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General Information for Ireland

Football Association of Ireland
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1968
1.73m
Average age in 1968
25.7
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1968
No jersey in 1968

Coaches in 1968

Hurley, Charlie (Coach)

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Hurley, Charlie (Coach)

Day of Birth
1936-10-04
Day of Death
2024-04-22
Place of Birth
Cork (Ireland)
Matches
1 (1 / 0)
Goto coach Charlie Hurley

Players of Ireland in 1968

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kelly, Alan Sr 1936-07-05 Goalkeeper England Preston North End 4 0 0 - - -
Smyth, Mick 1940-05-13 Goalkeeper Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0 1 0 - - -
Dempsey, John 1946-03-15 Centre Back England Chelsea FC 4 0 1 - - -
Carroll, Tommy 1942-08-18 Right Back England Ipswich Town 4 0 0 - - -
Hurley, Charlie 1936-10-04 Centre Back England Sunderland AFC 3 0 0 - - -
Dunne, Tony 1941-07-24 Left Back England Manchester United 2 0 0 - - -
Kinnear, Joe 1946-12-27 Right Back England Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 - - -
Meagan, Mick 1934-05-29 Left Back England Halifax Town 1 0 0 - - -
Rogers, Eamonn 1947-04-16 Attacking Midfielder England Blackburn Rovers 4 0 1 - - -
Dunphy, Eamon 1945-08-03 Centre Midfielder England Millwall FC 4 0 0 - - -
Fullam, Johnny 1940-03-22 Left Midfielder Ireland Shamrock Rovers 4 0 0 - - -
O'Neill, Frank 1940-04-13 Right Midfielder Ireland Shamrock Rovers 3 0 0 - - -
Giles, Johnny 1940-11-06 Centre Midfielder England Leeds United 2 0 1 - - -
Conmy, Ollie 1939-11-13 Midfielder England Peterborough United 1 0 0 - - -
Conway, Jimmy 1946-08-10 Centre Midfielder England Fulham FC 0 1 0 - - -
Hale, Alfie 1939-08-28 Secondary striker Ireland Waterford FC 3 1 2 - - -
Treacy, Ray 1946-06-18 Secondary striker England Charlton Athletic 2 0 0 - - -
Hennessy, Jackie 1940-10-05 Striker Ireland St. Patrick's Athletic 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of Ireland in 1968

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1968-12-04
Ireland
Ireland
Denmark
Denmark
1:1 c
Ireland vs. Denmark
World Cup 1970 - Group 2
Dalymount Park
1 Matches

Match Progress for Ireland in 1968

Favorite Opponents of Ireland

Opponent M W D L G
Netherlands
Netherlands
18 3 4 11 17
Denmark
Denmark
17 4 9 4 18
Wales
Wales
16 6 5 5 14
Poland
Poland
13 2 7 4 13
Portugal
Portugal
13 4 3 6 10
England
England
13 2 6 5 9
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 3 4 4 9
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
11 5 5 1 15
Georgia
Georgia
11 9 2 0 18
Hungary
Hungary
11 4 4 3 14
Scotland
Scotland
11 4 2 5 11
France
France
11 0 3 8 5
Italy
Italy
11 3 3 5 9
Spain
Spain
10 1 3 6 8
Norway
Norway
10 1 5 4 9
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 4 4 1 17
Belgium
Belgium
9 0 6 3 10
Germany
Germany
9 2 4 3 7
Finland
Finland
9 5 2 2 14
Czechia
Czechia
8 2 2 4 9
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 25
Turkey
Turkey
8 2 4 2 12
USA
USA
8 4 2 2 16
Cyprus
Cyprus
8 6 1 1 18
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
7 2 0 5 6
Serbia
Serbia
7 0 4 3 7
Russia
Russia
7 1 3 3 7
Sweden
Sweden
7 2 2 3 9
Croatia
Croatia
7 2 3 2 8
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
7 5 1 1 12
Greece
Greece
7 0 1 6 1
Iceland
Iceland
6 4 1 1 11
Latvia
Latvia
6 6 0 0 17
Mexico
Mexico
6 0 4 2 6
Armenia
Armenia
6 4 0 2 8
Austria
Austria
6 1 2 3 6
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 4 1 1 11
Slovakia
Slovakia
6 1 4 1 8
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
6 6 0 0 21
Andorra
Andorra
5 5 0 0 15
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 4 1 0 6
Romania
Romania
5 3 1 1 9
Brazil
Brazil
5 1 1 3 1
Israel
Israel
5 1 3 1 8
Estonia
Estonia
4 3 1 0 9
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
4 4 0 0 11
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4 2 1 1 3
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4 3 1 0 14
Albania
Albania
4 3 1 0 6
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 0 1 2 2
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 1 1 1 6
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 5
Chile
Chile
3 0 1 2 1
Oman
Oman
3 3 0 0 10
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 2 1 0 4
Algeria
Algeria
2 1 0 1 3
Ukraine
Ukraine
2 0 1 1 1
Iran
Iran
2 1 0 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 2 0 0 4
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 4
Argentina
Argentina
2 0 0 2 0
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 0 2 0 0
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 3
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 1 0 5
San Marino
San Marino
2 2 0 0 7
China
China
2 2 0 0 2
Australia
Australia
2 1 0 1 2
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 1 1 0 4
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 5
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 1
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 1
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 1 0 1
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 1 0 0 4
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 1 0 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 1 0 1
Colombia
Colombia
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 3
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