Republic of Ireland national football team results (1960–1979)

This article contains the results of the Republic of Ireland national football team during the 1960s and 1970s.

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1960s edit

1960 edit

30 March 1960 Friendly Republic of Ireland   2–0   Chile Dublin, Ireland
Cantwell   16' (pen.)
Curtis   80'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Aston (England)
11 May 1960 Friendly West Germany   0–1   Republic of Ireland Düsseldorf, West Germany
Fagan   31' Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Ellis (England)
18 May 1960 Friendly Sweden   4–1   Republic of Ireland Malmö, Sweden
Simonsson   25', 30'
Seamus Dunne   43' (o.g.)
Börjesson   89'
Fagan   77' (pen.) Stadium: Malmö Stadium
Attendance: 31,339
Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
28 September 1960 Friendly Republic of Ireland   2–3   Wales Dublin, Ireland
Fagan   28', 72' (pen.) Jones   26', 53'
Woosnam   65'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Best (United States)
6 November 1960 Friendly Republic of Ireland   3–1   Norway Dublin, Ireland
Fagan   28'
Fitzgerald   39', 83'
Hennum   2' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Bowman (Scotland)

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3 May 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 8 Scotland   4–1   Republic of Ireland Glasgow, Scotland
Brand   14', 40'
Herd   55', 85'
Haverty   52' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 46,696
Referee: Guigue (France)
7 May 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 8 Republic of Ireland   0–3   Scotland Dublin, Ireland
Young   4', 16'
Brand   86'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Grandain (Belgium)
8 October 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 8 Republic of Ireland   1–3   Czechoslovakia Dublin, Ireland
14:30 UTC+1 Giles   40' Scherer   3'
Kvašňák   61', 69'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Holland (England)
29 October 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 8 Czechoslovakia   7–1   Republic of Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
14:30 UTC+1 Kvasnak   8', 36'
Scherer   24', 75'
Jelínek   30'
Pospíchal   57'
Masopust   61'
Fogarty   56' Stadium: Strahov Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lundell (Sweden)

1962 edit

8 April 1962 Friendly Republic of Ireland   2–3   Austria Dublin, Ireland
Cantwell   48'
Tuohy   59'
Buzek   43'
Hirnschrodt   58'
Hof   64'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 32,434
Referee: Gulde (Switzerland)
12 August 1962 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Republic of Ireland   4–2   Iceland Dublin, Ireland
Tuohy   11'
Fogarty   41'
Cantwell   65', 76'
Jónsson   37', 86' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,246
Referee: Smith (Wales)
2 September 1962 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Iceland   1–1
(3–5 agg.)
  Republic of Ireland Reykjavík, Iceland
Árnason   59' Tuohy   38' Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 9,100
Referee: Nielsen (Norway)

1963 edit

9 June 1963 Friendly Republic of Ireland   1–0   Scotland Dublin, Ireland
Cantwell   6' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Howley (England)
25 September 1963 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Austria   0–0   Republic of Ireland Vienna, Austria
Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 26,741
Referee: Gere (Hungary)
13 October 1963 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Republic of Ireland   3–2
(3–2 agg.)
  Austria Dublin, Ireland
Cantwell   44', 89' (pen.)
Koller   64' (o.g.)
Koleznik   38'
Flögel   82'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 39,963
Referee: Poulsen (Denmark)

