Republic of Ireland national football team results (1960–1979)

This article contains the results of the Republic of Ireland national football team during the 1960s and 1970s.

1960

30 March 1960 Friendly Republic of Ireland  2–0  Chile Dublin, Ireland
Cantwell  16' (pen.)
Curtis  80'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Aston (England)
11 May 1960 Friendly West Germany  0–1  Republic of Ireland Düsseldorf, West Germany
Fagan  31' Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Ellis (England)
18 May 1960 Friendly Sweden  4–1  Republic of Ireland Malmö, Sweden
Simonsson  25', 30'
Seamus Dunne  43' (o.g.)
Börjesson  89'
Fagan  77' (pen.) Stadium: Malmö Stadium
Attendance: 31,339
Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
28 September 1960 Friendly Republic of Ireland  2–3  Wales Dublin, Ireland
Fagan  28', 72' (pen.) Jones  26', 53'
Woosnam  65'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Best (USA)
6 November 1960 Friendly Republic of Ireland  3–1  Norway Dublin, Ireland
Fagan  28'
Fitzgerald  39', 83'
Hennum  2' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Bowman (Scotland)

1961

3 May 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 8 Scotland  4–1  Republic of Ireland Glasgow, Scotland
Brand  14', 40'
Herd  55', 85'
Haverty  52' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 46,696
Referee: Guigue (France)
7 May 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 8 Republic of Ireland  0–3  Scotland Dublin, Ireland
Young  4', 16'
Brand  86'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Grandain (Belgium)
8 October 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 8 Republic of Ireland  1–3  Czechoslovakia Dublin, Ireland
14:30 UTC+1 Giles  40' Scherer  3'
Kvašňák  61', 69'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Holland (England)
29 October 1961 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 8 Czechoslovakia  7–1  Republic of Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
14:30 UTC+1 Kvasnak  8', 36'
Scherer  24', 75'
Jelínek  30'
Pospíchal  57'
Masopust  61'
Fogarty  56' Stadium: Strahov Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lundell (Sweden)

1962

8 April 1962 Friendly Republic of Ireland  2–3  Austria Dublin, Ireland
Cantwell  48'
Tuohy  59'
Buzek  43'
Hirnschrodt  58'
Hof  64'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 32,434
Referee: Gulde (Switzerland)
12 August 1962 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Republic of Ireland  4–2  Iceland Dublin, Ireland
Tuohy  11'
Fogarty  41'
Cantwell  65', 76'
Jónsson  37', 86' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,246
Referee: Smith (Wales)
2 September 1962 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Iceland  1–1
(3–5 agg.)
 Republic of Ireland Reykjavík, Iceland
Árnason  59' Tuohy  38' Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 9,100
Referee: Nielsen (Norway)

1963

9 June 1963 Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–0  Scotland Dublin, Ireland
Cantwell  6' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Howley (England)
25 September 1963 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Austria  0–0  Republic of Ireland Vienna, Austria
Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 26,741
Referee: Gere (Hungary)
13 October 1963 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Republic of Ireland  3–2
(3–2 agg.)
 Austria Dublin, Ireland
Cantwell  44', 89' (pen.)
Koller  64' (o.g.)
Koleznik  38'
Flögel  82'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 39,963
Referee: Poulsen (Denmark)

1964

11 March 1964 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Spain  5–1  Republic of Ireland Sevilla, Spain
Amancio  5', 29'
Marcelino  34', 62'
Fusté  14'
McEvoy  19' Stadium: Sánchez Pizjuan
Attendance: 27,200
Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)
8 April 1964 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying Republic of Ireland  0–2
(1–7 agg.)
 Spain Dublin, Ireland
Zaballa  24', 86' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 38,027
Referee: Versyp (Belgium)
10 May 1964 Friendly Poland  3–1  Republic of Ireland Kraków, Poland
Faber  25'
Wilim  64'
Szołtysik  76'
Ambrose  35' Stadium: Stadion Wisły
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kainer (Austria)
13 May 1964 Friendly Norway  1–4  Republic of Ireland Oslo, Norway
Eriksen  53' Hurley  3', 63'
Giles  10'
McEvoy  77'
Stadium: Ullevaal
Attendance: 14,354
Referee: Malka (West Germany)
24 May 1964 Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–3  England Dublin, Ireland
Strahan  41' Eastham  9'
Byrne  22'
Greaves  55'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)
25 October 1964 Friendly Republic of Ireland  3–2  Poland Dublin, Ireland
McEvoy  25', 82'
Mooney  84'
Lubański  19'
Pol  21'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Clements (England)

