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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 18: Northern Ireland's Oldest Internationals
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20. Jonny Evans
Age: 36 years, 157 days
Final #NornIron cap: 8th June 2024
Total #NornIron caps: 107 (2006-2024)

19. Bill Gorman
Age: 36 years, 241 days
Final Ireland cap: 10th March 2024
Total Ireland caps: 4 (1946-1948)
Total Eire caps: 13 (1936-1947)

18. Mal Donaghy
Age: 36 years, 271 days
Final #NornIon cap: 11th June 1994
Total #NornIron caps: 91 (1980-1994)

17. Danny Blanchflower
Age: 36 years, 291 days
Final #NornIron cap: 28th November 1962
Total #NornIron caps: 56 caps (1949-1962)

16. Jack Kirwan
Age: 36 years, 324 days
Final Ireland cap: 15th March 1909
Total Ireland caps: 17 (1900-1909)

15. Chris Nicholl
Age: 37 years, 0 days
Final #NornIron cap: 12th October 1983
Total #NornIron caps: 51 caps (1974-1983)

14. Peter Doherty
Age: 37 years, 150 days
Final Ireland cap: 1st November 1950
Total Ireland caps: 16 (1935-1950)

13. Sam Irving
Age: 37 years, 237 days
Final Ireland cap: 22nd April 1931
Total Ireland caps: 18 caps (1923-1931)

12. Steven Davis
Age: 37 years, 269 days
Final #NornIron cap: 27th September 2022
Total #NornIron caps: 140 (2005-2022)

11. Aaron Hughes
Age: 38 years, 208 days
Final #NornIron cap: 3rd June 2018
Total #NornIron caps: 112 (1998-2018)

10. Gareth McAuley
Age: 38 years, 348 days
Final #NornIron cap: 18th November 2018
Total #NornIron caps: 80 caps (2005-2018)

9. Billy Gillespie
Age: 39 years, 75 days
Final Ireland cap: 20th October 1930
Total Ireland caps: 25 (1913-1930)

8. Archie Goodall
Age: 39 years, 77 days
Final Ireland cap: 21st March 1904
Total Ireland caps: 10 caps (1899-1904)
[Goodall scored his final international goal at 38 years, 84 days, the oldest player to score for the Irish FA]

7. Roy Carroll
Age: 39 years, 245 days
Final #NornIron cap: 2nd June 2017
Total #NornIron caps: 45 (1997-2017)

6. Bill McCracken
Age: 40 years, 33 days
Final Ireland cap: 2rd March 1923
Total Ireland caps: 16 caps (1902-1923)

5. Maik Taylor
Age: 40 years, 37 days
Final #NornIron cap: 11th October 2011
Total #NornIron caps: 88 caps (1999-2011)

4. Jack Henderson
Age: 40 years, 254 days
Final Ireland cap: 11th April 1885
Total Ireland caps: 3 caps (1885)
[no photo of Henderson found, birthdate disputed]

3. Pat Jennings
Age: 41 years, 0 days
Final #NornIron cap: 12th June 1986
Total #NornIron caps: 119 caps (1964-1986)

2. Matt "Daddy" Wilson
Age: 41 years, 243 days
Final Ireland cap: 23rd February 1884
Total Ireland caps: 3 (1884)
[birth date unconfirmed, age shown is a minimum]

1. Elisha Scott
Age: 42 years, 200 days
Final Ireland cap: 11th March 1936
Total Ireland caps: 31 (1920-1936)

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