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League of Ireland XI
AssociationFootball Association of Ireland
Head coachDamien Richardson 2010-
Home stadiumDalymount Park 1924–1987
Aviva Stadium 2010–
First colours
Second colours
First international
Republic of Ireland League of Ireland XI 3–3 Welsh Football League XI Wales , (Dalymount Park, Ireland; 19 February 1924)
Biggest defeat
Scotland Scottish Football League XI 11–0 League of Ireland XI Republic of Ireland, (Celtic Park, Glasgow; 28 November 1962)

The League of Ireland XI, more recently referred to as the Airtricity League XI for sponsorship reasons, is the representative team of the League of Ireland, the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. For much of its history, the League of Ireland XI has effectively acted as a reserve or B team to the senior Republic of Ireland national football team, providing international representative honours to home-based players. In fact it has played considerably more games than the actual Republic of Ireland B national football team. In addition to playing regular games against similar representative teams, such as the Irish League XI, the Scottish Football League XI and the Football League XI, the League of Ireland XI has also played in prestige friendlies against the full national teams of both Argentina and Brazil. The League of Ireland XI also represented Ireland in the qualifying stages of the 1988 Olympic Football Tournament. More recently a League of Ireland U-23 XI has represented the Republic of Ireland in the International Challenge Trophy. Meanwhile, a senior team with no age or nationality restriction regularly plays visiting club sides. More recently the team competed in the 2011 Dublin Super Cup

History

1920s and 1930s

During the 1920s and 1930s, the four national associations that made up the International Football Association Board – the Football Association, the Scottish Football Association, the Football Association of Wales and Northern Ireland's Irish Football Association – refused to recognise the rights of the Football Association of Ireland when it came arranging full internationals. Consequently, the FAI could not arrange full internationals against its nearest neighbours. However the IFAB did permit inter-league games to be played. In the absence of full internationals against England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, these inter-league matches between the League of Ireland XI, the Irish League XI, the Welsh Football League XI and the Scottish Football League XI were highly regarded by both the FAI and Irish football fans alike. Attendances of up to 30,000 at these matches at Dalymount Park, led them to been treated almost as full internationals.

The League of Ireland XI made their official debut with a 3–3 draw against a Welsh Football League XI on February 19, 1924. Ernie MacKay scored the representative team’s first ever goal while Dave Roberts added the other two. The League of Ireland XI played the Irish League XI for the first time on March 13, 1926. Charlie Dowdall scored twice in a 3–1 win for the home team. On St. Patrick's Day, 1937 a League of Ireland XI also played and defeated a visiting Yugoslav League XI 3–2. The League of Ireland XI played the Scottish League XI for the first time on St. Patrick's Day, 1939. The Scottish team was billed as a team of all-stars and had a combined valuation estimated to be £60,000. In front of a crowd of 35,000 at Dalymount Park, the League of Ireland XI defeated the Scottish League XI with Johnny Johnstone and Paddy Bradshaw scoring the goals in the 2–1 win [1][2][3]

National Team

The League of Ireland XI has always enjoyed a close relationship with the senior Republic of Ireland national football team. When Ireland competed at the both the 1924 and 1948 Olympic Football Tournaments, they were represented by League of Ireland XIs made up of amateur players. On at least three further occasions before the Second World War, the FAI selected a full international team entirely made up of players playing in Ireland. On March 21, 1926 for the game against Italy,[4] the Ireland team even featured Drumcondra’s Joe Grace from the Leinster Senior League. It was a League of Ireland XI that played Belgium on February 12, 1928[5] and then the Netherlands on December 8, 1935.[6] Before the Second World War, League of Ireland players made up the nucleus of just about every FAI Ireland full international team.

Post-Second World War

For most of the Second World War era, the League of Ireland XI's only opponents were the Irish League XI. However once the conflict ended, the fixture against the Scottish League XI was revived. They also began to play the Football League XI on a regular basis. However, with the majority of the leading Irish players now playing in the Football League, the League of Ireland XI now found itself at a disadvantage. As a result, the majority of the games they played against the Scottish League XI and the Football League XI usually ended in heavy defeat. However, there was the occasional success story. On October 2, 1963 at Dalymount Park, the League of Ireland XI defeated the Football League XI 2–1, thanks to goals from Eddie Bailham and Ronnie Whelan. This Football League XI included four players – Ray Wilson, Bobby Moore, Roger Hunt and Martin Peters – who subsequently went onto to help England win the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[7]At the time Whelan was working for Unidaire, a Finglas-based electrical firm. Whelan subsequently received a warning from his boss at Unidaire for taking time off to play in this game.[8]

