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.

1960s

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 (United States)

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.)		Flögel 82'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 39,963 Referee: Poulsen (Denmark)

1964

11 March 1964 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'		Pol 21'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Clements (England)

1965

24 March 1965 Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0–2	Belgium	Dublin, Ireland
			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 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'	Report		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

22 February 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1	Turkey	2–1	Republic of Ireland	Ankara, Turkey
	Elmastaşoğlu 35' Altıparmak 78'		Cantwell 90'	Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: 31,100 Referee: Rumenchev (Bulgaria)

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)

22 November 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 1	Czechoslovakia	1–2	Republic of Ireland	Prague, Czechoslovakia
	Dempsey 57' (o.g.)		Turlough O'Connor 86'	Stadium: Stadion Eden Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Vetter (East Germany)

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)

1970s

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
	Löhr 82'		Mulligan 86'	Stadium: 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: Helies (France)

28 October 1970 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'		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. )		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

4 January 1972 Unofficial friendly	Republic of Ireland	3–0	West German Olympic XI	Ireland
	Mick Martin Herrick Fairclough

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'		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
	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

13 May 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9	Soviet Union	1–0	Republic of Ireland	Moscow, Soviet Union
	Onishchenko 58'			Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 65,527 Referee: Dahlberg (Sweden)

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: Matthewson (England)

1974

5 May 1974 Friendly	Brazil	2–1	Republic of Ireland	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	Leivinha 50' Rivellino 56'		Mancini 70'	Stadium: Maracanã 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 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	Kyiv, 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
	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: Matthewson (England)

1 June 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5	Bulgaria	2–1	Republic of Ireland	Sofia, Bulgaria
	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
	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
	Anderson 68'		di Bernardo 11' Villa 63'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Farrell (Ireland)

21 November 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1	Northern Ireland	1–0	Republic of Ireland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
	Armstrong 54'			Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Daina (Switzerland)

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Notes

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

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

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