Northern Ireland v Bulgaria, 02 May 1979
| Score | 2-0 to Northern Ireland |
| Referee | Anders Mattsson |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 1 |
| Venue | Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Attendance | 18,700 |
View Northern Ireland v Bulgaria head to head
Kick-off: 7:00pm BST
2
Northern Ireland
Manager: Danny Blanchflower
Goals:
| Chris Nicholl | 16 |
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| Gerry Armstrong | 33 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Pat Jennings
Defender
Sammy Nelson
Defender
Chris Nicholl
Defender
Jimmy Nicholl
Midfielder
Bryan Hamilton
Midfielder
David McCreery
Midfielder
Sammy McIlroy
Midfielder
Martin O'Neill
Forward
Gerry Armstrong
Forward
Billy Caskey
Forward
Terry Cochrane
Substitutions:
| Vic Moreland for Chris Nicholl | 65 |
| Derek Spence for Billy Caskey | 77 |
0
Bulgaria
Manager: Tsvetan Ilchev
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Stoyan Stoyanov
Goalkeeper
Georgi Bonev
Defender
Ljuben Kolev
Defender
Radoslav Zdravkov
Defender
Kiril Ivkov
Midfielder
(captain)
Aleksander Rainov
Midfielder
Borislav Sredkov
Midfielder
Tsonyo Vasilev
Midfielder
Spas Dzhevizov
Forward
Pavel Panov
Forward
Chavdar Tzvetkov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Georgi Iliev for Radoslav Zdravkov | 66 |
On the bench:
Defender
Georgi Iliev