Republic of Ireland women's national football team results (1973–1989)

This article contains the results of the Republic of Ireland women's national football team between 1973 and 1989. In 1973 the Women's Football Association of Ireland was established[1] and the national team made their debut with a 3–2 win in an away game against Wales in the same year. The national team made their competitive debut on 19 September 1982 in a 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualifier, also against Scotland. This time the Republic of Ireland lost 3–0. On 2 October 1982 the Republic of Ireland gained their first competitive win when they defeated Northern Ireland 2–1 in an away game in the same competition. During the 1980s the Republic of Ireland competed in three further qualifying campaigns – 1987, 1989 and 1991.

Republic of Ireland women's national football team results
1990s →

1973
Wales 2–3 Republic of Ireland
Report
Referee: Len Howells (Wales)
France 4–0 Republic of Ireland
Binard 4'
Dewulf 49'
Wolf ?', 51'		 Report

1974
Republic of Ireland 3–3 Wales
Report
Republic of Ireland 4–1 Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Friendly[3]

1976
Republic of Ireland 3–3 Scotland
Dublin
Friendly

1977
Republic of Ireland 6–0 Northern Ireland
Dublin
Friendly[3]

1978
England 6–1 Republic of Ireland
Lopez ?', ?'
Foreman ?', ?'
Day ?'
Dobb ?'		 ?'
Northern Ireland 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Johnston pen'
Republic of Ireland 0–0 France
Dublin
Friendly[2]

1980
Northern Ireland ? Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Belgium
Report

1981
Republic of Ireland 0–5 Scotland
Dublin
Friendly
Republic of Ireland 0–5 England
Byrne ?' (o.g.)
Foreman ?'
Reynolds ?', ?'
Hutchinson ?'
Northern Ireland 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Belgium 4–1 Republic of Ireland
Report

1982
Scotland 3–0 Republic of Ireland
Referee: Alan Ferguson (Scotland)
Northern Ireland 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Referee: Frederick McKnight (Northern Ireland)
Republic of Ireland 0–1 England
Referee: Patrick Daly (Ireland)

1983
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Scotland
Referee: John Kinsella (Ireland)
England 6–0 Republic of Ireland
Referee: Alan Robinson (England)
Republic of Ireland 3–2 Northern Ireland
Referee: ? Gallagher (Ireland)

1984
Scotland 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Glasgow
Friendly

1985
Republic of Ireland 0–4 Denmark
Report Leth Hansen 37'
Frederiksen 37'
? 49' (o.g.)
Gam-Pedersen 56'
Attendance: 1.500
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Northern Ireland
Cummins 78' Report
Scotland 2–1 Republic of Ireland
63'
67'		 Report 26'
Republic of Ireland 0–6 England
Report Curl 19', 59', 69'
Powell 24'
Coultard 26'
Sempare 72'

1986
England 4–0 Republic of Ireland
Davis 42', 77'
Curl 47'
Law 50'		 Report
Northern Ireland 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report 43'
Republic of Ireland 1–5 Scotland
Styles 70' Report Marshall 3', 33', 76'
O'Neil 8'
Rice 26'

1987
France 2–0 Republic of Ireland
Puentes 19'
Saunier 31'		 Report
Caudry
Friendly[2]
Attendance: 1.500
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Finland
Dublin
Friendly[5]
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Netherlands
Report de Bakker 38'
Referee: John Martin (England)

1988
Netherlands 2–0 Republic of Ireland
Timisela 30'
de Winter 60'		 Report
Attendance: 1.500
Referee: Frans Van Den Wijngaert (Belgium)
Republic of Ireland 2–1 Scotland
Referee: Denis Mcardle (Ireland)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Sweden
Referee: Patrick Kelly (Ireland)
Sweden 4–0 Republic of Ireland
Referee: Kjell Nordby (Norway)

1989
Netherlands 2–0 Republic of Ireland
Vestjens 33' (pen.), 78' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Frans Van Den Wijngaert (Belgium)
Northern Ireland 1–2 Republic of Ireland
O'Neill 42' Report Reynolds 43', 78'
Referee: Douglas Diarmid Hope (Scotland)

References
  1. Fan Hong, J. A. Mangan (2004). Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era. Frank Cass Publishers.
  2. "France - Women - International Results". www.rsssf.com. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. "Women's Football Archive". womensfootballarchive.org. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. "Matches". Women's Football Archive. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. "Finland - Women International Matches". www.rsssf.com. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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