1965

24 March 1965 Friendly Republic of Ireland  0–2  Belgium Dublin, Ireland
McEvoy  5' (o.g.)
Jurion  59'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Boogaerts (Netherlands)
5 May 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Republic of Ireland  1–0  Spain Dublin, Ireland
Iribar  61' (o.g.) Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 40,772
Referee: Callaghan (Wales)
27 October 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Spain  4–1  Republic of Ireland Sevilla, Spain
Pereda  40', 43', 58'
Lapetra  63'
McEvoy  26' Stadium: Sánchez Pizjuan
Attendance: 29,452
Referee: de Freitas (Portugal)
10 November 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Spain  1–0  Republic of Ireland Paris, France
Ufarte  80' Stadium: Stade Colombes
Attendance: 35,731
Referee: Schwinte (France)

1966

4 May 1966 Friendly Republic of Ireland  0–4  West Germany Dublin, Ireland
Haller  5'
Beckenbauer  18'
Overath  57', 74'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mullen (Scotland)
22 May 1966 Friendly Austria  1–0  Republic of Ireland Vienna, Austria
Seitl  76' Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Gere (Hungary)
25 May 1966 Friendly Belgium  2–3  Republic of Ireland Liège, Belgium
Van Himst  5'
Vandeboer  25'
Cantwell  20', 46'
Fullam  69'
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 2,445
Referee: Schwinte (France)
23 October 1966 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland  0–0  Spain Dublin, Ireland
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Carlsson (Sweden)
26 November 1966 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland  2–1  Turkey Dublin, Ireland
Frank O'Neill  60'
McEvoy  74'
Altıparmak  88' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 23,300
Referee: Sørensen (Denmark)
7 December 1966 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1 Spain  2–0  Republic of Ireland Valencia, Spain
José María  21'
Pirri  35'
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 9,810
Referee: Roomer (Netherlands)

1967

21 May 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland  0–2  Czechoslovakia Dublin, Ireland
Szikora  16'
Masný  47'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Schaut (Belgium)

1968

15 May 1968 Friendly Republic of Ireland  2–2  Poland Dublin, Ireland
Dempsey  51'
Hale  86'
Lubański  5' (pen.)
Jarosik  24'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Jennings (England)
30 October 1968 Friendly Poland  1–0  Republic of Ireland Chorzów, Poland
Lubański  61' Stadium: Stadion Śląski
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nilsson (Sweden)
10 November 1968 Friendly Republic of Ireland  2–2  Austria Dublin, Ireland
Rogers  82'
Hale  87'
Redl  15'
Hof  50'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)
4 December 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Republic of Ireland  (1–1)  Denmark Dublin, Ireland
Giles  40' (pen.) Match Abandoned 51'
[note 1]
Wiberg  21' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 23,555
Referee: Syme (Scotland)

1969

4 May 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Republic of Ireland  1–2  Czechoslovakia Dublin, Ireland
14:30 UTC+1 Rogers  15' Kabát  51'
Adamec  70'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 32,002
Referee: Ribeiro (Portugal)
27 May 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Denmark  2–0  Republic of Ireland Copenhagen, Denmark
Sørensen  34', 66' Stadium: Idrætsparken
Attendance: 26,195
Referee: Arkhipov (Soviet Union)
8 June 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Republic of Ireland  1–2  Hungary Dublin, Ireland
Givens  60' Dunai II  24'
Bene  80'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 17,286
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
21 September 1969 Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–1  Scotland Dublin, Ireland
Givens  11' Stein  8' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Burtenshaw (England)
7 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Czechoslovakia  3–0  Republic of Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
18:00 UTC+1 Adamec  8', 36', 45' Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 32,879
Referee: Lo Bello (Italy)
15 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Republic of Ireland  1–1  Denmark Dublin, Ireland
Givens  10' Bent Jensen  84' (pen.) Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 19,603
Referee: Patterson (Scotland)
5 November 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 Hungary  4–0  Republic of Ireland Budapest, Hungary
Halmosi  30'
Bene  49'
Puskás  68'
Kocsis  83'
Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 23,602
Referee: Jakše (Yugoslavia)

1970

6 May 1970 Friendly Poland  2–1  Republic of Ireland Poznań, Poland
Kozerski  9'
Szołtysik  25'
Givens  84' Stadium: Warta Stadium
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Tolchinski (Soviet Union)
9 May 1970 Friendly West Germany  2–1  Republic of Ireland West Berlin, West Germany
Seeler  17'
Löhr  82'
Mulligan  86' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Boström (Sweden)
23 September 1970 Friendly Republic of Ireland  0–2  Poland Dublin, Ireland
Stachurski  26'
Szołtysik  36'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lyden (England)
14 October 1970 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland  1–1  Sweden Dublin, Ireland
Carroll  43' (pen.) Brzokoupil  61' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 28,194
Referee: Helies (France)
28 October 1970 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Sweden  1–0  Republic of Ireland Solna, Sweden
Turesson  74' Stadium: Råsunda
Attendance: 11,922
Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)
8 December 1970 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Italy  3–0  Republic of Ireland Florence, Italy
De Sisti  22' (pen.)
Boninsegna  42'
Prati  84'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 41,092
Referee: Schaut (Belgium)

