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.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Giles | MF | 59 | 5 | 76 |
| Alan Kelly | GK | 47 | — | 76 |
| Charlie Hurley | DF | 40 | 2 | 74 |
| Noel Cantwell | DF | 36 | 14 | 73 |
| Joe Haverty | MF | 32 | 3 | 72 |
| Peter Farrell | MF | 28 | 3 | 71 |
| Con Martin | GK | 30 | — | 71 |
| Arthur Fitzsimons | FW | 26 | 7 | 70 |
| Dermot Curtis | FW | 17 | 8 | 69 |
| Johnny Carey | DF | 29 | 3 | 69 |
| Tommy Eglington | MF | 24 | 2 | 69 |
| Davy Walsh | FW | 20 | 5 | 68 |
| Alf Ringstead | MF | 20 | 7 | 68 |
| George Cummins | FW | 19 | 5 | 68 |
| Mick McGrath | MF | 22 | 0 | 66 |
| Reg Ryan | MF | 16 | 3 | 65 |
| Jimmy O'Neill | GK | 17 | — | 64 |
| Pat Saward | DF | 18 | 0 | 63 |
| Tommy Godwin | GK | 13 | — | 62 |
| Tom Aherne | DF | 16 | 0 | 61 |
| Tommy Moroney | MF | 12 | 1 | 61 |
| Seamus Dunne | DF | 15 | 0 | 61 |
| Paddy Coad | FW | 11 | 3 | 60 |
| Frank O'Farrell | MF | 9 | 2 | 58 |
| Paddy Fagan | MF | 8 | 5 | 58 |
| Liam Tuohy | MF | 8 | 4 | 57 |
| Johnny Gavin | MF | 8 | 2 | 57 |
| Billy Walsh | MF | 9 | 0 | 57 |
| Ronnie Nolan | DF | 10 | 2 | 57 |
| Tommy Traynor | DF | 8 | 0 | 54 |
| Sean Fallon | DF | 8 | 2 | 54 |
| Don Donovan | DF | 5 | 0 | 50 |
| Noel Peyton | FW | 6 | 0 | 50 |
| Paddy Ambrose | FW | 5 | 1 | 49 |
| Fred Kiernan | GK | 5 | — | 49 |
| Shay Gibbons | FW | 4 | 0 | 46 |
| Billy Whelan | FW | 4 | 0 | 46 |
| Tommy Clinton | DF | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| Tommy Dunne | DF | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| Gerry Mackey | DF | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| Kit Lawlor | FW | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| Jack O'Reilly | FW | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| Joe Carolan | DF | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| Tommy Hamilton | FW | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Jack Fitzgerald | FW | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Martin Colfer | FW | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Maxie McCann | MF | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| Bobby Duffy | FW | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| Albie Murphy | DF | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Shay Keogh | DF | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Florrie Burke | DF | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Mike Gallagher | MF | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Sean Cusack | FW | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Terry Murray | FW | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Chris Giles | FW | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Liam Munroe | FW | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Dessie Glynn | FW | — | — | 33 |
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