The International Football Belt · rivalry
Northern Ireland vs. Scotland
28Belt meetings
2Northern Ireland wins
25Scotland wins
2Title changes
Northern Ireland and Scotland have met 28 times with the International belt on the line, from January 26, 1884 to October 1, 1949. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Scotland leads the belt series 25–2, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Jan 26, 1884 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 5–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 22 | Mar 14, 1885 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 8–2 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 25 | Mar 20, 1886 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 7–2 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 28 | Feb 19, 1887 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 4–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 39 | Mar 29, 1890 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 4–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 42 | Mar 28, 1891 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 2–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 60 | Mar 27, 1897 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 5–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 63 | Mar 26, 1898 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 3–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 71 | Feb 23, 1901 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 11–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 74 | Mar 1, 1902 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 5–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 78 | Mar 21, 1903 | Northern Ireland beat Scotland 2–0 (British Home Championship) | Title change |
| 91 | Mar 14, 1908 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 5–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 103 | Mar 18, 1911 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 2–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 106 | Mar 16, 1912 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 4–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 109 | Mar 15, 1913 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 2–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 112 | Mar 14, 1914 | Northern Ireland and Scotland tied 1–1 (British Home Championship) | Tie · defense |
| 116 | Mar 13, 1920 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 3–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 125 | Mar 3, 1923 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 1–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 132 | Feb 28, 1925 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 3–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 135 | Feb 27, 1926 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 4–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 138 | Feb 26, 1927 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 2–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 146 | Feb 23, 1929 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 7–3 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 152 | Feb 22, 1930 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 3–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 173 | Sep 16, 1933 | Northern Ireland beat Scotland 2–1 (British Home Championship) | Title change |
| 183 | Nov 13, 1935 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 2–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 186 | Oct 31, 1936 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 3–1 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 194 | Oct 8, 1938 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 2–0 (British Home Championship) | Defense |
| 253 | Oct 1, 1949 | Scotland beat Northern Ireland 8–2 (FIFA World Cup qualification) | Defense |