Republic of Ireland national football team

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Republic of Ireland

Nickname(s)

The Boys in Green

Association

Football Association of Ireland

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Giovanni Trapattoni

Asst coach

Marco Tardelli

Captain

Robbie Keane

Most caps

Steve Staunton (102)

Top scorer

Robbie Keane (33)

Home stadium

Croke Park
Lansdowne Road
Dalymount Park

FIFA code

IRL

FIFA ranking

Highest FIFA ranking

6 (August 1993)

Lowest FIFA ranking

57 (November 1998)

Elo ranking

Highest Elo ranking

8 (April 2002, August 2002)

Lowest Elo ranking

67 (May 1972)





First kit





Second kit

First international

Irish Free State 1 - 0

Bulgaria
(Stade Olympique, Colombes, France; May 28, 1924)

Biggest win

Republic of Ireland 8 - 0 Malta

(Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland; 16 November 1983)

Biggest defeat

Brazil 7 - 0 Republic of Ireland

(Uberlândia, Brazil; 27 May 1982)

World Cup

Appearances

3 (First in 1990)

Best result

Quarter finals, 1990

European Championship

Appearances

1 (First in 1988)

Best result

Round 1, 1988

The Republic of Ireland national football team represents the Republic of Ireland in international football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Croke Park in Dublin.

The team made its debut at the 1924 Olympics reaching the quarter finals. Between 1924 and 1936 the team competed as the Irish Free State and from then until 1953 it was referred to by the FAI as Ireland. The current name was adopted after a FIFA ruling to disambiguate it from the Ireland team run by the IFA, which is now known as Northern Ireland.

Under the guidance of Jack Charlton and his successor Mick McCarthy the team enjoyed its most successful era, qualifying for Euro 88, reaching the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup and making the last sixteen at both the 1994 and 2002 World Cups.

The side was the first team from outside the UK to defeat England on home soil, at a fixture played at Goodison Park, Liverpool in 1949. The team also reached the quarter finals of the 1964 European Nations' Cup.

[edit] History

[edit] Irish Free State

Between 1882 and 1924 Ireland was represented by a single national football team organised by the Belfast - based Irish Football Association. Then in 1920 Ireland was partitioned into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. In 1922, Southern Ireland became the Irish Free State, which in turn became the Republic of Ireland. Amid these political upheavals the Football Association of Ireland, emerged in Dublin in 1921 and began organising its own league and national football team.

In 1923 the FAI was recognised by FIFA as the governing body of the Irish Free State ^[1] and at the 1924 Olympics, the Irish Free State made their international debut. On May 28 at the Stade Olympique, they beat Bulgaria 1-0, with Paddy Duncan scoring the team's first ever goal. As a result of this they qualified for the quarter-finals. ^[2] ^[3] On June 14 1924, the Irish Free State made their home debut against the United States, who had embarked on a brief European tour after competing in the same Olympics. Ed Brookes scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 home win at Dalymount Park. ^[4]

The Irish Free State did not play their next game until March 21 1926. This was an away game against Italy which they lost 3-0. In subsequent years the status of the Olympic Games football competition was downgraded and as a result this game is widely regarded as the Irish Free State's first official game. On February 25 1934 the Irish Free State made their World Cup debut, drawing 4-4 with Belgium at Dalymount Park in a qualifier. Paddy Moore scored all four of the Free State’s goals and became the first player ever to score four goals in a World Cup game.

