Republic of Ireland Senior Soccer Team
Results 1960 to 1969
As Irish soccer entered the 1960's the
Republic of Ireland had only played 20 competitive football matches in
total with mixed results. In 1960 the inaugural European Championship
Finals were hosted by France and this addition to the European soccer
landscape provided further opportunities for the Irish team to play competitive
fixtures on a more regular basis. However at this time World
Cup qualifying groups were very small so there very few World Cup
matches for teams that did not qualify for the Finals.
For the 1962
World Cup qualifiers Ireland featured in a group with Czechoslovakia
and Scotland. Four football matches played and four poor results. Ireland
lost all four group matches including a heavy 7-1 defeat to Czechoslovakia
in Prague.
Ireland in 1966 World Cup Play Offs Against
Spain
Qualifying
for the 1966 World Cup in England involved a two match play-off with
Spain when Syria withdrew from the competition. Despite a good result
in the home match, a 1-0 victory in Dublin, the Republic went on to lose
the away match in Seville by a score line of 4-1. The tie went to a third
match at a neutral venue which Spain won 1-0. The circumstances surrounding
this match and the behaviour of the FAI rank as one of the darkest days
in Irish soccer. Follow this link to learn more about Ireland
V Spain in Paris in 1965. TV soccer
pundit Eamon Dunphy made his debut in this match.
It was only in the qualifying
stages for the 1970 World Cup that Ireland first featured in a four
team group. During the 1960's decade the Irish soccer great, John
Giles, established himself as a World class midfielder.
Republic of Ireland Match Results 1960
to 1969 (inclusive)
| Home Team |
Match Result
|
Away Team |
Date & Venue |
Competition |
| Ireland |
2:0
|
Chile |
30/03/1960 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Germany FR |
0:1 (0:1)
|
Ireland |
11/05/1960 Dusseldorf
|
Friendly Match |
| Sweden |
4:1
|
Ireland |
18/05/1960 Malmo |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
2:3
|
Wales |
28/09/1960
Dublin |
Friendly
Match |
| Ireland |
3:1
|
Norway |
06/11/1960 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Scotland |
4:1 (2:0)
|
Ireland |
03/05/1961 Glasgow |
World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
0:3 (0:2)
|
Scotland |
07/05/1961 Dublin |
World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:3 (1:1)
|
Czechoslovakia |
08/10/1961 Dublin |
World Cup Qualifier |
| Czechoslovakia |
7:1 (4:0)
|
Ireland |
29/10/1961 Prague |
World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
2:3 (0:1)
|
Austria |
08/04/1962 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
4:2 (2:0)
|
Iceland |
12/08/1962 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
| Iceland |
1:1 (0:1)
|
Ireland |
02/09/1962 Reykjavik |
European Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:0 (1:0)
|
Scotland |
09/06/1963 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Austria |
0:0
|
Ireland |
25/09/1963 Vienna |
European Qualifier |
| Ireland |
3:2 (1:1)
|
Austria |
13/10/1963 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
| Spain |
5:1 (4:1)
|
Ireland |
11/03/1964 Seville |
European Qualifier |
| Ireland |
0:2 (0:1)
|
Spain |
08/04/1964 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
| Poland |
3:1 (1:1)
|
Ireland |
10/05/1964 Krakow |
Friendly Match |
| Norway |
1:4
|
Ireland |
13/05/1964 Oslo |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
1:3 (1:2)
|
England |
24/05/1964 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
3:2 (1:2)
|
Poland |
25/10/1964 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
0:2 (0:1)
|
Belgium |
24/03/1965 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
1:0 (0:0)
|
Spain |
05/05/1965 Dublin |
World Cup Qualifier |
| Spain |
4:1 (2:1)
|
Ireland |
27/10/1965 Seville |
World Cup Qualifier |
| Spain |
1:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
10/11/1965 Paris |
World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
0:4 (0:2)
|
Germany FR |
04/05/1966 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Austria |
1:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
22/05/1966 Vienna |
Friendly Match |
| Belgium |
2:3 (2:1)
|
Ireland |
25/05/1966 Liege |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
0:0
|
Spain |
23/10/1966 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
| Ireland |
2:1 (0:0)
|
Turkey |
16/11/1966 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
| Spain |
0:0 (2:0)
|
Ireland |
07/12/1966 Valencia |
European Qualifier |
| Turkey |
2:1 (1:0)
|
Ireland |
22/02/1967 Ankara |
European Qualifier |
| Ireland |
0:2 (0:1)
|
Czechoslovakia |
21/05/1967 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
| Czechoslovakia |
1:2 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
22/11/1967 Prague |
European Qualifier |
| Ireland |
2:2 (0:2)
|
Poland |
15/05/1968 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Poland |
1:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
30/10/1968 Chorzow |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
2:2 (0:1)
|
Austria |
10/11/1968 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
1:2 (1:0)
|
Czechoslovakia |
04/05/1969 Dublin |
World
Cup Qualifier |
| Denmark |
2:0 (1:0)
|
Ireland |
27/05/1969 Copenhagen |
World
Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:2 (0:1)
|
Hungary |
08/06/1969 Dublin |
World
Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:1 (1:1)
|
Scotland |
21/09/1969 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Czechoslovakia |
3:0 (3:0)
|
Ireland |
07/10/1969 Prague |
World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:1 (1:0)
|
Denmark |
15/10/1969 Dublin |
World Cup Qualifier |
| Hungary |
4:0 (1:0)
|
Ireland |
05/11/1969 Budapest |
World Cup Qualifier |
Scores in parentheses are half-time scores
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