Prestige Friendlies

From the late 1970s onwards the League of Ireland XI also began to play friendlies against national teams. These included two prestige games against the full Argentina national football team. On April 19, 1978 at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Argentina played the League of Ireland XI in a warm up game as part of their preparations for hosting the 1978 FIFA World Cup. A team that included the former England international Bobby Tambling and several Republic of Ireland internationals such as Johnny Giles, Ray Treacy, Eamonn Gregg, Noel Synnott, Cathal Muckian, Jerome Clark and Synan Braddish lost 3–1 to a very strong Argentina. The starting eleven for Argentina included ten players who later played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup Final. In addition a young Diego Maradona also came on as a substitute. Leopoldo Luque, Oscar Ortiz and Ricardo Villa scored for Argentina before Synan Braddish grabbed a consolation goal for the league select.[9][10] On May 29, 1979 Argentina, now the reigning World Cup holders, visited Lansdowne Road and were held to a 0–0 draw by a Republic of Ireland XI in a UNICEF fundraiser . This team is sometimes incorrectly listed as a League of Ireland XI.[11] April 30, 1980 saw the League of Ireland XI play Argentina for a second time, this time at the Estadio Monumental. On this occasion a team that included Liam Buckley, Terry Eviston, Johnny Walsh and Tommy McConville lost just 1–0 to a goal scored by Maradona goal. A month later Argentina beat the senior Republic of Ireland national football team 1–0 at Lansdowne Road.[7] [12]

In another notable game from this era the League of Ireland XI also became the first representative team to play the Basque Country following the ending of the Francoist regime. This game was played on August 16, 1979 at San Mamés Stadium. The Basque team was made up of Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao players and all eleven either were are subsequently became full Spain internationals. In contrast the league select was under strength and was referred to in newspaper reports as a League of Ireland B team. The Basque Country team easily defeated this League of Ireland XI 4–1.[13][14] In 1981 the League of Ireland XI returned to South America and this time played Brazil. A team managed by Jim McLaughlin lost 6–0 with the legendary Zico scoring four of Brazil’s goals.[15]

Olympic qualifiers

League of Ireland XIs made up of amateur players represented Ireland in qualifiers for the 1960, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympic Football Tournaments. For the 1988 Olympic Football Tournament qualifiers a senior League of Ireland XI featuring professionals represented Ireland. They were drawn in a “group of death” that also included Hungary, Sweden, Spain and France. France had won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Football Tournament. This League of Ireland XI was again managed by Jim McLaughlin. The team kicked off their Olympic campaign with a 2–1 defeat against Hungary at Glenmalure Park on November 11, 1986. Their next opponents were Spain at Tolka Park on February 4, 1987. Goals from Noel Larkin and Mick Byrne saw the League of Ireland XI draw 2–2. Their first away games came against Sweden and France. The League of Ireland XI lost 1–0 to Sweden after they conceded a very late goal but managed to hold France to a 1–1 draw. On August 26, 1987 a crowd of less than 1,000 saw the League of Ireland XI lose 1–0 at Dalymount Park to a Sweden team that included Thomas Brolin.

Next came the home game against France on November 18, 1987 at Dalymount Park. A crowd of just 4,000 would witness one of the League of Ireland XI’s best results. Two goals from Mick Bennett and one from Peter Eccles saw them gain a 3–0 win. Ireland finished the qualifying group with two away games. Dave Barry scored in Hungary but the League of Ireland XI lost 3–1 while goals from Barry Kehoe and Bennett earned them a 2–2 with Spain in Alicante. The League of Ireland XI finished fourth in the group. Sweden qualified for the finals where they were knocked out in the quarter finals.[16]

Group C Final Table

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 8 6 1 1 13 6 +7 13
2  Hungary 8 5 1 2 13 8 +5 11
3  Spain 8 1 4 3 9 12 −3 6
4 Republic of Ireland League of Ireland XI 8 1 3 4 10 12 −2 5
5  France 8 1 3 4 9 16 −7 5

[17]

1988 Marlboro Cup

In August 1988 the League of Ireland XI competed in the Marlboro Cup, a four team tournament, held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. They lost their first game 3–0 against Club Universidad de Guadalajara on August 5, with Mick Neville conceding an own goal. They then lost 1–0 to El Salvador in a third place play off two days later. The tournament was won by Guatemala who beat Club Universidad 3–2 in the final.[18]

Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round
August 5, 1988 Mexico Club Universidad de Guadalajara 3-0 Republic of Ireland League of Ireland XI Semi-finals
 El Salvador 1–2  Guatemala
August 7, 1988  El Salvador 1-0 Republic of Ireland League of Ireland XI Third Place Match
 Guatemala 3–2 Mexico Club Universidad de Guadalajara Final

Aviva Stadium

Manchester United

On August 4, 2010 the League of Ireland XI hosted the first soccer match to be played at the Aviva Stadium. A team managed by Damien Richardson lost 7–1 to Manchester United. The league select were 6-0 down after 70 minutes, with goals from Ji-Sung Park (2), Michael Owen, Javier Hernández, Antonio Valencia and Jonny Evans. Park opened the scoring in the 13th minute in bizarre fashion; as he went to block a defender's clearance, the ball ricocheted off him and into the net. Owen doubled United's lead in the 25th minute with a chipped shot over the goalkeeper, before half-time substitute Hernández made it 3–0 two minutes after the break. Three goals in the space of nine minutes from Valencia (60th minute), a second from Park (63rd), and Jonny Evans (69th) increased the lead to 6–0, before Dave Mulcahy scored a consolation goal for the League of Ireland XI in the 78th minute. Nevertheless, there was still time for Luis Nani to get a seventh goal, converting a penalty after Hernández had been fouled in the penalty area.[19][20][21][22]

Dublin Super Cup

Damien Richardson was again in charge of the League of Ireland XI when the Aviva Stadium hosted the 2011 Dublin Super Cup, a tournament which saw the representative team take on both Manchester City and Celtic. However Shamrock Rovers players were not available because of a clash with the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off rounds. As a result, Richardson had to field an understrength team. They lost their opening game to Manchester City 3-0. They then lost 5-0 to Celtic. The League of Ireland XI were the only team in the tournament that didn't win any match or score any goals. [23]

