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Republic of Ireland National Team matches during the 1992/93 season.
September 9,
1992, World Cup Qualifier, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 4-Latvia 0 (Kevin
Mark Sheedy 30, John William Aldridge 59, 82 pen, 86)
October 14,
1992, World Cup Qualifier, Copenhagen, Denmark 0-Republic of Ireland 0 (-)
November 18,
1992, World Cup Qualifier, Sevilla, Spain0-Republic of Ireland 0 (-)
February 17, 1993, Dublin,
Republic of Ireland 2-Wales 1 (Kevin
Mark Sheedy 76, Thomas Coyne 81 / Mark Leslie Hughes 18)
March 31,
1993, World Cup Qualifier, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0 (Andrew
David Townsend 20, Niall John Quinn 22, Stephen Staunton 28)
April 28,
1993, World Cup Qualifier, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1-Denmark 1 (Niall
John Quinn 75 / Kim Vilfort 28)
May 26, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Tirana, Albania 1- Republic
of Ireland 2 (Sokol Kushta 8 / Stephen Staunton 12, Anthony Guy
Cascarino 79)
May 29, 1993,David O'Leary testimonial, Unofficial for Ireland, Dublin, Republic of Ireland XI 2-Hungary 4 (Roy
Maurice Keane 1, Niall John Quinn 4 / Istvan Hamar 49, 65, Tibor Balog 85, Florian
Urban 87)
June 9, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Riga, Latvia 0- Republic of
Ireland 2 (John William Aldridge 14, Paul McGrath 42)
June 16, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Vilnius, Lithuania 0- Republic of Ireland 1 (Stephen
Staunton 38)
Date: September
9, 1992
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European
Zone, Group 3
Result: Republic
of Ireland 4-Latvia 0
Venue: Dublin-
Landsdowne Road
Attendance:26,000
Referee:Anders Frisk
(Sweden)
Linesmen: -
Kick-off time: -
Goalscorers:
(Republic of Ireland): Kevin Mark Sheedy 30, John William
Aldridge 59, 82 pen, 86
(Latvia): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (30th minute,
Republic of Ireland): Keane’s cross from
the right was headed back by Quinn and struck in by Sheedy.
2:0 (59th
minute, Republic of Ireland): Sheedy’s
free kick from the right was headed in by Aldridge.
3:0 (82nd
minute, Republic of Ireland): Bulders
fouled Coyne in the box. Aldridge scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
4:0 (86th minute,
Republic of Ireland): Irwin’s cross from
the right was headed in by Aldridge.
Lineups:
Republic of Ireland:
1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner
(Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)
2-Joseph Dennis Irwin
(Manchester United Football Club / England)
5-Alan Nigel Kernaghan
(Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
4-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa
Football Club-Birmingham / England)
3-Stephen Staunton (Aston
Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
7-Roy Maurice Keane
(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
6-Andrew David Townsend
(Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
8-Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’
Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England)
11-Kevin Mark Sheedy
(Newcastle United Football Club / England) (12-Terence Michael Phelan
(Manchester City Football Club / England) 76)
9-Niall John Quinn
(Manchester City Football Club / England) (13-Thomas Coyne (Celtic Football
Club- Glasgow / Scotland) 61)
10-John William Aldridge
(Tranmere Rovers Football Club / England)
Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton
(England)
Booked: Alan Nigel Kernaghan
11
Team Captain: Andrew David Townsend
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green (three diagonal white striped on
right shoulder) Shirts, White Shorts (three diagonal green stripes on left
side), Green Socks
Note:
1-First ever meeting between the nations.
2-New Home Kit Design for the Republic of Ireland.
3-First cap for Alan Nigel Kernaghan.
Latvia:
1-Konstantins Igoszins (Futbola Klubs RAF (Rigas Autobusu Fabrika) Jelgava)
4-Rolands Bulders (Olimpija Liepaja)
3-Olegs Aleksejenko (Futbola Klubs RAF (Rigas Autobusu Fabrika) Jelgava)
5-Einars Gnedojs (Futbola Klubs Skonto Riga)
2-Romans Abzinovs (Futbola Klubs RAF (Rigas Autobusu Fabrika) Jelgava)
11-Aleksandrs Glazovs
(Pardaugava Riga)
8-Vitalijs Astafjevs (Futbola Klubs Skonto Riga)
(16-Romans
Sidorovs (Futbola Klubs RAF (Rigas Autobusu
Fabrika)
Jelgava) 36)
9-Aleksandrs Jelisejevs (Futbola Klubs Skonto Riga)
Coach: Janis Gilis
Booked: Romans Abzinovs 4,
Einars Gnedojs 45
Team Captain: -
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform Colors: Claret/White and Pink Shirts, White Shorts,
Claret Socks
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Photo From: Republic of Ireland, Gifted in Green, Author: Adam Ward
(September 9, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 4-Latvia 0)
Photo From: Soccer Stars, Issue 22, June 1994
(September 9, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 4-Latvia 0)
Photo From: Soccer Stars, Issue 13, September 1993
(September 9, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 4-Latvia 0)
Date:October 14, 1992
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European
Zone, Group 3
Result:Denmark 0- Republic
of Ireland 0
Venue:Cøpenhagen
-Parken
Attendance: 40,100
Referee:Ryszard Wojcik
(Poland)
Linesmen: -
Kick-off time: -
Goalscorers:
(Denmark): None
(Republic of Ireland): None
Summary of goals:
-
Lineups:
Denmark:
1-Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United Football Club / England)
4-Lars Olsen (Royal Football Club Seresien
(Seraing) / Belgium)
3-Torben
Piechnik (Liverpool Football Club /
England)
1-Diego Maradona praised Roy Keane afterwards, saying nobody could touch
number 6.
