Ireland national football team (FAI) 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.
| Win Draw Loss |
1930s edit
1936 edit
| 17 March 1936 Friendly | Ireland  | 1–0 |  Switzerland | Dublin, Ireland |
Jimmy Dunne  34' |
(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 | Ireland | Budapest, Hungary |
| Sárosi 7', 48' (pen.) Sas 75' |
(Report) | Dunne 12' O'Reilly 19'Dunne[1] or Madden[2] 68' |
Stadium: Hungária Úti Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bruell (Czechoslovakia) |
| 6 May 1936 Unofficial friendly | Rhineland XI  | 4–1 | Ireland | Cologne, Germany |
| (Report) | Jimmy Dunne |
Attendance: 10,000 (estimate) |
| 9 May 1936 Friendly | Luxembourg  | 1–5 | Ireland | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Mart 59' (pen.) |
(Report) | Jimmy Dunne 9', 86' Donnelly 65'Kelly 71', 87' |
Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bauwens (Germany) |
| 17 October 1936 Friendly | Ireland | 5–2 |  Germany | Dublin, Ireland |
| Donnelly 25', 69' Davis 35' (pen.), 65'Geoghegan 58' |
(Report) | Kobierski 26' Szepan 32' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Webb (Scotland) |
| 6 December 1936 Friendly | Ireland | 2–3 | Hungary | Dublin, Ireland |
| Fallon 20' Davis 72' (pen.) |
(Report) | Titkos 37' Cseh 38'Toldi 48' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Nattrass (England) |
1937 edit
| 17 May 1937 Friendly | Switzerland | 0–1 | Ireland | Bern, Switzerland |
| (Report) | Jimmy Dunne 30' |
Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lewington (England) |
| 23 May 1937 Friendly | France  | 0–2 | Ireland | Paris, France |
| (Report) | Jordan 52' Brown 58' |
Stadium: Colombes Stadium Attendance: 16,688 Referee: Krist (Czechoslovakia) |
| 10 October 1937 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | Norway  | 3–2 | Ireland | Oslo, Norway |
| Kvammen 30', 64' Martinsen 78' |
(Report) | Geoghegan 37' Jimmy Dunne 49' |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Bauwens (Germany) |
| 7 November 1937 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ireland | 3–3 | Norway | Dublin, Ireland |
| Jimmy Dunne 10' O'Flanagan 62'Duggan 88' |
(Report) | Kvammen 16', 33' Martinsen 49' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Gibbs (England) |
1938 edit
| 18 May 1938 Friendly | Czechoslovakia  | 2–2 | Ireland | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Nejedly 3' (pen.), 46' |
(Report) | Davis 42' Jimmy Dunne 89' |
Stadium: AC Sparta Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Barlassina (Italy) |
| 22 May 1938 Friendly | Poland  | 6–0 | Ireland | Warsaw, Poland |
| Wasiewicz 12' Wodarz 21', 78'Piątek 43', 50'Wilimowski 58' |
(Report) | Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Majorsky (Hungary) |
| 18 September 1938 Friendly | Ireland | 4–0 | Switzerland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Bradshaw 1', 20' Jimmy Dunne 8'Donnelly |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Mortimer (England) |
| 13 November 1938 Friendly | Ireland | 3–2 | Poland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Fallon 10' Carey 12'Jimmy Dunne 68' |
(Report) | Wilimowski 17' Piątek 83' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 34,295 Referee: Bauwens (Germany) |
1939 edit
| 19 March 1939 Friendly | Ireland | 2–2 | Hungary | Cork, Ireland |
| Bradshaw 14' Carey 87' |
(Report) | Zsengellér 35' Kolláth 50' |
Stadium: Mardyke Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Nattrass (England) |
| 18 May 1939 Friendly | Hungary | 2–2 | Ireland | Budapest, Hungary |
| Kolláth 41', 86' |
(Report) | O'Flanagan 53', 80' |
Stadium: Hungária Úti Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bauwens (Germany) |
1940s edit
1946 edit
| 16 June 1946 Friendly | Portugal  | 3–1 | Ireland | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Araujo 7' Rogerio 17'Peyroteo 20' |
(Report) | O'Reilly |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: von Wartburg (Switzerland) |
| 23 June 1946 Friendly | Spain  | 0–1 | Ireland | Madrid, Spain |
| (Report) | Sloan 37' |
Stadium: Metropolitano Attendance: 45,000 Referee: von Wartburg (Switzerland) |
| 30 September 1946 Friendly | Ireland | 0–1 |  England | Dublin, Ireland |
| (Report) | Finney 82' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,988 Referee: Webb (Scotland) |
1947 edit
| 2 March 1947 Friendly | Ireland | 3–2 | Spain | Dublin, Ireland |
| Walsh 16', 79' Coad 23' |
(Report) | Zarra 26', 59' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 42,102 Referee: Barrick (England) |
| 4 May 1947 Friendly | Ireland | 0–2 | Portugal | Dublin, Ireland |
| (Report) | Correia Araujo |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,618 Referee: Pearse (England) |
1948 edit
| 23 May 1948 Friendly | Portugal | 2–0 | Ireland | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Peyroteo 22' Albano 26' |
(Report) | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Dattilo (Italy) |
| 30 May 1948 Friendly | Spain | 2–1 | Ireland | Barcelona, Spain |
| Igoa 32', 71' |
(Report) | Moroney |
Stadium: Montjuic Stadium Attendance: ??,??? Referee: Szel (France) |