1964 edit

11 March 1964 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Spain   5–1   Republic of Ireland Sevilla, Spain
Amancio   5', 29'
Marcelino   34', 62'
Fusté   14'
McEvoy   19' Stadium: Sánchez Pizjuan
Attendance: 27,200
Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)
8 April 1964 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Republic of Ireland   0–2
(1–7 agg.)
  Spain Dublin, Ireland
Zaballa   24', 86' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 38,027
Referee: Versyp (Belgium)
10 May 1964 Friendly Poland   3–1   Republic of Ireland Kraków, Poland
Faber   25'
Wilim   64'
Szołtysik   76'
Ambrose   35' Stadium: Stadion Wisły
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kainer (Austria)
13 May 1964 Friendly Norway   1–4   Republic of Ireland Oslo, Norway
Eriksen   53' Hurley   3', 63'
Giles   10'
McEvoy   77'
Stadium: Ullevaal
Attendance: 14,354
Referee: Malka (West Germany)
24 May 1964 Friendly Republic of Ireland   1–3   England Dublin, Ireland
Strahan   41' Eastham   9'
Byrne   22'
Greaves   55'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)
25 October 1964 Friendly Republic of Ireland   3–2   Poland Dublin, Ireland
McEvoy   25', 82'
Mooney   84'
Lubański   19'
Pol   21'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Clements (England)

1965 edit

24 March 1965 Friendly Republic of Ireland   0–2   Belgium Dublin, Ireland
McEvoy   5' (o.g.)
Jurion   59'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Boogaerts (Netherlands)
5 May 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Republic of Ireland   1–0   Spain Dublin, Ireland
Iribar   61' (o.g.) Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 40,772
Referee: Callaghan (Wales)
27 October 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Spain   4–1   Republic of Ireland Sevilla, Spain
Pereda   40', 43', 58'
Lapetra   63'
McEvoy   26' Stadium: Sánchez Pizjuan
Attendance: 29,452
Referee: de Freitas (Portugal)
10 November 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Spain   1–0   Republic of Ireland Paris, France
Ufarte   80' Report Stadium: Stade Colombes
Attendance: 35,731
Referee: Schwinte (France)

1966 edit

4 May 1966 Friendly Republic of Ireland   0–4   West Germany Dublin, Ireland
Haller   5'
Beckenbauer   18'
Overath   57', 74'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mullen (Scotland)
22 May 1966 Friendly Austria   1–0   Republic of Ireland Vienna, Austria
Seitl   76' Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Gere (Hungary)
25 May 1966 Friendly Belgium   2–3   Republic of Ireland Liège, Belgium
Van Himst   5'
Vandeboer   25'
Cantwell   20', 46'
Fullam   69'
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 2,445
Referee: Schwinte (France)
23 October 1966 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland   0–0   Spain Dublin, Ireland
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Carlsson (Sweden)
26 November 1966 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland   2–1   Turkey Dublin, Ireland
Frank O'Neill   60'
McEvoy   74'
Altıparmak   88' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 23,300
Referee: Sørensen (Denmark)
7 December 1966 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1 Spain   2–0   Republic of Ireland Valencia, Spain
José María   21'
Pirri   35'
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 9,810
Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)

1967 edit

22 February 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1 Turkey   2–1   Republic of Ireland Ankara, Turkey
Elmastaşoğlu   35'
Altıparmak   78'
Cantwell   90' Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı
Attendance: 31,100
Referee: Rumenchev (Bulgaria)
21 May 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland   0–2   Czechoslovakia Dublin, Ireland
Szikora   16'
Masný   47'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Schaut (Belgium)
22 November 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1 Czechoslovakia   1–2   Republic of Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
Dempsey   57' (o.g.) Treacy   65'
Turlough O'Connor   86'
Stadium: Stadion Eden
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Vetter (East Germany)

1968 edit

15 May 1968 Friendly Republic of Ireland   2–2   Poland Dublin, Ireland
Dempsey   51'
Hale   86'
Lubański   5' (pen.)
Jarosik   24'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Jennings (England)
30 October 1968 Friendly Poland   1–0   Republic of Ireland Chorzów, Poland
Lubański   61' Stadium: Stadion Śląski
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nilsson (Sweden)
10 November 1968 Friendly Republic of Ireland   2–2   Austria Dublin, Ireland
Rogers   82'
Hale   87'
Redl   15'
Hof   50'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)
4 December 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Republic of Ireland   (1–1)   Denmark Dublin, Ireland
Giles   40' (pen.) Match Abandoned 51'
[note 1]
Wiberg   21' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 23,555
Referee: Syme (Scotland)

