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This article contains the results of the Ireland team selected by the Football Association of Ireland. It was previously known as the Irish Free State. After a FIFA ruling they became the Republic of Ireland in 1954.

1930s[edit]

1936[edit]

17 March 1936 Friendly Ireland  1–0   Switzerland Dublin, Ireland
Jimmy Dunne 34' (Report) Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Langenus (Belgium)
Note: This was the first game that the FAI referred to the team as Ireland.
3 May 1936 Friendly Hungary  3–3  Ireland Budapest, Hungary
Sárosi 7', 48' (pen.)
Sas 75'
(Report) Dunne 12'
O'Reilly 19'
Dunne[1] or Madden[2] 68'
Stadium: Hungária Úti Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Bruell (Czechoslovakia)
6 May 1936 Unofficial friendly Rhineland XI 4–1  Ireland Cologne, Germany
(Report) Jimmy Dunne Attendance: 10,000 (estimate)
9 May 1936 Friendly Luxembourg  1–5  Ireland Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Mart 59' (pen.) (Report) Jimmy Dunne 9', 86'
Donnelly 65'
Kelly 71', 87'
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bauwens (Germany)
17 October 1936 Friendly Ireland  5–2  Germany Dublin, Ireland
Donnelly 25', 69'
Davis 35' (pen.), 65'
Geoghegan 58'
(Report) Kobierski 26'
Szepan 32'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Webb (Scotland)
6 December 1936 Friendly Ireland  2–3  Hungary Dublin, Ireland
Fallon 20'
Davis 72' (pen.)
(Report) Titkos 37'
Cseh 38'
Toldi 48'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Nattrass (England)

1937[edit]

17 May 1937 Friendly Switzerland  0–1  Ireland Bern, Switzerland
(Report) Jimmy Dunne 30' Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lewington (England)
23 May 1937 Friendly France  0–2  Ireland Paris, France
(Report) Jordan 52'
Brown 58'
Stadium: Colombes Stadium
Attendance: 16,688
Referee: Krist (Czechoslovakia)
10 October 1937 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Norway  3–2  Ireland Oslo, Norway
Kvammen 30', 64'
Martinsen 78'
(Report) Geoghegan 37'
Jimmy Dunne 49'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Bauwens (Germany)
7 November 1937 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Ireland  3–3  Norway Dublin, Ireland
Jimmy Dunne 10'
O'Flanagan 62'
Duggan 88'
(Report) Kvammen 16', 33'
Martinsen 49'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Gibbs (England)

1938[edit]

18 May 1938 Friendly Czechoslovakia  2–2  Ireland Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nejedly 3' (pen.), 46' (Report) Davis 42'
Jimmy Dunne 89'
Stadium: AC Sparta Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Barlassina (Italy)
22 May 1938 Friendly Poland  6–0  Ireland Warsaw, Poland
Wasiewicz 12'
Wodarz 21', 78'
Piątek 43', 50'
Wilimowski 58'
(Report) Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Majorsky (Hungary)
18 September 1938 Friendly Ireland  4–0   Switzerland Dublin, Ireland
Bradshaw 1', 20'
Jimmy Dunne 8'
Donnelly
(Report) Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Mortimer (England)
13 November 1938 Friendly Ireland  3–2  Poland Dublin, Ireland
Fallon 10'
Carey 12'
Jimmy Dunne 68'
(Report) Wilimowski 17'
Piątek 83'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 34,295
Referee: Bauwens (Germany)

1939[edit]

19 March 1939 Friendly Ireland  2–2  Hungary Cork, Ireland
Bradshaw 14'
Carey 87'
(Report) Zsengellér 35'
Kolláth 50'
Stadium: Mardyke Arena
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nattrass (England)
18 May 1939 Friendly Hungary  2–2  Ireland Budapest, Hungary
Kolláth 41', 86' (Report) O'Flanagan 53', 80' Stadium: Hungária Úti Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Bauwens (Germany)
23 May 1939 Friendly Germany  1–1  Ireland Bremen, Germany
Schön 38' (Report) Bradshaw 65' Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Remke (Denmark)

1940s[edit]

1946[edit]

16 June 1946 Friendly Portugal  3–1  Ireland Lisbon, Portugal
Araujo 7'
Rogerio 17'
Peyroteo 20'
(Report) O'Reilly Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: von Wartburg (Switzerland)
23 June 1946 Friendly Spain  0–1  Ireland Madrid, Spain
(Report) Sloan 37' Stadium: Metropolitano
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: von Wartburg (Switzerland)
30 September 1946 Friendly Ireland  0–1  England Dublin, Ireland
(Report) Finney 82' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 31,988
Referee: Webb (Scotland)

1947[edit]

2 March 1947 Friendly Ireland  3–2  Spain Dublin, Ireland
Walsh 16', 79'
Coad 23'
(Report) Zarra 26', 59' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 42,102
Referee: Barrick (England)
4 May 1947 Friendly Ireland  0–2  Portugal Dublin, Ireland
(Report) Correia
Araujo
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 31,618
Referee: Pearse (England)

1948[edit]