[edit] Ireland

Between 1924 and 1936 the FAI had selected players mainly from the Free State. However after 1936 the FAI began to refer to their team as Ireland and began to select players born in Northern Ireland. During this era there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival Associations. Both Associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. During this era at least thirty-eight dual internationals were selected to represent both teams ^[5]. FIFA eventually intervened when both teams entered the 1950 FIFA World Cup, the first time they had entered the same competition. Four players - Tom Aherne, Reg Ryan, Davy Walsh and Con Martin - actually played for the two different teams in the same FIFA World Cup tournament. ^[6]. FIFA subsequently restricted players' eligibility based on the political border and in 1953 ruled neither team could be referred to as Ireland for competitions which both teams were eligible to enter i.e. initially the World Cup and subsequently the European Nations Cup (now the European Championships), decreeing that the FAI team be officially designated as the Republic of Ireland while the IFA team was to become Northern Ireland ^[7]. (For British Championship matches played against England, Scotland and Wales, the IFA was still entitled to call its team "Ireland", as they had done since staging the worlds first ever competitive international, against Scotland in Belfast in 1884, a practice which they continued up until the early 1970's, when the IFA reverted to using the name "Northern Ireland" for all its games.) The FAI continued to refer to their team as Ireland until a game against Luxembourg on March 7 1954.

[edit] Competitive history

For many years, the Republic of Ireland had seen qualification for major tournaments elude them.

A 2–0 win over England at Goodison Park on September 21, 1949, was the first time England suffered a home defeat by a team outside the Home Countries of Scotland, Wales and the Ireland team run by the Belfast based Irish FA.

The 1958 World Cup qualifiers saw the Republic of Ireland drawn with England. In their home game against England, Alf Ringstead put the hosts 1-0 up before John Atyeo equalised in the last minute to salvage a 1-1 draw for England. Under the rules of the day, a win for the Republic of Ireland would have meant a play-off with England for a place in the World Cup.

After reaching the quarter-finals of the 1964 European Nations' Cup, the Republic of Ireland were drawn to face Spain and Syria in the 1966 World Cup qualifiers. Despite Syria's withdrawal, this was still considered a qualifying group with the Irish winning 1-0 at home and losing 4-1 away. This meant a play-off in Paris, which Spain won 1-0 to take their place in the 1966 World Cup. The play-off was originally scheduled to take place at Wembley Stadium in London, home to a large Irish diaspora, but the FAI agreed with the Spanish FA to have the match moved to Paris, where a large Spanish diaspora lived.^[8]

A run of poor results in the late 1960s and early 1970s followed until Johnny Giles became player-manager in the 1970s. This was followed by the debut of a young Liam Brady and results improved markedly. The side missed out on the 1978 World Cup by only 2 points, having defeated France at home.

Eoin Hand took over as the 1982 World Cup qualifiers got under way, and once more the Republic of Ireland narrowly missed out on qualification, this time on goal difference behind France who they had defeated at home once more. However, disappointing qualifying campaigns for both the 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup followed, and cost Hand his job.

In the late 1980s the Republic of Ireland took on Jack Charlton, a top rated English manager and World Cup winner as a player. He had recently built Middlesbrough into a side which provided many players to the Liverpool team of the time. He influenced changes in the Republic of Ireland team which went on to produce a comparatively successful spell of its history, qualifying for two World Cups and a European Championship.

The Republic of Ireland's longest competitive winning streak was achieved in 1989 during the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. Five games against Spain, Northern Ireland, Hungary and Malta twice, were all wins for the Irish. Subsequently the side made it to Italia '90, and reached the quarter finals. During the tournament the team had an audience with Pope John Paul II, and were the only team to do so.^{[citation needed]}

Despite missing out on the 1992 European Championships, the Republic of Ireland qualified for USA '94, beating an opponent from the last World Cup, Italy, in their opening game. The side made it to the second round, eventually going down 2-0 to Netherlands. After the Republic of Ireland narrowly missed out on Euro '96, Jack Charlton was replaced by Mick McCarthy but still missed out on the next two major tournaments. He did manage to lead the side to Japan and Korea in 2002, once again going out in the second round, this time to Spain on penalties.

After a poor start to qualifying for Euro 2004, McCarthy was replaced by Brian Kerr but he also struggled to guide the side to the tournament or the following World Cup in Germany. Kerr was then replaced by Steve Staunton in early 2006.

Under Staunton, results varied widely but the team still failed to qualify for Euro 2008 and Staunton was sacked in late 2007.

Giovanni Trappatoni was appointed following a spell with assistant coach Don Givens in charge.

