Ireland national football team (FAI) results
| Republic of Ireland national football team results |
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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.
1930s
1936
| 17 March 1936 Friendly | Ireland | 1–0 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Jimmy Dunne |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium) | ||
| Note: This was the first game that the FAI referred to the team as Ireland. | ||||
| 3 May 1936 Friendly | Hungary | 3–3 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| Sárosi Sas |
(Report) | Dunne O'Reilly Dunne[1] or Madden[2] |
Stadium: Hungária Úti Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bruell (Czechoslovakia) |
| 6 May 1936 Unofficial friendly | Rhineland XI | 4–1 | | Cologne, Germany |
| (Report) | Jimmy Dunne |
Attendance: 10,000 (estimate) |
| 9 May 1936 Friendly | Luxembourg | 1–5 | | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Mart |
(Report) | Jimmy Dunne Donnelly Kelly |
Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bauwens (Germany) |
| 17 October 1936 Friendly | Ireland | 5–2 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Donnelly Davis Geoghegan |
(Report) | Kobierski Szepan |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Webb (Scotland) |
| 6 December 1936 Friendly | Ireland | 2–3 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Fallon Davis |
(Report) | Titkos Cseh Toldi |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Nattrass (England) |
1937
| 17 May 1937 Friendly | Switzerland | 0–1 | | Bern, Switzerland |
| (Report) | Jimmy Dunne |
Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lewington (England) |
| 23 May 1937 Friendly | France | 0–2 | | Paris, France |
| (Report) | Jordan Brown |
Stadium: Colombes Stadium Attendance: 16,688 Referee: Krist (Czechoslovakia) |
| 10 October 1937 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | Norway | 3–2 | | Oslo, Norway |
| Kvammen Martinsen |
(Report) | Geoghegan Jimmy Dunne |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Bauwens (Germany) |
| 7 November 1937 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ireland | 3–3 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Jimmy Dunne O'Flanagan Duggan |
(Report) | Kvammen Martinsen |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Gibbs (England) |
1938
| 18 May 1938 Friendly | Czechoslovakia | 2–2 | | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Nejedly |
(Report) | Davis Jimmy Dunne |
Stadium: AC Sparta Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Barlassina (Italy) |
| 22 May 1938 Friendly | Poland | 6–0 | | Warsaw, Poland |
| Wasiewicz Wodarz Piątek Wilimowski |
(Report) | Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Majorsky (Hungary) |
| 18 September 1938 Friendly | Ireland | 4–0 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Bradshaw Jimmy Dunne Donnelly |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Mortimer (England) |
| 13 November 1938 Friendly | Ireland | 3–2 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Fallon Carey Jimmy Dunne |
(Report) | Wilimowski Piątek |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 34,295 Referee: Bauwens (Germany) |
1939
| 19 March 1939 Friendly | Ireland | 2–2 | | Cork, Ireland |
| Bradshaw Carey |
(Report) | Zsengellér Kolláth |
Stadium: Mardyke Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Nattrass (England) |
| 18 May 1939 Friendly | Hungary | 2–2 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| Kolláth |
(Report) | O'Flanagan |
Stadium: Hungária Úti Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bauwens (Germany) |
| 23 May 1939 Friendly | Germany | 1–1 | | Bremen, Germany |
| Schön |
(Report) | Bradshaw |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Remke (Denmark) |
1940s
1946
| 16 June 1946 Friendly | Portugal | 3–1 | | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Araujo Rogerio Peyroteo |
(Report) | O'Reilly |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: von Wartburg (Switzerland) |
| 23 June 1946 Friendly | Spain | 0–1 | | Madrid, Spain |
| (Report) | Sloan |
Stadium: Metropolitano Attendance: 45,000 Referee: von Wartburg (Switzerland) |
| 30 September 1946 Friendly | Ireland | 0–1 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| (Report) | Finney |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,988 Referee: Webb (Scotland) |
1947
| 2 March 1947 Friendly | Ireland | 3–2 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Walsh Coad |
(Report) | Zarra |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 42,102 Referee: Barrick (England) |
| 4 May 1947 Friendly | Ireland | 0–2 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| (Report) | Correia Araujo |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,618 Referee: Pearse (England) |
1948
| 23 May 1948 Friendly | Portugal | 2–0 | | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Peyroteo Albano |
(Report) | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Dattilo (Italy) |
| 30 May 1948 Friendly | Spain | 2–1 | | Barcelona, Spain |
| Igoa |
(Report) | Moroney |
Stadium: Montjuic Stadium Attendance: ??,??? Referee: Szel (France) |
| 26 July 1948 1948 Summer Olympics preliminary round | Netherlands | 3–1 | | Portsmouth, England |
