Republic of Ireland national football team 1990s results

This article contains the results of the Republic of Ireland national football team during the 1990s.

Contents

1990

28 March 1990
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Wales Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 41,350
Referee: Gunn (England)
Slaven 86' (Report)

25 April 1990
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Soviet Union Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 43,990
Referee: Kleinaitis (USA)
Staunton 59' (Report)

16 May 1990
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Finland Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly/Liam Brady Testimonial
Attendance: 31,556
Referee: Gifford (Wales)
Sheedy 85' (Report) Tauriainen 76'

26 May 1990
Turkey  0–0  Republic of Ireland Atatürk, İzmir, Turkey
Friendly
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kirkof (USSR)
(Report)

2 June 1990
Malta  0–3  Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta
Friendly
Attendance: 800
Referee: Azzopardi (Malta)
(Report) Quinn 43'
Townsend 72'
Stapleton 87'

11 June 1990
21:00
England  1–1  Republic of Ireland Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Italy
World Cup
Attendance: 35,238
Referee: Schmidhuber (West Germany)
Lineker 8' (Report) Sheedy 73'

17 June 1990
17:00
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Egypt Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, Italy
World Cup
Attendance: 33,288
Referee: Langenhove (Belgium)
  (Report)  

21 June 1990
21:00
Netherlands  1–1  Republic of Ireland Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, Italy
World Cup
Attendance: 33,288
Referee: Vautrot (France)
Gullit 10' (Report) Quinn 71'

25 June 1990
17:00
Republic of Ireland  0–0 (AET)
(5–4 PSO)
 Romania Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy
World Cup
Attendance: 31,818
Referee: Wright (Brazil)
  (Report)  
  Penalties  
Sheedy : scored
Houghton : scored
Townsend : scored
Cascarino : scored
O'Leary : scored
5–4 Hagi : scored
Lupu : scored
Rotariu : scored
Lupescu : scored
Timofte : Bonner saved

30 June 1990
21:00
Italy  1–0  Republic of Ireland Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
World Cup
Attendance: 73,303
Referee: Valente (Portugal)
Schillaci 38' (Report)  

12 September 1990
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Morocco Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 19,450
Referee: McKnight (Northern Ireland)
David Kelly 74' (Report)

17 October 1990
Republic of Ireland  5–0  Turkey Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 1992 Qualifier
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Fredriksson (Sweden)
Aldridge 15', 57', 72' (pen)
O'Leary 40'
Quinn 65'
(Report)

14 November 1990
Republic of Ireland  1–1  England Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 1992 Qualifier
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: D'Elia (Italy)
Cascarino 80' (Report) Platt 67'

1991

6 February 1991
Wales  0–3  Republic of Ireland Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales
Friendly
Attendance: 9,168
Referee: McKnight (Northern Ireland)
(Report) Quinn 23', 66'
John Byrne 86'

27 March 1991
England  1–1  Republic of Ireland Wembley Stadium, London, England
Euro 1992 Qualifier
Attendance: 77,753
Referee: Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Dixon 9' (Report) Quinn 29'

1 May 1991
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Poland Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 1992 Qualifier
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Blankenstein (Netherlands)
(Report)

22 May 1991
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Chile Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Roduit (Switzerland)
David Kelly 81' (Report) Estay 64'

1 June 1991
United States  1–1  Republic of Ireland Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, USA
Friendly
Attendance: 51,273
Referee: Arrowsmith (Canada)
Wynalda 68' (Report) Cascarino 55'

11 September 1991
Hungary  1–2  Republic of Ireland Stadion ETO, Győr, Hungary
Friendly
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vassilakis (Greece)
Kovács 59' (Report) David Kelly 61'
Sheedy 69'

16 October 1991
Poland  3–3  Republic of Ireland Stadion Lecha, Poznań, Poland
Euro 1992 Qualifier
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Goethals (Belgium)
Czachowski 54'
Furtok 74'
Urban 85'
(Report) McGrath 12'
Townsend 60'
Cascarino 69'

13 November 1991
Turkey  1–3  Republic of Ireland İnönü Stadı, Istanbul, Turkey
Euro 1992 Qualifier
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Petrović (Yugoslavia)
Çalımbay 13' (pen) (Report) John Byrne 8', 57'
Cascarino 54'

1992

19 February 1992
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Wales Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 15,100
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
(Report) Pembridge 72'

25 March 1992
Republic of Ireland  2–1  Switzerland Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 23,601
Referee: Domínguez (USA)
Coyne 27'
Aldridge 88' (pen)
(Report) Whelan 25' (og)

