1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

The four teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Switzerland qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

24 May 1964

Netherlands	2–0	Albania
Schrijvers 48' (pen.) Muller 52'	Report

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Attendance: 28,745

Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland)

14 October 1964

Northern Ireland	1–0	Switzerland
Crossan 46' (pen.)	Report

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Attendance: 28,598

Referee: Burguet (Belgium)

25 October 1964

Albania	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Van Nee 2' Geurtsen 87'

Tirana, Albania

Attendance: 25,579

Referee: Dinov (Bulgaria)

14 November 1964

Switzerland	2–1	Northern Ireland
Quentin 29' Kuhn 34'	Report	Best 13'

Lausanne, Switzerland

Attendance: 22,162

Referee: Schiller (Austria)

17 March 1965

Northern Ireland	2–1	Netherlands
Crossan 11' Neill 62'	Report	Van Nee 6'

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Attendance: 35,300

Referee: Sørensen (Denmark)

7 April 1965

Netherlands	0–0	Northern Ireland
	Report

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Attendance: 61,954

Referee: Clements (England)

11 April 1965

Albania	0–2	Switzerland
	Report	Quentin 21' Kuhn 88' (pen.)

Tirana, Albania

Attendance: 27,291

Referee: Sbardella (Italy)

2 May 1965

Switzerland	1–0	Albania
Kuhn 10' (pen.)	Report

Geneva, Switzerland

Attendance: 24,108

Referee: Bueno Perales (Spain)

7 May 1965

Northern Ireland	4–1	Albania
Crossan 16', 30', 61' (pen.) Best 85'	Report	Jashari 49'

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Attendance: 16,017

Referee: Mootz (Luxembourg)

17 October 1965

Netherlands	0–0	Switzerland
	Report

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Attendance: 57,759

Referee: Boström (Sweden)

14 November 1965

Switzerland	2–1	Netherlands
Hosp 10' Allemann 87'	Report	Laseroms 64'

Bern, Switzerland

Attendance: 44,009

Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany)

24 November 1965

Albania	1–1	Northern Ireland
Haxhiu 77'	Report	Irvine 58'

Tirana, Albania

Attendance: 17,381

Referee: Sotir (Romania)

Switzerland qualified.

Final table																Home							Away
Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts							Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Switzerland	6	4	1	1	7	3	+4	9		X	2:1	2:1	1:0		3	3	0	0	5	2	6	3	1	1	1	2	1	3
2.	Northern Ireland	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	8		1:0	X	2:1	4:1		3	3	0	0	7	2	6	3	0	2	1	2	3	2
3.	Netherlands	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	6		0:0	0:0	X	2:0		3	1	2	0	2	0	4	3	1	0	2	4	4	2
4.	Albania	6	0	1	5	2	12	-10	1		0:2	1:1	0:2	X		3	0	1	2	1	5	1	3	0	0	3	1	7	0

Head coach: Alfredo Foni

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on							Club
FW	Anton Allemann	6 January 1936	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	1. FC Nürnberg
MF	Kurt Armbruster	16 September 1934	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
MF	Heinz Bäni	18 November 1936	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	90	FC Zürich
FW	André Daina	8 July 1940	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	90	90	-	-	Servette FC
MF	Richard Dürr	1 December 1938	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
GK	Karl Elsener	13 August 1934	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90			FC Lausanne-Sport
												90	90	FC Grenchen
DF	Hansruedi Führer	24 December 1937	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	90	BSC Young Boys
DF	André Grobéty	22 June 1933	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	90	-	90	90	FC Lausanne-Sport
FW	Kurt Grünig	13 March 1944	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	BSC Young Boys
FW	Robert Hosp	13 December 1939	4	1	360	0	0	-	90	90	-	90	90	FC Lausanne-Sport
MF	Köbi Kuhn	12 October 1943	6	3	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	FC Zürich
DF	Werner Leimgruber	2 September 1934	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	90	FC Zürich
DF	Raymond Maffiolo	6 March 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	-	Servette FC
FW	Karl Odermatt	17 December 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	FC Basel
FW	Philippe Pottier	9 July 1938	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	Stade Français FC
FW	René-Pierre Quentin	5 August 1943	4	2	360	0	0	-	90	90	90	90	-	FC Sion
FW	Jean-Claude Schindelholz	11 October 1940	1	0	90	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	Servette FC
DF	Heinz Schneiter	12 April 1935	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	BSC Young Boys
DF	Xavier Stierli	29 October 1940	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	-	-	FC Zürich
DF	Ely Tacchella	25 May 1936	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	-	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
FW	Georges Vuilleumier	21 September 1944	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	-	-	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
FW	Rolf Wüthrich	4 September 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	-	1. FC Nürnberg