Trappatoni hsa been in charge for 3 friendly games and is unbeaten so far, with the most recent 1-0 victory coming against Colombia at Craven Cottage.

[edit] Stadium

[edit] Lansdowne Road

Main article: Lansdowne Road

Since the 1980s, most home matches have been played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, the national rugby stadium owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). This ground is currently closed for redevelopment in the period 2007-2009. The first football international played there was a friendly against Italy in 1971; a 5-0 victory over San Marino in a Euro 2008 qualifying match on 15 November 2006 was the last game there before the reconstruction. The all-seater capacity of Lansdowne Road prior to the renovation was 36,000, although higher attendances, using the standing only areas, were permitted for friendly matches. The all seater new stadium will increase capacity for competitive games to 50,000.

[edit] Croke Park

Main article: Croke Park

With the announcement of the rebuilding of Lansdowne Road, a new venue was required to stage the Republic of Ireland's home internationals. The only stadium in Ireland deemed suitable to stage international football was 82,300 capacity Croke Park, home of the Gaelic Athletic Association. To accommodate this, the GAA temporarily relaxed its rule governing the playing of foreign games on its property. Initially, four Euro 2008 qualifiers were played at Croke Park in 2007 resulting in two wins and two draws. The GAA has agreed to allow the FAI use Croke Park until the end of 2008, although any fixtures for this period have yet to be arranged. The Hill 16 end of Croke Park is a terrace, which means like Lansdowne Road before it, the capacity of the stadium is reduced to around 73,500^{[citation needed]} for competitive matches as temporary seating must be used.

[edit] Other venues

Prior to the 1980s, the Republic of Ireland played most home games at Dalymount Park, home of Bohemian FC, but progressively more games were played at Lansdowne following a safety review which reduced Dalymount's capacity. The last international match played there was against Morocco in 1990. The Republic of Ireland has also played home matches in Tolka Park (twice) and the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin as well at the Mardyke and Flower Lodge grounds in Cork.

[edit] Kit

Traditionally, the team plays in a home strip of green shirt, white shorts and green socks. The second strip is usually the reverse of these colours, although there have been exceptions, such as an orange shirt in the 1990s.

Currently, the kit is supplied by Umbro, and has been since 1995. Previously Adidas made the team's kit. Replica shirts carry the logo of Irish telecommunications company Eircom across the chest as per terms of a sponsorship agreement, but shirts worn by the players do not.

Squad numbers are either white with an orange trim, as is the case with the home shirts, or green with an orange trim. At the bottom of the numbering there is a logo of the FAI.

There is also a limited edition navy shirt available. The team have only ever used it once and that was a 2-2 draw with Wales on 17 November 2007.

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Republic of Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cyprus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


–	1 Apr '09	14 Oct '09	11 Oct '08	5 Sep '09	6 Jun '09
10 Oct '09	–	28 Mar '09	6 Sep '08	6 Jun '09	5 Sep '09
15 Oct '08	11 Oct '08	–	5 Sep '09	1 Apr '09	6 Sep '08
9 Sep '09	14 Oct '09	10 Sep '08	–	15 Oct '08	1 Apr '09
6 Sep '08	9 Sep '09	10 Oct '09	28 Mar '09	–	10 Sep '08
28 Mar '09	15 Oct '08	11 Feb '09	10 Oct '09	14 Oct '09	–

[edit] Results and fixtures

[edit] Season 2007-08

Opponents	Result	Venue	Date	Competition
Denmark	W 4-0	Parken Stadion, Aarhus	22 August 2007	International Friendly
Slovakia	D 2-2	Tehelné pole, Bratislava	8 September 2007	Euro 2008 Qualifier
Czech Rep	L 0-1	Toyota Arena, Prague	12 September 2007	Euro 2008 Qualifier
Germany	D 0-0	Croke Park, Dublin	13 October 2007	Euro 2008 Qualifier
Cyprus	D 1-1	Croke Park, Dublin	17 October 2007	Euro 2008 Qualifier
Wales	D 2-2	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	17 November 2007	Euro 2008 Qualifier
Brazil	L 0-1	Croke Park, Dublin	6 February 2008	International Friendly
Serbia	D 1-1	Croke Park, Dublin	24 May 2008	International Friendly
Colombia	W 1-0	Craven Cottage, London	29 May 2008	International Friendly