29 April 1992
Republic of Ireland  4–1  United States Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Piraux (Belgium)
Townsend 47'
Irwin 52'
Quinn 68'
Cascarino 87'
(Report) Wynalda 89'

26 May 1992
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Albania Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 29,727
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
Aldridge 60'
McGrath 80'
(Report)

30 May 1992
United States  3–1  Republic of Ireland RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA
U.S. Cup
Attendance: 35,696
Referee: Seiffert (Canada)
Perez 54’
Balboa 70’
Harkes 87’
(Report) McCarthy 51'

4 June 1992
22:00
Italy  2–0  Republic of Ireland Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, USA
U.S. Cup
Attendance: 34,797
Referee: D'Aquila (USA)
Signori 17’
Costacurta 56’
(Report)

7 June 1992
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Portugal Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, USA
U.S. Cup
Attendance: 41,227
Referee: Dias (USA)
Staunton 39’
Coyne 89’
(Report)

9 September 1992
Republic of Ireland  4–0  Latvia Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Frisk (Sweden)
Sheedy 31'
Aldridge 59', 81' (pen), 88'
(Report)

14 October 1992
Denmark  0–0  Republic of Ireland Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 40,100
Referee: Wojcik (Poland)
(Report)

18 November 1992
Spain  0–0  Republic of Ireland Sánchez Pizjuan, Seville, Spain
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Constantin (Belgium)
(Report)

1993

17 February 1993
Republic of Ireland  2–1  Wales Tolka Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Karlson (Sweden)
Sheedy 76'
Coyne 81'
(Report) Hughes 18'

31 March 1993
Republic of Ireland  3–0  Northern Ireland Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Rothlisberger (Switzerland)
Townsend 20'
Quinn 22'
Staunton 28'
(Report)

28 April 1993
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Denmark Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Harrel (France)
Quinn 75' (Report) Vilfort 27'

26 May 1993
Albania  1–2  Republic of Ireland Qemal Stafa, Tirana, Albania
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Cinciripini (Italy)
Kushta 7' (Report) Staunton 13'
Cascarino 77'

9 June 1993
Latvia  0–2  Republic of Ireland Daugava, Riga, Latvia
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 5,113
Referee: Jol (Netherlands)
(Report) Aldridge 14'
McGrath 43'

16 June 1993,
Lithuania  0–1  Republic of Ireland Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Philippi (Luxembourg)
(Report) Staunton 40'

8 September 1993
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Lithuania Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Pedersen (Norway)
Aldridge 5’
Kernaghan 26'
(Report)

13 October 1993
Republic of Ireland  1–3  Spain Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Baldas (Italy)
Sheridan 72' (Report) Caminero 11'
Salinas 14', 26'

17 November 1993
Northern Ireland  1–1  Republic of Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Çakar (Turkey)
Jimmy Quinn 73' (Report) McLoughlin 76'

1994

23 March 1994
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Russia Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Fallström (Sweden)
(Report)

20 April 1994
Netherlands  0–1  Republic of Ireland Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands
Friendly
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Strampe (Germany)
(Report) Coyne 57'

24 May 1994
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Bolivia Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Howells (Wales)
Sheridan 85' (Report)

29 May 1994
Germany  0–2  Republic of Ireland Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany
Friendly
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Encinar (Spain)
(Report) Cascarino 31'
Gary Kelly 68'

5 June 1994
15:00
Republic of Ireland  1–3  Czech Republic Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 43,465
Referee: Sundell (Sweden)
Townsend 43' (Report) Kuka 25' (pen), 54'
Suchopárek 83'

18 June 1994
16:05 EDT
Italy  0–1  Republic of Ireland Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
World Cup
Attendance: 75,338
Referee: van der Ende (Netherlands)
(Report) Houghton 11'

24 June 1994
12:35 EDT
Mexico  2–1  Republic of Ireland Citrus Bowl, Orlando, USA
World Cup
Attendance: 60,790
Referee: Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
García 42', 65' (Report) Aldridge 84'

28 June 1994
12:35 EDT
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Norway Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
World Cup
Attendance: 72,404
Referee: Cadena (Colombia)
(Report)

4 July 1994
12:05 EDT
Netherlands  2–0  Republic of Ireland Citrus Bowl, Orlando, USA
World Cup
Attendance: 61,355
Referee: Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Bergkamp 11'
Jonk 41'
(Report)

7 September 1994
Latvia  0–3  Republic of Ireland Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia
Euro 1996 Qualifier
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Frisk (Sweden)
(Report) Aldridge 16', 75' (pen)
Sheridan 29'

