Republic of Ireland 1940s squad
Every player who appeared for Republic of Ireland in the 1940s — 38 in all, with their career international caps and goals.
Jackie O'Driscoll racked up the most caps of anyone here — 37 in all. He also leads the scoring, with 27 goals. The squad breaks down as 5 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 10 midfielders and 13 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie O'Driscoll | FW | 37 | 27 | 76 |
| Con Martin | GK | 30 | — | 74 |
| Peter Farrell | MF | 28 | 3 | 73 |
| Johnny Carey | DF | 29 | 3 | 71 |
| Tommy Eglington | MF | 24 | 2 | 71 |
| Arthur Fitzsimons | FW | 26 | 7 | 70 |
| Davy Walsh | FW | 20 | 5 | 68 |
| Reg Ryan | MF | 16 | 3 | 66 |
| Tom Aherne | DF | 16 | 0 | 64 |
| Tommy Godwin | GK | 13 | — | 63 |
| Tommy Moroney | MF | 12 | 1 | 61 |
| Bill Gorman | DF | 13 | 0 | 61 |
| Paddy Coad | FW | 11 | 3 | 60 |
| Kevin O'Flanagan | MF | 10 | 3 | 59 |
| Billy Walsh | MF | 9 | 0 | 56 |
| Johnny Gavin | MF | 8 | 2 | 55 |
| Alex Stevenson | FW | 7 | 0 | 53 |
| Tommy Breen | GK | 5 | — | 52 |
| Rory Keane | DF | 4 | 0 | 48 |
| Peter Corr | FW | 4 | 0 | 48 |
| Peter Desmond | FW | 4 | 0 | 48 |
| Tommy O'Connor | FW | 4 | 0 | 48 |
| Kit Lawlor | FW | 3 | 0 | 45 |
| Danny McGowan | MF | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| Jack O'Reilly | FW | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| Paddy Sloan | MF | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| Bill Hayes | DF | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Billy McMillan | DF | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Jackie Vernon | DF | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Jimmy McAlinden | FW | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Kevin Clarke | MF | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Willie Hayes | GK | 1 | — | 38 |
| Ned Courtney | GK | 1 | — | 38 |
| Emmet McLoughlin | FW | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Pat Daly | DF | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Johnny McGowan | DF | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Jimmy Coffey | DF | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Brendan O'Kelly | FW | — | — | 32 |
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