957/58-1974/75)
Portsmouth, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Peterborough United, Leicester City, Wolves Image
14. Lee Camp
548 apps
(2002/03-2020/21)
Derby, QPR, Norwich, Nott’m Forest, Bournemouth, Rotherham, Sunderland, Birmingham, Swindon Image
13. Danny Blanchflower
553 apps
(1948/49-1963/64)
Barnsley, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur Image
12. Tommy Eglington
565 apps
(1946/47-1960/61)
Everton, Tranmere Rovers Image
11. Mal Donaghy
572 apps
(1978/79-1993/94)
Luton Town, Manchester United, Chelsea Image
10. Jimmy McIlroy
576 apps
(1950/51-1967/68)
Burnley, Stoke City, Oldham Athletic Image
9. Jimmy Quinn
578 apps
(1981/82-1999/00)
Swindon, Blackburn, Leicester, Bradford, West Ham, Bournemouth, Reading, Peterborough United Image
8. Jim Magilton
580 apps (1990/91-2005/06)
Oxford Utd, Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich Town Image
7. Ollie Norwood
582* apps (2010/11-date)
Carlisle, Scunthorpe, Coventry C., Huddersfield, Reading, Brighton, Fulham, Sheff. Utd, Stockport Co. Image
6. Ian Lawther
598 apps
(1959/60-1975/76)
Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers, Scunthorpe, Brentford, Halifax Town, Stockport Co. Image
5. Kevin Wilson
602 apps
(1979/80-2000/01)
Derby County, Ipswich Town, Chelsea, Notts County, Bradford City, Walsall, Northampton Town Image
4. Sammy McIlroy
608 apps
(1971/72-1989/90)
Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Bury, Preston North End Image
3. Danny Wilson
626 apps
(1977/78-1994/95)
Bury, Chesterfield, Nottingham Forest, Scunthorpe U., Brighton & H.A., Luton Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley Image
2. Chris Nicholl
647 apps
(1968/69-1984/85)
Halifax Town, Luton, Aston Villa, Southampton, Grimsby Town Image
1. Pat Jennings
757 apps
(1962/63-1984/85)
Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal Image
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The #NornIron's team flight to Mexico for the 1986 World Cup disappears through that wormhole over the Bermuda Triangle. So, we're on the phone to FIFA again for dispensation to replace the squad (don't worry, the original team all re-appear through a plot hole two weeks later).. Image
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Wigan manager Bryan Hamilton, working as a pundit for ITV, ditches the shiny suit to step in as boss. He is assisted by captain and BBC pundit Martin O'Neill, who has only recently been beaten in his long fight against injury, so missing the tournament. Which 22 will they pick? Image
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1. GK. George Dunlop (Linfield) 1 cap. Selected for Spain 82, he won his only cap against Israel in 1984 but surprisingly missed out on the squad this time. The only viable option as starting number 1! Image
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The entire squad eats the fish, contracting food poisoning and are ruled out for the duration of the tournament. Danny Blanchflower, in Spain reporting for the Express newspaper, agrees to step in as temporary #NornIron manager, just three years after leaving the post. Image
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