League of Ireland XI matches

Date Opponents Result Score Competition Venue Attendance
19/02/1924 Welsh Football League XI D 3–3 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
14/03/1925 Welsh Football League XI L 1–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 17000
07/11/1925 Welsh Football League XI D 2–2 friendly Swansea
13/03/1926 Irish League XI W 3–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 18000
05/03/1927 Irish League XI D 1–1 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 15000
02/04/1927 Welsh Football League XI L 1–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 7000
10/03/1928 Irish League XI W 3–1 friendly Shelbourne Park, Dublin 12000
06/10/1928 Welsh Football League XI W 4–3 friendly
09/03/1929 Irish League XI L 1–2 friendly The Oval, Belfast 15000
01/03/1930 Irish League XI L 1–6 friendly Dalymount Park 12000
03/05/1930 Welsh Football League XI L 1–6 friendly Swansea
18/03/1935 Welsh Football League XI W 2–1 friendly [24]
17/03/1937 Yugoslav League XI W 3–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
17/03/1938 Irish League XI L 1–3 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 30000
11/03/1939 Irish League XI W 2–1 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 11000
17/03/1939 Scottish Football League XI W 2–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 35000
18/03/1940 Irish League XI W 2–0 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 26000
28/04/1940 Scottish Football League XI L 2–3 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin [25]
17/03/1941 Irish League XI L 3–8 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 36000
14/04/1941 Irish League XI L 1–2 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 25000
17/03/1942 Irish League XI D 2–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 31000
06/04/1942 Irish League XI L 2–5 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 30000
17/03/1943 Irish League XI L 0–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 28000
26/04/1943 Irish League XI D 2–2 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 21000
17/03/1944 Irish League XI L 3–4 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 28000
10/04/1944 Irish League XI D 2–2 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 35000
17/03/1945 Irish League XI W 2–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 36000
02/04/1945 Irish League XI W 5–3 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 32000
18/03/1946 Irish League XI L 1–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 37000
22/04/1946 Irish League XI L 0–3 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 32000
17/03/1947 Irish League XI D 2–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 20000
07/04/1947 Irish League XI W 1–0 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 30000
17/03/1948 Irish League XI W 2–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 25000
29/03/1948 Irish League XI L 0–4 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast
14/04/1948 Football League XI L ?-? friendly Deepdale, Preston [26]
24/04/1948 Scottish Football League XI L 0–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 25000
29/09/1948 Scottish Football League XI L 1–5 friendly Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 57600
17/03/1949 Irish League XI D 0–0 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 20000
18/04/1949 Irish League XI L 1–4 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 25000
19/10/1949 Scottish Football League XI L 0–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 17000
17/03/1950 Irish League XI W 3–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 18000
10/04/1950 Irish League XI D 2–2 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 10000
17/01/1951 Scottish Football League XI L 0–7 friendly Celtic Park, Glasgow 10000
10/10/1951 Football League XI L 1–9 friendly Goodison Park, Liverpool [27]
17/03/1952 Scottish Football League XI L 0–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 33000
08/10/1952 Scottish Football League XI L 1–5 friendly Celtic Park, Glasgow 10000
17/03/1953 Football League XI L 0–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
22/04/1953 Irish League XI L 0–3 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 16000
23/09/1953 Welsh Football League XI W 3–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
10/02/1954 Football League XI L 1–9 friendly Maine Road, Manchester
17/03/1954 Scottish Football League XI L 1–3 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 35000
19/04/1954 Irish League XI D 0–0 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast
02/05/1954 Hessenliga W 1–0 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
22/09/1954 Football League XI L 0–6 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
18/11/1954 Scottish Football League XI L 0–5 friendly Shawfield 18000
17/03/1955 Irish League XI W 2–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 30000
14/05/1955 Hessenliga L 2–7 friendly Frankfurt
19/05/1955 Hessenliga L 0–5 friendly Kassel
21/09/1955 Scottish Football League XI L 2–4 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
07/12/1955 Football League XI L 1–5 friendly Goodison Park, Liverpool [28]
12/02/1956 Hessenliga W 4–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
17/03/1956 Irish League XI W 1–0 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 23000
02/04/1956 Irish League XI L 0–6 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 20000
19/09/1956 Football League XI D 3–3 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
26/09/1956 Scottish Football League XI L 1–3 friendly Shawfield 23000
18/03/1957 Irish League XI D 2–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 28000
22/04/1957 Irish League XI W 2–1 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 15000
18/09/1957 Scottish Football League XI L 1–5 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 23000
19/10/1957 Football League XI L 1–3 friendly Elland Road, Leeds
17/03/1958 Irish League XI D 2–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 32000
07/04/1958 Irish League XI L 1–3 friendly Solitude Ground, Belfast 29000
24/09/1958 Scottish Football League XI L 0–1 friendly Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 9000
29/10/1958 Irish League XI W 3–2 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 5000
17/03/1959 Football League XI D 0–0 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
02/09/1959 Scottish Football League XI L 1–4 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 26000
04/11/1959 Football League XI L 0–2 friendly Ewood Park, Blackburn
17/03/1960 Hessenliga W 5–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
12/04/1960 Irish League XI W 2–1 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin 8000
14/09/1960 Football League XI L 0–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
05/10/1960 Scottish Football League XI L 1–5 friendly Celtic Park, Glasgow 23000
