10 October 1979
Friendly match
10th October 1979
IRISH FA XI 2-0 NEW ZEALAND XI
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Oliver Donnelly (Newtownabbey)
Goals: IFA: McCurdy, Quinn
Irish FA XI | New Zealand XI | |||
Crusaders | 1 | Richard H. Wilson | Newman's Nelson U. | |
Rab McCreery | Glentoran | 2 | Tony Sibley.[capt] | Mt Wellington |
Ronnie Cromie | Ards | 3 | Glen Adam | Blackhouse Bay |
Roy Walsh | Glentoran | 4 | Robert Almond | Trans Tour U. |
Linfield | 5 | Adrian Elrick | Hanimex U. | |
Brian Quinn ??> | Everton | 6 | Chris Turner 76> | Manurewa |
John Sloan | Ballymena U. | 7 | Steve Summer | Trans Tour U. |
Luton T. | 8 | David Bright | Manurewa | |
Linfield | 9 | Keith Nelson | Mt Wellington | |
Tom Armstrong 63> | Glenavon | 10 | Brian Turner 84> | Manurewa |
Linfield | 11 | Johan Verweij 65> | Trans Tour U. | |
Peter McCusker >63 | Cliftonville | sub | Shane Rufer >65 | Stop Out FC |
Portadown | sub | John McDermid >76 | Hamilton | |
Glenavon | sub | Sam.Malcolmson.>84 | Eastern Suburbs | |
- | - | Coach | John Adshead | - |
NZ shirt from the match (Simon Shakey Shakeshaft) |
The New Zealand side was a selection from their full international squad. Through October 1979 they toured the Middle East and the British Isles playing various club and representative teams.
Other tour matches:
02-Oct Al-Qadisiyya . 3-1 NZ (Kuwait)
03-Oct Bahrain*...... 0-2 NZ
05-Oct Al-Ahli SC ... 1-1 NZ (Dubai)
08-Oct Bahrain* ..... 1-2 NZ
10-Oct Irish FA ..... 2-0 NZ
12-Oct Lge of Ireland 2-1 NZ
15-Oct England B .... 4-1 NZ
17-Oct Ipswich Town . 1-0 NZ
22-Oct Norwich City . 5-0 NZ
29-Oct Dundee ....... 8-1 NZ
* full international
02-Oct Al-Qadisiyya . 3-1 NZ (Kuwait)
03-Oct Bahrain*...... 0-2 NZ
05-Oct Al-Ahli SC ... 1-1 NZ (Dubai)
08-Oct Bahrain* ..... 1-2 NZ
10-Oct Irish FA ..... 2-0 NZ
12-Oct Lge of Ireland 2-1 NZ
15-Oct England B .... 4-1 NZ
17-Oct Ipswich Town . 1-0 NZ
22-Oct Norwich City . 5-0 NZ
29-Oct Dundee ....... 8-1 NZ
* full international
By George Glass