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.

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1930s

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1936

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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

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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

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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

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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)
23 May 1939 Friendly Germany   1–1   Ireland Bremen, Germany
Schön   38' (Report) Bradshaw   65' Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Remke (Denmark)

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1946

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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

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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

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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

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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)
13 November 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification Ireland   1–3   Sweden Dublin, Ireland
Martin   61' (pen.) (Report) Palmér   4', 40', 68' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 41,031
Referee: Ling (England)

1950s

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1950

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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