[edit] History in major tournaments

For more detail, see Republic of Ireland national football team - record in major tournaments

[edit] World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1934	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1958	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Quarter-finals	8th	5	0	4	1	2	3
1994	Second round	15th	4	1	1	2	2	4
1998	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Second round	9th	4	1	3	0	6	3
2006	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	3/18		13	2	8	3	10	10

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

[edit] European Championships record

1960-1984 - Did not qualify
1988 - First Round
1992-2008 - Did not qualify

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Backroom Staff

Manager: Giovanni Trapattoni
Assistant Manager: Marco Tardelli
Assistant Manager: Liam Brady
Coach:
Goalkeeping Coach: Alan Kelly
Fitness Coach: Fausto Rossi
Team Doctor:
Physiotherapist:
Scouts: Frank Stapleton,

[edit] Current squad

The squad is for the game against Serbia on May 24, 2008.

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Dean Kiely	October 10, 1970	10	0	West Bromwich Albion
GK	Joe Murphy	August 21, 1981	1	0	Scunthorpe United
GK	Kieren Westwood	October 23, 1984	0	0	Carlisle United
DF	Alex Bruce	September 28, 1984	1	0	Ipswich Town
DF	Damien Delaney	July 20, 1981	2	0	Queens Park Rangers
DF	Richard Dunne	September 21, 1979	43	5	Manchester City
DF	Kevin Foley	November 1, 1984	0	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
DF	Stephen Kelly	September 6, 1983	11	0	Birmingham City
DF	Paul McShane	January 6, 1986	11	0	Sunderland
DF	Darren O'Dea	February 4, 1987	0	0	Celtic
DF	John O'Shea	April 30, 1981	47	1	Manchester United
MF	Damien Duff	March 2, 1979	68	7	Newcastle United
MF	Owen Garvan	January 29, 1988	0	0	Ipswich Town
MF	Wes Hoolahan	May 20, 1982	1	0	Blackpool
MF	Stephen Hunt	August 1, 1981	11	0	Reading
MF	Aiden McGeady	April 4, 1986	18	0	Celtic
MF	Stephen McPhail	December 9, 1979	10	1	Cardiff City
MF	Liam Miller	February 13, 1981	18	1	Sunderland
MF	Darren Potter	December 21, 1984	5	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
MF	Andy Reid	July 29, 1982	26	4	Sunderland
MF	Martin Rowlands	February 8, 1979	3	0	Queens Park Rangers
MF	Glenn Whelan	January 13, 1984	2	0	Stoke City
FW	Kevin Doyle	September 18, 1983	18	5	Reading
FW	Robbie Keane	July 8, 1980	81	33	Tottenham Hotspur
FW	Andy Keogh	May 16, 1986	7	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
FW	Shane Long	January 22, 1987	8	3	Reading
FW	Daryl Murphy	March 15, 1983	6	0	Sunderland
FW	Sean Scannell	September 19, 1990	0	0	Crystal Palace

[edit] Recent Call Ups

Goalkeepers

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Nick Colgan	September 19, 1973	Ipswich Town	9 (0)	v. Cyprus, 17 October 2007
Colin Doyle	August 12, 1985	Birmingham City	1 (0)	v. Brazil, 6 February 2008
Shay Given	April 20, 1976	Newcastle United	86 (0)	v. Brazil, 6 February 2008
Wayne Henderson	September 16, 1983	Preston North End	6 (0)	v. Czech Republic, 12 September 2007

