Ireland national football team (1882–1950)

The Ireland national football team were the past Ireland national football team that lasted from 1882 to 1950. It was controlled by the Irish Football Association.

This article is about the Irish Football Association team up to 1950, when it last picked players from outside Northern Ireland. For the current IFA team, see Northern Ireland national football team. For the Football Association of Ireland team, which initially picked players from Northern Ireland also, see Republic of Ireland national football team.

Ireland
1882–1950
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationIrish Football Association
Most capsElisha Scott (31)
Top scorer
  • Billy Gillespie
  • Joe Bambrick (12)
Home stadium
  • Windsor Park
  • Lansdowne Road
  • Solitude
  • Ulster Cricket Ground
  • Celtic Park, Belfast
FIFA codeEIR[1]
First colours
First international
 Ireland 0–13 England 
(Belfast, 18 February 1882)
Last international
 Wales 0–0 Ireland 
(Wrexham, 8 March 1950)
Biggest win
 Ireland 7–0 Wales 
(Belfast, 1 February 1930)
Biggest defeat
 Ireland 0–13 England 
(Belfast, 18 February 1882)

Team colours and emblems
Usual
Away to Scotland
Early Ireland colours


Honours

Up to 1950

  • British Home Championship
    • Winners: 1 (1914)
    • Shared title: 1 (1903)
    • Runners up: 5 (1904, 1926, 1928, 1938, 1947)

World Cup record
  • 1930 – Did not enter
  • 1934 – Did not enter
  • 1938 – Did not enter
  • 1950 – Did not qualify

References
  1. "England - Northern Ireland". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

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