The Ireland national football team represented the island of Ireland in association football from 1882 until 1950. It was organised by the Irish Football Association (IFA), and is the fourth oldest international team in the world. It mainly played in the British Home Championship against England, Scotland and Wales. Though often vying with Wales to avoid the wooden spoon, Ireland won the Championship in 1914, and shared it with England and Scotland in 1903.
Francis Owen Stoker was an Irish tennis and rugby union player. He was a member of the pair that won the Wimbledon doubles title in 1890 and 1893 and is the only rugby international to have been a Wimbledon champion.
Frederick Dewhurst was an English professional footballer, who played as an inside forward for Preston North End in the late 19th century.
Archibald Lee Goodall was an Irish footballer who made 429 appearances in the Football League for Preston North End, Aston Villa, Derby County, Glossop and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He won 10 caps at full international level for Ireland. Goodall could play in the centre half and forward positions.
Thomas Cooper Graham was an England-born Welsh rugby union international forward who played club rugby for Newport. He won 12 caps for Wales and was seen as intelligent, mobile forward player. Graham is most notable within rugby for his captaincy of Newport, which saw the team through one of their most successful periods, including the 1891–92 "invincible" season.
Arthur George Henfrey was an English footballer who made five appearances for England between 1891 and 1896 playing initially as a forward and later as a half back. He also played cricket for Cambridge University and Northamptonshire.
William James Bancroft was a Welsh international fullback, who played club rugby for Swansea, and a county cricketer for Glamorgan, for whom he was the first professional player in 1895.
George Huth Cotterill was an English amateur footballer who made four appearances for England as a forward in the 1890s, captaining the side on his last two appearances. He usually played as an inside right or centre forward.
Frank Hill was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff. Hill won 15 caps for Wales over a period of ten years and was given the team captaincy on four occasions.
Norman Witchell Biggs was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Cardiff and county rugby for Glamorgan. Both Biggs and his brother Selwyn played international rugby for Wales, though they never played together in the same match for Wales. Biggs also played cricket for Glamorgan and in 1893 was part of a team that took on Cardiff in a two-day match; he faced his brother Selwyn, who was a member of the Cardiff team.
William Edward Maclagan was a Scottish international rugby union forward who played club rugby for London Scottish F.C. Maclagan was one of the longest-serving international rugby players during the early development of the sport, and was awarded 25 caps for Scotland.
Robert Humphrey Lee "Bob Lee" Roberts was a Welsh footballer who played at full back for Chester in the 1880s and 1890s. He made one appearance for Wales.
Robert Roberts was a Welsh footballer who played at outside-left for several clubs, spending most of his career with Crewe Alexandra in the English Football League. He made two appearances for Wales.
James Trainer was a Welsh association football player of the Victorian era. He was named the best goalkeeper of the English Football League several years in a row starting with the initial season of 1888–89, when he was part of the unbeaten Preston North End team nicknamed "The Invincibles".
Charles Frederick Parry was a Welsh footballer who played as a defender for Everton in the 1890s, helping them to win the Football League championship in 1891. He also made thirteen appearances for the Wales national football team including four as captain. Later in his career, he returned to Wales where he won the Welsh Cup with Aberystwyth Town in 1900. He subsequently fell on hard times and was the beneficiary of three testimonial matches.
Samuel Gladstone Gillam was a Wales international football goalkeeper, who played for various clubs in England and Wales in the 1880s and 1890s, including a brief career in the Football League with Bolton Wanderers. He was the first player to come on as a substitute in international football.
John Charles Henry Bowdler also known as Jack Bowdler and sometimes as Charlie was a Welsh footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1890 and 1894, playing 5 matches and scoring 3 goals. He played his first match on 8 February 1890 against Ireland and his last match on 12 March 1894 against England.
John Arthur Eyton-Jones was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward. He was part of the Wales national team between 1883 and 1884, playing four matches and scoring one goal. He played his first match on 17 March 1883 against Ireland and his last match on 29 March 1884 against Scotland.
Abel Hughes was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 12 March 1894 against England and his last match on 24 March 1894 against Scotland.
David Morral Lewis (1864–1925) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 2 matches and scoring 1 goal. He played his first match on 8 February 1890 against Ireland and his last match on 22 March 1890 against Scotland. At club level, he played for Bangor