2-In
the 72nd minute, John Aldridge scored a goal that was ruled offside.
3-Alan
Kernaghan suspended for this match.
4-Tony
Cascarino, Mick McCarthy, Ronnie Whelan and John Sheridan also unavailable.
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(November 18, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Spain 0-Republic of Ireland 0)
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(November 18, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Spain 0-Republic of Ireland 0)
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(November 18, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Spain 0-Republic of Ireland 0)
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(Spain squad, November 18, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Spain 0-Republic of Ireland 0)
Photo From: World Soccer, December 1992
(November 18, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Spain 0-Republic of Ireland 0)
Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006
(November 18, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Spain 0-Republic of Ireland 0)
Date: February
17, 1993
Competition: Friendly
Result: Republic
of Ireland 2-Wales 1
Venue:Dublin -Tolka
Park
Attendance: 9,500
Referee:Bo Karlsson
(Sweden)
Linesmen: -
Kick-off time: -
Goalscorers:
(Republic of Ireland): Kevin Mark Sheedy 76, Thomas Coyne 81
(Wales): Mark Leslie Hughes 18
Summary of goals:
0:1 (18th minute,
Wales): Phillips’ shot from the right was
parried by Bonner, Hughes knocked in the rebound.
1:1 (76th
minute, Republic of Ireland): O’Brien’s long
cross was headed to the left by Coyne, Byrne’s shot was parried by Southall and
Sheedy knocked in the rebound.
2:1 (81st minute,
Republic of Ireland): O’Brien’s free kick
was parried by Southall, Coyne headed in the rebound.
Lineups:
Republic of Ireland:
Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner
(Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland) (Alan Thomas Kelly (Sheffield
United Football Club / England) 46)
Christopher Barry Morris
(Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
Brian Patrick Carey
(Manchester United Football Club / England)
David Anthony O'Leary
(Arsenal Football Club-London / England) (12-Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan
(Liverpool Football Club / England) 6) (14-Kevin Mark Sheedy (Newcastle United
Football Club / England) 46)
Edward John Paul ‘Eddie’
McGoldrick (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
8-John Frederick Byrne
(Millwall Football Club-London / England)
Roy Maurice Keane (Nottingham
Forest Football Club / England)
11-Alan Francis McLoughlin
(Portsmouth Football Club / England)
7-Liam Francis O'Brien
(Newcastle United Football Club / England)
10-David Thomas Kelly
(Newcastle United Football Club / England) (13-Thomas Coyne (Celtic Football
Club- Glasgow / Scotland) 69)
9-Anthony Guy Cascarino
(Chelsea Football Club-London / England) (Bernard Joseph ‘Bernie’ Slaven
(Middlesbrough Football Club / England) 82)
Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton
(England) (Maurice Setters standing in)
Team Captain: David Anthony O'Leary (John Frederick Byrne after 6th
minute)
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green (three diagonal white striped on
right shoulder) Shirts, White Shorts (three diagonal green stripes on left
side), Green Socks
Note:
1-First cap for Alan Thomas
Kelly.
2-Final cap for Kevin Mark
Sheedy (46/9) (1984-1993).
3-Final cap for Christopher
Barry Morris (35/0) (1987-1993).
4-Final cap for David Anthony
O'Leary (68/1) (1976-1993).
5-Final cap for John
Frederick Byrne (23/4) (1985-1993).
6-Final cap for Bernard
Joseph ‘Bernie’ Slaven (7/1) (1990-1993).
7-David Kelly hit the bar
with a penalty kick awarded after a foul on McLoughlin by Coleman in the 47th
minute.
8-David O’Leary was injured
by Speed in under two minutes and it took five more minutes to re-start. Whelan
came in to replace and moved in midfield, while Keane dropped back into central
defense.
9-Maurice Setters managed the
team as caretaker manager. Jackie Charlton was monitoring the Albania-Northern
Ireland World Cup qualifier on the same day.
