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General Information for Ireland

Football Association of Ireland
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1980
1.79m
Average age in 1980
23.7
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1980
No jersey in 1980

Coaches in 1980

Hand, Eoin (Coach)

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Hand, Eoin (Coach)

Day of Birth
1946-03-30
Place of Birth
Dublin (Ireland)
Matches
4 (3 / 1)
Goto coach Eoin Hand

Giles, Johnny (Coach)

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Giles, Johnny (Coach)

Day of Birth
1940-11-06
Place of Birth
Dublin (Ireland)
Height
1.70m
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Johnny Giles

Players of Ireland in 1980

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Peyton, Gerry 1956-05-20 Goalkeeper England Fulham FC 8 0 0 - - -
Healey, Ron 1952-08-30 Goalkeeper Wales Cardiff City 0 1 0 - - -
Lawrenson, Mark 1957-06-02 Centre Back England Brighton & Hove Albion 7 0 2 - - -
Hughton, Chris 1958-12-11 Left Back England Tottenham Hotspur 7 0 1 - - -
Langan, David 1957-02-15 Right Back England Birmingham City 6 0 0 - - -
Moran, Kevin 1956-04-29 Centre Back England Manchester United 5 0 0 - - -
O'Leary, David 1958-05-02 Centre Back England Arsenal FC 3 0 0 - - -
O'Leary, Pierce 1959-11-05 Centre Back Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2 1 0 - - -
O'Brien, Ray 1951-05-21 Right Back England Notts County 0 1 0 - - -
Grealish, Tony 1956-09-21 Centre Midfielder England Luton Town 8 0 2 - - -
Daly, Gerry 1954-04-30 Attacking Midfielder England Coventry City 7 0 4 - - -
Brady, Liam 1956-02-13 Attacking Midfielder Italy Juventus Torino 6 0 0 - - -
Heighway, Steve 1947-11-25 Right Midfielder England Liverpool FC 6 0 0 - - -
Grimes, Ashley 1957-08-02 Left Midfielder England Manchester United 2 0 0 - - -
Waddock, Gary 1962-03-17 Defensive Midfielder England Queens Park Rangers 2 0 0 - - -
O'Brien, Fran 1955-04-07 Midfielder USA Philadelphia Fury 1 1 0 - - -
Martin, Mick 1951-07-09 Centre Midfielder England Newcastle United 1 0 0 - - -
Murphy, Jerry 1959-09-23 Left Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 1 0 0 - - -
Stapleton, Frank 1956-07-10 Centre Forward England Arsenal FC 6 0 1 - - -
Givens, Don 1949-08-09 Centre Forward England Sheffield United 4 1 1 - - -
McGee, Paul 1954-06-19 Centre Forward England Preston North End 3 1 2 - - -
Robinson, Michael 1958-07-12 Centre Forward England Brighton & Hove Albion 2 0 1 - - -
Ryan, Gerry 1955-10-04 Centre Forward England Brighton & Hove Albion 1 3 0 - - -

Matches of Ireland in 1980

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1980-02-06
England
England
Ireland
Ireland
2:0 c
England vs. Ireland
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1980-05-16
Ireland
Ireland
Argentina
Argentina
0:1 c
Ireland vs. Argentina
Friendly
Lansdowne Road
1980-09-10
Ireland
Ireland
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:1 c
Ireland vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Lansdowne Road
1980-10-15
Ireland
Ireland
Belgium
Belgium
1:1 c
Ireland vs. Belgium
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Lansdowne Road
1980-10-28
France
France
Ireland
Ireland
2:0 c
France vs. Ireland
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Parc des Princes
5 Matches

Match Progress for Ireland in 1980

Favorite Opponents of Ireland

Opponent M W D L G
Netherlands
Netherlands
19 4 4 11 19
Wales
Wales
17 6 5 6 15
Denmark
Denmark
17 4 9 4 18
England
England
14 2 6 6 9
Portugal
Portugal
13 4 3 6 10
Spain
Spain
13 2 3 8 10
France
France
13 1 3 9 8
Poland
Poland
13 2 7 4 13
Hungary
Hungary
11 4 4 3 14
Scotland
Scotland
11 4 2 5 11
Italy
Italy
11 3 3 5 9
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 3 4 4 9
Georgia
Georgia
11 9 2 0 18
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
11 5 5 1 15
Belgium
Belgium
10 0 7 3 11
Norway
Norway
10 1 5 4 9
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 4 4 1 17
Germany
Germany
9 2 4 3 7
Finland
Finland
9 5 2 2 14
USA
USA
8 4 2 2 16
Cyprus
Cyprus
8 6 1 1 18
Czechia
Czechia
8 2 2 4 9
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 25
Turkey
Turkey
8 2 4 2 12
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
8 3 0 5 9
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
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
Iceland
Iceland
6 4 1 1 11
Latvia
Latvia
6 6 0 0 17
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
Andorra
Andorra
5 5 0 0 15
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
Oman
Oman
3 3 0 0 10
Chile
Chile
3 0 1 2 1
Argentina
Argentina
3 0 0 3 0
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 2 1 0 4
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 4
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 1 1 1 6
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 0 1 2 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 2 0 0 4
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 4
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
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
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
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 1
Colombia
Colombia
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 1 0 1
Germany
Germany (B)
1 0 0 1 0
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 3
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 1
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
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