Republic of Ireland 1950s squad

Every player who appeared for Republic of Ireland in the 1950s — 57 in all, with their career international caps and goals.

Johnny Giles racked up the most caps of anyone here — 59 in all. Noel Cantwell leads the scoring with 14. The sharpest strike rate belongs to Johnny Giles: 5 goals in 59 caps. The squad breaks down as 5 goalkeepers, 17 defenders, 15 midfielders and 20 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.

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PlayerPosCapsGoalsLegend
Johnny GilesMF59577
Alan KellyGK47—77
Charlie HurleyDF40275
Noel CantwellDF361474
Joe HavertyMF32373
Peter FarrellMF28372
Con MartinGK30—72
Arthur FitzsimonsFW26771
Dermot CurtisFW17870
Johnny CareyDF29370
Tommy EglingtonMF24270
Davy WalshFW20569
Alf RingsteadMF20769
George CumminsFW19569
Mick McGrathMF22067
Reg RyanMF16366
Jimmy O'NeillGK17—65
Pat SawardDF18064
Tommy GodwinGK13—63
Tom AherneDF16062
Tommy MoroneyMF12162
Seamus DunneDF15061
Paddy CoadFW11361
Frank O'FarrellMF9259
Paddy FaganMF8558
Liam TuohyMF8458
Johnny GavinMF8258
Billy WalshMF9058
Ronnie NolanDF10257
Tommy TraynorDF8055
Sean FallonDF8255
Noel PeytonFW6051
Don DonovanDF5051
Paddy AmbroseFW5150
Fred KiernanGK5—50
Billy WhelanFW4047
Shay GibbonsFW4047
Tommy ClintonDF3047
Tommy DunneDF3047
Gerry MackeyDF3047
Kit LawlorFW3045
Jack O'ReillyFW2143
Joe CarolanDF2043
Tommy HamiltonFW2042
Jack FitzgeraldFW2042
Martin ColferFW2042
Maxie McCannMF1142
Bobby DuffyFW1140
Shay KeoghDF1039
Albie MurphyDF1039
Florrie BurkeDF1039
Mike GallagherMF1038
Sean CusackFW1038
Terry MurrayFW1038
Chris GilesFW1038
Liam MunroeFW1038
Dessie GlynnFW——34

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