Irish derby (football)

The Irish derby is a term given to football matches between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. A total of 11 matches has been played with Republic of Ireland winning four as compared to Northern Ireland's two wins and five matches ending in a draw.

This article is about the association football rivalry. For horse race of the same name, see Irish Derby. For other uses, see Irish Greyhound Derby.
Irish derby
LocationUEFA
Ireland
Teams Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
First meetingRepublic 0–0 Northern
(20 September 1978)
UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
Latest meetingRepublic 0–0 Northern
(15 November 2018)
Friendly
Statistics
Meetings total11
Most winsRepublic of Ireland (4)
Most player appearances Tony Cascarino (8 apps)
Top scorer Robbie Keane
Andy Townsend
Niall Quinn
(2 goals)
All-time recordRepublic: 4
Draw: 5
Northern: 2
Largest victoryRepublic 5–0 Northern
(24 May 2011)
Friendly
Largest goal scoringRepublic 5–0 Northern
(24 May 2011)
Friendly

History

The rivalry started in the second half of the 19th century, as the football was getting fame on the island of Ireland, but due to game being more famous among the Ulster Protestants community, therefore the Irish Football Association was setup in Belfast. It was not until 1880s that the football was famous across the whole island. The Association was also biased towards Northern players as between 1882 and 1921 only 75 of southern players were capped and compared to 798 of the northern.[1][2]

List of matches
No. Date Venue Competition Result
1 20 September 1978 Dublin UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Republic of Ireland  0–0  Northern Ireland
2 21 November 1979 Belfast Northern Ireland  1–0  Republic of Ireland
3 14 September 1988 Belfast 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Northern Ireland  0–0  Republic of Ireland
4 11 October 1989 Dublin Republic of Ireland  3–0  Northern Ireland
5 31 March 1993 Dublin 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland  3–0  Northern Ireland
6 13 October 1993 Belfast Northern Ireland  1–1  Republic of Ireland
7 16 November 1994 Belfast UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Northern Ireland  0–4  Republic of Ireland
8 29 March 1995 Dublin Republic of Ireland  1–1  Northern Ireland
9 29 May 1999 Dublin Friendly Republic of Ireland  0–1  Northern Ireland
10 24 May 2011 Dublin Republic of Ireland  5–0  Northern Ireland
11 15 November 2018 Dublin Republic of Ireland  0–0  Northern Ireland

Statistics

All-time most appearances
Nation Player Appearances Position
Tony Cascarino 8 Striker
Niall Quinn 7 Striker
Paul McGrath Defender
Andy Townsend Midfielder
Denis Irwin 6 Defender
Roy Keane Midfielder
Ray Houghton Midfielder
Iain Dowie 5 Striker
Nigel Worthington Midfielder/Defender
Packie Bonner Goalkeeper
John Aldridge Striker
Steve Staunton Defender

References
  1. "Two shades of Green: The Irish footballing divide". www.nifootballdaily.com. NIFD. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. Moore, Paul. "Two remarkable stories from the notoriously hostile Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland clash in 1993". joe.ie. Joe. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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