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This is a list of footballers who have played for the Republic of Ireland national football team. The Irish Football Association (IFA) was formed in 1880, prior to the partition of Ireland. The original Ireland national team was selected by the IFA and included players from all of Ireland.
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United.A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, [2] along with being considered one of the most talented to play.
The Irish Free State did not play their next game until 21 March 1926, an away game against Italy lost 3–0. In subsequent years, the status of the Olympic Games football competition was downgraded and as a result, this game is widely regarded as the Irish Free State's first official game.
This category is for footballers who have appeared for the senior Republic of Ireland national football team (but not players who have only been capped at under-21 or other youth levels). Players in this category should also be left in Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers .
This is a list of male Gaelic footballers who have played on a winning team in the final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. In 2005, a gold medal won by the first final's man-of-the-match Malachi O'Brien fetched €26,500 (three times its guide price) at London auction house Sotheby's. It is believed to be the oldest All-Ireland ...
Pages in category "Republic of Ireland men's association footballers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,758 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
He participated in the historic Irish 5-2 win against Hitler's Germany in 1936, scoring a goal. He is considered one of the greatest Irish football players of all time, having a place in the Irish Hall of Fame since 1992 after his death. In his 'Book of Irish Goalscorers' Sean Ryan described Joey's international career as follows;
This was a team chosen in August 1999 by a panel of GAA past presidents and journalists. [1] The goal was to single out the best ever 15 players who had played the game in their respective positions, since the foundation of the GAA in 1884 up to the Millennium year, 2000.