Derek Spence

#	Player	Years	Together	Both started
1	Sammy McIlroy	1975–1982	14	5
2	Pat Jennings	1975–1981	13	5
3	Jimmy Nicholl	1976–1982	13	3
4	Sammy Nelson	1975–1981	12	5
5	David McCreery	1976–1982	12	3
6	Gerry Armstrong	1977–1982	12	3
7	Martin O'Neill	1975–1982	11	4
8	Chris Nicholl	1975–1982	11	4
9	Terry Cochrane	1978–1982	9	0
10	Allan Hunter	1975–1979	8	5
11	Pat Rice	1975–1979	8	4
12	Bryan Hamilton	1975–1980	8	3
13	John O'Neill	1980–1982	5	0
14	Tommy Jackson	1975–1977	4	2
15	Billy Caskey	1979–1982	4	0
16	John McClelland	1980–1981	3	0
17	Billy Hamilton	1980–1981	3	0
18	Tommy Cassidy	1979–1980	3	0
19	Chris McGrath	1976–1979	3	0
20	Trevor Anderson	1976–1978	3	0

Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 15 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.

#	Opponent	Years	Matches	W	D	L	Goals
1	Denmark	1978–1979	2	1	0	1	1
2	Sweden	1975–1981	2	0	0	2	0
3	Ireland	1978–1979	2	1	1	0	0
4	Netherlands	1976	1	0	1	0	1
5	France	1982	1	0	0	1	0
6	Scotland	1981	1	0	1	0	0
7	Australia	1980	1	1	0	0	0
8	Israel	1980	1	0	1	0	0
9	Bulgaria	1979	1	1	0	0	0
10	England	1979	1	0	0	1	0
11	Iceland	1977	1	0	0	1	0
12	Yugoslavia	1975	1	1	0	0	0

FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.