| Wilkes Roosenburg |
(Report) | O'Kelly |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: George Reader (England) | |
| Note: Recognised as full international by FIFA, the IFFHS and by Netherlands national football team. See also 1924 Results. | ||||
| 5 December 1948 Friendly | Ireland | 0–1 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| (Report) | Bickel |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 25,563 Referee: George Reader (England) |
1949
| 24 April 1949 Friendly | Ireland | 0–2 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| (Report) | Lemberechts Mermans |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 28,018 Referee: Sdez (France) |
| 22 May 1949 Friendly | Ireland | 1–0 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Coad |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 28,108 Referee: Le Foll (France) |
| 2 June 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification | Sweden | 3–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Anderson Jeppson Liedholm |
(Report) | Walsh |
Stadium: Råsunda Stadion Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Baert (Belgium) |
| 12 June 1949 Friendly | Ireland | 1–4 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Martin |
(Report) | Zarra Basora Igoa |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 30,171 Referee: Ellis (England) |
| 8 September 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ireland | 3–0 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Gavin Martin |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 22,479 Referee: Evans (England) |
| 21 September 1949 Friendly | England | 0–2 | | Liverpool, England |
| (Report) | Martin Farrell |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 51,047 Referee: Mowat (Scotland) |
| 9 October 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 1–1 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| Vaihela |
(Report) | Farrell |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands) |
| 13 November 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ireland | 1–3 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Martin |
(Report) | Palmér |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 41,031 Referee: Ling (England) |
1950s
1950
| 10 May 1950 Friendly | Belgium | 5–1 | | Brussels, Belgium |
| Mermans De Hert Chaves |
(Report) | Duffy |
Stadium: Century Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands) |
| 26 November 1950 Friendly | Ireland | 2–2 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Carey Walsh |
(Report) | Bredesen Andresen |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,215 Referee: Pearse (England) |
1951
| 13 May 1951 Friendly | Ireland | 0–1 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| (Report) | Labruna |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Leafe (England) |
| 30 May 1951 Friendly | Norway | 2–3 | | Oslo, Norway |
| Sorenson Hvidsten |
(Report) | Farrell Ringstead Coad |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Jørgensen (Denmark) |
| 17 October 1951 Friendly | Ireland | 3–2 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Posipal Fitzsimons Glynn |
(Report) | Morlock Fritz Walter |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 29,451 Referee: Ling (England) |
1952
| 4 May 1952 Friendly | West Germany | 3–0 | | Cologne, West Germany |
| Posipal Ottmar Walter Termath |
(Report) | Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Ellis (England) |
| 7 May 1952 Friendly | Austria | 6–0 | | Vienna, Austria |
| Huber Haummer Dienst |
(Report) | Stadium: Praeter Park Attendance: 64,000 Referee: Reinhardt (West Germany) |
| 1 June 1952 Friendly | Spain | 6–0 | | Madrid, Spain |
| Coque Gainza Cesar Basora Panizo |
(Report) | Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Chamartín Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Leafe (England) |
| 16 November 1952 Friendly | Ireland | 1–1 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Fallon |
(Report) | Piantoni |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alsteen (Belgium) |
1953
| 25 March 1953 Friendly | Ireland | 4–0 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Ringstead Eglington O'Farrell |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ellis (England) |
| 4 October 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ireland | 3–5 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Ryan Walsh O'Farrell |
(Report) | Glovacki Penverne Ujlaki Flamion |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Franken (Belgium) |
| 28 October 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ireland | 4–0 | | Dublin, Ireland |
| Fitzsimons Ryan Eglington |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bond (England) |
| 25 November 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | France | 1–0 | | Paris, France |
| Piantoni |
(Report) | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 32,256 Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium) |
1954
| 7 March 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg | 0–1 | | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| (Report) | Cummins |
Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Aussen (Netherlands) |
