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.
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| 7 November 1954 |
Republic of Ireland [2] | 2–1 | Norway | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland Friendly Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Clough (England) |
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| Martin 59' Ryan 66' |
(Report) | Olsen 13' |
| 1 May 1955 |
Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Netherlands | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland Friendly Attendance: ??,??? Referee: Luty (England) |
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| Fitzgerald 79' | (Report) |
| 25 May 1955 |
Norway | 1–3 | Republic of Ireland | Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway Friendly Attendance: 18,547 Referee: Meissner (West Germany) |
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| Kotte 39' | (Report) | Cummins 17', 70' Ringstead 80' |
| 28 May 1955 |
West Germany | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland | Volkspark Stadium, Hamburg, West Germany Friendly Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Van Der Meer (Netherlands) |
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| Waldner 13' Mai 62' |
(Report) | Fallon 67' |
| 19 October 1955 |
Republic of Ireland | 1–4 | Yugoslavia | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland Friendly Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Murdock (England) |
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| Fitzsimons 40' | (Report) | Milutinović 10', 14', 44' Veselinović 76' |
| 27 November 1955 |
Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | Spain | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland Friendly Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ellis (England) |
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| Fitzsimons 8' Ringstead 76' |
(Report) | Pahiño 24', 44' |
| 10 May 1956 |
Netherlands | 1–4 | Republic of Ireland | Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands Friendly Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Penning (West Germany) |
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| Appel 77' | (Report) | Fitzsimons 52', 67' Haverty 59' Ringstead 71' |
| 3 October 1956 |
Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Denmark | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland World Cup Qualifier Attendance: 32,600 Referee: Bond (England) |
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| Curtis 28' Gavin 44' (pen) |
(Report) | Aage Rou Jensen 86' |
| 25 November 1956 |
Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | West Germany | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland Friendly Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Murdock (England) |
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| Cantwell 62' (pen) Haverty 87' McCann 89' |
(Report) |
| 8 May 1957 |
England | 5–1 | Republic of Ireland | Wembley Stadium, London, England World Cup Qualifier Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
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| Taylor 10', 19', 40', Atyeo 38', 90' |
(Report) | Curtis 56' |
| 19 May 1957 |
Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | England | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland World Cup Qualifier Attendance: 47,600 Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
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| Ringstead 3' | (Report) | Atyeo 90' |
| 2 October 1957 |
Denmark | 0–2 | Republic of Ireland | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark World Cup Qualifier Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Schultz (East Germany) |
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| (Report) | Cummins 53' Curtis 62' |
| 11 May 1958 |
Poland | 2–2 | Republic of Ireland | Silesia Stadium, Katowice, Poland Friendly Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Romain (Austria) |
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| Cieslik 25' Zientara 74' |
Curtis 12' Cummins 49' |
| 14 May 1958 |
Austria | 3–1 | Republic of Ireland | Praeter Park, Vienna, Austria Friendly Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Wyssling (Switzerland) |
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| Körner 18' Buzek 58' Hamerl 77' |
Curtis 70' |
| 15 October 1958 |
Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | Poland | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland Friendly Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Clough (England) |
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| Cantwell 26' (pen), 31' | Pol 17', 19' |
| 5 April 1959 15:30 |
Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Czechoslovakia | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland Euro 1960 Qualifier Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium) |
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| Tuohy 21' Cantwell 41' |
| 10 May 1959 16:00 |
Czechoslovakia | 4–0 | Republic of Ireland | Tehelné Pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Euro 1960 Qualifier Attendance: 41,691 Referee: Barbéran (France) |
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| Stacho 4' (pen) Buberník 6' Pavlovič 66' Dolinský 75' |
| 1 November 1959 |
Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | Sweden | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland Friendly Attendance: 40,250 Referee: Holland (England) |
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| Giles 16' Curtis 24', 53' |
Borjesson 7' Berndtsson 12' |
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