Northern Ireland 1–2 Spain: 1986 World Cup match
Northern Ireland1–2Full time
Match in one glance
Northern IrelandSpainGoalCard
Northern Ireland
Spain
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Northern Ireland2Spain
Emilio Butragueño opened the scoring at 1′.
Team comparison
Northern IrelandSpain
1Goals2
1Bookings1
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1CCColin ClarkeNorthern Ireland · 46′1goal
- 2EBEmilio ButragueñoSpain · 1′1goal
- 3JSJulio SalinasSpain · 18′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1986
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1986-06-07
- Venue
- Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
- Result
- 1–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Northern Ireland / SpainNorthern Ireland
Colin Clarke46′
Spain
Emilio Butragueño1′
Julio Salinas18′
Complete match timeline
Northern IrelandSpainGoalCardSubstitution
Northern Ireland
Spain
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
9 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 2E. Butragueño 1′ · J. Salinas 18′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0C. Clarke 46′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Northern Ireland
Reported rolesPJ
1Pat JenningsJN
2Jimmy NichollMD
3Mal DonaghyJO
4John O'NeillAM
5Alan McDonaldDM
6David McCreerySP
7Steve PenneySM
8Sammy McIlroyNW
10Norman WhitesideNW
15Nigel WorthingtonCC
17Colin ClarkeReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 11ISIan Stewart54′
- 19BHBilly Hamilton70′
Match contributions
- Colin Clarke⚽ 1
- Billy Hamilton▰ 85′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PJPat JenningsGoalkeeper
- 2JNJimmy NichollDefender
- 3MDMal DonaghyDefender
- 4JOJohn O'NeillDefender
- 5AMAlan McDonaldDefender
- 6DMDavid McCreeryMidfielder
- 7SPSteve PenneyMidfielder
- 8SMSammy McIlroyMidfielder
- 10NWNorman WhitesideMidfielder
- 15NWNigel WorthingtonMidfielder
- 17CCColin ClarkeForward
Spain
Reported rolesAZ
1Andoni ZubizarretaT
2TomásJA
3José Antonio CamachoV
5VíctorAG
8Andoni GoikoetxeaRG
14Ricardo GallegoRG
6Rafael GordilloF
17FranciscoM
21MíchelEB
9Emilio ButragueñoJS
19Julio SalinasReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 7JAJuan Antonio Señor78′
- 18RCRamón Calderé54′
Match contributions
- Víctor▰ 50′
- Emilio Butragueño⚽ 1
- Julio Salinas⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1AZAndoni ZubizarretaGoalkeeper
- 2TTomásDefender
- 3JAJosé Antonio CamachoDefender
- 5VVíctorDefender
- 6RGRafael GordilloMidfielder
- 8AGAndoni GoikoetxeaDefender
- 9EBEmilio ButragueñoForward
- 14RGRicardo GallegoDefender
- 17FFranciscoMidfielder
- 19JSJulio SalinasForward
- 21MMíchelMidfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
1Northern Ireland2Spain
Emilio Butragueño opened the scoring at 1′.
Team comparison
Northern IrelandSpain
1Goals2
1Bookings1
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1CCColin ClarkeNorthern Ireland · 46′1goal
- 2EBEmilio ButragueñoSpain · 1′1goal
- 3JSJulio SalinasSpain · 18′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1986
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1986-06-07
- Venue
- Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
- Result
- 1–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Northern Ireland / SpainNorthern Ireland
Colin Clarke46′
Spain
Emilio Butragueño1′
Julio Salinas18′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.