1971

10 May 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland  1–2  Italy Dublin, Ireland
Conway  23' Boninsegna  15'
Prati  59'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 22,613
Referee: Schulenburg (West Germany)
30 May 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland  1–4  Austria Dublin, Ireland
Rogers  50' (pen.) Schmidradner  4' (pen.)
Kodat  11'
Jimmy Dunne  30' (o.g.)
Starek  72'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 14,674
Referee: Öberg (Norway)
10 October 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 Austria  6–0  Republic of Ireland Linz, Austria
Jara  12', 85'
Pirkner  40' (pen.)
Parits  45', 52', 90'
Stadium: Linzer Stadion
Attendance: 15,050
Referee: Göppel (Switzerland)

1972

11 June 1972 Brazil Independence Cup Iran  1–2  Republic of Ireland Recife, Brazil
Ghelichkhani  13' Leech  63'
Givens  67'
Stadium: Santa Crux Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Angonese (Italy)
18 June 1972 Brazil Independence Cup Ecuador  2–3  Republic of Ireland Natal, Brazil
Coronel  37'
Lasso  78'
Rogers  12'
Martin  61'
Turlough O'Connor  86'
Stadium: New Lake Stadium
Referee: Kitabjian (France)
21 June 1972 Brazil Independence Cup Chile  2–1  Republic of Ireland Recife, Brazil
Caszely  60'
Fouilloux  68'
Rogers  79' Stadium: Isle of Retiro Stadium
Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)
25 June 1972 Brazil Independence Cup Portugal  2–1  Republic of Ireland Recife, Brazil
Peres  25'
Nené  37'
Leech  38' Stadium: Isle of Retiro Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Coerezza (Argentina)
18 October 1972 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Republic of Ireland  1–2  Soviet Union Dublin, Ireland
Conroy  83' Fedotov  55'
Kolotov  65'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 27,656
Referee: Öberg (Norway)
15 November 1972 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Republic of Ireland  2–1  France Dublin, Ireland
Conroy  27'
Treacy  76'
Larqué  66' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 26,511
Referee: Rasmussen (Denmark)

1973

16 May 1973 Friendly Poland  2–0  Republic of Ireland Wrocław, Poland
Lubański  44', 83' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kunze (East Germany)
19 May 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 France  1–1  Republic of Ireland Paris, France
Chiesa  78' Martin  83' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 28,405
Referee: Rainea (Romania)
6 June 1973 Friendly Norway  1–1  Republic of Ireland Oslo, Norway
Paulsen  69' Dennehy  69' Stadium: Ullevaal
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kunze (East Germany)
21 October 1973 Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–0  Poland Dublin, Ireland
Dennehy  32' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Matthewson (England)

1974

5 May 1974 Friendly Brazil  2–1  Republic of Ireland Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Leivinha  50'
Rivelino  56'
Mancini  70' Stadium: Maracana Stadium
Attendance: 74,696
Referee: Velasquez (Colombia)
8 May 1974 Friendly Uruguay  2–0  Republic of Ireland Montevideo, Uruguay
Morena  16', 26' Stadium: Centenario Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Barreto (Uruguay)
12 May 1974 Friendly Chile  1–2  Republic of Ireland Santiago, Chile
Valdés  57' Hand  43'
Conway  76'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Lira (Chile)
30 October 1974 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland  3–0  Soviet Union Dublin, Ireland
Givens  22', 30', 70' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 31,750
Referee: Axelryd (Sweden)
20 November 1974 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Turkey  1–1  Republic of Ireland İzmir, Turkey
Martin  54' (o.g.) Givens  61' Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Srodecki (Poland)

1975

1 March 1975 Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–0  West Germany B Dublin, Ireland
Conway  89' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Homewood (England)
11 May 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland  2–1   Switzerland Dublin, Ireland
Martin  2'
Treacy  28'
Müller  74' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 49,074
Referee: Schiller (Austria)
18 May 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Soviet Union  2–1  Republic of Ireland Kiev, Soviet Union
Blohkin  13'
Kolotov  29'
Hand  79' Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 84,480
Referee: Vigliani (France)
21 May 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Switzerland   1–0  Republic of Ireland Bern, Switzerland
Elsener  75' Stadium: Wankdorf Stadion
Attendance: 12,793
Referee: Correia (Portugal)
29 October 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6 Republic of Ireland  4–0  Turkey Dublin, Ireland
Givens  25', 28', 34', 88' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Martínez (Spain)