Defenders

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Stephen Carr	August 29, 1976	Newcastle United	50 (2)	v. Denmark, 22 August 2007
Steve Finnan	April 20, 1976	Liverpool	50 (2)	v. Wales, 17 November 2007
Kevin Kilbane	February 1, 1977	Wigan Athletic	87 (7)	v. Brazil, 6 February 2008
Andy O’Brien	June 29, 1979	Bolton Wanderers	26 (1)	v. Brazil, 6 February 2008
Joey O'Brien	February 17, 1986	Bolton Wanderers	3 (0)	v. Brazil, 6 February 2008

Midfielders

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Lee Carsley	February 28, 1974	Birmingham City	37 (0)	v. Brazil, 6 February 2008
Jonathan Douglas	November 22, 1981	Leeds United	8 (0)	v. Wales, 17 November 2007
Darron Gibson	January 25, 1987	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 (0)	v. Slovakia, 8 September 2007
Stephen Ireland	August 22, 1986	Manchester City	6 (4)	v. Czech Republic, 12 September 2007
Alan O'Brien	February 20, 1985	Hibernian	5 (0)	v. Cyprus, 17 October 2007
Steven Reid	March 10, 1981	Blackburn Rovers	21 (2)	v. Brazil, 6 February 2008

Strikers

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Stephen Elliott	January 6, 1984	Wolverhampton Wanderers	9 (1)	v. Cyprus, 17 October 2007
Anthony Stokes	July 25, 1987	Sunderland	3 (0)	v. Wales, 17 November 2007

[edit] Key historical games

England 0–2 Ireland
September 21, 1949. Goodison Park; Friendly;
England's first defeat at home to a foreign team

Republic of Ireland 1 - 2 Italy
May 11, 1971:Lansdowne Road; European Championship qualifier;
Republic of Ireland's first game at Lansdowne Road

Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 Bulgaria
October 14, 1987: Lansdowne Road; European Championship qualifier;
Enabled qualification to first ever major tournament (Euro 88) when on November 11, 1987, Bulgaria lost their last home qualifying game to Scotland 0-1.

Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 England
June 12, 1988: Neckarstadion, Stuttgart; European Championship first round
Upset victory in the Republic of Ireland's first ever match in a major tournament

Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 England
June 11, 1990: Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari; World Cup first round
The Republic of Ireland's first ever match in a World Cup Finals tournament

Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Romania; 5 - 4 penalties
June 25, 1990:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa; World Cup second round;
David O'Leary's famous penalty brought Ireland into last eight

Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Italy
June 18, 1994: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford; World Cup first round;
Unexpected victory over the side who later lost the final on penalties, it was also the Republic of Ireland's first World Cup win

Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 England
February 15, 1995: Lansdowne Road; Friendly;
Stadium rioting by English hooligans causes match to be abandoned.

Republic of Ireland 5 - 0 San Marino
November 15, 2006: Lansdowne Road; European Championship qualifier;
The last Republic of Ireland match at Lansdowne Road before redevelopment.

Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Wales
March 24, 2007: Croke Park; European Championship qualifier;
The Republic of Ireland play in Croke Park in a competitive fixture for the first time.

[edit] Managers

Between 1921 and 1969 a committee of selectors chose the team, on occasions a coach or team manager was appointed; Mick Meagan was the first manager to actually select the team. Managers from the periods in which the national side was known as the Irish Free State or simply Ireland are obscure and many are not current known, however it is known that Val Harris and Bill Lacey managed the side in the 1930s. Below is a list of managers from 1951 onwards, around the time when the national side became known as the Republic of Ireland;

