Northern Irish Sports Legends
The greatest northern irish sports people of all time — across 5 sports.
⚽ Football
Northern Irish
Danny Blanchflower
Midfielder
Northern Irish footballer who captained Tottenham Hotspur to the first 20th-century League and FA Cu…
Northern Irish
George Best
Forward
Manchester United's mercurial genius — European Footballer of the Year 1968 and arguably the most na…
Northern Irish
Pat Jennings
Goalkeeper
Legendary Northern Irish goalkeeper who excelled at both Tottenham and Arsenal across an extraordina…
⛳ Golf
Northern Irish
Darren Clarke
Professional Golfer
Northern Irish professional golfer who won The Open Championship in 2011 and captured multiple PGA T…
Northern Irish
Graeme McDowell
Professional Golfer
Northern Irish champion who won the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach to become his country's first major…
Northern Irish
Rory McIlroy
Professional Golfer
Northern Irish professional golfer who became the youngest player to reach €10 million in European T…
🎱 Snooker
Northern Irish
Alex Higgins
Professional Snooker Player
Northern Irish snooker player known as 'The Hurricane' for his fast, attacking style. Two-time World…
Northern Irish
Dennis Taylor
Professional Snooker Player
Northern Irish professional snooker player famous for his 1985 World Championship victory over Steve…
🎯 Darts
Northern Irish
Brendan Dolan
Professional Darts Player
Northern Irish professional darts player known for being the first to hit a nine-dart finish at the …
Northern Irish
Daryl Gurney
Professional Darts Player
Northern Irish professional darts player known for winning the 2017 UK Open and World Grand Prix, re…
Northern Irish
Josh Rock
Professional Darts Player
Rocksy — the Northern Irish prodigy who became one of the youngest PDC ranking event winners in hist…
🏇 Horse Racing
Northern Irish
AP McCoy
National Hunt Jockey
Northern Irish jump jockey who became the most successful National Hunt jockey in history with over …
Northern Irish
Tony McCoy
Jump Jockey
Northern Irish champion jump jockey who dominated National Hunt racing for two decades, winning 20 c…