Irish Free State national football team results

Last updated May 02, 2025

This article features the results of the national football team of the Irish Free State between 1924 and 1935. The team, now the Republic of Ireland national football team, was selected by the Football Association of Ireland.

1920s

1924

The exact status of these four internationals played in 1924 is unclear.^{[ according to whom? ]}^{[ citation needed ]} The 1924 FAI annual report, regarded them as full internationals, despite featuring entirely amateur teams.^[1] In June 1999 both FIFA and the IFFHS also declared that between 1908 and 1956 every game at the Olympic football tournaments was a full international.^[2] According to RSSSF, all four opponents that the Irish Free State played also regard these games as full internationals.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

28 May 1924 1924 Olympics second round	Irish Free State	1–0	Bulgaria	Colombes, France
	Duncan 75'	(Report)		Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Henriot (France)

2 June 1924 1924 Olympics quarter-final	Irish Free State	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands	Saint-Ouen, France
	Ghent 32'	(Report)	Formenoy 6', 104'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Retschury (Austria)

3 June 1924 Friendly	Irish Free State	3–1	Estonia	Colombes, France
	Duncan 15' Robinson 48' Ghent 69'	(Report)	Üpraus 37'	Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mohamed (Egypt)

16 June 1924 Friendly	Irish Free State	3–1	United States	Dublin, Ireland
	Brooks	(Report)	Rhody	Stadium: Dalymount Park

1926

21 March 1926 Friendly	Italy	3–0	Irish Free State	Turin, Italy
	Baloncieri 13' Magnozzi 36' Bernardini 44'	(Report)		Stadium: Motovelodromo Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ruoff (Switzerland)

1927

23 April 1927 Friendly	Irish Free State	1–2	Italy B	Dublin, Ireland
	Fullam 6'	(Report)	Munerati 2', 80'	Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium)

1928

12 February 1928 Friendly	Belgium	2–4	Irish Free State	Liège, Belgium
	Braine 38' Ledent 41'	(Report)	White 55', 73' Lacey 59' Sullivan 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Kingscott (England)

1929

20 April 1929 Friendly	Irish Free State	4–0	Belgium	Dublin, Ireland
	Flood 44', 72', 80' David Byrne 88'	(Report)		Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Westwood (England)

1930s

1930

11 May 1930 Friendly	Belgium	1–3	Irish Free State	Brussels, Belgium
	Bastin 20'	(Report)	Jimmy Dunne 32', 57' Flood 77'	Stadium: Stade à Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Melcon (Spain)

1931

26 April 1931 Friendly	Spain	1–1	Irish Free State	Barcelona, Spain
	Arocha 43'	(Report)	Moore 40'	Stadium: Montjuïc Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Romanhino (Portugal)

13 December 1931 Friendly	Irish Free State	0–5	Spain	Dublin, Ireland
		(Report)	Regueiro 4', 30' Arocha 35' Samitier 75' Ventolrá 89'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium)

1932

8 May 1932 Friendly	Netherlands	0–2	Irish Free State	Amsterdam, Netherlands
		(Report)	O'Reilly 20' Moore 48'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium)

1934

25 February 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification	Irish Free State	4–4	Belgium	Dublin, Ireland
	Moore 27', 48', 59', 75'	(Report)	Capelle 13' S.Vanden Eynde 25' F.Van Den Eynde 47', 62'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Crew (England)

8 April 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification	Netherlands	5–2	Irish Free State	Amsterdam, Netherlands
	Smit 41', 85' Bakhuys 67', 78' Vente 83'	(Report)	Squires 44' Moore 57'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Ohlsson (Sweden)

16 December 1934 Friendly	Irish Free State	2–4	Hungary	Dublin, Ireland
	Donnelly 36' Bermingham 62' (pen.)	(Report)	Avar 19', 85' Vincze 30' Markos 86'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium)

1935

5 May 1935 Friendly	Switzerland	1–0	Irish Free State	Basel, Switzerland
	Weiler 62' (pen.)	(Report)		Stadium: St. Jakob Park Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Beranek (Austria)

8 May 1935 Friendly	Germany	3–1	Irish Free State	Dortmund, Germany
	Damminger 32', 47' Lehner 88'	(Report)	Ellis 19'	Stadium: Kampfbahn Rote Erde Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Krist (Czechoslovakia)

8 December 1935 Friendly	Irish Free State	3–5	Netherlands	Dublin, Ireland
	Ellis 13' Horlacher 32', 35'	(Report)	Bakhuys 1' van Nellen 14', 47' Drok 67' Smit 87'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Bauwens (Germany)

References

↑ Bohemian F.C. Archived 8 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Declaration by FIFA / IFFHS". IFFHS . Retrieved 1 December 2007.
↑ Bulgaria results
↑ Netherlands results Archived 10 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Estonia results
↑ United States results Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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