Head to head · Men's national teams
Northern Ireland v Wales
Northern Ireland and Wales have met 95 times since 1882: Wales lead 45–26.
26Northern Ireland wins
24draws
45Wales wins
Goals: Northern Ireland 128, Wales 188 · 95 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 25 February 1882: Wales 7–1 Ireland in Wrexham.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 31 March 2026: Wales 1–1 Northern Ireland (Friendly).
- Northern Ireland's biggest win: Ireland 7–0 Wales, 1930.
- Wales's biggest win: Wales 11–0 Ireland, 1888.
- 90 of the 95 meetings were competitive matches and 5 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 31 Mar | Wales 1–1 Northern Ireland Friendly · Cardiff, Wales |
Draw |
| 2016 | ||
| 25 Jun | Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro · Paris, France (neutral) |
Wales |
| 24 Mar | Wales 1–1 Northern Ireland Friendly · Cardiff, Wales |
Draw |
| 2011 | ||
| 27 May | Wales 2–0 Northern Ireland Nations Cup · Dublin, Republic of Ireland (neutral) |
Wales |
| 2007 | ||
| 6 Feb | Northern Ireland 0–0 Wales Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 2005 | ||
| 8 Oct | Northern Ireland 2–3 Wales FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wales |
| 2004 | ||
| 8 Sept | Wales 2–2 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Cardiff, Wales |
Draw |
| 1984 | ||
| 22 May | Wales 1–1 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Swansea, Wales |
Draw |
| 1983 | ||
| 31 May | Northern Ireland 0–1 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wales |
| 1982 | ||
| 27 May | Wales 3–0 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1980 | ||
| 23 May | Wales 0–1 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Cardiff, Wales |
Northern Ireland |
| 1979 | ||
| 26 May | Northern Ireland 1–1 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1978 | ||
| 19 May | Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1977 | ||
| 3 Jun | Northern Ireland 1–1 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1976 | ||
| 14 May | Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Swansea, Wales |
Wales |
| 1975 | ||
| 23 May | Northern Ireland 1–0 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1974 | ||
| 18 May | Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1973 | ||
| 19 May | Northern Ireland 1–0 Wales British Home Championship · Liverpool, England (neutral) |
Northern Ireland |
| 1972 | ||
| 27 May | Wales 0–0 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Draw |
| 1971 | ||
| 22 May | Northern Ireland 1–0 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1970 | ||
| 25 Apr | Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Swansea, Wales |
Wales |
| 1969 | ||
| 10 May | Northern Ireland 0–0 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1968 | ||
| 28 Feb | Wales 2–0 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1967 | ||
| 12 Apr | Northern Ireland 0–0 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1966 | ||
| 30 Mar | Wales 1–4 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Cardiff, Wales |
Northern Ireland |
| 1965 | ||
| 31 Mar | Northern Ireland 0–5 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wales |
| 1964 | ||
| 15 Apr | Wales 2–3 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Swansea, Wales |
Northern Ireland |
| 1963 | ||
| 3 Apr | Northern Ireland 1–4 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wales |
| 1962 | ||
| 11 Apr | Wales 4–0 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Cardiff, Wales |
Wales |
| 1961 | ||
| 12 Apr | Northern Ireland 1–5 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wales |
| 1960 | ||
| 6 Apr | Wales 3–2 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1959 | ||
| 22 Apr | Northern Ireland 4–1 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1958 | ||
| 16 Apr | Wales 1–1 Northern Ireland British Home Championship · Cardiff, Wales |
Draw |
| 1957 | ||
| 10 Apr | Northern Ireland 0–0 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1956 | ||
| 11 Apr | Wales 1–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Cardiff, Wales |
Draw |
| 1955 | ||
| 20 Apr | Ireland 2–3 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wales |
| 1954 | ||
| 31 Mar | Wales 1–2 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Northern Ireland |
| 1953 | ||
| 15 Apr | Ireland 2–3 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wales |
| 1952 | ||
| 19 Mar | Wales 3–0 Ireland British Home Championship · Swansea, Wales |
Wales |
| 1951 | ||
| 7 Mar | Ireland 1–2 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wales |
| 1950 | ||
| 8 Mar | Wales 0–0 Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Cardiff, Wales |
Draw |
| 1949 | ||
| 9 Mar | Ireland 0–2 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wales |
| 1948 | ||
| 10 Mar | Wales 2–0 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1947 | ||
