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General Information for Ireland

Football Association of Ireland
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1997
1.81m
Average age in 1997
27.5
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

McCarthy, Mick (Coach)

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McCarthy, Mick (Coach)

Day of Birth
1959-02-07
Place of Birth
Barnsley (England)
Height
1.88m
Matches
10 (9 / 1)
Goto coach Mick McCarthy

Players of Ireland in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Given, Shay 1976-04-20 Goalkeeper England Newcastle United 6 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly, Alan Jr 1968-08-11 Goalkeeper England Sheffield United 3 0 0 0 0 0
Branagan, Keith 1966-07-10 Goalkeeper England Bolton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Staunton, Steve 1969-01-19 Left Back England Aston Villa FC 9 0 0 0 0 0
Harte, Ian 1977-08-31 Defender England Leeds United 8 1 0 0 0 0
Cunningham, Kenny 1971-06-28 Centre Back England Wimbledon FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly, Gary 1974-07-09 Right Back England Leeds United 6 1 0 0 0 0
Kenna, Jeff 1970-08-27 Right Back England Blackburn Rovers 5 2 0 0 0 0
Irwin, Denis 1965-10-31 Left Back England Manchester United 4 0 1 0 0 0
Phelan, Terry 1967-03-16 Left Back England Everton FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Breen, Gary 1973-12-12 Centre Back England Coventry City 2 1 0 0 0 0
Babb, Phil 1970-11-30 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
McGrath, Paul 1959-12-04 Centre Back England Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fleming, Curtis 1968-10-08 Defender England Middlesbrough FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Keane, Roy 1971-08-10 Centre Midfielder England Manchester United 7 0 2 0 0 0
Townsend, Andy 1963-07-23 Centre Midfielder England Middlesbrough FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
Kennedy, Mark 1976-05-15 Left Midfielder England Wimbledon FC 6 1 1 0 0 0
McLoughlin, Alan 1967-04-20 Centre Midfielder England Portsmouth FC 6 1 1 0 0 0
Houghton, Ray 1962-01-09 Centre Midfielder England Reading FC 5 1 1 0 0 0
McAteer, Jason 1971-06-18 Right Midfielder England Liverpool FC 4 1 0 0 0 0
Carsley, Lee 1974-02-28 Defensive Midfielder England Derby County 2 1 0 0 0 0
Kilbane, Kevin 1977-02-01 Left Midfielder England West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cascarino, Tony 1962-09-01 Centre Forward France AS Nancy Lorraine 6 4 5 0 0 0
Connolly, David 1977-06-06 Centre Forward Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 6 1 4 0 0 0
Goodman, Jon 1971-06-02 Striker England Wimbledon FC 2 2 0 0 0 0
Quinn, Niall 1966-10-06 Centre Forward England Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly, David 1965-11-25 Centre Forward England Tranmere Rovers 0 5 1 0 0 0
Coyne, Tommy 1962-11-14 Centre Forward Scotland Motherwell FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Evans, Micky 1973-01-01 Centre Forward England West Bromwich Albion 0 1 0 0 0 0
O'Neill, Keith 1976-02-16 Striker England Norwich City 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Ireland in 1997

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-11
Wales
Wales
Ireland
Ireland
0:0 c
Wales vs. Ireland
Friendly
Cardiff Arms Park
1997-04-02
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Ireland
Ireland
3:2 c
North Macedonia vs. Ireland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Nacionalna Arena Toše Proeski
1997-04-30
Romania
Romania
Ireland
Ireland
1:0 c
Romania vs. Ireland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Stadionul Steaua
1997-05-21
Ireland
Ireland
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5:0 c
Ireland vs. Liechtenstein
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Lansdowne Road
1997-08-20
Ireland
Ireland
Lithuania
Lithuania
0:0 c
Ireland vs. Lithuania
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Lansdowne Road
1997-09-06
Iceland
Iceland
Ireland
Ireland
2:4 c
Iceland vs. Ireland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Laugardalsvöllur
1997-09-10
Lithuania
Lithuania
Ireland
Ireland
1:2 c
Lithuania vs. Ireland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Žalgirio Stadionas
1997-10-11
Ireland
Ireland
Romania
Romania
1:1 c
Ireland vs. Romania
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Lansdowne Road
1997-10-29
Ireland
Ireland
Belgium
Belgium
1:1 c
Ireland vs. Belgium
World Cup 1998 - Play-Offs
Lansdowne Road
1997-11-15
Belgium
Belgium
Ireland
Ireland
2:1 c
Belgium vs. Ireland
World Cup 1998 - Play-Offs
Stade Roi Baudouin
10 Matches

Match Progress for Ireland in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Ireland

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