Ireland national football team (FAI) results

Last updated March 11, 2024

This article contains the results of the Ireland team selected by the Football Association of Ireland. It was previously known as the Irish Free State. After a FIFA ruling they became the Republic of Ireland in 1954.

1930s

1936

17 March 1936 Friendly	Ireland	1–0	Switzerland	Dublin, Ireland
	Jimmy Dunne 34'	(Report)		Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium)
Note: This was the first game that the FAI referred to the team as Ireland.

3 May 1936 Friendly	Hungary	3–3	Ireland	Budapest, Hungary
	Sárosi 7', 48' (pen.) Sas 75'	(Report)	Dunne 12' O'Reilly 19' Dunne ^[1] or Madden ^[2]68'	Stadium: Hungária Úti Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bruell (Czechoslovakia)

6 May 1936 Unofficial friendly	Rhineland XI	4–1	Ireland	Cologne, Germany
		(Report)	Jimmy Dunne	Attendance: 10,000 (estimate)

9 May 1936 Friendly	Luxembourg	1–5	Ireland	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
	Mart 59' (pen.)	(Report)	Jimmy Dunne 9', 86' Donnelly 65' Kelly 71', 87'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bauwens (Germany)

17 October 1936 Friendly	Ireland	5–2	Germany	Dublin, Ireland
	Donnelly 25', 69' Davis 35' (pen.), 65' Geoghegan 58'	(Report)	Kobierski 26' Szepan 32'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Webb (Scotland)

6 December 1936 Friendly	Ireland	2–3	Hungary	Dublin, Ireland
	Fallon 20' Davis 72' (pen.)	(Report)	Titkos 37' Cseh 38' Toldi 48'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Nattrass (England)

1937

17 May 1937 Friendly	Switzerland	0–1	Ireland	Bern, Switzerland
		(Report)	Jimmy Dunne 30'	Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lewington (England)

23 May 1937 Friendly	France	0–2	Ireland	Paris, France
		(Report)	Jordan 52' Brown 58'	Stadium: Colombes Stadium Attendance: 16,688 Referee: Krist (Czechoslovakia)

10 October 1937 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	3–2	Ireland	Oslo, Norway
	Kvammen 30', 64' Martinsen 78'	(Report)	Geoghegan 37' Jimmy Dunne 49'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Bauwens (Germany)

7 November 1937 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ireland	3–3	Norway	Dublin, Ireland
	Jimmy Dunne 10' O'Flanagan 62' Duggan 88'	(Report)	Kvammen 16', 33' Martinsen 49'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Gibbs (England)

1938

18 May 1938 Friendly	Czechoslovakia	2–2	Ireland	Prague, Czechoslovakia
	Nejedly 3' (pen.), 46'	(Report)	Davis 42' Jimmy Dunne 89'	Stadium: AC Sparta Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Barlassina (Italy)

22 May 1938 Friendly	Poland	6–0	Ireland	Warsaw, Poland
	Wasiewicz 12' Wodarz 21', 78' Piątek 43', 50' Wilimowski 58'	(Report)		Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Majorsky (Hungary)

18 September 1938 Friendly	Ireland	4–0	Switzerland	Dublin, Ireland
	Bradshaw 1', 20' Jimmy Dunne 8' Donnelly	(Report)		Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Mortimer (England)

13 November 1938 Friendly	Ireland	3–2	Poland	Dublin, Ireland
	Fallon 10' Carey 12' Jimmy Dunne 68'	(Report)	Wilimowski 17' Piątek 83'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 34,295 Referee: Bauwens (Germany)

1939

19 March 1939 Friendly	Ireland	2–2	Hungary	Cork, Ireland
	Bradshaw 14' Carey 87'	(Report)	Zsengellér 35' Kolláth 50'	Stadium: Mardyke Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Nattrass (England)

18 May 1939 Friendly	Hungary	2–2	Ireland	Budapest, Hungary
	Kolláth 41', 86'	(Report)	O'Flanagan 53', 80'	Stadium: Hungária Úti Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bauwens (Germany)

23 May 1939 Friendly	Germany	1–1	Ireland	Bremen, Germany
	Schön 38'	(Report)	Bradshaw 65'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Remke (Denmark)

1940s

1946

16 June 1946 Friendly	Portugal	3–1	Ireland	Lisbon, Portugal
	Araujo 7' Rogerio 17' Peyroteo 20'	(Report)	O'Reilly	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: von Wartburg (Switzerland)

23 June 1946 Friendly	Spain	0–1	Ireland	Madrid, Spain
		(Report)	Sloan 37'	Stadium: Metropolitano Attendance: 45,000 Referee: von Wartburg (Switzerland)

30 September 1946 Friendly	Ireland	0–1	England	Dublin, Ireland
		(Report)	Finney 82'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,988 Referee: Webb (Scotland)

1947

2 March 1947 Friendly	Ireland	3–2	Spain	Dublin, Ireland
	Walsh 16', 79' Coad 23'	(Report)	Zarra 26', 59'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 42,102 Referee: Barrick (England)

4 May 1947 Friendly	Ireland	0–2	Portugal	Dublin, Ireland
		(Report)	Correia Araujo	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,618 Referee: Pearse (England)

1948

23 May 1948 Friendly	Portugal	2–0	Ireland	Lisbon, Portugal
	Peyroteo 22' Albano 26'	(Report)		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Dattilo (Italy)

30 May 1948 Friendly	Spain	2–1	Ireland	Barcelona, Spain
	Igoa 32', 71'	(Report)	Moroney	Stadium: Montjuic Stadium Attendance: ??,??? Referee: Szel (France)

26 July 1948 1948 Summer Olympics preliminary round	Netherlands	3–1	Ireland	Portsmouth, England
	Wilkes 1', 74' Roosenburg 11'	(Report)	O'Kelly 52'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: George Reader (England)
Note: Recognised as full international by FIFA, the IFFHS and by Netherlands national football team. See also 1924 Results.

