Republic of Ireland national football team 1950s results

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.

1954

7 November 1954
Republic of Ireland  [3] 21  Norway
Martin 59'
Ryan 66'
(Report) Olsen 13'
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly

Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Clough (England)

1955

1 May 1955
Republic of Ireland  10  Netherlands
Fitzgerald 79' (Report)
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly

Attendance: ??,???
Referee: Luty (England)

25 May 1955
Norway  13  Republic of Ireland
Kotte 39' (Report) Cummins 17', 70'
Ringstead 80'
Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway
Friendly

Attendance: 18,547
Referee: Meissner (West Germany)

28 May 1955
West Germany  21  Republic of Ireland
Waldner 13'
Mai 62'
(Report) Fallon 67'
Volkspark Stadium, Hamburg, West Germany
Friendly

Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Van Der Meer (Netherlands)

19 October 1955
Republic of Ireland  14  Yugoslavia
Fitzsimons 40' (Report) Milutinović 10', 14', 44'
Veselinović 76'
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly

Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Murdock (England)

27 November 1955
Republic of Ireland  22  Spain
Fitzsimons 8'
Ringstead 76'
(Report) Pahiño 24', 44'
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly

Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ellis (England)

1956

10 May 1956
Netherlands  14  Republic of Ireland
Appel 77' (Report) Fitzsimons 52', 67'
Haverty 59'
Ringstead 71'
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Friendly

Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Alois Penning (West Germany)

3 October 1956
Republic of Ireland  21  Denmark
Curtis 28'
Gavin 44' (pen)
(Report) Aage Rou Jensen 86'
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier

Attendance: 32,600
Referee: Bond (England)

25 November 1956
Republic of Ireland  30  West Germany
Cantwell 62' (pen)
Haverty 87'
McCann 89'
(Report)
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly

Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Murdock (England)

1957

8 May 1957
England  51  Republic of Ireland
Taylor 10', 19', 40',
Atyeo 38', 90'
(Report) Curtis 56'
Wembley Stadium, London, England
World Cup Qualifier

Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Phillips (Scotland)

19 May 1957
Republic of Ireland  11  England
Ringstead 3' (Report) Atyeo 90'
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
World Cup Qualifier

Attendance: 47,600
Referee: Phillips (Scotland)

2 October 1957
Denmark  02  Republic of Ireland
(Report) Cummins 53'
Curtis 62'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
World Cup Qualifier

Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Schultz (East Germany)

1958

11 May 1958
Poland  22  Republic of Ireland
Cieslik 25'
Zientara 74'
Curtis 12'
Cummins 49'
Silesia Stadium, Katowice, Poland
Friendly

Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Romain (Austria)

14 May 1958
Austria  31  Republic of Ireland
Körner 18'
Buzek 58'
Hamerl 77'
Curtis 70'
Praeter Park, Vienna, Austria
Friendly

Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Wyssling (Switzerland)

15 October 1958
Republic of Ireland  22  Poland
Cantwell 26' (pen), 31' Pol 17', 19'
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly

Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Clough (England)

1959

5 April 1959
15:30
Republic of Ireland  20  Czechoslovakia
Tuohy 21'
Cantwell 41'
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Euro 1960 Qualifier

Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)

10 May 1959
16:00
Czechoslovakia  40  Republic of Ireland
Stacho 4' (pen)
Buberník 6'
Pavlovič 66'
Dolinský 75'
Tehelné Pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Euro 1960 Qualifier

Attendance: 41,691
Referee: Barbéran (France)

1 November 1959
Republic of Ireland  32  Sweden
Giles 16'
Curtis 24', 53'
Borjesson 7'
Berndtsson 12'
Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland
Friendly

Attendance: 40,250
Referee: Holland (England)

See also

References

  1. The Boys In Green - The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan
  2. First game team was referred to as the Republic of Ireland
  3. First game team was referred to as the Republic of Ireland
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