[edit] Republic of Ireland managers

Manager	Career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Livingstone, DougDoug Livingstone	1951 - 1953
Stevenson, AlexAlex Stevenson	1953 - 1955
Carey, JohnnyJohnny Carey	1955 - 1967
Cantwell, NoelNoel Cantwell	1967
Hurley, CharlieCharlie Hurley	1967 - 1969
Meagan, MickMick Meagan	1969 - 1971	12	0	3	9	0.00
Tuohy, LiamLiam Tuohy	1971 - 1973	10	3	1	6	30.00
Thomas, SeánSeán Thomas (caretaker)	1973	1	0	1	0	0.00
Giles, JohnnyJohnny Giles	1973 - 1980	37	14	9	14	37.84
Kelly Snr, AlanAlan Kelly Snr (caretaker)	1980	1	1	0	0	100.00
Hand, EoinEoin Hand	1980 - 1985	40	11	9	20	27.50
Charlton, JackJack Charlton	1986 - 1995	94	47	30	17	50.00
McCarthy, MickMick McCarthy	1996 - 2002	68	29	19	20	42.65
Givens, DonDon Givens (caretaker)	2002	1	0	1	0	0
Kerr, BrianBrian Kerr	2003 - 2005	32	17	11	4	53.13
Staunton, SteveSteve Staunton	2006 - 2007	17	6	5	6	35.29
Givens, DonDon Givens (caretaker)	2007 - 2008	2	0	1	1	0
Trapattoni, GiovanniGiovanni Trapattoni	2008 - onwards	2	1	1	0	50.00

[edit] Players with 50 or more caps

As of 25 May 2008, the players with the most caps for the Republic of Ireland are:

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Steve Staunton	1989 - 2002	102	7
2	Niall Quinn	1986 - 2002	91	21
3	Tony Cascarino	1986 - 2000	88	19
4	Kevin Kilbane	1997 - present	87	7
5	Shay Given	1996 - present	86	0
6	Paul McGrath	1985 - 1997	83	8
7	Robbie Keane	1998 - present	81	33
8	Packie Bonner	1981 - 1996	80	0
9	Ray Houghton	1986 - 1998	73	6
10=	Kenny Cunningham	1996 - 2005	72	0
10=	Liam Brady	1975 - 1990	72	9
12=	Kevin Moran	1980 - 1994	71	6
12=	Frank Stapleton	1977 - 1990	71	20
14	Andy Townsend	1989 – 1997	70	7
15	John Aldridge	1986 - 1997	69	19
16=	Damien Duff	1998 - present	68	7
16=	David O'Leary	1977 - 1993	68	1
18	Roy Keane	1991 - 2005	67	9
19	Ian Harte	1996 - present	64	11
20	Gary Breen	1996 - 2006	63	6
21	John Giles	1960 - 1979	59	5
22	Mick McCarthy	1984 - 1992	57	2
23=	Don Givens	1969 - 1982	56	19
23=	Denis Irwin	1991 - 2000	56	4
25=	Chris Hughton	1980 - 1992	53	1
25=	Ronnie Whelan	1981 - 1995	53	3
27=	Gary Kelly	1994 - 2002	52	2
27=	Mick Martin	1972 - 1983	52	4
27=	Jason McAteer	1994 - 2004	52	3
30=	Paddy Mulligan	1969 - 1980	50	1
30=	Steve Finnan	2000 - 2008	50	2

[edit] Record goal scorers

As of 29 May 2008; players in italics still active

Rank	Name	Goals (Caps)
1	Robbie Keane	33 (81)
2	Niall Quinn	21 (91)
3	Frank Stapleton	20 (71)
4	Don Givens	19 (56)
	Tony Cascarino	19 (88)
	John Aldridge	19 (69)
7	Noel Cantwell	14 (36)
8	Gerry Daly	13 (48)
	Jimmy Dunne	13 (15)
10	Ian Harte	11 (64)

See here for top goal scorers per country.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Asssociation of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld, 22. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
^ 1924 Olympic Games at Rsssf
^ History of Irish Football
^ United States results at Rsssf
^ List of Dual Internationalists
^ Ryan, op. cit. pg 59.
^ Byrne, op. cit., pg 68
^ Michael Nugent (2007-9-20). FAI-Total Official Looniness Abroad. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.

[edit] External links

Rep. of Ireland national team 1926-2000(with line-up)
From RSSSF:
- Ireland - International Results
- Ireland - Record International Players covers Appearances and Goalscoring
- IRISH NATIONAL TEAM COACHES (since 1969) (Only covers matches up to June 1999)

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