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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 16: Northern Ireland's Most Capped Brothers

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20. The McCLATCHEYs
4 Ireland caps (1886-1895)
John (Distillery) 3 caps (1886)
Tommy (Distillery) 1 cap (1895)

19. The SHERRARDs
6 Ireland caps (1885-1895)
Joe (Limavady) 3 caps (1885-1888)
Willie (Cliftonville) 3 caps (1895)

18. The GILLESPIEs
7 Ireland caps (1886-1889)
Shaw (Hertford) 6 caps (1886-1887)
John (West Down) 1 cap (1889)
[their cousin, Bob Hunter (Cliftonville) also won 3 caps (1884)]

17. The McKEEs
8 Ireland caps (1895-1914)
Hymie (Cliftonville) 3 caps (1895)
Fred (Cliftonville, Belfast Celtic) 5 caps (1906-1914)

16. The BURNISONs
10 Ireland caps (1901-1913)
Joe (Distillery) 2 caps (1901)
Sam (Distillery) 8 caps (1908-1913)

15. The GORDONs
12 Ireland caps (1891-1896)
Willie (Linfield) 7 caps (1891-1893)
Tom (Linfield) 2 caps (1894-1895)
Hugh (Linfield) 3 caps (1895-1896)
[only set of 3 brothers to be awarded senior caps by the Irish FA]

14. The CAMPBELLs
15 Ireland caps (1896-1904)
Jack (Cliftonville) 1 cap (1896)
James (Cliftonville) 14 caps (1898-1904)

13. The PYPERs
16 Ireland caps (1897-1902)
Jack (Cliftonville) 9 caps (1897-1902)
Jim (Cliftonville) 7 caps (1897-1900)

12. The CRONEs
16 Ireland caps (1882-1890)
Billy (Distillery) 12 caps (1882-1890)
Bob (Distillery) 4 caps (1889-1890)

11. The WHITLEYs
23 #NornIron caps (1997-2005)
Jeff (Manchester City, Sunderland) 20 caps (1997-2005)
Jim (Manchester City) 3 cap (1998-1999)

10. The JONESs
25 Ireland caps (1930-1938)
Jack (Linfield, Glenavon, Hibernian) 23 caps (1930-1938)
Sam (Distillery, Blackpool) 2 caps (1934)
[also nephews of the BURNISON brothers]

9. The CROSSANs
27 #NornIron caps (1950-1968)
Eddie (Blackburn Rovers) 3 caps (1950-1955)
Johnny (Sparta Rotterdam, Sunderland, Manchester City, Middlesbrough) 24 caps (1960-1968)

8. The TORRANs
27 Ireland caps (1889-1901)
Sam "Sa" (LInfield) 26 caps (1889-1901)
Rab "Ra" (Linfield) 1 cap (1893)
[another brother, Thomas "Ta", played for Linfield and won representative honours]

7. The IRVINEs
31 #NornIron caps (1962-1972)
Bobby (Linfield, Stoke City) 8 caps (1962-1965)
Willie (Burnley, Preston, Brighton) 23 caps (1963-1972)

6. The CHARLESs
47 #NornIron caps (2022-date*)
Shea (Manchester City, Southampton) 35 caps (2022-date*)
Pierce (Sheffield Wednesday) 12 caps (2024-date*)

5. The McLAUGHLINs
48 #NornIron caps (2011-2021)
Conor (Preston, Fleetwood, Millwall, Sunderland) 43 caps (2011-2021)
Ryan (Liverpool, Oldham) 5 caps (2014-2018)

4. The HUNTERs
55 #NornIron caps (1961-1979)
Vic (Coleraine) 2 caps (1961-1964)
Allan (Blackburn, Ipswich) 53 caps (1969-1979)
[Vic was father of Barry (Wrexham, Reading) 14 caps (1995-1999). Vic and Allan were also brother-in-laws to Willie McFaul (Linfield, Newcastle) 6 caps]

3. The SCOTTs
56 Ireland caps (1903-1935)
Billy (Linfield, Everton) 25 caps (1903-1913)
Elisha (Liverpool) 31 caps (1920-1935)

2. The BLANCHFLOWERs
68 #NornIron caps (1950-1963)
Danny (Barnsley, Aston Villa, Spurs) 56 caps (1950-1963)
Jackie (Manchester United) 12 caps (1954-1958)

1. The EVANs
184 caps (2006-2024)
Jonny (Manchester United, Leicester, West Brom) 112 caps (2006-2024)
Corry (Manchester United, Hull, Blackburn, Sunderland, Bradford) 72 caps (2009-2025)

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