Ireland national football team (FAI) results
This article contains the results of the Ireland team selected by the Football Association of Ireland. It was previously known as the Irish Free State. After a FIFA ruling they became the Republic of Ireland in 1954.
1936[]
Ireland [1] | 1–0 | Switzerland |
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Jimmy Dunne 34' | (Report) |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Langenus (Belgium)
Hungary | 3–3 | Ireland |
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Sárosi 7', 48' (pen) Sas 75' |
(Report) | Dunne 12', O'Reilly19' Dunne[2] or Madden[3] 68' |
Rhineland XI [4] | 4–1 | Ireland |
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(Report) | Jimmy Dunne |
Cologne, Germany
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 10,000 (estimate)
Luxembourg | 1–5 | Ireland |
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Mart 59' (pen) | (Report) | Jimmy Dunne 9', 86' Donnelly 65' Kelly 71', 87' |
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bauwens (Germany)
Ireland | 5–2 | Germany |
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Donnelly 25', 69' Davis 35' (pen), 65' Geoghegan 58' |
(Report) | Kobierski 26' Szepan 32' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: (Scotland)
Ireland | 2–3 | Hungary |
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Fallon 20' Davis 72' (pen) |
(Report) | Titkos 37' Cseh 38' Toldi 48' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: (England)
1937[]
Switzerland | 0–1 | Ireland |
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(Report) | Jimmy Dunne 30' |
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (England)
Norway | 3–2 | Ireland |
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Kvammen 30', 64' Martinsen 78' |
(Report) | Geoghegan 37' Jimmy Dunne 49' |
Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway
World Cup Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Bauwens (Germany)
Ireland | 3–3 | Norway |
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Jimmy Dunne 10' O'Flanagan 62' Duggan 88' |
(Report) | Kvammen 16', 33' Martinsen 49' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: (England)
1938[]
Czechoslovakia | 2–2 | Ireland |
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Nejedly 3' (pen), 46' | (Report) | Davis 42' Jimmy Dunne 89' |
AC Sparta Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Barlassina (Italy)
Poland | 6–0 | Ireland |
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Wasiewicz 12' Wodarz 21', 78' Piątek 43', 50' Wilimowski 58' |
(Report) |
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Hungary)
Ireland | 4–0 | Switzerland |
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Bradshaw 1', 20' Jimmy Dunne 8' Donnelly ??' |
(Report) |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: (England)
Ireland | 3–2 | Poland |
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Fallon 10' Carey 12' Jimmy Dunne 68' |
(Report) | Wilimowski 17' Piątek 83' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 34,295
Referee: Bauwens (Germany)
1939[]
Ireland | 2–2 | Hungary |
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Bradshaw 14' Carey 87' |
(Report) | Zsengellér 35' Kolláth 50' |
Mardyke Arena, Cork, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (England)
Hungary | 2–2 | Ireland |
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Kolláth 41', 86' | (Report) | O'Flanagan 53', 80' |
Germany | 1–1 | Ireland |
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Schön 38' | (Report) | Bradshaw 65' |
Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Remke (Denmark)
1940-1945[]
1946[]
Ireland | 1–0 | Spain |
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Sloan 37' | (Report) |
Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: (Switzerland)
Ireland | 0–1 | England |
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(Report) | Finney 82' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 31,988
Referee: (Scotland)
1947[]
Ireland | 3–2 | Spain |
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Walsh 16', 79' Coad 23' |
(Report) | Zarra 26', 59' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 42,102
Referee: (England)
Ireland | 0–2 | Portugal |
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(Report) | Correia ??' Araujo ??' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 31,618
Referee: (England)
1948[]
Portugal | 2–0 | Ireland |
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Peyroteo 22' Albano 26' |
(Report) |
Netherlands | 3–1 | Ireland [5] |
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Wilkes 1' 74' Roosenburg 11' |
(Report) | O'Kelly 52' |
Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England
1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: George Reader (England)
Ireland | 0–1 | Switzerland |
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(Report) | Bickel 53' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 25,563
Referee: George Reader (England)
1949[]
Ireland | 0–2 | Belgium |
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(Report) | Lemberechts 54' Mermans 84' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 28,018
Referee: (France)
Ireland | 1–0 | Portugal |
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Coad 35' (pen) | (Report) |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 28,108
Referee: (France)
Sweden | 3–1 | Ireland |
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17' (pen) Jeppson 37' Liedholm 69' |
(Report) | Walsh 9' |
Ireland | 1–4 | Spain |
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Martin 14' (pen) | (Report) | Zarra 30', 36' Basora 35' Igoa 86' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 30,171
Referee: Ellis (England)
Ireland | 3–0 | Finland |
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Gavin 35' Martin 44' (pen), 68' |
(Report) |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 22,479
Referee: (England)
England | 0–2 | Ireland |
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(Report) | Martin 33' (pen) Farrell 85' |
Goodison Park, Liverpool, England
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 51,047
Referee: Mowat (Scotland)
Ireland | 1–1 | Finland |
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Farrell 65' | (Report) | Vaihela 89' |
Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
World Cup Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: (Netherlands)
Ireland | 1–3 | Sweden |
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Martin 61' (pen) | (Report) | Palmér 4', 40', 68' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 41,031
Referee: Ling (England)
1950[]
Belgium | 5–1 | Ireland |
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Mermans 3', 33', 84' De Hert 19' Chaves 56' |
(Report) | Duffy 72' |
Century Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Netherlands)
Ireland | 2–2 | Norway |
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Carey 24' (pen) Walsh 61' |
(Report) | Bredesen 6' Andresen 11' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 31,215
Referee: (England)
1951[]
Ireland | 0–1 | Argentina |
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(Report) | Labruna 54' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Leafe (England)
Norway | 2–3 | Ireland |
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14' Hvidsten 55' |
(Report) | Farrell 17' Ringstead 67' Coad 82' |
Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 20,900
Referee: (Denmark)
Ireland | 3–2 | West Germany |
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Posipal 9' (og) Fitzsimons 40' Glynn 85' |
(Report) | Morlock 63' Fritz Walter 75' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 29,451
Referee: Ling (England)
1952[]
West Germany | 3–0 | Ireland |
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Posipal 31' Ottmar Walter 77' Termath 87' |
(Report) |
Ireland | 1–1 | France |
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Fallon 24' | (Report) | Piantoni 67' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Belgium)
1953[]
Ireland | 4–0 | Austria |
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Ringstead 46', 53' Eglington 74' O'Farrell 80' |
(Report) |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Friendly
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ellis (England)
Ireland | 3–5 | France |
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Ryan 58' Walsh 83' O'Farrell 88' |
(Report) | Glovacki 23' Penverne 40' Ujlaki 50',69' Flamion 72' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: (Belgium)
Ireland | 4–0 | Luxembourg |
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Fitzsimons 18', 59' Ryan 48' Eglington 62' |
(Report) |
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bond (England)
France | 1–0 | Ireland |
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Piantoni 73' | (Report) |
Parc des Princes, Paris, France
World Cup Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 32,256
Referee: (Belgium)
1954[]
Luxembourg | 0–1 | Ireland |
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(Report) | Cummins 62' |
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
World Cup Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Netherlands)
References[]
- ^ This was the first game that the FAI referred to the team as Ireland
- ^ www.soccerscene.ie
- ^ www.kickinmagazine.ie
- ^ Unofficial international
- ^ Recognised as full international by FIFA, the IFFHS and by Netherlands national football team. See also 1924 Results.
See also[]
- Irish Free State national football team - Results
- Republic of Ireland national football team - 1950s Results
Categories:
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