Republic of Ireland national football team results |
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This article contains the results of the Republic of Ireland national football team during the 1980s.
6 February 1980 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 | England ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | London, England |
Keegan ![]() | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 91,043 Referee: Scheurell (East Germany) |
26 March 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Cyprus ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Pantziaras ![]() Kaiafas ![]() | Report | McGee ![]() Lawrenson ![]() | Stadium: Makario Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sharir (Israel) |
30 April 1980 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Givens ![]() Daly ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Thomas (Wales) |
16 May 1980 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Report | Valencia ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 30,100 Referee: Courtney (England) |
10 September 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Daly ![]() Lawrenson ![]() | Report | Tahamata ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) |
15 October 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Grealish ![]() | Report | Cluytens ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Rolles (Luxembourg) |
28 October 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | France ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Paris, France |
Platini ![]() Zimako ![]() | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,800 Referee: Castillo (France) |
19 November 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Daly ![]() Grealish ![]() Robinson ![]() Stapleton ![]() Hughton ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Guðmundsson (Iceland) |
24 February 1981 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Grealish ![]() | Report | Price ![]() Boyle ![]() Yorath ![]() | Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Reeves (England) |
25 March 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Belgium ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
Ceulemans ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stade du Heysel Attendance: 37,978 Referee: Nazare (Portugal) |
29 April 1981 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
19:00 UTC+1 | Moran ![]() Stapleton ![]() | Report | Masný ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Grey (England) |
21 May 1981 Friendly | West Germany B ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Bremen, West Germany |
Del'Haye ![]() Funkel ![]() Schröder ![]() | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Frickmann (Denmark) |
23 May 1981 Friendly | Poland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
Iwan ![]() O'Leary ![]() Ogaza ![]() | Report | Stadium: Zawisza Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tătar (Romania) |
9 September 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Netherlands ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Thijssen ![]() Mühren ![]() | Report | Robinson ![]() Stapleton ![]() | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Christov (Czechoslovakia) |
14 October 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Mahut ![]() Stapleton ![]() Robinson ![]() | Report | Bellone ![]() Platini ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Eriksson (Sweden) |
28 April 1982 Friendly | Algeria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Algiers, Algeria |
Assad ![]() Madjer ![]() | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Lambert (France) |
22 May 1982 Friendly | Chile ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Santiago, Chile |
Gamboa ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Ojeda (Chile) |
27 May 1982 Friendly | Brazil ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Uberlândia, Brazil |
Falcão ![]() Sócrates ![]() Serginho ![]() Luizinho ![]() Zico ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estádio Parque do Sabiá Attendance: 72,733 Referee: Filho (Brazil) |
30 May 1982 Friendly | Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Nelson ![]() Haynes ![]() | Report | Brady ![]() | Stadium: Arima Stadium Attendance: 6,000 | |
Note: It has been subsequently claimed by manager Eoin Hand that the Republic of Ireland actually lost 1–2 to a local club side on 30 May, then defeated Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 on 3 June, but the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association swapped around the results so that the first game was the "official" international and the second game reclassified as a friendly. In the absence of any media reports or FAI officials, there was no-one to gainsay them [1] [2] |
22 September 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Netherlands ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Schoenaker ![]() Gullit ![]() | Report | Daly ![]() | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Gregr (Czechoslovakia) |
13 October 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Stapleton ![]() Grealish ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 23,371 Referee: Rion (Belgium) |
17 November 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Grimes ![]() Stapleton ![]() | Report | Maceda ![]() Martin ![]() Muñoz ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Redelfs (West Germany) |
30 March 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Malta ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Ta'Qali, Malta |
Report | Stapleton ![]() | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 6,487 Referee: Mathias (Austria) |
27 April 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Spain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Zaragoza, Spain |
Santillana ![]() Rincón ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadio La Romareda Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Butenko (Soviet Union) |
21 September 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Iceland ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Report | Waddock ![]() Robinson ![]() Walsh ![]() | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 13,706 Referee: Biguet (France) |
12 October 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Waddock ![]() Brady ![]() | Report | Gullit ![]() van Basten ![]() | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Daina (Switzerland) |
16 November 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Lawrenson ![]() Stapleton ![]() O'Callaghan ![]() Sheedy ![]() Brady ![]() Daly ![]() | Report | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Amundsen (Denmark) |
4 April 1984 Friendly | Israel ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Ohana ![]() Armeli ![]() Sinai ![]() | Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Lartigot (France) |
23 May 1984 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Report | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Courtney (England) |
3 June 1984 1984 Japan Cup | China ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Sapporo, Japan |
Report | O'Keefe ![]() | Stadium: Maruyama Stadium |
8 August 1984 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Report | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Baumann (Switzerland) |
12 September 1984 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Walsh ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Keizer (Netherlands) |
17 October 1984 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Norway ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Oslo, Norway |
Jacobsen ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Attendance: 15,379 Referee: Scheurell (East Germany) |
14 November 1984 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Denmark ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Elkjær ![]() Lerby ![]() | Report | Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 45,300 Referee: Würtz (France) |
