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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 14: Most Appearances by Northern Ireland Internationals in European and International Club Competition

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#NornIron player's games in UEFA Champions Cup/League, Fairs/UEFA Cup/Europa League, Cup Winner's Cup, Conference League, Intertoto Cup, Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup or Intercontinental/Toyota Cup.

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20. Gary Hamilton
24 appearances
2002/03-2018/19
Portadown, Glentoran, Glenavon Image
19. Norman Whiteside
25 appearances
1982/83-1984/85
Manchester United (ENG) Image
18. George Dunlop
25 appearances
1978/79-1989/90
Linfield
[also an unused sub for Manchester City (ENG) in 1972/73 UEFA Cup] Image
17. Kyle Lafferty
25 appearances
2008/09-2021/22
Rangers (SCO), Anorthosis Famagusta (CYP) Image
16. Pat Rice
26 appearances
1969/70-1983/84
Arsenal (ENG), Watford (ENG) Image
15. Allan Hunter
26 appearances
1965/66-1979/80
Coleraine, Ipswich Town (ENG) Image
14. Peter Thompson
26 appearances
2001/02-2014/15
Linfield Image
13. Glenn Ferguson
26 appearances
1990/91-2008/09
Glenavon, Linfield Image
12. Bryan Hamilton
26 appearances
1966/67-1975/76
Linfield, Ipswich Town (ENG) Image
11. Willie "Iam" McFaul
30 appearances
1963/64-1970/71
Linfield, Newcastle United (ENG) Image
10. Jordan Owens
34 appearances
2009/10-2024/25
Crusaders Image
9. George Best
34 appearances
1963/64-1968/69
Manchester United (ENG) Image
8. Niall McGinn
34 appearances
2006/07-2023/24
Dungannon Swifts, Celtic (SCO), Aberdeen (SCO), Glentoran Image
7. Jonny Evans
50 appearances
2007/08-2023/24
Manchester United (ENG), Leicester City (ENG) Image
6. Pat Jennings
55 appearances
1967/68-1981/82
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), Arsenal (ENG) Image
5. Neil Lennon
57 appearances
1997/98-2006/07
Leicester City (ENG), Celtic (SCO) Image
4. Alan Mannus
58 appearances
2002/03-2023/24
Linfield, Shamrock Rovers (IRL), St Johnston (SCO) Image
3. Jamie Mulgrew
64 appearances
2005/06-2025/26*
Linfield Image
2. Aaron Hughes
71 appearances
1997/98-2011/12
Newcastle United (ENG), Fulham (ENG) Image
1. Steven Davis
77 appearances
2007/08-2022/23
Rangers (SCO), Southampton (ENG) Image
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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 16: Northern Ireland's Most Capped Brothers

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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 15: Northern Ireland Goalkeepers with Fewest Goals Conceded per 90 Minutes

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20. Allen McKnight
10 #NornIron caps (1987-1989)
1.40 goals conceded / 90 mins
14 goals / 900 minutes
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3 #NornIron caps (1986-1987)
1.33 goals conceded / 90 mins
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Jul 14
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Day 13: Most Appearances by Northern Ireland Internationals in "Mainland" Europe

Games played by senior #NornIron caps for European clubs outside of the UK & Ireland. May also include some island states. Image
20. Ross McCausland
Aros Limassol (CYP)
2025/26 21 apps
5 #NornIron caps (2023-2024*) Image
19. Derek Spence
Olympiacos (GRE)
1977/78 21 apps
29 #NornIron caps (1975-1982) Image
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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 12: Top Scoring Northern Ireland Internationals for Irish League/NIFL Clubs

Historical stats for the Irish League are incomplete, but these are 20 of the highest scorers to have played domestically and been awarded senior caps by the Irish FA Image
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20. Kevin McGarry
3 #NornIron caps (1950-1951)
174+ goals (1948-1961)
Belfast Celtic, Cliftonville
[plus 2 League of Ireland goals for Sligo Rovers] Image
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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 Image
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)] Image
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Jul 10
20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 10: Longest serving Northern Ireland Internationals Image
20. Mal Donaghy
14 years, 26 days
91 #NornIron caps (1980-1994) Image
19. Jimmy McIlroy
14 years, 49 days
55 #NornIron caps (1951-1965) Image
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