Republic of Ireland 1980s squad

Every player who appeared for Republic of Ireland in the 1980s — 64 in all, with their career international caps and goals.

Steve Staunton racked up the most caps of anyone here — 102 in all. Niall Quinn leads the scoring with 21. The sharpest strike rate belongs to Don Givens: 19 goals in 56 caps. The squad breaks down as 5 goalkeepers, 21 defenders, 22 midfielders and 16 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.

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PlayerPosCapsGoalsLegend
Steve StauntonDF102883
Paul McGrathDF83882
Liam BradyMF72981
Packie BonnerGK80—81
Andy TownsendMF70780
Kevin MoranDF71680
Frank StapletonFW712080
Ray HoughtonMF73680
John AldridgeFW691980
David O'LearyDF68180
Don GivensFW561979
Niall QuinnFW922179
Tony CascarinoFW881979
Gerry DalyMF481378
Mick McCarthyDF57278
Kevin SheedyMF46978
Tony GrealishMF45877
Chris HughtonDF53176
Ronnie WhelanDF/MF53376
Mick MartinMF51476
David KellyFW26973
John SheridanMF34572
Mark LawrensonDF39572
Chris MorrisDF35071
Gerry PeytonGK33—71
Ray TreacyFW42571
Jimmy HolmesDF30169
Tony GalvinMF29168
Steve HeighwayMF34068
Jim McDonaghGK25—68
Michael RobinsonFW24467
John ByrneFW23467
Dave LanganDF26066
Gary WaddockMF21366
Mickey WalshFW21365
Kevin O'CallaghanMF21164
Paul McGeeFW15464
Ashley GrimesMF18163
John AndersonDF16160
Liam O'BrienMF16060
Jim BeglinDF15060
John DevineDF13058
Pat ByrneMF8053
Eamonn O'KeefeFW5152
Pierce O'LearyDF7052
Brendan O'CallaghanFW6051
Eamonn DeacyDF4048
Mike WalshDF4048
Mark KellyMF4048
Alan CampbellFW3047
Sean O'DriscollMF3046
Jerry MurphyMF3046
Jacko McDonaghDF3046
Ron HealeyGK2—46
Terry DonovanFW2045
Liam BuckleyFW2045
Ken DeMangeMF2044
Jeff ChandlerMF2044
Mick KennedyMF2044
Mick FaircloughMF2044
Kelham O'HanlonGK1—43
Peter EcclesDF1041
Pat ScullyDF1041
Barry MurphyDF1041

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