Wales:
Neville Southall (Everton
Football Club-Liverpool / England) (Anthony Mark
Roberts (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / England) 83)
David Owen Phillips (Norwich
City Football Club / England)
Paul John Bodin (Crystal
Palace Football Club-London / England)
Mark Aizlewood (Bristol City
Football Club / England)
Eric Young (Crystal Palace
Football Club-London / England) (13-Christopher Coleman (Crystal Palace
Football Club-London / England) 46)
Christopher Jeremiah ‘Kit’ Symons (Portsmouth Football Club /
England)
Barry Horne (Everton Football
Club-Liverpool / England)
David Geraint
Williams (Ipswich Town Football Club /
England) (Malcolm Allen (Milwall Football Club-London / England) 73)
Mark Leslie Hughes
(Manchester United Football Club / England)
Mark Anthony Pembridge (Derby
County Football Club / England)
Gary Andrew Speed (Leeds
United Association Football Club / England)
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European
Zone, Group 3
Result: Republic
of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0
Venue: Dublin-
Landsdowne Road
Attendance:33,000
Referee:Kurt
Rothlisberger (Switzerland)
Linesmen: -
Kick-off time: -
Goalscorers:
(Republic of Ireland): Andrew David Townsend 20, Niall John Quinn 22, Stephen Staunton 28
(Northern Ireland): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (20th minute,
Republic of Ireland): Irwin’s cross from
the right side, reached Townsend he made a combination play with Quinn and then
shot.
2:0 (22nd
minute, Republic of Ireland): Houghton’s
cross from the right side was struck in by Quinn.
3:0 (28th minute,
Republic of Ireland): Staunton scored
with a direct corner kick from the right side.
Lineups:
Republic of Ireland:
1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner
(Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)
2-Joseph Dennis Irwin
(Manchester United Football Club / England)
4-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa
Football Club-Birmingham / England)
5-Kevin Bernard Moran
(Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)
3-Terence Michael Phelan
(Manchester City Football Club / England)
8-Raymond James Houghton
(Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
6-Roy Maurice Keane
(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
7-Andrew David Townsend
(Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
11-Stephen Staunton (Aston
Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
9-Niall John Quinn
(Manchester City Football Club / England (15-Edward John Paul ‘Eddie’
McGoldrick (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England) 84)
10-Thomas Coyne (Tranmere
Rovers Football Club / England) (12-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Chelsea Football
Club-London / England) 78)
Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton
(England)
Team Captain: Andrew David Townsend
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green (three diagonal white striped on
right shoulder) Shirts, White Shorts (three diagonal green stripes on left
side), Green Socks
(March 31, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0)
Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 6, June 1993
(March 31, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0)
Photo From: Soccer International,Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993
(March 31, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0)
Photo From: Soccer Stars, Issue 14, October 1993
(March 31, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0)
Photo From: Soccer Stars, Issue 23, July August 1994
(March 31, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0)
Photo From: World Soccer, May 1993
(March 31, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0)
Date:April 28, 1993
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European
Zone, Group 3
Result:Republic of
Ireland 1-Denmark 1
Venue: Dublin-
Landsdowne Road
Attendance:33,000
Referee:Rémi Harrel (France)
Linesmen: -
Kick-off time: -
Goalscorers:
(Republic of Ireland): Niall John Quinn 75
(Denmark): Kim Vilfort 28
Summary of goals:
0:1 (28th minute,
Denmark): Lars Olsen’s long cross from
the right was headed out by McGrath, Bonner had come out and Vilfort took
advantage to lob over Bonner from outside of the box.
1:1 (75th
minute, Republic of Ireland): Houghton played a short corner to Staunton on the
right. Staunton’s cross from the right
side was headed in by Quinn.
Lineups:
Republic of Ireland:
1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner
(Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)
2-Joseph Dennis Irwin
(Manchester United Football Club / England)
3-Edward John Paul ‘Eddie’
McGoldrick (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
5-Alan Nigel Kernaghan
(Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
4-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa
Football Club-Birmingham / England)
8-Raymond James Houghton
(Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
11-Stephen Staunton (Aston
Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
6-Roy Maurice Keane
(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
7-Andrew David Townsend
(Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
9-Niall John Quinn
(Manchester City Football Club / England
10-John William Aldridge
(Tranmere Rovers Football Club / England) (13-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Chelsea
Football Club-London / England) 62)
Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton
(England)
Booked: Edward John Paul
‘Eddie’ McGoldrick 15, Roy Maurice Keane 65
Team Captain: Andrew David Townsend
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green (three diagonal white striped on
right shoulder) Shirts, White Shorts (three diagonal green stripes on left
side), Green Socks
Note:
1-Terry Phelan and Kevin Moran were missing through injury.
2-There was a minute’s silence due to the air Tragedy involving
Zambian’s National team, the day before.
