This article contains the results of the Republic of Ireland national football team during the 1980s.
| Win Draw Loss |
Results edit
1980 edit
| 6 February 1980 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 | England  | 2–0 |  Republic of Ireland | London, England |
Keegan  34', 74' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 91,043 Referee: Scheurell (East Germany) |
| 26 March 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Cyprus  | 2–3 | Republic of Ireland | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Pantziaras 29' Kaiafas 74' (pen.) |
Report | McGee 8', 38' Lawrenson 23' |
Stadium: Makario Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sharir (Israel) |
| 30 April 1980 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 |  Switzerland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Givens 12' Daly 41' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Thomas (Wales) |
| 16 May 1980 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 0–1 |  Argentina | Dublin, Ireland |
| Report | Valencia 28' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 30,100 Referee: Courtney (England) |
| 10 September 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 |  Netherlands | Dublin, Ireland |
| Daly 78' Lawrenson 85' |
Report | Tahamata 57' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) |
| 15 October 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 |  Belgium | Dublin, Ireland |
| Grealish 42' |
Report | Cluytens 13' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Rolles (Luxembourg) |
| 28 October 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | France  | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland | Paris, France |
| Platini 11' Zimako 77' |
Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,800 Referee: Castillo (France) |
| 19 November 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Republic of Ireland | 6–0 | Cyprus | Dublin, Ireland |
| Daly 10' (pen.), 23' Grealish 24'Robinson 28'Stapleton 46'Hughton 65' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Guðmundsson (Iceland) |
1981 edit
| 24 February 1981 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–3 |  Wales | Dublin, Ireland |
| Grealish 25' |
Report | Price 34' Boyle 38'Yorath 89' |
Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Reeves (England) |
| 25 March 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Belgium | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland | Brussels, Belgium |
| Ceulemans 88' |
Report | Stadium: Stade du Heysel Attendance: 37,978 Referee: Nazare (Portugal) |
| 29 April 1981 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 3–1 |  Czechoslovakia | Dublin, Ireland |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Moran 18', 69' Stapleton 75' |
Report | Masný 55' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Grey (England) |
| 21 May 1981 Friendly | West Germany B  | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland | Bremen, West Germany |
| Del'Haye 50' Funkel 62'Schröder 64' |
Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Frickmann (Denmark) |
| 23 May 1981 Friendly | Poland  | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| Iwan 2' O'Leary 38' (o.g.)Ogaza 66' |
Report | Stadium: Zawisza Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tătar (Romania) |
| 9 September 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Netherlands | 2–2 | Republic of Ireland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Thijssen 11' Mühren 64' (pen.) |
Report | Robinson 40' Stapleton 71' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Christov (Czechoslovakia) |
| 14 October 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | France | Dublin, Ireland |
| Mahut 3' (o.g.) Stapleton 23'Robinson 39' |
Report | Bellone 9' Platini 83' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Eriksson (Sweden) |
1982 edit
| 28 April 1982 Friendly | Algeria  | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland | Algiers, Algeria |
| Assad 15' Madjer 64' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Lambert (France) |
| 22 May 1982 Friendly | Chile  | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland | Santiago, Chile |
| Gamboa 1' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Ojeda (Chile) |
| 27 May 1982 Friendly | Brazil  | 7–0 | Republic of Ireland | Uberlândia, Brazil |
| Falcão 32' Sócrates 53', 73'Serginho 64', 75'Luizinho 68'Zico 78' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Parque do Sabiá Attendance: 72,733 Referee: Filho (Brazil) |
| 30 May 1982 Friendly | Trinidad and Tobago  | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Nelson Haynes |
Report | Brady |
Stadium: Arima Stadium Attendance: 6,000 | |
| Note: It has been subsequently claimed by manager Eoin Hand that the Republic of Ireland actually lost 1–2 to a local club side on 30 May, then defeated Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 on 3 June, but the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association swapped around the results so that the first game was the "official" international and the second game reclassified as a friendly. In the absence of any media reports or FAI officials, there was no-one to gainsay them[1][2] | ||||
| 22 September 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Netherlands | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Schoenaker 1' Gullit 64' |
Report | Daly 79' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Gregr (Czechoslovakia) |
| 13 October 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 |  Iceland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Stapleton 36' Grealish 75' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 23,371 Referee: Rion (Belgium) |
| 17 November 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland | 3–3 |  Spain | Dublin, Ireland |
| Grimes 2' Stapleton 64', 76' |
Report | Maceda 31' Martin 47' (o.g.)Muñoz 60' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Redelfs (West Germany) |
1983 edit
| 30 March 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Malta  | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland | Ta'Qali, Malta |
| Report | Stapleton 89' |
Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 6,487 Referee: Mathias (Austria) |
| 27 April 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Spain | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Santillana 49' Rincón 89' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio La Romareda Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Butenko (Soviet Union) |
| 21 September 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Iceland | 0–3 | Republic of Ireland | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Report | Waddock 16' Robinson 21'Walsh 81' |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 13,706 Referee: Biguet (France) |
| 12 October 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland | 2–3 | Netherlands | Dublin, Ireland |
| Waddock 7' Brady 35' (pen.) |
Report | Gullit 51', 75' van Basten 65' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Daina (Switzerland) |
| 16 November 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland | 8–0 | Malta | Dublin, Ireland |
| Lawrenson 25', 63' Stapleton 28' (pen.)O'Callaghan 35'Sheedy 74'Brady 76', 88'Daly 86' |
Report | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Amundsen (Denmark) |
1984 edit
| 4 April 1984 Friendly | Israel  | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Ohana 3' Armeli 62'Sinai 65' |
Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Lartigot (France) |
| 23 May 1984 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Poland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Report | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Courtney (England) |
| 3 June 1984 1984 Japan Cup | China  | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland | Sapporo, Japan |
| Report | O'Keefe 57' |
Stadium: Maruyama Stadium |
| 8 August 1984 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 |  Mexico | Dublin, Ireland |
| Report | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Baumann (Switzerland) |
| 12 September 1984 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 |  Soviet Union | Dublin, Ireland |
| Walsh 64' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Keizer (Netherlands) |
| 17 October 1984 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Norway  | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland | Oslo, Norway |
| Jacobsen 42' |
Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Attendance: 15,379 Referee: Scheurell (East Germany) |
| 14 November 1984 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Denmark  | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Elkjær 30', 46' Lerby 55' |
Report | Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 45,300 Referee: Würtz (France) |
1985 edit
| 5 February 1985 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–2 |  Italy | Dublin, Ireland |
| Waddock 53' |
Report | Rossi 5' (pen.) Altobelli 18' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Keizer (Netherlands) |
| 27 February 1985 Friendly | Israel | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Report | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: d'Elia (Italy) |
| 26 March 1985 Friendly | England | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland | London, England |
| Steven 45' Lineker 76' |
Report | Brady 88' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 34,793 Referee: Smith (Scotland) |
| 1 May 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Norway | Dublin, Ireland |
| Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Németh (Hungary) |
| 26 May 1985 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Spain | Cork, Ireland |
| Report | Stadium: Flower Lodge Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gächter (Switzerland) |
| 2 June 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Switzerland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Stapleton 7' Grealish 33'Sheedy 57' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 17,300 Referee: Bergamo (Italy) |
| 11 September 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Switzerland | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland | Bern, Switzerland |
| Report | Stadium: Wankdorf Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Aladrén (Spain) |
| 16 October 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Soviet Union | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Cherenkov 61' Protasov 90' |
Report | Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Casarin (Italy) |
| 13 November 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland | 1–4 | Denmark | Dublin, Ireland |
| Stapleton 6' |
Report | Elkjær 7', 76' Laudrup 49'Sivebæk 57' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Wöhrer (Austria) |
1986 edit
| 26 March 1986 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Wales | Dublin, Ireland |
| Report | Rush 17' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Hope (Scotland) |
| 23 April 1986 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 |  Uruguay | Dublin, Ireland |
| Daly 38' (pen.) |
Report | Paz 22' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Martin (England) |
| 25 May 1986 Iceland Triangular Tournament | Iceland | 1–2 | Republic of Ireland | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 19:00 UTC±0 | Guðjohnsen 40' |
Report | McGrath 34' Daly 84' |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 4,246 Referee: Worrall (England) |
| 27 May 1986 Iceland Triangular Tournament | Czechoslovakia | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 19:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stapleton 82' |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Olsen (Iceland) |
| 10 September 1986 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Belgium | 2–2 | Republic of Ireland | Brussels, Belgium |
| Claesen 14' Scifo 71' |
Report | Stapleton 18' Brady 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Attendance: 22,212 Referee: Igna (Romania) |
| 15 October 1986 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 |  Scotland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Halle (Norway) |
| 12 November 1986 Friendly | Poland | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland | Warsaw, Poland |