17/03/1961 Irish League XI L 2–3 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 12000
03/04/1961 Irish League XI D 1–1 friendly Solitude Ground, Belfast 22000
06/09/1961 Scottish Football League XI D 1–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 6000
11/10/1961 Football League XI L 2–5 friendly Eastville, Bristol
17/03/1962 Italian League B L 0–3 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
04/04/1962 Irish League XI L 1–3 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 4000
06/05/1962 Italian League B L 0–6 friendly Rimini
28/11/1962 Scottish Football League XI L 0–11 friendly Celtic Park, Glasgow 8000
18/03/1963 Irish League XI L 1–3 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 15000
02/10/1963 Football League XI W 2–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 30000
17/03/1964 Irish League XI W 4–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 8000
15/04/1964 Irish League XI D 2–2 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 7000
23/09/1964 Scottish Football League XI D 2–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 25000
14/05/1965 Irish League XI L 1–0 friendly Flower Lodge, Cork 3500
14/10/1965 Football League XI L 0–5 friendly Boothferry Park, Hull 28283
07/09/1966 Scottish Football League XI L 0–6 friendly Celtic Park, Glasgow 12000
22/03/1967 Irish League XI L 1–3 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 6000
25/10/1967 Irish League XI W 3–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 10000
08/11/1967 Football League XI L 2–7 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 27000
04/09/1968 Scottish Football League XI D 0–0 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 25000
09/04/1969 Irish League XI W 2–1 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 5000
10/09/1969 Football League XI L 0–3 friendly Oakwell, Barnsley
17/03/1970 Irish League XI L 0–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 10000
02/09/1970 Scottish Football League XI L 0–1 friendly Celtic Park, Glasgow 7654
27/11/1970 Australian League XI W 1–0 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
22/09/1971 Football League XI L 1–2 friendly Lansdowne Road, Dublin
03/02/1972 Italian League B D 1–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
22/03/1973 Italian League B L 0–2 friendly Catanzaro
18/03/1974 Irish League XI W 3–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 2000
01/12/1974 Torpedo Moscow D 0–0 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
19/08/1976 Torino F.C. D 0–0 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 2,000
19/01/1977 Italian League B L 0–2 friendly Udine 22,000
16/03/1977 Italian League B W 2–0 friendly Oriel Park, Dublin
21/09/1977 Republic of Ireland L 1–2 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin
19/04/1978 Argentina L 1–3 friendly Estadio Alberto J. Armando
14/04/1979 Italian League B L 0–1 friendly Mantua
23/06/1979 Malaysia League XI L 0–1 friendly Kuala Lumpur 25,000
25/06/1979 Singapore W 4–1 friendly
16/08/1979 Basque Country L 1–4 friendly San Mamés, Bilbao 40,000
12/10/1979 New Zealand XI W 2–1 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin
17/03/1980 Scottish Football League XI W 2–1 friendly Dalymount Park, Dublin 5000
30/04/1980 Argentina L 0–1 friendly Estadio Monumental
15/04/1981 Irish League XI W 1–0 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin 2000
23/09/1981 Brazil L 0–6 friendly Estádio Rei Pelé 54,000[15]
08/05/1982 New Zealand L 0–1 friendly Rotorua
09/05/1982 New Zealand L 0–1 friendly Rotorua
12/05/1982 New Zealand D 0–0 friendly Gisborne, New Zealand 12000
16/05/1982 New Zealand W 2–1 friendly Dunedin
19/05/1982 New Zealand L 0–1 friendly Invercargill
27/04/1983 Italian League B L 0–2 friendly Stadio Olimpico
20/08/1983 Newcastle United L 0–3 friendly St James' Park
14/02/1984 Italian League B D 0–0 friendly Padua
30/10/1984 Irish League XI L 0–4 friendly Windsor Park, Belfast 873
17/03/1986 Irish League XI W 2–1 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin 1500
28/04/1986 Iraq L 0–1 friendly Al-Shaab Stadium 25000
28/08/1986 Saudi Arabia D 1–1 friendly National Stadium, Singapore
31/08/1986 Saudi Arabia L 0–3 friendly National Stadium, Singapore
19/11/1986 Hungary L 1–2 Olympic qualifier Glenmalure Park, Dublin
04/02/1987 Spain D 2–2 Olympic qualifier Tolka Park, Dublin
17/03/1987 Irish League XI L 1–2 friendly The Showgrounds, Newry 700
05/05/1987 Sweden L 0–1 Olympic qualifier Solna
11/08/1987 France D 1–1 Olympic qualifier Dunkirk
26/08/1987 Sweden L 0–1 Olympic qualifier Dalymount Park,Dublin
18/11/1987 France W 3–0 Olympic qualifier Dalymount Park,Dublin
04/05/1988 Hungary L 1–3 Olympic qualifier Budapest
18/05/1988 Spain D 2–2 Olympic qualifier Alicante
05/08/1988 Club Universidad de Guadalajara L 0–3 Marlboro Cup Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
07/08/1988 El Salvador D 0–1 Marlboro Cup Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
17/05/1989 Irish League XI W 3–0 friendly Oriel Park, Dundalk 500
18/06/1989 Ecuador D 1–1 friendly Trinidad
20/06/1989 Trinidad and Tobago L 0–1 friendly Trinidad
07/05/1990 Irish League XI W 1–0 friendly The Oval, Belfast 500
19/11/1991 Irish League XI L 0–2 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin 2000
17/07/1992 Celtic F.C. L 0–5 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin
18/07/1992 Manchester City L 0–3 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin
23/07/1993 Leeds United D 2–2 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin
06/08/1993 Blackburn Rovers L 0–1 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin
17/08/1993 Representation of Czechs and Slovaks L 1–4 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin
19/08/1993 Liverpool L 1–2 friendly Lansdowne Road, Dublin
07/10/1994 Welsh Football League XI W 2–0 friendly Porthmadog
08/11/1994 IFK Göteborg W 1–0 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin
07/03/1995 Irish League XI D 1–1 friendly Richmond Park, Dublin 600
02/04/1996 Welsh Football League XI L 0–1 friendly St Colman's Park, Cobh
05/06/1996 Croatia XI D 2–2 friendly Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
11/06/1996 South Korea U-23 D 1–1 friendly AUL, Clonshaugh
28/07/1996 Manchester United L 1–4 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin 7,720
25/02/1997 England C W 2–0 friendly Richmond Park, Dublin
04/03/1997 Welsh Football League XI W 1–0 friendly Leckwith
17/03/1997 Republic of Ireland B D 1–1 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin
02/09/1997 Republic of Ireland L 0–3 friendly Tolka Park, Dublin
09/02/1999 Republic of Ireland B L 3–4 friendly Carlisle Grounds, Bray
01/11/2000 Irish League XI L 0–2 friendly Terryland Park, Galway 350
04/08/2010 Manchester United L 1–7 friendly Aviva Stadium 49,800[20][29]
30/07/2011 Manchester City L 0–3 Dublin Super Cup Aviva Stadium [30]
31/07/2011 Celtic L 0–5 Dublin Super Cup Aviva Stadium [31]

