Republic of Ireland Senior Soccer Team
Results 1970 to 1979
The 1970's heralded the TV soccer era.
Rather than just reading or hearing about soccer results for the first
time most people in Ireland were able to tune in and watch live football
matches from a major championship finals i.e. the 1970 Mexico World Cup.
Added to this were the weekly English soccer highlights programs such
as the BBC's Match of the Day and ITV's Big Match that became regular
viewing for Irish soccer fans in multi-channel areas.
John Giles Appointed Irish Soccer Manager
During this decade a new wave of very good
Irish players emerged and prospered in the old English First Division.
Soccer stars such as Liam
Brady, Frank Stapleton, David O'Leary, Mark Lawrenson (qualified
under the Granny Rule), and Don Givens all came to prominence in this
decade. It was also the decade that saw the appointment of John
Giles as player / manager of the senior Irish soccer team. Giles was
the first of a new breed of Irish
soccer managers that brought a new sense of professionalism to the
national soccer scene. During the 1970's the Republic of Ireland became
more competitive and registered some impressive results but unfortunately
for that generation of Irish soccer players they did not manage to make
the breakthrough to qualification for a major football championship final.
Republic of Ireland Match Results 1970
to 1979 (inclusive)
Home Team |
Result
|
Away Team |
Date & Venue |
Competition |
Germany FR |
2:1 (1:0)
|
Ireland |
09/05/1970 Berlin West |
Friendly Match |
Ireland |
0:2 (0:2)
|
Poland |
23/09/1970 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
Ireland |
1:1 (1:0)
|
Sweden |
14/10/1970 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
Sweden |
1:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
28/10/1970
Solna |
European
Qualifier |
Italy |
3:0 (2:0)
|
Ireland |
08/12/1970 Florence |
European Qualifier |
Ireland |
1:2 (1:1)
|
Italy |
10/05/1971 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
Ireland |
1:4 (0:3)
|
Austria |
30/05/1971 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
Austria |
6:0 (3:0)
|
Ireland |
10/10/1971 Linz |
Friendly Match |
Ireland |
2:1
|
Iran |
11/06/1972 Recife |
Friendly Match |
Ireland |
3:2
|
Ecuador |
18/06/1972 Natal |
Friendly Match |
Ireland |
1:2
|
Chile |
21/06/1972 Recife |
Friendly Match |
Portugal |
2:1
|
Ireland |
25/06/1972 Recif |
Friendly Match |
Ireland |
1:2 (0:0)
|
Soviet Union |
18/10/1972 Dublin |
World Cup Qualifier |
Ireland |
2:1 (1:0)
|
France |
15/11/1972 Dublin |
World Cup Qualifier |
Soviet Union |
1:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
13/05/1973 Moscow |
World Cup Qualifier |
Poland |
2:0 (1:0)
|
Ireland |
16/05/1973 Wroclaw |
Friendly Match |
France |
1:1 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
19/05/1973 Paris |
World Cup Qualifier |
Norway |
1:1
|
Ireland |
06/06/1973 Oslo |
Friendly Match |
Ireland |
1:0 (1:0)
|
Poland |
21/10/1973 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
Brazil |
2:1
|
Ireland |
05/05/1974 Rio De Janeiro |
Friendly Match |
Uruguay |
2:0
|
Ireland |
08/05/1974 Montevideo |
Friendly Match |
Chile |
1:2
|
Ireland |
12/05/1974 Santiago |
Friendly Match |
Ireland |
3:0 (2:0)
|
Soviet Union |
30/10/1974 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
Turkey |
1:1 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
20/11/1974 Izmir |
European Qualifier |
Ireland |
2:1 (2:0)
|
Switzerland |
10/05/1975 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
Soviet Union |
2:1 (2:0)
|
Ireland |
18/05/1975 Kiev |
European Qualifier |
Switzerland |
1:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
21/05/1975 Berne |
European Qualifier |
Ireland |
4:0 (3:0)
|
Turkey |
29/10/1975 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
Ireland |
3:0
|
Norway |
24/03/1976 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
Poland |
0:2 (0:2)
|
Ireland |
26/05/1976 Poznan |
Friendly Match |
England |
1:1 (1:0)
|
Ireland |
08/09/1976 London |
Friendly Match |
Turkey |
3:3
|
Ireland |
13/10/1976 Ankara |
Friendly Match |
France |
2:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
17/11/1976 Paris |
World Cup Qualifier |
Ireland |
0:1
|
Spain |
09/02/1977 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
Ireland |
1:0 (1:0)
|
France |
30/03/1977 Dublin |
World Cup Qualifier |
Ireland |
0:0
|
Poland |
24/04/1977 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
Bulgaria |
2:1 (1:0)
|
Ireland |
01/06/1977 Sofia |
World Cup Qualifier |
Ireland |
0:0
|
Bulgaria |
12/10/1977 Dublin |
World Cup Qualifier |
Ireland |
4:2
|
Turkey |
05/04/1978 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
Poland |
3:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
12/04/1978 Lodz |
Friendly Match |
Norway |
0:0
|
Ireland |
21/05/1978 Oslo |
Friendly Match |
Denmark |
3:3 (1:2)
|
Ireland |
24/05/1978 Copenhagen |
European Qualifier |
Ireland |
0:0
|
Northern Ireland |
20/09/1978 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
Ireland |
1:1 (1:1)
|
England |
25/10/1978 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
Ireland |
2:0 (1:0)
|
Denmark |
02/05/1979 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
Bulgaria |
1:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
19/05/1979 Sofia |
European Qualifier |
Ireland |
1:3 (1:1)
|
Germany FR |
22/05/1979 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
Wales |
2:1
|
Ireland |
11/09/1979 Swansea |
Friendly Match |
Czechoslovakia |
4:1 (2:0)
|
Ireland |
26/09/1979 Prague |
Friendly Match |
Ireland |
3:0 (1:0)
|
Bulgaria |
17/10/1979 Dublin |
European Qualifier |
Ireland |
3:2 (0:1)
|
USA |
29/10/1979 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
Northern Ireland |
1:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
21/11/1979 Belfast |
European Qualifier |
Scores in parentheses are half-time scores
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