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General Information for Ireland
Football Association of Ireland
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1981
1.78m
Average age in 1981
24.5
Confederation
UEFA
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1981
Coaches in 1981
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Hand, Eoin (Coach)
Day of Birth
1946-03-30
Place of Birth
Dublin
(Ireland)
Matches
7
(3 /
4)
Players of Ireland in 1981
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| McDonagh, Jim | 1952-10-06 | Goalkeeper |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bonner, Packie | 1960-05-24 | Goalkeeper |
|
Celtic Glasgow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langan, David | 1957-02-15 | Right Back |
|
Birmingham City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moran, Kevin | 1956-04-29 | Centre Back |
|
Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Leary, David | 1958-05-02 | Centre Back |
|
Arsenal FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hughton, Chris | 1958-12-11 | Left Back |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrenson, Mark | 1957-06-02 | Centre Back |
|
Liverpool FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devine, John | 1958-11-11 | Right Back |
|
Arsenal FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Holmes, Jimmy | 1953-11-11 | Left Back |
|
Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grealish, Tony | 1956-09-21 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin, Mick | 1951-07-09 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daly, Gerry | 1954-04-30 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady, Liam | 1956-02-13 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Juventus Torino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heighway, Steve | 1947-11-25 | Right Midfielder |
|
Philadelphia Fever | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimes, Ashley | 1957-08-02 | Left Midfielder |
|
Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Whelan, Ronnie | 1961-09-25 | Left Midfielder |
|
Liverpool FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waddock, Gary | 1962-03-17 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stapleton, Frank | 1956-07-10 | Centre Forward |
|
Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson, Michael | 1958-07-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Callaghan, Kevin | 1961-10-19 | Left Winger |
|
Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Givens, Don | 1949-08-09 | Centre Forward |
|
Neuchâtel Xamax | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walsh, Mickey | 1954-08-13 | Centre Forward |
|
FC Porto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Callaghan, Brendan | 1955-07-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Keefe, Eamon | 1953-10-13 | Left Winger |
|
Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan, Gerry | 1955-10-04 | Centre Forward |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Donovan, Terry | 1958-02-27 | Centre Forward |
|
Aston Villa FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Matches of Ireland in 1981
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-02-24 |
|
|
1:3 c | Friendly | ||
| 1981-03-25 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 1982 - Group 2 | ||
| 1981-04-29 |
|
|
3:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1981-05-21 |
|
|
3:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 1981-05-24 |
|
|
3:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 1981-09-09 |
|
|
2:2 c | World Cup 1982 - Group 2 | ||
| 1981-10-14 |
|
|
3:2 c | World Cup 1982 - Group 2 | ||
| 7 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Ireland in 1981
Favorite Opponents of Ireland
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
|
|
17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
|
|
17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
|
17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
|
|
14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
|
13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
|
|
13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
|
13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
|
13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
|
11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
|
11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
|
|
11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
|
|
11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
|
|
11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
|
|
10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
|
10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
|
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
|
|
9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
|
9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
|
9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
|
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
|
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
|
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
|
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
|
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
|
7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
|
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
|
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
Germany (B)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 493 | 193 | 146 | 154 | 654 |