1969 edit

4 May 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Republic of Ireland   1–2   Czechoslovakia Dublin, Ireland
14:30 UTC+1 Rogers   15' Kabát   51'
Adamec   70'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 32,002
Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal)
27 May 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Denmark   2–0   Republic of Ireland Copenhagen, Denmark
Sørensen   34', 66' Stadium: Idrætsparken
Attendance: 26,195
Referee: Arkhipov (Soviet Union)
8 June 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Republic of Ireland   1–2   Hungary Dublin, Ireland
Givens   60' Dunai II   24'
Bene   80'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 17,286
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
21 September 1969 Friendly Republic of Ireland   1–1   Scotland Dublin, Ireland
Givens   11' Stein   8' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Burtenshaw (England)
7 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Czechoslovakia   3–0   Republic of Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
18:00 UTC+1 Adamec   8', 36', 45' Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 32,879
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)
15 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Republic of Ireland   1–1   Denmark Dublin, Ireland
Givens   10' Bent Jensen   84' (pen.) Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 19,603
Referee: Patterson (Scotland)
5 November 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Hungary   4–0   Republic of Ireland Budapest, Hungary
Halmosi   30'
Bene   49'
Puskás   68'
Kocsis   83'
Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 23,602
Referee: Jakše (Yugoslavia)

1970s edit

1970 edit

6 May 1970 Friendly Poland   2–1   Republic of Ireland Poznań, Poland
Kozerski   9'
Szołtysik   25'
Givens   84' Stadium: Warta Stadium
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Tolchinski (Soviet Union)
9 May 1970 Friendly West Germany   2–1   Republic of Ireland West Berlin, West Germany
Seeler   17'
Löhr   82'
Mulligan   86' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Boström (Sweden)
23 September 1970 Friendly Republic of Ireland   0–2   Poland Dublin, Ireland
Stachurski   26'
Szołtysik   36'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lyden (England)
14 October 1970 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland   1–1   Sweden Dublin, Ireland
Carroll   43' (pen.) Brzokoupil   61' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 28,194
Referee: Helies (France)
28 October 1970 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Sweden   1–0   Republic of Ireland Solna, Sweden
Turesson   74' Stadium: Råsunda
Attendance: 11,922
Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)
8 December 1970 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Italy   3–0   Republic of Ireland Florence, Italy
De Sisti   22' (pen.)
Boninsegna   42'
Prati   84'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 41,092
Referee: Schaut (Belgium)

1971 edit

10 May 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland   1–2   Italy Dublin, Ireland
Conway   23' Boninsegna   15'
Prati   59'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 22,613
Referee: Schulenburg (West Germany)
30 May 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland   1–4   Austria Dublin, Ireland
Rogers   50' (pen.) Schmidradner   4' (pen.)
Kodat   11'
Jimmy Dunne   30' (o.g.)
Starek   72'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 14,674
Referee: Öberg (Norway)
10 October 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Austria   6–0   Republic of Ireland Linz, Austria
Jara   12', 85'
Pirkner   40' (pen.)
Parits   45', 52', 90'
Stadium: Linzer Stadion
Attendance: 15,050
Referee: Göppel (Switzerland)

