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General Information for Ireland

Football Association of Ireland
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1996
1.82m
Average age in 1996
26.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1996
No jersey in 1996

Coaches in 1996

Charlton, Jack (Coach)

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Charlton, Jack (Coach)

Day of Birth
1935-05-08
Day of Death
2020-07-10
Place of Birth
Ashington (England)
Height
1.86m
Goto coach Jack Charlton

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
11 (3 / 8)
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Players of Ireland in 1996

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Given, Shay 1976-04-20 Goalkeeper England Blackburn Rovers 8 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly, Alan Jr 1968-08-11 Goalkeeper England Sheffield United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bonner, Packie 1960-05-24 Goalkeeper Scotland Celtic Glasgow 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kenna, Jeff 1970-08-27 Right Back England Blackburn Rovers 8 1 0 0 0 0
Breen, Gary 1973-12-12 Centre Back England Coventry City 7 2 1 0 0 0
Phelan, Terry 1967-03-16 Left Back England Everton FC 6 1 0 0 0 0
Harte, Ian 1977-08-31 Left Back England Leeds United 5 2 2 0 0 0
Cunningham, Kenny 1971-06-28 Centre Back England Wimbledon FC 5 2 0 0 0 0
Kernaghan, Alan 1967-04-25 Centre Back England Manchester City 5 1 0 0 0 0
Irwin, Denis 1965-10-31 Left Back England Manchester United 4 0 0 0 0 0
Fleming, Curtis 1968-10-08 Right Back England Middlesbrough FC 3 4 0 0 0 0
Staunton, Steve 1969-01-19 Left Back England Aston Villa FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Daish, Liam 1968-09-23 Centre Back England Coventry City 2 1 0 0 0 0
Babb, Phil 1970-11-30 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
McGrath, Paul 1959-12-04 Centre Back England Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
McLoughlin, Alan 1967-04-20 Centre Midfielder England Portsmouth FC 8 1 0 0 0 0
Townsend, Andy 1963-07-23 Centre Midfielder England Aston Villa FC 6 0 1 0 0 0
Moore, Alan 1974-11-25 Left Midfielder England Middlesbrough FC 4 4 0 0 0 0
Kennedy, Mark 1976-05-15 Left Midfielder England Liverpool FC 4 3 0 0 0 0
O'Brien, Liam 1964-09-05 Defensive Midfielder England Tranmere Rovers 4 1 0 0 0 0
McAteer, Jason 1971-06-18 Right Midfielder England Liverpool FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
Farrelly, Gareth 1975-08-28 Left Midfielder England Aston Villa FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Savage, Dave 1973-07-30 Centre Midfielder England Millwall FC 2 3 0 0 0 0
Houghton, Ray 1962-01-09 Right Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Keane, Roy 1971-08-10 Centre Midfielder England Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
O'Neill, Keith 1976-02-16 Left Winger England Norwich City 5 3 4 0 0 0
Quinn, Niall 1966-10-06 Centre Forward England Sunderland AFC 5 2 3 0 0 0
Cascarino, Tony 1962-09-01 Centre Forward France AS Nancy Lorraine 4 3 2 0 0 0
Connolly, David 1977-06-06 Centre Forward England Watford FC 4 0 2 0 0 0
Aldridge, John 1958-09-18 Centre Forward England Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kelly, David 1965-11-25 Centre Forward England Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Coyne, Tommy 1962-11-14 Centre Forward Scotland Motherwell FC 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Ireland in 1996

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1996-03-27
Ireland
Ireland
Russia
Russia
0:2 c
Ireland vs. Russia
Friendly
Lansdowne Road
1996-04-24
Czechia
Czechia
Ireland
Ireland
2:0 c
Czechia vs. Ireland
Friendly
Velký strahovský stadion
1996-05-29
Ireland
Ireland
Portugal
Portugal
0:1 c
Ireland vs. Portugal
Friendly
Lansdowne Road
1996-06-02
Ireland
Ireland
Croatia
Croatia
2:2 c
Ireland vs. Croatia
Friendly
Lansdowne Road
1996-06-04
Netherlands
Netherlands
Ireland
Ireland
3:1 c
Netherlands vs. Ireland
Friendly
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1996-06-09
USA
USA
Ireland
Ireland
2:1 c
USA vs. Ireland
Friendly
Foxboro Stadium
1996-06-12
Mexico
Mexico
Ireland
Ireland
2:2 c
Mexico vs. Ireland
Friendly
Giants Stadium
1996-06-15
Bolivia
Bolivia
Ireland
Ireland
0:3 c
Bolivia vs. Ireland
Friendly
Giants Stadium
1996-08-31
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Ireland
Ireland
0:5 c
Liechtenstein vs. Ireland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Sportpark Eschen-Mauren
1996-10-09
Ireland
Ireland
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3:0 c
Ireland vs. North Macedonia
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Lansdowne Road
1996-11-10
Ireland
Ireland
Iceland
Iceland
0:0 c
Ireland vs. Iceland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Lansdowne Road
11 Matches

Match Progress for Ireland in 1996

Favorite Opponents of Ireland

Opponent M W D L G
Netherlands
Netherlands
18 3 4 11 17
Wales
Wales
16 6 5 5 14
Poland
Poland
13 2 7 4 13
Denmark
Denmark
12 2 7 3 12
England
England
11 2 5 4 7
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
Portugal
Portugal
11 3 3 5 8
Spain
Spain
10 1 3 6 8
France
France
9 0 3 6 2
Scotland
Scotland
9 4 2 3 10
Belgium
Belgium
9 0 6 3 10
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 4 4 1 17
Germany
Germany
9 2 4 3 7
Norway
Norway
8 1 4 3 4
Czechia
Czechia
8 2 2 4 9
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 25
Turkey
Turkey
8 2 4 2 12
USA
USA
8 4 2 2 16
Cyprus
Cyprus
8 6 1 1 18
Hungary
Hungary
7 3 3 1 8
Russia
Russia
7 1 3 3 7
Finland
Finland
7 4 1 2 10
Croatia
Croatia
7 2 3 2 8
Greece
Greece
7 0 1 6 1
Serbia
Serbia
7 0 4 3 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 4 1 1 11
Slovakia
Slovakia
6 1 4 1 8
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
6 6 0 0 21
Iceland
Iceland
6 4 1 1 11
Latvia
Latvia
6 6 0 0 17
Mexico
Mexico
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
Brazil
Brazil
5 1 1 3 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
5 3 1 1 7
Israel
Israel
5 1 3 1 8
Andorra
Andorra
5 5 0 0 15
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 4 1 0 6
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4 2 1 1 3
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
Armenia
Armenia
4 3 0 1 6
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
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
3 2 0 1 3
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 5
Chile
Chile
3 0 1 2 1
Oman
Oman
3 3 0 0 10
Argentina
Argentina
2 0 0 2 0
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 0 2 0 0
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 3
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 1 0 5
San Marino
San Marino
2 2 0 0 7
China
China
2 2 0 0 2
Australia
Australia
2 1 0 1 2
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 1 1 0 4
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
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 1 0 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 1 0 1
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
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