| 16 Apr | Ireland 2–1 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1939 | ||
| 15 Mar | Wales 3–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1938 | ||
| 16 Mar | Ireland 1–0 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1937 | ||
| 17 Mar | Wales 4–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1936 | ||
| 11 Mar | Ireland 3–2 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1935 | ||
| 27 Mar | Wales 3–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1933 | ||
| 4 Nov | Ireland 1–1 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1932 | ||
| 7 Dec | Wales 4–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1931 | ||
| 5 Dec | Ireland 4–0 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 22 Apr | Wales 3–2 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1930 | ||
| 1 Feb | Ireland 7–0 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1929 | ||
| 2 Feb | Wales 2–2 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Draw |
| 1928 | ||
| 4 Feb | Ireland 1–2 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wales |
| 1927 | ||
| 9 Apr | Wales 2–2 Ireland British Home Championship · Cardiff, Wales |
Draw |
| 1926 | ||
| 13 Feb | Ireland 3–0 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1925 | ||
| 18 Apr | Wales 0–0 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Draw |
| 1924 | ||
| 15 Mar | Ireland 0–1 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wales |
| 1923 | ||
| 14 Apr | Wales 0–3 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Northern Ireland |
| 1921 | ||
| 9 Apr | Wales 2–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Swansea, Wales |
Wales |
| 1920 | ||
| 14 Feb | Ireland 2–2 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Draw |
| 1914 | ||
| 19 Jan | Wales 1–2 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Northern Ireland |
| 1913 | ||
| 18 Jan | Ireland 0–1 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Wales |
| 1912 | ||
| 13 Apr | Wales 2–3 Ireland British Home Championship · Cardiff, Wales |
Northern Ireland |
| 1911 | ||
| 28 Jan | Ireland 1–2 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Wales |
| 1910 | ||
| 11 Apr | Wales 4–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1909 | ||
| 20 Mar | Ireland 2–3 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Wales |
| 1908 | ||
| 11 Apr | Wales 0–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Aberdare, Wales |
Northern Ireland |
| 1907 | ||
| 23 Feb | Ireland 2–3 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Wales |
| 1906 | ||
| 2 Apr | Wales 4–4 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Draw |
| 1905 | ||
| 8 Apr | Ireland 2–2 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Draw |
| 1904 | ||
| 21 Mar | Wales 0–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Bangor, Wales |
Northern Ireland |
| 1903 | ||
| 28 Mar | Ireland 2–0 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1902 | ||
| 22 Feb | Wales 0–3 Ireland British Home Championship · Cardiff, Wales |
Northern Ireland |
| 1901 | ||
| 23 Mar | Ireland 0–1 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Wales |
| 1900 | ||
| 24 Feb | Wales 2–0 Ireland British Home Championship · Llandudno, Wales |
Wales |
| 1899 | ||
| 4 Mar | Ireland 1–0 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1898 | ||
| 19 Feb | Wales 0–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Llandudno, Wales |
Northern Ireland |
| 1897 | ||
| 6 Mar | Ireland 4–3 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1896 | ||
| 29 Feb | Wales 6–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1895 | ||
| 16 Mar | Ireland 2–2 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Draw |
| 1894 | ||
| 24 Feb | Wales 4–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Swansea, Wales |
Wales |
| 1892 | ||
| 27 Feb | Wales 1–1 Ireland British Home Championship · Bangor, Wales |
Draw |
| 1891 | ||
| 7 Feb | Ireland 7–2 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1890 | ||
| 8 Feb | Wales 5–2 Ireland British Home Championship · Shrewsbury, England (neutral) |
Wales |
| 1889 | ||
| 27 Apr | Ireland 1–3 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Wales |
| 1888 | ||
| 3 Mar | Wales 11–0 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1887 | ||
| 12 Mar | Ireland 4–1 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1886 | ||
| 27 Feb | Wales 5–0 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1885 | ||
| 11 Apr | Ireland 2–8 Wales British Home Championship · Belfast, Ireland |
Wales |
| 1884 | ||
| 9 Feb | Wales 6–0 Ireland British Home Championship · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
| 1883 | ||
| 17 Mar | Ireland 1–1 Wales Friendly · Belfast, Ireland |
Draw |
| 1882 | ||
| 25 Feb | Wales 7–1 Ireland Friendly · Wrexham, Wales |
Wales |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.