Head coach: Bertie Peacock

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on							Club
FW	George Best	22 May 1946	6	1	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	Manchester United F.C.
FW	Bobby Braithwaite	2 February 1937	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	-	90	-	-	/2[1] Middlesbrough F.C.
GK	Ronnie Briggs	29 March 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	/2[1] Swansea Town
DF	Albert Campbell	4 January 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	-	-	Crusaders F.C.
MF	Dave Clements	15 September 1945	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	/2[1] Coventry City F.C.
FW	Jobby Crossan	29 November 1938	6	5	540	0	0	90	90					Sunderland A.F.C.
										90	90	90	90	/2[1] Manchester City F.C.
FW	Derek Dougan	20 January 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	Leicester City F.C.
DF	Alex Elder	25 April 1941	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	Burnley F.C.
MF	Martin Harvey	19 September 1941	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	Sunderland A.F.C.
FW	Billy Humphries	8 June 1936	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	-	90	-	/2[1] Swansea Town
FW	Bobby Irvine	18 June 1942	5	1	450	0	0	-	90	90	90	90	90	Stoke City F.C.
GK	Pat Jennings	12 June 1945	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	-	90	90	90	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
DF	Eddie Magill	17 May 1939	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	-	90	90		Arsenal F.C.
													90	/3[1] Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
DF	Billy McCullough	27 July 1935	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	Arsenal F.C.
FW	Jimmy McIlroy	25 October 1931	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	Stoke City F.C.
FW	Jim McLaughlin	22 December 1940	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	/2[1] Swansea Town
DF	Terry Neill	8 May 1942	5	2	450	0	0	90	-	90	90	90	90	Arsenal F.C.
MF	Jimmy Nicholson	27 February 1943	4	0	360	0	0	-	-	90	90	90	90	/2[1] Huddersfield Town
DF	John Parke	6 August 1937	4	0	360	0	0	-	90	90	90	90	-	Sunderland A.F.C.
FW	Sammy Wilson	c. 1937	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	Falkirk F.C.