| 26 July 1948 1948 Summer Olympics preliminary round | Netherlands  | 3–1 | Ireland | Portsmouth, England |
| Wilkes 1', 74' Roosenburg 11' |
(Report) | O'Kelly 52' |
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 | Switzerland | Dublin, Ireland |
| (Report) | Bickel 53' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 25,563 Referee: George Reader (England) |
1949 edit
| 24 April 1949 Friendly | Ireland | 0–2 |  Belgium | Dublin, Ireland |
| (Report) | Lemberechts 54' Mermans 84' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 28,018 Referee: Sdez (France) |
| 22 May 1949 Friendly | Ireland | 1–0 | Portugal | Dublin, Ireland |
| Coad 35' (pen.) |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 28,108 Referee: Le Foll (France) |
| 2 June 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification | Sweden  | 3–1 | Ireland | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Anderson 17' (pen.) Jeppson 37'Liedholm 69' |
(Report) | Walsh 9' |
Stadium: Råsunda Stadion Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Baert (Belgium) |
| 12 June 1949 Friendly | Ireland | 1–4 | Spain | Dublin, Ireland |
| Martin 14' (pen.) |
(Report) | Zarra 30', 36' Basora 35'Igoa 86' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 30,171 Referee: Ellis (England) |
| 8 September 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ireland | 3–0 |  Finland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Gavin 35' Martin 44' (pen.), 68' |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 22,479 Referee: Evans (England) |
| 21 September 1949 Friendly | England | 0–2 | Ireland | Liverpool, England |
| (Report) | Martin 33' (pen.) Farrell 85' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 51,047 Referee: Mowat (Scotland) |
| 9 October 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 1–1 | Ireland | Helsinki, Finland |
| Vaihela 89' |
(Report) | Farrell 65' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands) |
1950s edit
1950 edit
| 10 May 1950 Friendly | Belgium | 5–1 | Ireland | Brussels, Belgium |
| Mermans 3', 33', 84' De Hert 19'Chaves 56' |
(Report) | Duffy 72' |
Stadium: Century Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands) |
| 26 November 1950 Friendly | Ireland | 2–2 | Norway | Dublin, Ireland |
| Carey 24' (pen.) Walsh 61' |
(Report) | Bredesen 6' Andresen 11' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,215 Referee: Pearse (England) |
1951 edit
| 13 May 1951 Friendly | Ireland | 0–1 |  Argentina | Dublin, Ireland |
| (Report) | Labruna 54' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Leafe (England) |
| 30 May 1951 Friendly | Norway | 2–3 | Ireland | Oslo, Norway |
| Sorenson 14' Hvidsten 55' |
(Report) | Farrell 17' Ringstead 67'Coad 82' |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Jørgensen (Denmark) |
| 17 October 1951 Friendly | Ireland | 3–2 |  West Germany | Dublin, Ireland |
| Posipal 9' (o.g.) Fitzsimons 40'Glynn 85' |
(Report) | Morlock 63' Fritz Walter 75' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 29,451 Referee: Ling (England) |
1952 edit
| 4 May 1952 Friendly | West Germany | 3–0 | Ireland | Cologne, West Germany |
| Posipal 31' Ottmar Walter 77'Termath 87' |
(Report) | Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Ellis (England) |
| 7 May 1952 Friendly | Austria  | 6–0 | Ireland | Vienna, Austria |
| Huber 22', 24', 26' Haummer 36'Dienst 58', 81' |
(Report) | Stadium: Praeter Park Attendance: 64,000 Referee: Reinhardt (West Germany) |
| 1 June 1952 Friendly | Spain | 6–0 | Ireland | Madrid, Spain |
| Coque 3' Gainza 10'Cesar 13'Basora 43', 70'Panizo 67' |
(Report) | Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Chamartín Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Leafe (England) |
| 16 November 1952 Friendly | Ireland | 1–1 | France | Dublin, Ireland |
| Fallon 24' |
(Report) | Piantoni 67' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alsteen (Belgium) |
1953 edit
| 25 March 1953 Friendly | Ireland | 4–0 | Austria | Dublin, Ireland |
| Ringstead 46', 53' Eglington 74'O'Farrell 80' |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ellis (England) |
| 4 October 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ireland | 3–5 | France | Dublin, Ireland |
| Ryan 58' Walsh 83'O'Farrell 88' |
(Report) | Glovacki 23' Penverne 40'Ujlaki 50', 69'Flamion 72' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Franken (Belgium) |
| 28 October 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ireland | 4–0 | Luxembourg | Dublin, Ireland |
| Fitzsimons 18', 59' Ryan 48'Eglington 62' |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bond (England) |
| 25 November 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | France | 1–0 | Ireland | Paris, France |
| Piantoni 73' |
(Report) | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 32,256 Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium) |
1954 edit
| 7 March 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg | 0–1 | Ireland | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| (Report) | Cummins 62' |
Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Aussen (Netherlands) |