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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!
Day 19: Most Trophy Wins as Manager by Northern Ireland Internationals
#GAWA #NornIron
[We could argue all day about what qualifies as a trophy win, but we'll just not!] Image
20. Arthur Stewart
5 trophies
Ballymena United, Glentoran Image
19. Billy Humphries
5 trophies
Ards Image
18. Jim Platt
6 trophies
Ballymena United, Coleraine Image
17. Tommy Sloan
6 trophies
Linfield, Portadown Image
16. Billy Johnston
7 trophies
Crusaders, Glentoran Image
15. Billy Bingham
7 trophies
Linfield, Northern Ireland, Al-Nasrr Image
14. Frank Thompson
7 trophies
Clyde, Ayr United Image
13. Billy Gillespie
9 trophies
Derry City Image
12. Jimmy Dunne
10 trophies
Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians Image
11. Trevor Anderson
10 trophies
Linfield Image
10. Pat O'Connell
10 trophies
Racing Santander, Real Betis, Barcelona Image
9. Neil Lennon
11 trophies
Celtic, Omonia Nicosia Image
8. Martin O'Neill
13 trophies
Wycombe Wanderers, Leicester City, Celtic Image
7. David Healy
14 trophies
Linfield Image
6. Jimmy McAlinden
15 trophies
Glenavon, Distillery Image
5. Bertie Peacock
16 trophies
Coleraine, Northern Ireland Image
4. Tommy Jackson
18 trophies
Waterford, Crusaders, Glentoran Image
3. Jim McLaughlin
28 trophies
Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Derry City, Shelbourne Image
2. Elisha Scott
32 trophies
Belfast Celtic Image
1. Roy Coyle
51 trophies
Linfield, Derry City, Ards, Glentoran Image
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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 26: Most Minutes by Northern Ireland Players at FIFA World Cup Finals

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20. Bertie Peacock
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Day 25: Northern Ireland's Most Expensive Internationals

The players who commanded the highest reported or estimated fees. One transfer per player.

Please see the notes as available information is often inconsistent.

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19. Keith Gillespie
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£2,350,000, December 1999
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Day 24: Most Capped Dual Internationals

38 players have won senior caps from both the Irish FA (now Northern Ireland) and the FAI (Irish Free State/Eire/Republic of Ireland). Others have also been capped by England and the USA.

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Eire is used in the images below for formatting reasons.
20. Patsy Gallagher
12 caps total
b. Co. Donegal
IFA Caps: 11 (1919-1927)
FAI Cap: 1 (1931) Image
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Day 23: Most Northern Ireland Captaincies

#GAWA #NornIron

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20. Billy Scott
9 Ireland captaincies (1907-1912)
26 Ireland caps (1903-1913) Image
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9 #NornIron captaincies (1989-1994)
91 #NornIron caps (1980-1994) Image
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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 22: Most Appearances in All Competitions for English Clubs by Northern Ireland Internationals

Include games in all domestic competitions (league, FA Cup, EFL Cup, EFL Trophy, play-offs etc) and in European/International games

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Previously we have presented the players with the most games in the English Leagues, there are similarities, but also some notable differences!

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20. Chris Brunt
588 games (2003/04-2020/21)
Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion, Bristol City Image
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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 20: Northern Ireland's Youngest Goalscorers

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20. Pater McParland
19 years, 340 days
First Goal: 31st March 1954 vs Wales (2 goals, debut)
Total #NornIron caps/goals: 34/10 (1954-1962) Image
19. Jimmy McKnight
19 years, 319 days
First goal: 16th March 1912 vs Scotland (debut)
Total Ireland caps/goals: 2/2 (1912-1913) Image
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