5 February 1985 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Waddock ![]() | Report | Rossi ![]() Altobelli ![]() | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Keizer (Netherlands) |
27 February 1985 Friendly | Israel ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Report | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: d'Elia (Italy) |
26 March 1985 Friendly | England ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | London, England |
Steven ![]() Lineker ![]() | Report | Brady ![]() | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 34,793 Referee: Smith (Scotland) |
1 May 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Németh (Hungary) |
26 May 1985 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Cork, Ireland |
Report | Stadium: Flower Lodge Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gächter (Switzerland) |
2 June 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Stapleton ![]() Grealish ![]() Sheedy ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 17,300 Referee: Bergamo (Italy) |
11 September 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Switzerland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Bern, Switzerland |
Report | Stadium: Wankdorf Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Aladrén (Spain) |
16 October 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Soviet Union ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Cherenkov ![]() Protasov ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Casarin (Italy) |
13 November 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Stapleton ![]() | Report | Elkjær ![]() Laudrup ![]() Sivebæk ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Wöhrer (Austria) |
26 March 1986 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Report | Rush ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Hope (Scotland) |
23 April 1986 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Daly ![]() | Report | Paz ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Martin (England) |
25 May 1986 Iceland Triangular Tournament | Iceland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
19:00 UTC±0 | Guðjohnsen ![]() | Report | McGrath ![]() Daly ![]() | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 4,246 Referee: Worrall (England) |
27 May 1986 Iceland Triangular Tournament | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
19:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stapleton ![]() | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Olsen (Iceland) |
10 September 1986 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Belgium ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
Claesen ![]() Scifo ![]() | Report | Stapleton ![]() Brady ![]() | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Attendance: 22,212 Referee: Igna (Romania) |
15 October 1986 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Halle (Norway) |
12 November 1986 Friendly | Poland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Warsaw, Poland |
Koniarek ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Németh (Hungary) |
18 February 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Scotland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland |
Report | Lawrenson ![]() | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 45,081 Referee: van Ettekoven (Netherlands) |
1 April 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Bulgaria ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Sadkov ![]() Tanev ![]() | Report | Stapleton ![]() | Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 35,247 Referee: Da Silva Valente (Portugal) |
29 April 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Holzmann (Austria) |
23 May 1987 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Brady ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Sandoz (Austria) |
28 May 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Luxembourg ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Report | Galvin ![]() Whelan ![]() | Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel Attendance: 4,965 Referee: Peduzzi (Switzerland) |
9 September 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Stapleton ![]() McGrath ![]() | Report | Krings ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Cooper (Wales) |
14 October 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
McGrath ![]() Moran ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Keizer (Netherlands) |
10 November 1987 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
John Byrne ![]() David Kelly ![]() Quinn ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Midgley (England) |
23 March 1988 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Moran ![]() David Kelly ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Martin (England) |
27 April 1988 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
McCarthy ![]() Moran ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Smith (Scotland) |
22 May 1988 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Sheedy ![]() Cascarino ![]() Sheridan ![]() | Report | Warzycha ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Roberts (Wales) |
1 June 1988 Friendly | Norway ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Oslo, Norway |
Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Attendance: 9,494 Referee: Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) |
12 June 1988 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2 | England ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Stuttgart, Germany |
15:30 UTC+2 | Report | Houghton ![]() | Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 51,573 Referee: Kirschen (East Germany) |
15 June 1988 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Hanover, Germany |
20:15 UTC+2 | Whelan ![]() | Report | Protassov ![]() | Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 38,308 Referee: Soriano Aladren (Spain) |
18 June 1988 UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
15:30 UTC+2 | Report | Kieft ![]() | Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 60,800 Referee: Brummeier (Austria) |
14 September 1988 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 19,873 Referee: Vautrot (France) |
19 October 1988 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Cascarino ![]() Aldridge ![]() Sheedy ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Snoddy (Northern Ireland) |
16 November 1988 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Spain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Seville, Spain |
Manolo ![]() Butragueño ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Savchenko (USSR) |
7 February 1989 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Report | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Lloyd (Wales) |
8 March 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Hungary ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Budapest, Hungary |
Report | Stadium: Nepstadion Attendance: 33,966 Referee: Petrović (Yugoslavia) |
26 April 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Míchel ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 49,600 Referee: Brummeier (Austria) |
28 May 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Houghton ![]() Moran ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 48,000 Referee: dos Santos (Portugal) |
4 June 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
McGrath ![]() Cascarino ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 48,600 Referee: Nervik (Norway) |
6 September 1989 Friendly | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Stapleton ![]() | Report | Dorfner ![]() | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Van den Wijngaert (Belgium) |
11 October 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland |
Whelan ![]() Cascarino ![]() Houghton ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 45,800 Referee: D'Elia (Italy) |
15 November 1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 | Malta ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Ta'Qali, Malta |
Report | Aldridge ![]() | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands) |
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