Joseph Gardiner Absolom Bambrick (3 November 1905 – 13 October 1983) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a forward for Chelsea, Walsall, Glentoran, and Linfield.^[1]

A former gas worker of medium build, he was a prolific goalscorer in the Irish League and the Football League, adept at getting into good scoring positions and athletic enough to make the final touch count. "Head, heel, or toe, slip it to Joe" became a famous catch-phrase when referring to him. His scoring of six goals for Ireland v Wales at Celtic Park on 1 February 1930 in a 7–0 win, still remains the record score for a British Isles player in an international fixture.^[2]

Bambrick scored 12 goals in 11 games for Ireland, including six in one game against Wales.^[2] His goal tally ensures that he still ranks as the joint-fourth highest goalscorer for the Northern Ireland national side.

International goals

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

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#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	22 October 1928	Liverpool, England	England	1–2	1929 British Home Championship
2	23 February 1929	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Scotland	3–7
3
4	1 February 1930	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	7–0	1930 British Home Championship
5
6
7
8
9
10	5 December 1931	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	4–0	1932 British Home Championship
11	27 March 1935	Wrexham, Wales	Wales	1–3	1935 British Home Championship
12	16 March 1938	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	1–0	1938 British Home Championship

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