This article looks at the Irish national football team during the 1988 European Football Championship . It was Ireland's first participation in a major tournament. Two years later, they also qualified for the World Cup in Italy . Ireland was only able to qualify for a European Championship in 2012 .
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Ireland Ireland
8th
4th
3
1
0 10: 500
+5
11: 50
2.
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
8th
4th
2
2
0 12: 600
+6
10: 60
3.
Belgium Belgium
8th
3
3
2
0 16: 800
+8
0 9: 70
4th
Scotland Scotland
8th
3
3
2
00 7: 500
+2
0 9: 70
5.
Luxembourg Luxembourg
8th
0
1
7th
00 2:230
−21
0 1:15
Game results
09/10/1986
Brussels Belgium
-
Ireland
2: 2 (1: 1)
10/15/1986
Dublin Ireland
-
Scotland
0-0
02/18/1987
Glasgow Scotland
-
Ireland
0: 1 (0: 1)
04/01/1987
Sofia Bulgaria -
Ireland
2: 1 (1: 0)
04/29/1987
Dublin
Ireland
-
Belgium
0-0
05/28/1987
Luxembourg Luxembourg
-
Ireland
0: 2 (0: 1)
09/09/1987
Dublin
Ireland -
Luxembourg
2: 1 (1: 1)
10/14/1987
Dublin
Ireland -
Bulgaria
2: 0 (0: 0)
Squad
N °
player
Club before the start of the European Championship
Date of birth
Euro 1988
goalkeeper
0 1
Pat Bonner
Celtic Glasgow (SCO)
May 24, 1960
3
-
-
-
16
Gerry Peyton
AFC Bournemouth (ENG)
May 20, 1956
-
-
-
-
Defense
0 2
Chris Morris
Celtic Glasgow (SCO)
December 24, 1963
3
-
-
-
0 3
Chris Hughton
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
December 11, 1958
3
-
-
-
0 4th
Mick McCarthy
Celtic Glasgow (SCO)
February 7, 1959
3
-
-
-
0 5
Kevin Moran
Manchester United (ENG)
April 29, 1956
3
-
-
-
19th
John Anderson
Newcastle United (ENG)
November 7, 1959
-
-
-
-
midfield
0 6th
Ronnie Whelan
Liverpool FC (ENG)
September 25, 1961
3
1
-
-
0 7th
Paul McGrath
Manchester United (ENG)
4th December 1959
2
-
-
-
0 8th
Ray Houghton
Liverpool FC (ENG)
January 9, 1962
3
1
-
-
11
Tony Galvin
Sheffield Wednesday (ENG)
July 12, 1956
3
-
-
-
13
Liam O'Brien
Manchester United (ENG)
5th September 1964
-
-
-
-
15th
Kevin Sheedy
Everton FC (ENG)
October 21, 1959
3
-
-
-
18th
John Sheridan
Leeds United (ENG)
October 1, 1964
-
-
-
-
attack
0 9
John Aldridge
Liverpool FC (ENG)
September 18, 1958
3
-
-
-
10
Frank Stapleton (C)
Derby County (ENG)
July 10, 1956
3
-
-
-
12
Tony Cascarino
Millwall FC (ENG)
September 1, 1962
2
-
-
-
14th
David Kelly
FC Walsall (ENG)
November 25, 1965
-
-
-
-
17th
John Byrne
Le Havre AC (FRA)
February 1, 1961
-
-
-
-
20th
Niall Quinn
Arsenal FC (ENG)
October 6, 1966
1
-
-
-
Trainer
Jack Charlton ( England )England
May 8, 1935
Preliminary round ( group 2 )
Ireland won sensationally in their opening game against England and also took a point from the USSR in their second game. Now a draw against the Netherlands was enough to move into the semi-finals, but in the end eight minutes were missing.
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Soviet Union USSR
3
2
1
0
00 5: 200
+3
0 5: 10
2.
Netherlands Netherlands
3
2
0
1
00 4: 200
+2
0 4: 20
3.
Ireland
3
1
1
1
00 2: 200
± 0
0 3: 30
4th
England
3
0
0
3
00 2: 700
−5
0 0: 60
June 12, 1988 in Stuttgart (Neckarstadion)
England
-
Ireland
0: 1 (0: 1)
June 15, 1988 in Hanover (Lower Saxony Stadium)
Ireland
-
USSR
1: 1 (1: 0)
June 18, 1988 in Gelsenkirchen (Parkstadion)
Ireland
-
Netherlands
0: 1 (0: 0)
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Bulgaria
Belgium
Scotland
Luxembourg
USSR
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