Irish Free State national football team results

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|date=October 2013}}{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} The 1924 FAI annual report, regarded them as full internationals, despite featuring entirely amateur teams.[http://www.bohemians.ie/index.php/dalymount-park/the-home-of-irish-football.htm Bohemian F.C.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080108162546/http://www.bohemians.ie/index.php/dalymount-park/the-home-of-irish-football.htm |date=8 January 2008 }}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.iffhs.de/?ac83ccac3be8e00390b02fc5fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeed115 |title=Declaration by FIFA / IFFHS |publisher=IFFHS |access-date=1 December 2007 }}

According to RSSSF, all four opponents that the Irish Free State played also regard these games as full internationals.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bulg-intres.html Bulgaria results][http://rdfc.com.ne.kr/int/ned-intres.html Netherlands results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210043953/http://rdfc.com.ne.kr/int/ned-intres.html |date=10 December 2010 }}[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/est-intres.html Estonia results][https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html United States results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113210650/http://rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html |date=13 January 2010 }}

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|round = 1924 Olympics second round

|date = 28 May 1924

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Irish Free State}}

|score = 1–0

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|BUL|1878}}

|goals1 = Duncan {{goal|75}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Olympique

|location = Colombes, France

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Henriot (France)

|result = W

}}

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|round = 1924 Olympics quarter-final

|date = 2 June 1924

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Irish Free State}}

|score = 1–2

|aet = yes

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|NED}}

|goals1 = Ghent {{goal|32}}

|goals2 = Formenoy {{goal|6||104}}

|stadium = Stade de Paris

|location = Saint-Ouen, France

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Retschury (Austria)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = 3 June 1924

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Irish Free State}}

|score = 3–1

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|EST}}

|goals1 = Duncan {{goal|15}}
Robinson {{goal|48}}
Ghent {{goal|69}}

|goals2 = Üpraus {{goal|37}}

|stadium = Stade Olympique

|location = Colombes, France

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Mohamed (Egypt)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = 16 June 1924

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Irish Free State}}

|score = 3–1

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|USA|1912}}

|goals1 = Brooks {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}

|goals2 = Rhody {{goal}}

|stadium = Dalymount Park

|location = Dublin, Ireland

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

=1926=

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|round = Friendly

|date = 21 March 1926

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA|1861}}

|score = 3–0

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|Irish Free State}}

|goals1 = Baloncieri {{goal|13}}
Magnozzi {{goal|36}}
Bernardini {{goal|44}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Motovelodromo

|location = Turin, Italy

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Ruoff (Switzerland)

|result = L

}}

=1927=

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|round = Friendly

|date = 23 April 1927

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Irish Free State}}

|score = 1–2

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|Italy|1861|name=Italy B}}

|goals1 = Fullam {{goal|6}}

|goals2 = Munerati {{goal|2||80}}

|stadium = Lansdowne Road

|location = Dublin, Ireland

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Langenus (Belgium)

|result = L

}}

=1928=

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|round = Friendly

|date = 12 February 1928

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}}

|score = 2–4

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|Irish Free State}}

|goals1 = Braine {{goal|38}}
Ledent {{goal|41}}

|goals2 = White {{goal|55||73}}
Lacey {{goal|59}}
Sullivan {{goal|77|pen.}}

|stadium = Stade Maurice Dufrasne

|location = Liège, Belgium

|attendance = 25,000

|referee = Kingscott (England)

|result = W

}}

=1929=

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|round = Friendly

|date = 20 April 1929

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Irish Free State}}

|score = 4–0

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|BEL}}

|goals1 = Flood {{goal|44||72||80}}
David Byrne {{goal|88}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dalymount Park

|location = Dublin, Ireland

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Westwood (England)

|result = W

}}

1930s

=1930=

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|round = Friendly

|date = 11 May 1930

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}}

|score = 1–3

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|Irish Free State}}

|goals1 = Bastin {{goal|20}}

|goals2 = Jimmy Dunne {{goal|32||57}}
Flood {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Stade à Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

|location = Brussels, Belgium

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Melcon (Spain)

|result = W

}}

=1931=

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|round = Friendly

|date = 26 April 1931

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP|1931}}

|score = 1–1

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|Irish Free State}}

|goals1 = Arocha {{goal|43}}

|goals2 = Moore {{goal|40}}

|stadium = Montjuïc Stadium

|location = Barcelona, Spain

|attendance = 100,000

|referee = Romanhino (Portugal)

|result = D

}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = 13 December 1931

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Irish Free State}}

|score = 0–5

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|ESP|1931}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Regueiro {{goal|4||30}}
Arocha {{goal|35}}
Samitier {{goal|75}}
Ventolrá {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Dalymount Park

|location = Dublin, Ireland

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Langenus (Belgium)

|result = L

}}

=1932=

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|round = Friendly

|date = 8 May 1932

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}

|score = 0–2

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|Irish Free State}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = O'Reilly {{goal|20}}
Moore {{goal|48}}

|stadium = Olympisch Stadion

|location = Amsterdam, Netherlands

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Langenus (Belgium)

|result = W

}}

=1934=

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|round = 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 25 February 1934

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Irish Free State}}

|score = 4–4

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|BEL}}

|goals1 = Moore {{goal|27||48||59||75}}

|goals2 = Capelle {{goal|13}}
S.Vanden Eynde {{goal|25}}
F.Van Den Eynde {{goal|47||62}}

|stadium = Dalymount Park

|location = Dublin, Ireland

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Crew (England)

|result = D

}}

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|round = 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification

|date = 8 April 1934

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}

|score = 5–2

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|Irish Free State}}

|goals1 = Smit {{goal|41||85}}
Bakhuys {{goal|67||78}}
Vente {{goal|83}}

|goals2 = Squires {{goal|44}}
Moore {{goal|57}}

|stadium = Olympisch Stadion

|location = Amsterdam, Netherlands

|attendance = 38,000

|referee = Ohlsson (Sweden)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = 16 December 1934

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Irish Free State}}

|score = 2–4

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|HUN|1920}}

|goals1 = Donnelly {{goal|36}}
Bermingham {{goal|62|pen.}}

|goals2 = Avar {{goal|19||85}}
Vincze {{goal|30}}
Markos {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Dalymount Park

|location = Dublin, Ireland

|attendance = 25,000

|referee = Langenus (Belgium)

|result = L

}}

=1935=

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|round = Friendly

|date = 5 May 1935

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}

|score = 1–0

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|Irish Free State}}

|goals1 = Weiler {{goal|62|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = St. Jakob Park

|location = Basel, Switzerland

|attendance = 23,000

|referee = Beranek (Austria)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = 8 May 1935

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GER|Nazi}}

|score = 3–1

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|Irish Free State}}

|goals1 = Damminger {{goal|32||47}}
Lehner {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Ellis {{goal|19}}

|stadium = Kampfbahn Rote Erde

|location = Dortmund, Germany

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Krist (Czechoslovakia)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = 8 December 1935

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Irish Free State}}

|score = 3–5

|report = (Report)

|team2 = {{fb|NED}}

|goals1 = Ellis {{goal|13}}
Horlacher {{goal|32||35}}

|goals2 = Bakhuys {{goal|1}}
van Nellen {{goal|14||47}}
Drok {{goal|67}}
Smit {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Dalymount Park

|location = Dublin, Ireland

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Bauwens (Germany)

|result = L

}}

Irish Free State national football team results

1920s

=1924=

=1926=

=1927=

=1928=

=1929=

1930s

=1930=

=1931=

=1932=

=1934=

=1935=

References

See also