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**tricky_colour** · 01/09/2004, 12:42 AM

England have not beaten Ireland in a FIFA competive match since 1957

(4 draws, 1 Ireland win, if my stats are correct).

Something for you to casually drop into the conversation, the next time
you are talking to an England supporter

**gspain** · 01/09/2004, 7:36 AM

2-0 at Wembley 1980 European championship. Keegan 2 if I remember correctly the second chipped over the great Ron Healy.

**PaulB** · 01/09/2004, 8:06 AM

Originally Posted by gspain

2-0 at Wembley 1980 European championship. Keegan 2 if I remember correctly the second chipped over the great Ron Healy.

Correct, the return in Dublin was 1-1, Bob Latchford and Gerry daly got the goals I think..

**Ozymandias** · 01/09/2004, 8:32 AM

Eamonn o'Keeffe played up front...smaller than connolly he was...

**tricky_colour** · 01/09/2004, 5:40 PM

Originally Posted by gspain

2-0 at Wembley 1980 European championship. Keegan 2 if I remember correctly the second chipped over the great Ron Healy.

Perhaps someone had better inform FIFA as it is not on their list!!

http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/results/resultsdetails.html

**Ozymandias** · 02/09/2004, 9:02 AM

I thought that match was a friendly myself..can't remember though

**Stuttgart88** · 02/09/2004, 9:47 AM

There was a friendly in '85 in Wembley. We lost 2-1 and Brady scored thanks to a virtual own goal by Gary Bailey. I think Lineker got theirs but I'm not sure.

**gspain** · 02/09/2004, 11:27 AM

It was a competitive match - our last in the group to qualify for Italia 80.

That database you linked to is a mess and missing loads of games.

**Ozymandias** · 02/09/2004, 1:02 PM

its the 85 game i'm thinking of...thats when O'keefe played up front...remember it now

**pineapple stu** · 02/09/2004, 5:38 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

There was a friendly in '85 in Wembley. We lost 2-1 and Brady scored thanks to a virtual own goal by Gary Bailey. I think Lineker got theirs but I'm not sure.

Aye, that was the last time we lost to them ever. The goal was Lineker's first for England - may have been his debut too, though I'm not certain of that.

**tricky_colour** · 02/09/2004, 6:39 PM

Originally Posted by gspain

It was a competitive match - our last in the group to qualify for Italia 80.

That database you linked to is a mess and missing loads of games.

Yes it appears it is, I had better be wary of using it as a betting guide,
no wonder I hardly ever win

I don't know why the game isn't listed maybe because it was a UEFA

Actually I just found this just below the search buton:-

"FIFA World Cup match data is available from 1930 and 'A' match data is available from 1985 "

Which seems to explain it.

**Daxion** · 02/09/2004, 10:05 PM

That database is very flawed, it even has us having played El Salvador, as an "A" international, Jack Charlton would never allowed the 1st team to play a friendly in Los Angeles on the 7th of August 1988. That must have been a "B" international.

**OwlsFan** · 20/04/2006, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Aye, that was the last time we lost to them ever. The goal was Lineker's first for England - may have been his debut too, though I'm not certain of that.

I was at that game. A friendly and a section of the Irish fans booed the black players playing for England. My brother, who lived in London but who wasn't a soccer fan and was at the game with me, was shocked by the behaviour.

Thankfully, the Irish soccer fan has moved on.

**Qwerty** · 20/04/2006, 1:21 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

I was at that game. A friendly and a section of the Irish fans booed the black players playing for England. My brother, who lived in London but who wasn't a soccer fan and was at the game with me, was shocked by the behaviour.

Thankfully, the Irish soccer fan has moved on.

Moved on to Rangers players?