12 October 1994
Republic of Ireland  4–0  Liechtenstein Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 1996 Qualifier
Attendance: 32,980
Referee: Bergmann (Iceland)
Coyne 2', 4'
Quinn 30', 82'
(Report)

16 November 1994
Northern Ireland  0–4  Republic of Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Euro 1996 Qualifier
Attendance: 10,336
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
(Report) Aldridge 6'
Roy Keane 11'
Sheridan 38'
Townsend 54'

1995

15 February 1995
Republic of Ireland  1–0  England Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Jol (Netherlands)
David Kelly 22' (Report)
Match abandoned at 27' due to crowd violence

29 March 1995
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Northern Ireland Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 1996 Qualifier
Attendance: 32,200
Referee: van der Ende (Netherlands)
Quinn 47' (Report) Dowie 72'

26 April 1995
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Portugal Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 1996 Qualifier
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Faellström (Sweden)
Baía 44' (og) (Report)

3 June 1995
Liechtenstein  0–0  Republic of Ireland Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein
Euro 1996 Qualifier
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Agius (Malta)
(Report)

11 June 1995
Republic of Ireland  1–3  Austria Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 1996 Qualifier
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Merk (Germany)
Houghton 65' (Report) Polster 69', 78'
Ogris 72'

6 September 1995
Austria  3–1  Republic of Ireland Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna, Austria [1]
Euro 1996 Qualifier
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Çakar (Turkey)
Stöger 3', 64', 77' (Report) McGrath 74'

11 October 1995
Republic of Ireland  2–1  Latvia Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 1996 Qualifier
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Marin (Spain)
Aldridge 61' (pen), 64' (Report) Rimkus 78'

15 November 1995
Portugal  3–0  Republic of Ireland Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
Euro 1996 Qualifier
Attendance: 71,766
Referee: Ceccarini (Italy)
Rui Costa 60'
Postiga 74'
Cadete 89'
(Report)

13 December 1995
Netherlands  2–0  Republic of Ireland Anfield, Liverpool, England
Euro 1996 Qualifier[2]
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Zhuk (Belarus)
Kluivert 30', 86' (Report)

1996

27 March 1996
Republic of Ireland  0–2  Russia Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 41,600
Referee: Luyten (Netherlands)
(Report) Mostovoi 35'
Kolyvanov 54'

24 April 1996
17:00
Czech Republic  2–0  Republic of Ireland Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague, Czech Republic
Friendly
Attendance: 6,118
Referee: Strampe (Germany)
Frýdek 61'
Kuka 68'
(Report)

29 May 1996
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Portugal Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 26,576
Referee: Detruche (Switzerland)
(Report) Folha 39'

2 June 1996
Republic of Ireland  2–2  Croatia Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 29,100
Referee: Leduc (France)
Keith O'Neill 24'
Quinn 89'
(Report) Šuker 14'
Boban 45'

4 June 1996
Netherlands  2–2  Republic of Ireland De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Friendly
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lambek (Denmark)
Bergkamp 27'
Seedorf 77'
Cocu 88'
(Report) Breen 15'

8 June 1996
United States  2–1  Republic of Ireland Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, USA
U.S. Cup
Attendance: 25,332
Referee: Prendergast (Jamaica)
Ramos 58’
Reyna 76’
(Report) Connolly 57’

12 June 1996
Mexico  2–2  Republic of Ireland Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
U.S. Cup
Attendance: 21,322
Referee: Dominguez (USA)
García 40’, 70' (Report) Connolly 44'
Davino 49’ (og)

15 June 1996
Republic of Ireland  3–0  Bolivia Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
U.S. Cup
Attendance: 14,624
Referee: Baharmast (USA)
Keith O'Neill 12’, 33’
Harte 45’
(Report)

31 August 1996
Liechtenstein  0–5  Republic of Ireland Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Shmolik (Belarus)
(Report) Townsend 5'
Keith O'Neill 9'
Quinn 12', 61'
Harte 20'

9 October 1996
Republic of Ireland  3–0  Macedonia Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 31,671
Referee: Fisker (Denmark)
McAteer 8'
Cascarino 46', 70'
(Report)

10 November 1996
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Iceland Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 33,069
Referee: Ormandjiev (Bulgaria)
(Report)

1997

11 February 1997
Wales  0–0  Republic of Ireland Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales
Friendly
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Young (Scotland)
(Report)

2 April 1997
Macedonia  3–2  Republic of Ireland City Stadium, Skopje, Macedonia
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Trentalange (Italy)
Stojkovski 28' pen, 44' pen
Hristov 59'
(Report) McLoughlin 8'
David Kelly 78'

