Northern Ireland national football team statistics and records: youngest players - 1978

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Youngest Northern Ireland players

Northern Ireland's youngest players during the 1978 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 measured in days, and in years and days, from their date of birth to the day of their first appearance.

Player Age (Y:d) Age (days) Match
Dave Stewart 19:180 7120 16 Nov 1977
v Belgium
David McCreery 20:5 7310 21 Sep 1977
v Iceland
Jimmy Nicholl 20:267 7572 21 Sep 1977
v Iceland
Billy Hamilton 21:3 7674 13 May 1978
v Scotland
Chris McGrath 22:296 8332 21 Sep 1977
v Iceland
Sammy McIlroy 23:50 8451 21 Sep 1977
v Iceland
Gerry Armstrong 23:177 8578 16 Nov 1977
v Belgium
Terry Cochrane 25:109 9241 13 May 1978
v Scotland
Martin O'Neill 25:203 9335 21 Sep 1977
v Iceland
Peter Scott 25:235 9367 13 May 1978
v Scotland
Jim Platt 26:107 9604 13 May 1978
v Scotland
Trevor Anderson 26:202 9699 21 Sep 1977
v Iceland
Sammy Nelson 28:173 10400 21 Sep 1977
v Iceland
Pat Rice 28:188 10415 21 Sep 1977
v Iceland
Chris Nicholl 31:35 11358 16 Nov 1977
v Belgium
Allan Hunter 31:83 11406 21 Sep 1977
v Iceland
George Best 31:122 11445 21 Sep 1977
v Iceland
Bryan Hamilton 31:143 11466 13 May 1978
v Scotland
Pat Jennings 32:101 11789 21 Sep 1977
v Iceland
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