3-For the first time since 1985, Republic of Ireland conceded a
goal at home in a World Cup qualifier (also against Denmark).
Denmark:
1-Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United Football Club / England)
2-Brian
Steen-Nielsen (Odense Boldklub)
5-Jakob Kjeldbjerg (Silkeborg Idrætsforening)
4-Lars
Olsen (Royal
Football Club Seresien (Seraing) / Belgium)
11-Suleiman Demollari (Captain)
(Fotbal Club Dinamo Bucuresti / Romania)
Coach: Bezkush Bitsche
Booked: Kastriot Peqini 60,
Artur Lekbello 69
Team Captain: Suleiman Demollari
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks
Republic of Ireland:
1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner
(Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)
2-Joseph Dennis Irwin
(Manchester United Football Club / England)
5-Kevin Bernard Moran
(Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)
3-Terence Michael Phelan
(Manchester City Football Club / England)
4-Alan Nigel Kernaghan
(Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
6-Roy Maurice Keane
(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
7-Andrew David Townsend
(Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
8-Raymond James Houghton
(Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
11-Stephen Staunton (Aston
Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
9-Niall John Quinn
(Manchester City Football Club / England
10-John William Aldridge
(Tranmere Rovers Football Club / England) (12-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Chelsea
Football Club-London / England) 78)
Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton
(England)
Booked: Stephen Staunton 47
Team Captain: Andrew David Townsend
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green (three diagonal white striped on
right shoulder) Shirts, White Shorts (three diagonal green stripes on left
side), Green Socks
Note:
1-Kevin Moran was told by FIFA that he was suspended for the Albania
match after accumulating yellow cards against Denmark and Spain (November 18,
1992). However, he was not booked against Denmark (October 14, 1992),
it was Niall Quinn who had been booked. The referee had made an error in his
report.
The error was fixed and he
was allowed to participate.
2-The FAI transported the
food and the personnel to prepare.
3-RTE did not secure rights
to televise. The Irish fans had to watch through pay-per-view.
4-John Sheridan and Paul
McGrath were unavailable.
World Cup Qualifier, Tirana, Albania 26/5/1993
The Ireland team line out ahead of kick off
Ireland earn a 1-2 win in a tricky fixture versus the minnows (Staunton, Cascarino)
Competition:David O'Leary testimonial (Unofficial for Republic of Ireland)
Result:Republic of
Ireland XI2-Hungary 4
Venue:Dublin, Lawnsdowne
Road
Attendance:25,000
Referee:John Lloyd (Wales)
Linesmen: -
Kick-off time: -
Goalscorers:
(Republic of Ireland XI): Roy Maurice Keane 1, Niall John Quinn 4
(Hungary): Istvan Hamar 49, 65, Tibor Balog 85, Florian Urban 87
Summary of goals:
1:0 (1st
minute, Republic of Ireland XI): Quinn
won the ball in the middle and passed to Keane, he advanced and scored with a
long range shot from outside of the box.
2:0 (4th
minute, Republic of Ireland XI): Staunton’s
long cross reached Quinn in the box, he headed to the left to Kelly, who headed
back to Quinn.
2:1 (49th minute,
Hungary): From the middle, Florian Urban passed
to the right to Balog who passed across to the left for Hamar to score.
2:2 (65th minute,
Hungary): From the middle, Hamar passed
to Urban on the left, who passed to the middle back to Hamar who scored.
2:3 (85th minute,
Hungary): Andras Kerezturi’s shot/cross
from the left was knocked in by Balog.
2:4 (87th minute,
Hungary): From the middle, Urban after a
combination play with Ferenc Orosz advanced and scored.
Lineups:
Republic of Ireland XI:
1-Alan Thomas Kelly
(Sheffield United Football Club / England)
2-Christopher Barry Morris
(Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
5-David Anthony O'Leary
(Arsenal Football Club-London / England)
3-Stephen Staunton (Aston
Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England) (15-Philip Hardy (Wrexham Football
Club / Wales, registered in English League) 38)
8-Edward John Paul ‘Eddie’
McGoldrick (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
6-Roy Maurice Keane
(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England) (14-Alan Francis McLoughlin
(Portsmouth Football Club / England) 15)
7-Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’
Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England)
4-Alan Nigel Kernaghan
(Middlesbrough Football Club / England) (13-Philip Andrew Babb (Coventry City
Football Club / England) 33)
11-Kevin Mark Sheedy
(Newcastle United Football Club / England)
9-Niall John Quinn
(Manchester City Football Club / England
10-David Thomas Kelly
(Newcastle United Football Club / England) (12-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Chelsea
Football Club-London / England) 51)
Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton
(England)
Team Captain: Andrew David Townsend
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green (three diagonal white striped on
right shoulder) Shirts, White Shorts (three diagonal green stripes on left
side), Green Socks