The International Football Belt · rivalry
England vs. Northern Ireland
22Belt meetings
16England wins
2Northern Ireland wins
4Title changes
England and Northern Ireland have met 22 times with the International belt on the line, from April 7, 1888 to May 17, 1975. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. England leads the belt series 16–2, with 4 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Apr 7, 1888 | England beat Northern Ireland 5–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 35 | Mar 2, 1889 | England beat Northern Ireland 6–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 44 | Mar 5, 1892 | England beat Northern Ireland 2–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 47 | Feb 25, 1893 | England beat Northern Ireland 6–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 50 | Mar 3, 1894 | England and Northern Ireland tied 2–2 (British Home Championship) | Tie · defense |
| 53 | Mar 9, 1895 | England beat Northern Ireland 9–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 56 | Mar 7, 1896 | England beat Northern Ireland 2–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 65 | Feb 18, 1899 | England beat Northern Ireland 13–2 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 68 | Mar 17, 1900 | England beat Northern Ireland 2–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 80 | Mar 12, 1904 | England beat Northern Ireland 3–1 (British Home Championship) | Title change |
| 82 | Feb 25, 1905 | England and Northern Ireland tied 1–1 (British Home Championship) | Tie · defense |
| 85 | Feb 17, 1906 | England beat Northern Ireland 5–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 99 | Feb 12, 1910 | England and Northern Ireland tied 1–1 (British Home Championship) | Tie · defense |
| 111 | Feb 14, 1914 | Northern Ireland beat England 3–0 (British Home Championship) | Title change |
| 118 | Oct 23, 1920 | England beat Northern Ireland 2–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 143 | Oct 22, 1927 | Northern Ireland beat England 2–0 (British Home Championship) | Title change |
| 156 | Oct 20, 1930 | England beat Northern Ireland 5–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 174 | Oct 14, 1933 | England beat Northern Ireland 3–0 (British Home Championship) | Title change |
| 178 | Feb 6, 1935 | England beat Northern Ireland 2–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 247 | Oct 9, 1948 | England beat Northern Ireland 6–2 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 381 | Oct 22, 1966 | England beat Northern Ireland 2–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 450 | May 17, 1975 | England and Northern Ireland tied 0–0 (British Home Championship) | Tie · defense |