| Koniarek 43' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Németh (Hungary) |
1987 edit
| 18 February 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Scotland | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Report | Lawrenson 8' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 45,081 Referee: van Ettekoven (Netherlands) |
| 1 April 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Bulgaria  | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Sadkov 41' Tanev 81' (pen.) |
Report | Stapleton 53' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 35,247 Referee: Da Silva Valente (Portugal) |
| 29 April 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Belgium | Dublin, Ireland |
| Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Holzmann (Austria) |
| 23 May 1987 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Brazil | Dublin, Ireland |
| Brady 30' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Sandoz (Austria) |
| 28 May 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Luxembourg  | 0–2 | Republic of Ireland | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Report | Galvin 44' Whelan 64' |
Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel Attendance: 4,965 Referee: Peduzzi (Switzerland) |
| 9 September 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Luxembourg | Dublin, Ireland |
| Stapleton 31' McGrath 74' |
Report | Krings 29' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Cooper (Wales) |
| 14 October 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Bulgaria | Dublin, Ireland |
| McGrath 52' Moran 83' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Keizer (Netherlands) |
| 10 November 1987 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 5–0 | Israel | Dublin, Ireland |
| John Byrne 25' David Kelly 46', 56', 71' (pen.)Quinn 83' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Midgley (England) |
1988 edit
| 23 March 1988 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 |  Romania | Dublin, Ireland |
| Moran 30' David Kelly 90' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Martin (England) |
| 27 April 1988 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 |  Yugoslavia | Dublin, Ireland |
| McCarthy 24' Moran 65' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Smith (Scotland) |
| 22 May 1988 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 3–1 | Poland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Sheedy 12' Cascarino 31'Sheridan 40' |
Report | Warzycha 65' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Roberts (Wales) |
| 1 June 1988 Friendly | Norway | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland | Oslo, Norway |
| Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Attendance: 9,494 Referee: Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) |
| 12 June 1988 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2 | England | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 15:30 UTC+2 | Report | Houghton 6' |
Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 51,573 Referee: Kirschen (East Germany) |
| 15 June 1988 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2 | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Soviet Union | Hanover, Germany |
| 20:15 UTC+2 | Whelan 38' |
Report | Protassov 74' |
Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 38,308 Referee: Soriano Aladren (Spain) |
| 18 June 1988 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2 | Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Netherlands | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 15:30 UTC+2 | Report | Kieft 82' |
Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 60,800 Referee: Brummeier (Austria) |
| 14 September 1988 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Northern Ireland  | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 19,873 Referee: Vautrot (France) |
| 19 October 1988 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 4–0 |  Tunisia | Dublin, Ireland |
| Cascarino 26', 44' Aldridge 45'Sheedy 87' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Snoddy (Northern Ireland) |
| 16 November 1988 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Spain | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland | Seville, Spain |
| Manolo 52' Butragueño 66' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Savchenko (USSR) |
1989 edit
| 7 February 1989 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | France | Dublin, Ireland |
| Report | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Lloyd (Wales) |
| 8 March 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Hungary  | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland | Budapest, Hungary |
| Report | Stadium: Nepstadion Attendance: 33,966 Referee: Petrović (Yugoslavia) |
| 26 April 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Spain | Dublin, Ireland |
| Míchel 16' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 49,600 Referee: Brummeier (Austria) |
| 28 May 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Malta | Dublin, Ireland |
| Houghton 32' Moran 55' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 48,000 Referee: dos Santos (Portugal) |
| 4 June 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Hungary | Dublin, Ireland |
| McGrath 34' Cascarino 80' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 48,600 Referee: Nervik (Norway) |
| 6 September 1989 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | West Germany | Dublin, Ireland |
| Stapleton 10' |
Report | Dorfner 33' |
Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Van den Wijngaert (Belgium) |
| 11 October 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Whelan 43' Cascarino 47'Houghton 57' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 45,800 Referee: D'Elia (Italy) |
| 15 November 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Malta | 0–2 | Republic of Ireland | Ta'Qali, Malta |
| Report | Aldridge 30', 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands) |
References edit
- ^ Kelly, David (6 October 2011). "Minnows Bite". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ "The Kieran Shannon Interview: Eoin was never handed anything". 11 November 2017.