Northern Ireland Players with the Most Games Played in The World Cup
All-Time list of players with more matches played for the National Team of Northern Ireland in the Soccer World Cups with detail of games played in each competition.
A total of 55 players represented the National Team of Northern Ireland in the Soccer World Cups. Of them, 38 played at least one game. Here you have a list with the players with most games played.
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Player |
Games Played | World Cups |
Game Detail by World Cup | |
| 1. |  Billy Hamilton |
8 | 2 | 5 in 1982, 3 in 1986 |
| David Mccreery |
8 | 2 | 5 in 1982, 3 in 1986 | |
| Sam Mcilroy |
8 | 2 | 5 in 1982, 3 in 1986 | |
| Jimmy Nicholl |
8 | 2 | 5 in 1982, 3 in 1986 | |
| Norman Whiteside |
8 | 2 | 5 in 1982, 3 in 1986 | |
| 6. | Mal Donaghy |
7 | 2 | 4 in 1982, 3 in 1986 |
| Pat Jennings |
7 | 2 | 4 in 1982, 3 in 1986 | |
| 8. | Gerry Armstrong |
6 | 2 | 5 in 1982, 1 in 1986 |
| 9. | Billy Bingham |
5 | 1 | 5 in 1958 |
| Danny Blanchflower |
5 | 1 | 5 in 1958 | |
| Willie Cunningham |
5 | 1 | 5 in 1958 | |
| Wilbur Cush |
5 | 1 | 5 in 1958 | |
| Dick Keith |
5 | 1 | 5 in 1958 | |
| John Mcclelland |
5 | 2 | 5 in 1982, 0 in 1986 | |
| Jimmy Mcilroy |
5 | 1 | 5 in 1958 | |
| Alfred Mcmichael |
5 | 1 | 5 in 1958 | |
| Peter Mcparland |
5 | 1 | 5 in 1958 | |
| Chris Nicholl |
5 | 1 | 5 in 1982 | |
| Martin O'Neill |
5 | 1 | 5 in 1982 | |
| 20. | Harry Gregg |
4 | 1 | 4 in 1958 |
| John O'Neill |
4 | 2 | 1 in 1982, 3 in 1986 | |
| Bertie Peacock |
4 | 1 | 4 in 1958 | |
| 23. | Colin Clarke |
3 | 1 | 3 in 1986 |
| Alan Mcdonald |
3 | 1 | 3 in 1986 | |
| Ian Stewart |
3 | 1 | 3 in 1986 | |
| 26. | Noel Brotherston |
2 | 1 | 2 in 1982 |
| Tommy Casey |
2 | 1 | 2 in 1958 | |
| Sammy Nelson |
2 | 1 | 2 in 1982 | |
| Steven Penney |
2 | 1 | 2 in 1986 | |
| Jackie Scott |
2 | 1 | 2 in 1958 | |
| Nigel Worthington |
2 | 1 | 2 in 1986 | |
| 32. | David Campbell |
1 | 1 | 1 in 1986 |
| Tommy Cassidy |
1 | 1 | 1 in 1982 | |
| Fay Coyle |
1 | 1 | 1 in 1958 | |
| Derek Dougan |
1 | 1 | 1 in 1958 | |
| Felix Healey |
1 | 1 | 1 in 1982 | |
| Jim Platt |
1 | 2 | 1 in 1982, 0 in 1986 | |
| Norman Uprichard |
1 | 1 | 1 in 1958 | |