Northern Ireland national football team statistics and records: oldest players - 1979

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Oldest Northern Ireland players

Northern Ireland's oldest players during the 1979 season, and their age in years and days on the occasion of their final appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.

For each player age is given in days, and in years and days, from their date of birth.

Player Age (Y:d) Age (days) Match
Pat Jennings 33:358 12412 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Allan Hunter 32:341 12029 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Chris Nicholl 32:225 11913 25 May 1979
v Wales
Bryan Hamilton 32:167 11855 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Sammy Morgan 31:326 11649 25 Oct 1978
v Denmark
Pat Rice 30:80 11038 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Sammy Nelson 30:65 11023 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Trevor Anderson 27:236 10098 25 Oct 1978
v Denmark
Derek Spence 27:139 10001 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Martin O'Neill 27:96 9958 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Peter Scott 26:244 9741 22 May 1979
v Scotland
Terry Cochrane 26:115 9612 19 May 1979
v England
Billy Caskey 25:236 9368 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Gerry Armstrong 25:13 9145 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Sammy McIlroy 24:308 9074 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Chris McGrath 24:171 8937 19 May 1979
v England
Jimmy Nicholl 22:159 8195 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Vic Moreland 21:340 8011 22 May 1979
v Scotland
David McCreery 21:262 7933 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
Tom Sloan 19:331 7271 06 Jun 1979
v Denmark
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