Head coach: Elek Schwartz (first match); Denis Neville (second to sixth match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on							Club
FW	Gerard Bergholtz	29 August 1939	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	-	-	Feyenoord
MF	Joop Burgers	25 April 1940	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	B	DWS
FW	Mick Clavan	11 March 1929	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	-	-	Holland Sport
GK	Pim Doesburg	28 October 1943	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	B	B	B	B	Sparta Rotterdam
DF	Hans Eijkenbroek	1 January 1940	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	B	Sparta Rotterdam
DF	Frits Flinkevleugel	3 November 1939	4	0	360	0	0	-	-	90	90	90	90	DWS
MF	Piet Fransen	5 July 1936	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	B			GVAV
												-	90	Feyenoord
FW	Frans Geurtsen	17 March 1942	1	1	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	-	-	DWS
FW	Henk Groot	22 April 1938	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	90	90			Feyenoord
												90	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Guus Haak	17 April 1937	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	B	90	-	-	Feyenoord
DF	Giel Haenen	2 June 1934	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	MVV
FW	Harry Heijnen	17 October 1940	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	-	-	-	-	ADO Den Haag
DF	Rinus Israël	19 March 1942	5	0	450	0	0	-	90	90	90	90	90	DWS
FW	Piet Keizer	14 July 1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	90	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Peter Kemper	13 October 1942	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	B	-	-	-	PSV Eindhoven
FW	Pierre Kerkhoffs	26 March 1936	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	FC Lausanne-Sport
DF	Hans Kraay	14 October 1936	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	Feyenoord
FW	Piet Kruiver	5 January 1938	3	0	270	0	0	90	-	-	-	90	90	Feyenoord
GK	Piet Lagarde	9 December 1939	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	Sportclub Enschede
DF	Theo Laseroms	8 March 1940	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	B	90	B	90	Sparta Rotterdam
GK	Tonny van Leeuwen	21 March 1943	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	-	-	-	-	GVAV
MF	Coen Moulijn	15 February 1937	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	90	90	-	90	Feyenoord
MF	Bennie Muller	14 August 1938	3	1	270	0	0	90	-	90	-	90	-	AFC Ajax
FW	Henry van Nee	13 August 1939	2	2	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	-	-	AVC Heracles
FW	Klaas Nuninga	7 November 1940	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	GVAV
GK	Eddy Pieters Graafland	5 January 1934	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	Feyenoord
	Alle Pijlman		0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	B	-
MF	Miel Pijs	22 August 1941	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	PSV Eindhoven
FW	Co Prins	5 June 1938	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	-	90			1. FC Kaiserslautern
												90	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Daan Schrijvers	18 September 1941	6	1	540	0	0	90	90	90	90			DWS
												90	90	PSV Eindhoven
MF	Sjaak Swart	3 July 1938	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	B	90	AFC Ajax
FW	Bert Theunissen		0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	BSC Young Boys
DF	Henk Tijm		0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	-	-	AFC Ajax
DF	Cor Veldhoen	6 April 1939	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	Feyenoord
FW	Lambert Verdonk	20 September 1944	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	B	B	PSV Eindhoven
MF	Fons van Wissen	21 March 1933	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	-	-	PSV Eindhoven

Head coach: Zyber Konçi (first to fifth match); Loro Boriçi (sixth match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on							Club
FW	Foto Andoni	1947	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Pavllo Bukoviku	1940	2	0	180	0	0	90						KF Partizani Tirana
									-	-	-	90	-	17 Nëntori Tirana
MF	Mehdi Bushati	1938	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	-	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
MF	Iljaz Çeço	1946	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	-	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
DF	Fatbardh Deliallisi	1932	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	-	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Fiqiri Duro	1939	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	90	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
DF	Fatmir Frashëri	1940	6	0	540	0	0	90						KF Partizani Tirana
									90	90	90	90	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
DF	Skënder Halili	1940	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
FW	Mexhit Haxhiu	1943	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	90	KF Partizani Tirana
GK	Mikel Janku	1942	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Robert Jashari	1938	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	-	90	90	-	KF Partizani Tirana
DF	Gëzim Kasmi	1941	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
MF	Ali Mema	1943	6	0	540	0	0	90						FK Vllaznia
									90	90	90	90	90	17 Nëntori Tirana
FW	Panajot Pano	7 March 1939	5	0	450	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	-	KF Partizani Tirana
DF	Miço Papadophulli		1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	-	-	KF Partizani Tirana
MF	Ramazan Rragami	1944	3	0	270	0	0	-	-	-	90	90	90	KF Partizani Tirana
FW	Bashkim Rudi	1943	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	90	KS Labinoti Elbasan
MF	Lin Shllaku	1938	6	0	540	0	0	90	90	90	90	90	90	KF Partizani Tirana
MF	Lorenç Vorfi	1940	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	-	-	KS Dinamo Tirana
MF	Niko Xhaçka	1944	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	-	-	17 Nëntori Tirana
FW	Medin Zhega	31 January 1946	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	-	90	-	90	KS Dinamo Tirana

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