The International Football Belt
Northern Ireland
4Reigns
518Days held
2Defenses
1903First reign
Every reign
- 4th reign · Northern IrelandBeat Scotland 2–1 · lost to EnglandSep 16, 1933 – Oct 14, 193328 days · 0 def.
- 3rd reign · Northern IrelandBeat England 2–0 · lost to WalesOct 22, 1927 – Feb 4, 1928105 days · 0 def.
- 2nd reign · Northern IrelandBeat England 3–0Feb 14, 1914 – Mar 14, 191428 days · 1 def.
- 1st reign · Northern IrelandBeat Scotland 2–0 · lost to EnglandMar 21, 1903 – Mar 12, 1904357 days · 1 def.
4,970Longest wait between reigns, days (1914–1927)
3,549Average wait, days
33,998Days since the last reign ended (1933)
2–0Best belt season (1903)
Belt games by season
| Season | Games | W–L | Took it | Lost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 0–1–1 | ||
| 1997 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1996 | 1 | 0–0–1 | ||
| 1975 | 1 | 0–0–1 | ||
| 1972 | 1 | 0–0–1 | ||
| 1966 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1958 | 1 | 0–0–1 | ||
| 1949 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1948 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1938 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1937 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1936 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1935 | 2 | 0–2 | ||
| 1933 | 2 | 1–1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1930 | 2 | 0–2 | ||
| 1929 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1928 | 1 | 0–1 | 1 | |
| 1927 | 2 | 1–1 | 1 | |
| 1926 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1925 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1924 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1923 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1920 | 2 | 0–2 | ||
| 1914 | 2 | 1–0–1 | 1 | |
| 1913 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1912 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1911 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1910 | 1 | 0–0–1 | ||
| 1908 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1906 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1905 | 1 | 0–0–1 | ||
| 1904 | 1 | 0–1 | 1 | |
| 1903 | 2 | 2–0 | 1 | |
| 1902 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1901 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1900 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1899 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1898 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1897 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1896 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1895 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1894 | 1 | 0–0–1 | ||
| 1893 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1892 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1891 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1890 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1889 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1888 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1887 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1886 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1885 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1884 | 1 | 0–1 |