[17][32]

Recent squad

The following players were called up for the 2011 Dublin Super Cup[33][34]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Republic of Ireland Gerard Doherty (1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 29) Northern Ireland Derry City
16 1GK Republic of Ireland Barry Murphy (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 26) Republic of Ireland Bohemians
2 2DF Republic of Ireland Owen Heary (1976-10-04)4 October 1976 (aged 34) Republic of Ireland Bohemians
2DF Republic of Ireland Simon Madden (1988-05-01)1 May 1988 (aged 23) Northern Ireland Derry City
14 2DF Northern Ireland Daniel Lafferty (1989-04-01)1 April 1989 (aged 22) Northern Ireland Derry City
2DF Republic of Ireland Danny Murphy (1982-12-04)4 December 1982 (aged 28) Republic of Ireland Cork City
2DF Scotland Stewart Greacen (1982-03-31)31 March 1982 (aged 29) Northern Ireland Derry City
18 2DF Republic of Ireland Shane McEleney (1991-01-31)31 January 1991 (aged 20) Northern Ireland Derry City
5 2DF Republic of Ireland Ryan McBride (1989-12-15)15 December 1989 (aged 21) Northern Ireland Derry City
4 2DF Republic of Ireland Aidan Price (1981-12-08)8 December 1981 (aged 29) Republic of Ireland Bohemians
6 2DF Republic of Ireland Ger O'Brien (1984-07-02)2 July 1984 (aged 27) Republic of Ireland Bohemians
21 3MF Republic of Ireland Gareth McGlynn (1982-10-29)29 October 1982 (aged 28) Northern Ireland Derry City
7 3MF Republic of Ireland Daniel Kearns (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 19) Republic of Ireland Dundalk
20 3MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McLaughlin (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 21) Northern Ireland Derry City
15 3MF Northern Ireland Barry Molloy (1983-11-29)29 November 1983 (aged 27) Northern Ireland Derry City
17 3MF England Dean Bennett (1977-12-13)13 December 1977 (aged 33) Republic of Ireland Dundalk
19 3MF Republic of Ireland John Russell (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 26) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
8 3MF Republic of Ireland Joe Gamble (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 29) Republic of Ireland Limerick
13 3MF England John Dillon (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 19) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
12 3MF Northern Ireland Ruaidhri Higgins (1984-10-23)23 October 1984 (aged 26) Northern Ireland Derry City
11 3MF Republic of Ireland James McClean (1989-04-22)22 April 1989 (aged 22) Northern Ireland Derry City
23 3MF England Danny Ventre (1986-01-23)23 January 1986 (aged 25) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
10 4FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Kavanagh (1986-08-11)11 August 1986 (aged 24) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
9 4FW Republic of IrelandLibya Eamon Zayed (1983-10-04)4 October 1983 (aged 27) Northern Ireland Derry City
22 4FW Republic of Ireland Jason Byrne (1978-02-23)23 February 1978 (aged 33) Republic of Ireland Dundalk

Non-Irish players

Throughout the history of the League of Ireland, the vast majority of the players have come from either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. Consequently, the League of Ireland XI has largely been made up of Irish players. However, there has always been a contingent of non-Irish players and, right from the beginning, they have been selected to play for the League of Ireland XI. Dave Roberts from England scored twice in the teams very first game. Another English-born player, Johnny Matthews, scored a penalty against Gordon Banks when the League of Ireland XI played the Football League XI in 1971 at Lansdowne Road. Like Roberts and Matthews most of these non-Irish players have come from Great Britain but some have come from further afield.

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