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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 11: Northern Ireland Internationals While Playing in Great Britain

Players who have won 5 or more "major" trophies while attached to clubs in England, Scotland and Wales.

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20. Dave Craig
25 #NornIron caps (1967-1974)
5 trophies
(with Newcastle United)
FA Youth Cup 1961/62
Fairs Cup 1968/69
Anglo-Italian Tournament 1972/73
Texaco Cup 1973/74, 1974/75

19. Kyle Lafferty
89 #NornIron caps (2006-2022)
5 trophies (with Rangers)
SPL 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11
Scottish Cup 2008/09
SFL Cup 2009/10, 2010/11
[also Italian Serie B 13/14 (with Palermo), SPFL Championship 21/22 (with Kilmarnock), SFA Junior Cup 24/25 (Johnstone Burgh)]

18. Charlie Tully
10 #NornIron caps (1948-1958)
5 trophies
(with Celtic)
Scottish League 1953/54
Scottish Cup 1950/51, 1953/54
Scottish League Cup 1956/57, 1957/58
[also (with Belfast Celtic) Irish Cup, Gold Cup, Co. Antrim Shield, Northern Regional League]

17. Bill McCracken
16 Ireland caps (1902-1923)
5 trophies
(with Newcastle United)
League Champion 1904/05, 1906/07, 1908/09
FA Cup 1909/10
Charity Shield 1909
[also (with Distillery) Irish League 1902/03, Irish Cup 1902/03, Co. Antrim Shield 1902/03]

16. George Best
37 #NornIron caps
5 trophies
(with Manchester United)
European Cup 1967/68
League Champion 1964/65, 1966/67
Charity Shield 1965, 1967
FA Youth Cup 1963/64

15. Jack Reynolds
5 Ireland caps (1890-1891)/8 England caps (1892-1897)
6 trophies
(with West Bromwich Albion)
FA Cup 1891/92
(with Aston Villa)
League Champion 1893/94, 1895/96, 1896/97
FA Cup 1894/95, 1896/97

14. Jimmy Nicholl
73 #NornIron caps (1976-1986)
6 trophies
(with Manchester United)
FA Cup 1976/77
Charity Shield 1977
(with Rangers)
Scottish League 1986/87
Scottish League Cup 1983/84, 1986/87, 1987/88
[also Fife Cup (with Raith Rovers)]

13. Billy McCandless
9 Ireland caps (1919-1929)
6 trophies
(with Rangers)
Scottish League 1920/21, 1922/23, 1923/24, 1924/25, 1926/27, 1927/28
[also (with Linfield) Irish Cup, Co. Antrim Shield, Belfast & District League]

12. Bertie Peacock
31 #NornIron caps (1951-1961)
6 trophies
(with Celtic)
Scottish League 1953/54
Scottish Cup 1950/51, 1953/54
Scottish League Cup 1956/57, 1957/58
Coronation Cup 1953
[also (with Celtic) Glasgow Cup, (with Coleraine) Irish Cup, Ulster Cup, City Cup, Blaxnit Cup]

11. Tom Farquharson
7 Ireland caps (1923-1925)/4 Irish Free State caps (1929-1931)
6 trophies
(with Cardiff City)
FA Cup 1926/27
Welsh Cup 1922/23, 1926/27, 1927/28, 1929/30
Charity Shield 1927

10. Danny Blanchflower
56 #NornIron caps (1949-1962)
6 trophies
(with Tottenham Hotspur)
League Champion 1960/61
FA Cup 1960/61, 1961/62
European Cup Winners' Cup 1962/63
Charity Shield 1961, 1962

9. Martin O'Neill
64 #NornIron caps (1971-1984)
7 trophies
(with Nottingham Forest)
European Cup 1979/80
League Champion 1977/78
League Cup 1977/78, 1978/79
UEFA Super Cup 1979
Anglo-Scottish Cup 1976/77
[also Irish Cup (with Distillery)]

8. Bertie Manderson
4 Ireland caps (1920-1926)
7 trophies
(with Rangers)
Scottish League 1917/18, 1919/20, 1920/21, 1922/23, 1923/24, 1924/25, 1926/27
[also (with Rangers) Glasgow Cup, Glasgow Merchant's Cup]

7. Pat Jennings
119 #NornIron caps (1964-1986)
7 trophies
(with Tottenham Hotspur)
FA Cup 1966/67
League Cup 1970/71, 1972/73
UEFA Cup 1971/72
Charity Shield 1967
Anglo-Italian League Cup 1971/72
(with Arsenal)
FA Cup 1978/79
[also (with Newry United) Irish Junior Cup 1961/62]

6. Bob "Bud" Hamilton
5 Ireland Caps (1928-1931)
7 trophies
(with Rangers)
Scottish League 1927/28, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1930/31
Scottish Cup 1927/28, 1929/30, 1931/32
[also (with Rangers) Glasgow Cup, Glasgow Merchant & Charity Cup]

5. Bob "Whitey" McDonald
2 Ireland caps (1930-1931)
9 trophies
(with Rangers)
Scottish League 1929/30, 1930/31, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1936/37
Scottish Cup 1929/30, 1933/34, 1934/35
[also (with Bethlehem Steel) ASL 1926/27, US Challenge Cup 1925/26]

4. Jonny Evans
107 #NornIron caps (2006-2024)
11 trophies
(with Manchester U.)
Premier League 2008/09, 10/11, 12/13
FA Cup 2023/24
EFL Cup 2008/09, 09/10
Community Shield 2010, 2011
FIFA Club Cup 2007/08
(with Leicester C.)
FA Cup 2020/21
[also (with Sunderland) EFL Championship]

3. Patsy Gallagher (Gallacher)
11 Ireland caps (1919-1927)/1 Irish Free State cap (1931)
10 trophies
(with Celtic)
Scottish League 1913/14, 1914/15, 1915/16, 1916/17, 1918/19, 1921/22
Scottish Cup 1911/12, 1913/14, 1922/23, 1924/25

[also (with Celtic) Glasgow Cups]

2. Steven Davis
140 #NornIron caps (2005-2022)
11 trophies
(with Aston Villa)
FA Youth Cup 2001/02
(with Rangers)
Scottish League 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2020/21
Scottish Cup 2007/08, 2008/09, 2021/22
Scottish League Cup 2007/08, 2009/10, 2010/11

1. Neil Lennon
40 #NornIron caps (1994-2002)
13 trophies
(with Leicester City)
League Cup 1996/97, 1999/00
(with Celtic)
SPL 2000/01, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07
Scottish Cup 2000/01, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07
Scottish League Cup 2000/01, 2005/06

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