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General Information for Ireland

Football Association of Ireland
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1961
1.65m
Average age in 1961
25.3
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1961
No jersey in 1961

Coaches in 1961

Carey, Johnny (Coach)

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Carey, Johnny (Coach)

Day of Birth
1919-02-23
Day of Death
1995-08-23
Place of Birth
Dublin (Ireland)
Height
1.80m
Matches
4 (4 / 0)
Goto coach Johnny Carey

Players of Ireland in 1961

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Dwyer, Noel 1934-10-30 Goalkeeper Wales Swansea Town 4 0 0 - - -
Cantwell, Noel 1932-02-28 Left Back England Manchester United 4 0 0 - - -
Hurley, Charlie 1936-10-04 Centre Back England Sunderland AFC 4 0 0 - - -
Kelly, Phil 1939-07-10 Defender England Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0 0 - - -
McNally, Brendan 1935-01-22 Right Back England Luton Town 1 0 0 - - -
Meagan, Mick 1934-05-29 Left Back England Everton FC 1 0 0 - - -
Giles, Johnny 1940-11-06 Centre Midfielder England Manchester United 4 0 1 - - -
Haverty, Joe 1936-02-17 Left Midfielder England Blackburn Rovers 4 0 1 - - -
Fogarty, Amby 1933-09-11 Attacking Midfielder England Sunderland AFC 3 0 1 - - -
Cummins, George 1931-03-12 Attacking Midfielder England Cambridge City 2 0 0 - - -
McGrath, Mick 1936-04-07 Left Midfielder England Blackburn Rovers 2 0 0 - - -
Nolan, Ronnie 1933-09-30 Right Half Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2 0 0 - - -
O'Neill, Frank 1940-04-13 Right Midfielder Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2 0 0 - - -
Fagan, Paddy 1930-06-07 Right Midfielder England Altrincham FC 1 0 0 - - -
Saward, Pat 1928-08-17 Centre Half England Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 - - -
Fitzgerald, Peter 1937-06-17 Centre Forward England Chester FC 3 0 0 - - -
McEvoy, Andy 1938-07-15 Inside Left England Blackburn Rovers 2 0 0 - - -
Curtis, Dermot 1932-08-26 Centre Forward England Ipswich Town 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of Ireland in 1961

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1961-05-03
Scotland
Scotland
Ireland
Ireland
4:1 c
Scotland vs. Ireland
World Cup 1962 - Group 8
Hampden Park
1961-05-07
Ireland
Ireland
Scotland
Scotland
0:3 c
Ireland vs. Scotland
World Cup 1962 - Group 8
Dalymount Park
1961-10-08
Ireland
Ireland
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1:3 c
Ireland vs. Czechoslovakia
World Cup 1962 - Group 8
Dalymount Park
1961-10-29
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Ireland
Ireland
7:1 c
Czechoslovakia vs. Ireland
World Cup 1962 - Group 8
Velký strahovský stadion
4 Matches

Match Progress for Ireland in 1961

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
England
England
13 2 6 5 9
Poland
Poland
13 2 7 4 13
Portugal
Portugal
13 4 3 6 10
France
France
11 0 3 8 5
Scotland
Scotland
11 4 2 5 11
Italy
Italy
11 3 3 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
Norway
Norway
10 1 5 4 9
Spain
Spain
10 1 3 6 8
Finland
Finland
9 5 2 2 14
Belgium
Belgium
9 0 6 3 10
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 4 4 1 17
Germany
Germany
9 2 4 3 7
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 25
Czechia
Czechia
8 2 2 4 9
Turkey
Turkey
8 2 4 2 12
USA
USA
8 4 2 2 16
Cyprus
Cyprus
8 6 1 1 18
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
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
7 2 0 5 6
Serbia
Serbia
7 0 4 3 7
Russia
Russia
7 1 3 3 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 4 1 1 11
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
6 6 0 0 21
Slovakia
Slovakia
6 1 4 1 8
Latvia
Latvia
6 6 0 0 17
Iceland
Iceland
6 4 1 1 11
Armenia
Armenia
6 4 0 2 8
Austria
Austria
6 1 2 3 6
Mexico
Mexico
6 0 4 2 6
Romania
Romania
5 3 1 1 9
Israel
Israel
5 1 3 1 8
Brazil
Brazil
5 1 1 3 1
Andorra
Andorra
5 5 0 0 15
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 4 1 0 6
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4 3 1 0 14
Albania
Albania
4 3 1 0 6
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
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 2 1 0 4
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
San Marino
San Marino
2 2 0 0 7
Australia
Australia
2 1 0 1 2
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 1 1 0 4
China
China
2 2 0 0 2
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
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 2 0 0 4
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 4
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 3
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 1 0 5
Argentina
Argentina
2 0 0 2 0
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 0 2 0 0
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
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
469 185 142 142 625

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