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| Irish Soccer > Football Statistics > Dual Internationals |
Ireland's Dual Internationals :
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| At least 37 Irish players have represented
two national football teams. Of those 37 players 36 played for Northern
Ireland and one played for England. Up until June 1921 a single football
team represented the island of Ireland. However following political
partition Ireland was plunged into a bitter civil war. The 1921 Irish
cup final between Glentoran and Shelbourne
had ended in a draw in Belfast. Convention meant that the replay should
take place in Dublin but the Belfast-based IFA ruled that it would
be safer to have the replay in Shelbourne because of the fighting
in Dublin. Shels refused to replay in Belfast and within a year the
clubs in the 26 counties had formed their own breakaway Football Association
of Ireland (FAI).
This gave rise to a period when players could play for both Irish teams - and they did. Indeed there were occasions when a players played against the same opposition for |
both 'Irelands' within days of each other. Also some players, including Con Martin - father of Mick Martin, played for both in the same World Cup qualification tournament. In the early 1950's FIFA moved to regularise this by ruling that players could only represent the team of their political origins. FIFA also ruled that the FAI team would be known as the Republic of Ireland and the IFA's team would be known as Northern Ireland.
In the early 1890's, when there was a united Irish football team, John Reynolds won five caps for Ireland including a 9-1 defeat to England in which he scored the only Irish goal. Reynolds had been raised in County Antrim but had actually been born in Blackburn in England. Following clarification of the matter Reynolds went on to play for England eight times scoring three goals. Leaving own goals aside, this gives John Reynolds the distinction of being the only player to score against, and for, the English national football team. Of course many English-born players have played for Ireland through the Granny Rule, but John Reynolds remains the only player to represent the Irish and English senior international football teams.
The following Irish footballers have played for two senior international football teams. The table outlines the number of caps won for each jurisdiction and the number of goals scored.
| Footballer |
Total
Caps
|
Country
|
Caps
|
Goals
|
Country
|
Caps
|
Goals
|
| Johnny Carey |
36
|
Ireland
|
29 (1937-1952)
|
3
|
Northern Ireland
|
7 (1947-1949)
|
0
|
| Con Martin |
36
|
Ireland
|
30 (1946-1956)
|
5
|
Northern Ireland
|
6 (1947-1950)
|
0
|
| Peter Farrell |
35
|
Ireland
|
28 (1946-1957)
|
5
|
Northern Ireland
|
7 (1946-1949)
|
0
|
| Thomas Eglington |
30
|
Ireland
|
24 (1946-1955)
|
2
|
Northern Ireland
|
6 (1946-1948)
|
0
|
| Davy Walsh |
29
|
Ireland
|
20 (1946-1953)
|
5
|
Northern Ireland
|
9 (1947-1950)
|
0
|
| Billy Lacey |
26
|
Ireland
|
3 (1927-1930)
|
1
|
Northern Ireland
|
23 (1909-1924)
|
3
|
| Alex Stevenson |
24
|
Ireland
|
7 (1932-1948)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
17 (1934-1948)
|
5
|
| Jimmy Dunne |
22
|
Ireland
|
15 (1930-1939)
|
13
|
Northern Ireland
|
7 (1928-1932)
|
4
|
| Thomas Aherne |
20
|
Ireland
|
16 (1946-1953)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
4 (1947-1950)
|
0
|
| Jackie Vernon |
19
|
Ireland
|
17 (1946-1951)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
2 (1946)
|
0
|
| Bill Gorman |
17
|
Ireland
|
13 (1936-1947)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
4 (1947-1948)
|
0
|
| Reg Ryan |
17
|
Ireland
|
16 (1949-1955)
|
3
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1950)
|
0
|
| Jimmy Kelly |
15
|
Ireland
|
4 (1932-1936)
|
2
|
Northern Ireland
|
11 (1931-1936)
|
4
|
| Tommy Breen |
14
|
Ireland
|
5 (1937-1945)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
9 (1935-1939)
|
0
|
| Mick O'Brien |
14
|
Ireland
|
4 (1927-1932)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
10 (1921-1927)
|
0
|
| Willie Walsh |
14
|
Ireland
|
9 (1946-1950)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
5 (1948-1949)
|
0
|
| Harry Duggan |
13
|
Ireland
|
5 (1927-1937)
|
1
|
Northern Ireland
|
8 (1929-1935)
|
0
|
| John Reynolds |
13
|
Ireland
|
5 (1890-1891)
|
1
|
England
|
8 (1892-1897)
|
3
|
| Jackie Brown |
12
|
Ireland
|
2 (1937)
|
1
|
Northern Ireland
|
10 (1935-1939)
|
1
|
| Patsy Gallagher |
12
|
Ireland
|
1 (1931)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
11 (1919-1927)
|
0
|
| Tom Faquharson |
11
|
Ireland
|
4 (1929-1931)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
7 (1923-1925)
|
0
|
| Paddy Moore |
10
|
Ireland
|
9 (1931-1936)
|
7
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1932)
|
0
|
| Denis Hannon |
8
|
Ireland
|
2 (1924)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
6 (1908-1913)
|
1
|
| Matt O'Mahoney |
7
|
Ireland
|
6 (1938-1939)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1938)
|
0
|
| Harry Chatton |
6
|
Ireland
|
3 (1924-1925)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
3 (1931-1934)
|
0
|
| Billy Hayes |
6
|
Ireland
|
2 (1946-1947)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
4 (1938)
|
0
|
| Jimmy McAlinden |
6
|
Ireland
|
2 (1946)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
4 (1937-1948)
|
0
|
| Jackie O'Driscoll |
6
|
Ireland
|
3 (1948-1949)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
3 (1948-1949)
|
0
|
| Tom Davis |
5
|
Ireland
|
4 (1936-1938)
|
4
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1936)
|
1
|
| Rory Keane |
5
|
Ireland
|
4 (1949-1949)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1948)
|
0
|
| Ned Weir |
4
|
Ireland
|
3 (1939)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1939)
|
0
|
| Paddy Farrell |
3
|
Ireland
|
2 (1937)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1938)
|
0
|
| Peter Kavanagh |
3
|
Ireland
|
2 (1931)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1929)
|
0
|
| Josuah Sloan |
3
|
Ireland
|
2 (1946)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1947)
|
0
|
| Frank Collins |
2
|
Ireland
|
1(1927)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1922)
|
0
|
| Owen Madden |
2
|
Ireland
|
1 (1936)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1937)
|
0
|
| Christy Martin |
2
|
Ireland
|
1 (1927)
|
0
|
Northern Ireland
|
1 (1925)
|
0
|
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