Over the Easter period, 1887, Everton made their first tour outside of England when they journeyed to Northern Ireland to play an Ulster Select side in Belfast. The game was scheduled to be played on the Saturday but had to be postponed as the ship carrying the Everton players was stranded in the River Mersey due to fog and was re-arranged for the Easter Monday. The match took place at the Ballynafiegh Cricket Ground and a large crowd turned up to see the visitors from England win 2-1, with the Everton goals came from Gibson and Dobson.