5 December 1948 Friendly	Ireland	0–1	Switzerland	Dublin, Ireland
		(Report)	Bickel 53'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 25,563 Referee: George Reader (England)

1949

24 April 1949 Friendly	Ireland	0–2	Belgium	Dublin, Ireland
		(Report)	Lemberechts 54' Mermans 84'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 28,018 Referee: Sdez (France)

22 May 1949 Friendly	Ireland	1–0	Portugal	Dublin, Ireland
	Coad 35' (pen.)	(Report)		Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 28,108 Referee: Le Foll (France)

2 June 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification	Sweden	3–1	Ireland	Stockholm, Sweden
	Anderson 17' (pen.) Jeppson 37' Liedholm 69'	(Report)	Walsh 9'	Stadium: Råsunda Stadion Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Baert (Belgium)

12 June 1949 Friendly	Ireland	1–4	Spain	Dublin, Ireland
	Martin 14' (pen.)	(Report)	Zarra 30', 36' Basora 35' Igoa 86'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 30,171 Referee: Ellis (England)

8 September 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ireland	3–0	Finland	Dublin, Ireland
	Gavin 35' Martin 44' (pen.), 68'	(Report)		Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 22,479 Referee: Evans (England)

21 September 1949 Friendly	England	0–2	Ireland	Liverpool, England
		(Report)	Martin 33' (pen.) Farrell 85'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 51,047 Referee: Mowat (Scotland)

9 October 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification	Finland	1–1	Ireland	Helsinki, Finland
	Vaihela 89'	(Report)	Farrell 65'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

13 November 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ireland	1–3	Sweden	Dublin, Ireland
	Martin 61' (pen.)	(Report)	Palmér 4', 40', 68'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 41,031 Referee: Ling (England)

1950s

1950

10 May 1950 Friendly	Belgium	5–1	Ireland	Brussels, Belgium
	Mermans 3', 33', 84' De Hert 19' Chaves 56'	(Report)	Duffy 72'	Stadium: Century Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

26 November 1950 Friendly	Ireland	2–2	Norway	Dublin, Ireland
	Carey 24' (pen.) Walsh 61'	(Report)	Bredesen 6' Andresen 11'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 31,215 Referee: Pearse (England)

1951

13 May 1951 Friendly	Ireland	0–1	Argentina	Dublin, Ireland
		(Report)	Labruna 54'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Leafe (England)

30 May 1951 Friendly	Norway	2–3	Ireland	Oslo, Norway
	Sorenson 14' Hvidsten 55'	(Report)	Farrell 17' Ringstead 67' Coad 82'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Jørgensen (Denmark)

17 October 1951 Friendly	Ireland	3–2	West Germany	Dublin, Ireland
	Posipal 9' (o.g.) Fitzsimons 40' Glynn 85'	(Report)	Morlock 63' Fritz Walter 75'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 29,451 Referee: Ling (England)

1952

4 May 1952 Friendly	West Germany	3–0	Ireland	Cologne, West Germany
	Posipal 31' Ottmar Walter 77' Termath 87'	(Report)		Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Ellis (England)

7 May 1952 Friendly	Austria	6–0	Ireland	Vienna, Austria
	Huber 22', 24', 26' Haummer 36' Dienst 58', 81'	(Report)		Stadium: Praeter Park Attendance: 64,000 Referee: Reinhardt (West Germany)

1 June 1952 Friendly	Spain	6–0	Ireland	Madrid, Spain
	Coque 3' Gainza 10' Cesar 13' Basora 43', 70' Panizo 67'	(Report)		Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Chamartín Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Leafe (England)

16 November 1952 Friendly	Ireland	1–1	France	Dublin, Ireland
	Fallon 24'	(Report)	Piantoni 67'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alsteen (Belgium)

1953

25 March 1953 Friendly	Ireland	4–0	Austria	Dublin, Ireland
	Ringstead 46', 53' Eglington 74' O'Farrell 80'	(Report)		Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ellis (England)

4 October 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ireland	3–5	France	Dublin, Ireland
	Ryan 58' Walsh 83' O'Farrell 88'	(Report)	Glovacki 23' Penverne 40' Ujlaki 50', 69' Flamion 72'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Franken (Belgium)

28 October 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ireland	4–0	Luxembourg	Dublin, Ireland
	Fitzsimons 18', 59' Ryan 48' Eglington 62'	(Report)		Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bond (England)

25 November 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification	France	1–0	Ireland	Paris, France
	Piantoni 73'	(Report)		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 32,256 Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)

1954

7 March 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification	Luxembourg	0–1	Ireland	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
		(Report)	Cummins 62'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Aussen (Netherlands)

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