1976

24 March 1976 Friendly Republic of Ireland  3–0  Norway Dublin, Ireland
Brady  25'
Holmes  36' (pen.)
Walsh  61'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Partridge (England)
26 May 1976 Friendly Poland  0–2  Republic of Ireland Poznań, Poland
Givens  5', 11' Stadium: Warta Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pouček (Czechoslovakia)
8 October 1976 Friendly England  1–1  Republic of Ireland London, England
Pearson  44' Daly  55' (pen.) Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Alexander (Scotland)
13 October 1976 Friendly Turkey  3–3  Republic of Ireland Ankara, Turkey
Turan  51', 70'
Ertürk  64'
Stapleton  3'
Daly  14'
Waters  80'
Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Galić (Yugoslavia)
17 November 1976 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 France  2–0  Republic of Ireland Paris, France
Platini  47' (pen.)
Bathenay  88'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,437
Referee: Maksimović (Yugoslavia)

1977

9 February 1977 Friendly Republic of Ireland  0–1  Spain Dublin, Ireland
Satrústegui  10' Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Hunting (England)
30 March 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 Republic of Ireland  1–0  France Dublin, Ireland
Brady  11' Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Linemayr (Austria)
24 April 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 Republic of Ireland  0–0  Poland Dublin, Ireland
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Matthewson (England)
1 June 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 Bulgaria  2–1  Republic of Ireland Sofia, Bulgaria
Panov  14'
Jeliazkov  76'
Givens  66' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 35,214
Referee: Zlatanos (Greece)
12 October 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 Republic of Ireland  0–0  Bulgaria Dublin, Ireland
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gonella (Italy)

1978

5 April 1978 Friendly Republic of Ireland  4–2  Turkey Dublin, Ireland
Giles  3'
McGee  12'
Treacy  18', 23'
Mustafaoğlu  5'
Turan  62'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alexander (Scotland)
12 April 1978 Friendly Poland  3–0  Republic of Ireland Łódź, Poland
Boniek  52'
Deyna  60'
Mazur  82'
Stadium: Stadion ŁKS
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Scheurell (East Germany)
21 May 1978 Friendly Norway  0–0  Republic of Ireland Oslo, Norway
Stadium: Ullevaal
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Fredriksson (Sweden)
24 May 1978 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Denmark  3–3  Republic of Ireland Copenhagen, Denmark
Henning Jensen  31'
Nielsen  78' (pen.)
Lerby  79'
Stapleton  11'
Grealish  25'
Daly  65'
Stadium: Idrætsparken
Attendance: 28,900
Referee: Beck (Netherlands)
20 September 1978 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland  0–0  Northern Ireland Dublin, Ireland
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Rion (Belgium)
25 October 1978 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland  1–1  England Dublin, Ireland
Daly  27' Latchford  8' Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 48,613
Referee: Aldinger (West Germany)

1979

2 May 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland  2–0  Denmark Dublin, Ireland
Daly  45'
Givens  66'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Vautrot (France)
19 May 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Bulgaria  1–0  Republic of Ireland Sofia, Bulgaria
Tsvetkov  81' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Bucek (Austria)
22 May 1979 Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–3  West Germany Dublin, Ireland
Ryan  26' Rummenigge  29'
Kelsch  81'
Hoeneß  90'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Courtney (England)
29 May 1979 Unofficial friendly Republic of Ireland  0–0  Argentina Dublin, Ireland
Report Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Valentine (Scotland)
11 September 1979 Friendly Wales  2–1  Republic of Ireland Swansea, Wales
Walsh  24'
Curtis  53'
Jones  22' (o.g.) Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 6,825
Referee: Stevens (England)
26 September 1979 Friendly Czechoslovakia  4–1  Republic of Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
18:00 UTC+2 Ondruš  5'
Nehoda  35'
Kroupa  72'
Masný  90'
McGee  89' Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Milchenko (Soviet Union)
17 October 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1 Republic of Ireland  3–0  Bulgaria Dublin, Ireland
Martin  39'
Grealish  46'
Stapleton  83'
Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Einbeck (East Germany)
29 October 1979 Friendly Republic of Ireland  3–2  United States Dublin, Ireland
Grealish  64'
Givens  66'
Anderson  68'
di Bernardo  11'
Villa  63'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Farrell (Ireland)

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    Notes

    1. Match abandoned after 51 minutes due to fog. The match was replayed on 15 October 1969.
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