Republic of Ireland national football team results (1954–1959)
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This article contains the results of the Republic of Ireland national football team during the 1950s. Between 1936 and 1954 the Football Association of Ireland referred to their team as Ireland.[1] After a FIFA ruling they became the Republic of Ireland in 1954.
| Win Draw Loss |
Results edit
1954 edit
| 7 November 1954 Friendly | Republic of Ireland  | 2–1 |  Norway | Dublin, Ireland |
Martin  59'Ryan 66' (pen.) |
(Report) | Olsen 13' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Clough (England) |
1955 edit
| 1 May 1955 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 |  Netherlands | Dublin, Ireland |
| Fitzgerald 79' |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 16,680 Referee: Luty (England) |
| 25 May 1955 Friendly | Norway | 1–3 | Republic of Ireland | Oslo, Norway |
| Kotte 39' |
(Report) | Cummins 17', 70' Ringstead 80' |
Stadium: Bislett Stadium Attendance: 18,547 Referee: Meissner (West Germany) |
| 28 May 1955 Friendly | West Germany  | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland | Hamburg, West Germany |
| Waldner 13' Mai 62' |
(Report) | Fallon 67' |
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: van der Meer (Netherlands) |
| 19 October 1955 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–4 |  Yugoslavia | Dublin, Ireland |
| Fitzsimons 40' |
(Report) | Milutinović 10', 14', 44' Veselinović 76' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Murdock (England) |
| 27 November 1955 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 2–2 |  Spain | Dublin, Ireland |
| Fitzsimons 8' Ringstead 76' |
(Report) | Pahiño 24', 44' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ellis (England) |
1956 edit
| 10 May 1956 Friendly | Netherlands | 1–4 | Republic of Ireland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Appel 77' |
(Report) | Fitzsimons 52', 67' Haverty 59'Ringstead 71' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Alois Penning (West Germany) |
| 3 October 1956 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1 | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 |  Denmark | Dublin, Ireland |
| Curtis 28' Gavin 44' (pen.) |
(Report) | Aage Rou Jensen 86' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 32,600 Referee: Bond (England) |
| 25 November 1956 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | West Germany | Dublin, Ireland |
| Cantwell 62' (pen.) Haverty 87'McCann 89' |
(Report) | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Murdock (England) |
1957 edit
| 8 May 1957 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1 | England  | 5–1 | Republic of Ireland | London, England |
| Taylor 10', 19', 40' Atyeo 38', 90' |
(Report) | Curtis 56' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
| 19 May 1957 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1 | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | England | Dublin, Ireland |
| Ringstead 3' |
(Report) | Atyeo 90' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 47,600 Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
| 2 October 1957 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1 | Denmark | 0–2 | Republic of Ireland | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| (Report) | Cummins 53' Curtis 62' |
Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Schultz (East Germany) |
1958 edit
| 11 May 1958 Friendly | Poland  | 2–2 | Republic of Ireland | Katowice, Poland |
| Cieslik 25' Zientara 74' |
Curtis 12' Cummins 49' |
Stadium: Silesian Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Romain (Austria) |
| 14 May 1958 Friendly | Austria  | 3–1 | Republic of Ireland | Vienna, Austria |
| Körner 18' Buzek 58'Hamerl 77' |
Curtis 70' |
Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Wyssling (Switzerland) |
| 15 October 1958 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | Poland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Cantwell 26' (pen.), 31' |
Pol 17', 19' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Clough (England) |
1959 edit
| 5 April 1959 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 |  Czechoslovakia | Dublin, Ireland |
| 15:30 UTC±0 | Tuohy 21' Cantwell 41' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium) |
| 10 May 1959 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying | Czechoslovakia | 4–0 (4–2 agg.) | Republic of Ireland | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Stacho 4' (pen.) Buberník 6'Pavlovič 66'Dolinský 75' |
Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 41,691 Referee: Barbéran (France) |
| 1 November 1959 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 3–2 |  Sweden | Dublin, Ireland |
| Giles 16' Curtis 24', 53' |
Borjesson 7' Berndtsson 12' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,250 Referee: Holland (England) |