23 May 1948 Friendly Portugal  2–0  Ireland Lisbon, Portugal
Peyroteo 22'
Albano 26'
(Report) Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Dattilo (Italy)
30 May 1948 Friendly Spain  2–1  Ireland Barcelona, Spain
Igoa 32', 71' (Report) Moroney Stadium: Montjuic Stadium
Attendance: ??,???
Referee: Szel (France)
26 July 1948 1948 Summer Olympics preliminary round Netherlands  3–1  Ireland Portsmouth, England
Wilkes 1', 74'
Roosenburg 11'
(Report) O'Kelly 52' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: George Reader (England)
Note: Recognised as full international by FIFA, the IFFHS and by Netherlands national football team. See also 1924 Results.
5 December 1948 Friendly Ireland  0–1   Switzerland Dublin, Ireland
(Report) Bickel 53' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 25,563
Referee: George Reader (England)

1949[edit]

24 April 1949 Friendly Ireland  0–2  Belgium Dublin, Ireland
(Report) Lemberechts 54'
Mermans 84'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 28,018
Referee: Sdez (France)
22 May 1949 Friendly Ireland  1–0  Portugal Dublin, Ireland
Coad 35' (pen.) (Report) Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 28,108
Referee: Le Foll (France)
2 June 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification Sweden  3–1  Ireland Stockholm, Sweden
Anderson 17' (pen.)
Jeppson 37'
Liedholm 69'
(Report) Walsh 9' Stadium: Råsunda Stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Baert (Belgium)
12 June 1949 Friendly Ireland  1–4  Spain Dublin, Ireland
Martin 14' (pen.) (Report) Zarra 30', 36'
Basora 35'
Igoa 86'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 30,171
Referee: Ellis (England)
8 September 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification Ireland  3–0  Finland Dublin, Ireland
Gavin 35'
Martin 44' (pen.), 68'
(Report) Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 22,479
Referee: Evans (England)
21 September 1949 Friendly England  0–2  Ireland Liverpool, England
(Report) Martin 33' (pen.)
Farrell 85'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 51,047
Referee: Mowat (Scotland)
9 October 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification Finland  1–1  Ireland Helsinki, Finland
Vaihela 89' (Report) Farrell 65' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
13 November 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification Ireland  1–3  Sweden Dublin, Ireland
Martin 61' (pen.) (Report) Palmér 4', 40', 68' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 41,031
Referee: Ling (England)

1950s[edit]

1950[edit]

10 May 1950 Friendly Belgium  5–1  Ireland Brussels, Belgium
Mermans 3', 33', 84'
De Hert 19'
Chaves 56'
(Report) Duffy 72' Stadium: Century Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
26 November 1950 Friendly Ireland  2–2  Norway Dublin, Ireland
Carey 24' (pen.)
Walsh 61'
(Report) Bredesen 6'
Andresen 11'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 31,215
Referee: Pearse (England)

1951[edit]

13 May 1951 Friendly Ireland  0–1  Argentina Dublin, Ireland
(Report) Labruna 54' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Leafe (England)
30 May 1951 Friendly Norway  2–3  Ireland Oslo, Norway
Sorenson 14'
Hvidsten 55'
(Report) Farrell 17'
Ringstead 67'
Coad 82'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 20,900
Referee: Jørgensen (Denmark)
17 October 1951 Friendly Ireland  3–2  West Germany Dublin, Ireland
Posipal 9' (o.g.)
Fitzsimons 40'
Glynn 85'
(Report) Morlock 63'
Fritz Walter 75'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 29,451
Referee: Ling (England)

1952[edit]

4 May 1952 Friendly West Germany  3–0  Ireland Cologne, West Germany
Posipal 31'
Ottmar Walter 77'
Termath 87'
(Report) Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ellis (England)
7 May 1952 Friendly Austria  6–0  Ireland Vienna, Austria
Huber 22', 24', 26'
Haummer 36'
Dienst 58', 81'
(Report) Stadium: Praeter Park
Attendance: 64,000
Referee: Reinhardt (West Germany)
1 June 1952 Friendly Spain  6–0  Ireland Madrid, Spain
Coque 3'
Gainza 10'
Cesar 13'
Basora 43', 70'
Panizo 67'
(Report) Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Chamartín
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Leafe (England)
16 November 1952 Friendly Ireland  1–1  France Dublin, Ireland
Fallon 24' (Report) Piantoni 67' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alsteen (Belgium)

1953[edit]

25 March 1953 Friendly Ireland  4–0  Austria Dublin, Ireland
Ringstead 46', 53'
Eglington 74'
O'Farrell 80'
(Report) Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ellis (England)
4 October 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Ireland  3–5  France Dublin, Ireland
Ryan 58'
Walsh 83'
O'Farrell 88'
(Report) Glovacki 23'
Penverne 40'
Ujlaki 50', 69'
Flamion 72'
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Franken (Belgium)
28 October 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Ireland  4–0  Luxembourg Dublin, Ireland
Fitzsimons 18', 59'
Ryan 48'
Eglington 62'
(Report) Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bond (England)
25 November 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification France  1–0  Ireland Paris, France
Piantoni 73' (Report) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 32,256
Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)

1954[edit]

7 March 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Luxembourg  0–1  Ireland Luxembourg, Luxembourg
(Report) Cummins 62' Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Aussen (Netherlands)

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