30 April 1997
Romania  1–0  Republic of Ireland Steaua Stadium, Bucharest, Romania
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: van der Ende (Netherlands)
Ilie 33' (Report)

21 May 1997
Republic of Ireland  5–0  Liechtenstein Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Boutenko (Russia)
Connolly 28', 34', 41'
Cascarino 61', 80'
(Report)

20 August 1997
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Lithuania Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 32,620
Referee: Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)
(Report)

6 September 1997
Iceland  2–4  Republic of Ireland Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 3,981
Referee: Kulusic (Croatia)
Gunnarsson 45'
Sigurdsson 47'
(Report) Connolly 13'
Roy Keane 55', 65'
Kennedy 79'

10 September 1997
Lithuania  1–2  Republic of Ireland Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bikas (Greece)
Ziukas 51’ (Report) Cascarino 17’, 72'

11 October 1997
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Romania Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier
Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Levnikov (Russia)
Cascarino 83’ (Report) Hagi 53'

29 October 1997
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Belgium Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifying Play-off
Attendance: 32,305
Referee: Vágner (Hungary)
Irwin 7' (Report) Nilis 69'

15 November 1997
Belgium  2–1  Republic of Ireland Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium
World Cup Qualifying Play-off
Attendance: 31,455
Referee: Benkö (Austria)
Oliveira 25'
Nilis 69'
(Report) Houghton 58'

1998

25 March 1998
17:00
Czech Republic  2–1  Republic of Ireland Andruv Stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Friendly
Attendance: 9,405
Referee: Juhos (Hungary)
Šmicer 50'
Lasota 76'
(Report) Breen 10'

22 April 1998
Republic of Ireland  0–2  Argentina Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Dougal (Scotland)
(Report) Batistuta 26'
Ortega 40'

23 May 1998
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Mexico Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Ashman (Wales)
(Report)

5 September 1998
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Croatia Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 2000 Qualifier
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Pereira (Portugal)
Irwin 2' (pen)
Roy Keane 16'
(Report)

14 October 1998
Republic of Ireland  5–0  Malta Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 2000 Qualifier
Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Olsen (Norway)
Robbie Keane 17', 19'
Roy Keane 54'
Quinn 62'
Breen 82'
(Report)

18 November 1998
Yugoslavia  1–0  Republic of Ireland Stadion Crvene Zvezde, Beograd, Yugoslavia
Euro 2000 Qualifier
Attendance: 28,250
Referee: Nielson (Sweden)
Mijatović 64' (Report)

1999

10 February 1999
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Paraguay Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 27,600
Referee: Orrason (Iceland)
Irwin 37' (pen)
Connolly 74'
(Report)

28 April 1999
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Sweden Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Garibian (France)
Kavanagh 75'
Kennedy 77'
(Report)

29 May 1999
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Northern Ireland Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly
Attendance: 12,100
Referee: Richards (Wales)
(Report) Griffin 83'

9 June 1999
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Macedonia Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 2000 Qualifier
Attendance: 28,108
Referee: Meier (Switzerland)
Quinn 60' (Report)

1 September 1999
Republic of Ireland  2–1 Yugoslavia  Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 2000 Qualifier
Attendance: 31,400
Referee: Collina (Italy)
Robbie Keane 54'
Kennedy 69'
(Report) Stanković 61'

4 September 1999
Croatia  1–0  Republic of Ireland Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia
Euro 2000 Qualifier
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vega (Spain)
Šuker 90+' (Report)

9 September 1999
 Malta 2–3  Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta
Euro 2000 Qualifier
Attendance: 4,018
Referee: Carpodean (Romania)
Said 61'
Carabott 68' (pen)
(Report) Robbie Keane 13'
Breen 20'
Staunton 72'

9 October 1999
Macedonia  1–1  Republic of Ireland City Stadium, Skopje, Macedonia
Euro 2000 Qualifier
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Marín (Spain)
Stavrevski 90' (Report) Quinn 18'

13 November 1999
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Turkey Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 2000 Qualifying Play-off
Attendance: 33,610
Referee: Frisk (Sweden)
Robbie Keane 79' (Report) Havutçu 83' (pen)

17 November 1999
Turkey  0–0  Republic of Ireland Atatürk, Bursa, Turkey
Euro 2000 Qualifying Play-off
Attendance: 19,900
Referee: Veissière (France)
(Report)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Football Project
  2. ^ "The Day Irish Football was changed forever", Gerry McDermott, Irish Independent, February 7, 2006