Republic of Ireland 1970s squad
Every player who appeared for Republic of Ireland in the 1970s — 66 in all, with their career international caps and goals.
Liam Brady racked up the most caps of anyone here — 72 in all. Frank Stapleton leads the scoring with 20. The sharpest strike rate belongs to Don Givens: 19 goals in 56 caps. The squad breaks down as 6 goalkeepers, 26 defenders, 17 midfielders and 17 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Brady | MF | 72 | 9 | 76 |
| David O'Leary | DF | 68 | 1 | 76 |
| Gerry Daly | MF | 48 | 13 | 75 |
| Don Givens | FW | 56 | 19 | 75 |
| Frank Stapleton | FW | 71 | 20 | 75 |
| Johnny Giles | MF | 59 | 5 | 74 |
| Alan Kelly | GK | 47 | — | 73 |
| Chris Hughton | DF | 53 | 1 | 73 |
| Tony Grealish | MF | 45 | 8 | 73 |
| Mick Martin | MF | 51 | 4 | 73 |
| Paddy Mulligan | DF | 50 | 1 | 72 |
| Mark Lawrenson | DF | 39 | 5 | 69 |
| Gerry Peyton | GK | 33 | — | 69 |
| Ray Treacy | FW | 42 | 5 | 67 |
| Tony Dunne | DF | 33 | 0 | 66 |
| Steve Heighway | MF | 34 | 0 | 65 |
| Jimmy Holmes | DF | 30 | 1 | 65 |
| Terry Conroy | MF | 26 | 2 | 64 |
| Mickey Walsh | FW | 21 | 3 | 62 |
| Dave Langan | DF | 26 | 0 | 62 |
| Joe Kinnear | DF | 26 | 0 | 62 |
| Eamonn Rogers | MF | 19 | 5 | 61 |
| Jimmy Conway | MF | 20 | 3 | 61 |
| Mick Kearns | GK | 19 | — | 61 |
| Paul McGee | FW | 15 | 4 | 61 |
| Frank O'Neill | FW | 20 | 1 | 59 |
| Eamon Dunphy | MF | 23 | 0 | 59 |
| Eoin Hand | DF | 20 | 2 | 59 |
| Ashley Grimes | MF | 18 | 1 | 59 |
| John Dempsey | DF | 19 | 1 | 58 |
| Shay Brennan | DF | 19 | 0 | 58 |
| Alfie Hale | FW | 14 | 2 | 58 |
| Tommy Carroll | DF | 17 | 1 | 57 |
| Miah Dennehy | FW | 11 | 2 | 57 |
| John Anderson | DF | 16 | 1 | 56 |
| Mick Leech | FW | 8 | 2 | 55 |
| Tony Byrne | DF | 14 | 0 | 54 |
| Turlough O'Connor | FW | 7 | 2 | 54 |
| John Devine | DF | 13 | 0 | 53 |
| Paddy Roche | GK | 8 | — | 52 |
| Al Finucane | DF | 11 | 0 | 52 |
| Noel Campbell | MF | 11 | 0 | 51 |
| Brendan O'Callaghan | FW | 6 | 0 | 49 |
| Eamonn Gregg | DF | 8 | 0 | 49 |
| Pierce O'Leary | DF | 7 | 0 | 48 |
| Mick Lawlor | FW | 5 | 0 | 47 |
| Tommy McConville | DF | 6 | 0 | 46 |
| Terry Mancini | DF | 5 | 1 | 45 |
| Fran O'Brien | MF | 4 | 0 | 43 |
| Damien Richardson | FW | 3 | 0 | 42 |
| Jerry Murphy | MF | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| Noel Synnott | DF | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| Joe Waters | MF | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| Peter Thomas | GK | 2 | — | 40 |
| Ron Healey | GK | 2 | — | 40 |
| Terry Donovan | FW | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Tony O'Connell | FW | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Maurice Daly | DF | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| Synan Braddish | MF | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| Tony Macken | DF | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Eamonn Fagan | DF | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Mick Gannon | DF | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Mick Kearin | DF | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Cathal Muckian | FW | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Jerome Clarke | FW | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Austin Hayes | MF | 1 | 0 | 36 |
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