| Jimmy McIlroy (N Ireland) - 51 caps (55) |
| Cap | Opponents | Date | Venue | Res | Goals | Comp |
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| 1 | Scotland | 6 Oct 1951 | Belfast | 0-3 | . | HI |
| 2 | England | 14 Nov 1951 | Aston Villa | 0-2 | . | HI |
| 3 | Wales | 19 Mar 1952 | Swansea | 0-3 | . | HI |
| 4 | England | 4 Oct 1952 | Belfast | 2-2 | . | HI |
| 5 | Scotland | 5 Nov 1952 | Glasgow | 1-1 | . | HI |
| 6 | Wales | 15 Apr 1953 | Belfast | 2-3 | . | HI |
| 7 | Scotland | 3 Oct 1953 | Belfast | 1-3 | . | HI |
| 8 | England | 11 Nov 1953 | Everton | 1-3 | . | WCQ |
| 9 | Wales | 31 Mar 1954 | Wrexham | 2-1 | . | WCQ |
| 10 | England | 2 Oct 1954 | Belfast | 0-2 | . | HI |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 Nov 1954 | Glasgow | 2-2 | . | HI |
| 12 | Wales | 20 Apr 1955 | Belfast | 2-3 | . | HI |
| 13 | Scotland | 8 Oct 1955 | Belfast | 2-1 | . | HI |
| 14 | England | 2 Nov 1955 | Wembley | 0-3 | . | HI |
| 15 | Wales | 11 Apr 1956 | Cardiff | 1-1 | . | HI |
| 16 | England | 10 Oct 1956 | Belfast | 1-1 | 1 | HI |
| 17 | Scotland | 7 Nov 1956 | Glasgow | 0-1 | . | HI |
| 18 | Portugal | 16 Jan 1957 | Lisbon | 1-1 | . | WCQ |
| 19 | Wales | 10 Apr 1957 | Belfast | 0-0 | . | HI |
| 20 | Italy | 25 Apr 1957 | Rome | 0-1 | . | WCQ |
| 21 | Portugal | 1 May 1957 | Belfast | 3-0 | 1 | WCQ |
| 22 | Scotland | 5 Oct 1957 | Belfast | 1-1 | . | HI |
| 23 | England | 6 Nov 1957 | Wembley | 3-2 | 1 | HI |
| 24 | Italy | 4 Dec 1957 | Belfast | 2-2 | . | F |
| 25 | Italy | 15 Jan 1958 | Belfast | 2-1 | 1 | WCQ |
| 26 | Wales | 16 Apr 1958 | Cardiff | 1-1 | . | HI |
| 27 | Czechoslovakia | 8 Jun 1958 | Halmstad | 1-0 | . | WCF |
| 28 | Argentina | 11 Jun 1958 | Halmstad | 1-3 | . | WCF |
| 29 | W Germany | 15 Jun 1958 | Malmo | 2-2 | . | WCF |
| 30 | Czechoslovakia | 17 Jun 1958 | Malmo | 2-1 | . | WCF |
| 31 | France | 19 Jun 1958 | Norrkoping | 0-4 | . | WCF |
| 32 | England | 4 Oct 1958 | Belfast | 3-3 | . | HI |
| 33 | Spain | 15 Oct 1958 | Madrid | 2-6 | 1 | F |
| 34 | Scotland | 5 Nov 1958 | Glasgow | 2-2 | 1 | HI |
| 35 | Wales | 22 Apr 1959 | Belfast | 4-1 | 1 | HI |
| 36 | Scotland | 3 Oct 1959 | Belfast | 0-4 | . | HI |
| 37 | England | 18 Nov 1959 | Wembley | 1-2 | . | HI |
| 38 | Wales | 3 Apr 1960 | Wrexham | 2-3 | . | HI |
| 39 | England | 8 Oct 1960 | Belfast | 2-5 | . | HI |
| 40 | W Germany | 26 Oct 1960 | Belfast | 3-4 | . | WCQ |
| 41 | Wales | 12 Apr 1961 | Belfast | 1-5 | . | HI |
| 42 | Greece | 3 May 1961 | Athens | 1-2 | 1 | WCQ |
| 43 | W Germany | 10 May 1961 | Hamburg | 1-2 | 1 | WCQ |
| 44 | Scotland | 7 Oct 1961 | Belfast | 1-6 | . | HI |
| 45 | Greece | 17 Oct 1961 | Belfast | 2-0 | . | WCQ |
| 46 | England | 22 Nov 1961 | Wembley | 1-1 | 1 | HI |
| 47 | Holland | 9 May 1962 | Rotterdam | 0-4 | . | F |
| 48 | Poland | 10 Oct 1962 | Katowice | 2-0 | . | ECQ |
| 49 | England | 20 Oct 1962 | Belfast | 1-3 | . | HI |
| 50 | Scotland | 7 Nov 1962 | Glasgow | 1-5 | . | HI |
| 51 | Poland | 28 Nov 1962 | Belfast | 2-0 | . | ECQ |
| 52 | Wales | 3 Apr 1963 | Belfast | 1-4 | . | HI |
| 53 | Scotland | 2 Oct 1965 | Belfast | 3-2 | . | HI |
| 54 | England | 10 Nov 1965 | Wembley | 1-2 | . | HI |
| 55 | Albania | 24 Nov 1965 | Tirana | 1-1 | . | WCQ |
Caps 1 to 51 - Burnley
Caps 52 to 55 - Stoke City
ECQ = European Championships Qualifier
F = Friendly International
HI = Home International
WCF = World Cup Finals
WCQ = World Cup Qualifier