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Northern Ireland in the Netherlands
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Northern Ireland
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Scores and results list
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Northern Ireland in Belgium
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Ireland men's amateur international footballers
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422:International career
289:International career
27:Personal information
434:International goals
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869:2 Nov 2011
777:References
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656:7 May 1965
365:Sunderland
357:Derry City
341:footballer
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