1972 edit

11 June 1972 Brazil Independence Cup Iran   1–2   Republic of Ireland Recife, Brazil
Ghelichkhani   13' Leech   63'
Givens   67'
Stadium: Santa Crux Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Angonese (Italy)
18 June 1972 Brazil Independence Cup Ecuador   2–3   Republic of Ireland Natal, Brazil
Coronel   37'
Lasso   78'
Rogers   12'
Martin   61'
Turlough O'Connor   86'
Stadium: New Lake Stadium
Referee: Kitabjian (France)
21 June 1972 Brazil Independence Cup Chile   2–1   Republic of Ireland Recife, Brazil
Caszely   60'
Fouilloux   68'
Rogers   79' Stadium: Isle of Retiro Stadium
Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)
25 June 1972 Brazil Independence Cup Portugal   2–1   Republic of Ireland Recife, Brazil
Peres   25'
Nené   37'
Leech   38' Stadium: Isle of Retiro Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Coerezza (Argentina)
18 October 1972 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Republic of Ireland   1–2   Soviet Union Dublin, Ireland
Conroy   83' Fedotov   55'
Kolotov   65'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 27,656
Referee: Öberg (Norway)
15 November 1972 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Republic of Ireland   2–1   France Dublin, Ireland
Conroy   27'
Treacy   76'
Larqué   66' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 26,511
Referee: Rasmussen (Denmark)

1973 edit

13 May 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Soviet Union   1–0   Republic of Ireland Moscow, Soviet Union
Onishchenko   58' Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 65,527
Referee: Dahlberg (Sweden)
16 May 1973 Friendly Poland   2–0   Republic of Ireland Wrocław, Poland
Lubański   44', 83' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kunze (East Germany)
19 May 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 France   1–1   Republic of Ireland Paris, France
Chiesa   78' Martin   83' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 28,405
Referee: Rainea (Romania)
6 June 1973 Friendly Norway   1–1   Republic of Ireland Oslo, Norway
Paulsen   69' Dennehy   69' Stadium: Ullevaal
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kunze (East Germany)
21 October 1973 Friendly Republic of Ireland   1–0   Poland Dublin, Ireland
Dennehy   32' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Matthewson (England)

1974 edit

5 May 1974 Friendly Brazil   2–1   Republic of Ireland Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Leivinha   50'
Rivellino   56'
Mancini   70' Stadium: Maracana Stadium
Attendance: 74,696
Referee: Velasquez (Colombia)
8 May 1974 Friendly Uruguay   2–0   Republic of Ireland Montevideo, Uruguay
Morena   16', 26' Stadium: Centenario Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Barreto (Uruguay)
12 May 1974 Friendly Chile   1–2   Republic of Ireland Santiago, Chile
Valdés   57' Hand   43'
Conway   76'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Lira (Chile)
30 October 1974 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland   3–0   Soviet Union Dublin, Ireland
Givens   22', 30', 70' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 31,750
Referee: Axelryd (Sweden)
20 November 1974 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Turkey   1–1   Republic of Ireland İzmir, Turkey
Martin   54' (o.g.) Givens   61' Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Srodecki (Poland)

1975 edit

1 March 1975 Friendly Republic of Ireland   1–0   West Germany B Dublin, Ireland
Conway   89' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Homewood (England)
11 May 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland   2–1    Switzerland Dublin, Ireland
Martin   2'
Treacy   28'
Müller   74' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 49,074
Referee: Schiller (Austria)
18 May 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Soviet Union   2–1   Republic of Ireland Kyiv, Soviet Union
Blohkin   13'
Kolotov   29'
Hand   79' Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 84,480
Referee: Vigliani (France)
21 May 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Switzerland   1–0   Republic of Ireland Bern, Switzerland
Elsener   75' Stadium: Wankdorf Stadion
Attendance: 12,793
Referee: Correia (Portugal)
29 October 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland   4–0   Turkey Dublin, Ireland
Givens   25', 28', 34', 88' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Martínez (Spain)

1976 edit

24 March 1976 Friendly Republic of Ireland   3–0   Norway Dublin, Ireland
Brady   25'
Holmes   36' (pen.)
Walsh   61'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Partridge (England)
26 May 1976 Friendly Poland   0–2   Republic of Ireland Poznań, Poland
Givens   5', 11' Stadium: Warta Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pouček (Czechoslovakia)
8 October 1976 Friendly England   1–1   Republic of Ireland London, England
Pearson   44' Daly   55' (pen.) Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Alexander (Scotland)
13 October 1976 Friendly Turkey   3–3   Republic of Ireland Ankara, Turkey
Turan   51', 70'
Ertürk   64'
Stapleton   3'
Daly   14'
Waters   80'
Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Galić (Yugoslavia)
17 November 1976 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 France   2–0   Republic of Ireland Paris, France
Platini   47' (pen.)
Bathenay   88'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,437
Referee: Maksimović (Yugoslavia)

1977 edit

9 February 1977 Friendly Republic of Ireland   0–1   Spain Dublin, Ireland
Satrústegui   10' Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Hunting (England)
30 March 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 Republic of Ireland   1–0   France Dublin, Ireland
Brady   11' Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Linemayr (Austria)
24 April 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 Republic of Ireland   0–0   Poland Dublin, Ireland
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Matthewson (England)
1 June 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 Bulgaria   2–1   Republic of Ireland Sofia, Bulgaria
Panov   14'
Jeliazkov   76'
Givens   66' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 35,214
Referee: Zlatanos (Greece)
12 October 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 Republic of Ireland   0–0   Bulgaria Dublin, Ireland
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gonella (Italy)

1978 edit

5 April 1978 Friendly Republic of Ireland   4–2   Turkey Dublin, Ireland
Giles   3'
McGee   12'
Treacy   18', 23'
Mustafaoğlu   5'
Turan   62'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alexander (Scotland)
12 April 1978 Friendly Poland   3–0   Republic of Ireland Łódź, Poland
Boniek   52'
Deyna   60'
Mazur   82'
Stadium: Stadion ŁKS
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Scheurell (East Germany)
21 May 1978 Friendly Norway   0–0   Republic of Ireland Oslo, Norway
Stadium: Ullevaal
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Fredriksson (Sweden)
24 May 1978 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Denmark   3–3   Republic of Ireland Copenhagen, Denmark
Henning Jensen   31'
Nielsen   78' (pen.)
Lerby   79'
Stapleton   11'
Grealish   25'
Daly   65'
Stadium: Idrætsparken
Attendance: 28,900
Referee: Beck (Netherlands)
20 September 1978 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland   0–0   Northern Ireland Dublin, Ireland
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Rion (Belgium)
25 October 1978 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland   1–1   England Dublin, Ireland
Daly   27' Latchford   8' Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 48,613
Referee: Aldinger (West Germany)

1979 edit

2 May 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland   2–0   Denmark Dublin, Ireland
Daly   45'
Givens   66'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Vautrot (France)
19 May 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Bulgaria   1–0   Republic of Ireland Sofia, Bulgaria
Tsvetkov   81' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Bucek (Austria)
22 May 1979 Friendly Republic of Ireland   1–3   West Germany Dublin, Ireland
Ryan   26' Rummenigge   29'
Kelsch   81'
Hoeneß   90'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Courtney (England)
29 May 1979 Unofficial friendly Republic of Ireland   0–0   Argentina Dublin, Ireland
Report Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Valentine (Scotland)
11 September 1979 Friendly Wales   2–1   Republic of Ireland Swansea, Wales
Walsh   24'
Curtis   53'
Jones   22' (o.g.) Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 6,825
Referee: Stevens (England)
26 September 1979 Friendly Czechoslovakia   4–1   Republic of Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
18:00 UTC+2 Ondruš   5'
Nehoda   35'
Kroupa   72'
Masný   90'
McGee   89' Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Milchenko (Soviet Union)
17 October 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland   3–0   Bulgaria Dublin, Ireland
Martin   39'
Grealish   46'
Stapleton   83'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Einbeck (East Germany)
29 October 1979 Friendly Republic of Ireland   3–2   United States Dublin, Ireland
Grealish   64'
Givens   66'
Anderson   68'
di Bernardo   11'
Villa   63'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Farrell (Ireland)
21 November 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Northern Ireland   1–0   Republic of Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland
Armstrong   54' Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daina (Switzerland)

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Notes edit

  1. ^ Match abandoned after 51 minutes due to fog. The match was replayed on 15 October 1969.