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.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Staunton | DF | 102 | 8 | 84 |
| Paul McGrath | DF | 83 | 8 | 83 |
| Liam Brady | MF | 72 | 9 | 82 |
| Packie Bonner | GK | 80 | — | 81 |
| Andy Townsend | MF | 70 | 7 | 81 |
| Kevin Moran | DF | 71 | 6 | 81 |
| Frank Stapleton | FW | 71 | 20 | 81 |
| Ray Houghton | MF | 73 | 6 | 80 |
| John Aldridge | FW | 69 | 19 | 80 |
| David O'Leary | DF | 68 | 1 | 80 |
| Don Givens | FW | 56 | 19 | 80 |
| Niall Quinn | FW | 92 | 21 | 80 |
| Tony Cascarino | FW | 88 | 19 | 79 |
| Gerry Daly | MF | 48 | 13 | 79 |
| Mick McCarthy | DF | 57 | 2 | 78 |
| Kevin Sheedy | MF | 46 | 9 | 78 |
| Tony Grealish | MF | 45 | 8 | 78 |
| Chris Hughton | DF | 53 | 1 | 77 |
| Ronnie Whelan | DF/MF | 53 | 3 | 77 |
| Mick Martin | MF | 51 | 4 | 77 |
| David Kelly | FW | 26 | 9 | 73 |
| John Sheridan | MF | 34 | 5 | 73 |
| Mark Lawrenson | DF | 39 | 5 | 73 |
| Chris Morris | DF | 35 | 0 | 72 |
| Gerry Peyton | GK | 33 | — | 71 |
| Ray Treacy | FW | 42 | 5 | 71 |
| Jimmy Holmes | DF | 30 | 1 | 69 |
| Tony Galvin | MF | 29 | 1 | 69 |
| Steve Heighway | MF | 34 | 0 | 69 |
| Jim McDonagh | GK | 25 | — | 68 |
| Michael Robinson | FW | 24 | 4 | 68 |
| John Byrne | FW | 23 | 4 | 68 |
| Dave Langan | DF | 26 | 0 | 67 |
| Gary Waddock | MF | 21 | 3 | 67 |
| Mickey Walsh | FW | 21 | 3 | 66 |
| Kevin O'Callaghan | MF | 21 | 1 | 65 |
| Paul McGee | FW | 15 | 4 | 65 |
| Ashley Grimes | MF | 18 | 1 | 64 |
| John Anderson | DF | 16 | 1 | 61 |
| Liam O'Brien | MF | 16 | 0 | 60 |
| Jim Beglin | DF | 15 | 0 | 60 |
| John Devine | DF | 13 | 0 | 59 |
| Pat Byrne | MF | 8 | 0 | 54 |
| Eamonn O'Keefe | FW | 5 | 1 | 53 |
| Pierce O'Leary | DF | 7 | 0 | 53 |
| Brendan O'Callaghan | FW | 6 | 0 | 52 |
| Eamonn Deacy | DF | 4 | 0 | 49 |
| Mike Walsh | DF | 4 | 0 | 49 |
| Mark Kelly | MF | 4 | 0 | 49 |
| Alan Campbell | FW | 3 | 0 | 48 |
| Sean O'Driscoll | MF | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Jerry Murphy | MF | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Jacko McDonagh | DF | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Ron Healey | GK | 2 | — | 47 |
| Terry Donovan | FW | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Liam Buckley | FW | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Mick Fairclough | MF | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Ken DeMange | MF | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Jeff Chandler | MF | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Mick Kennedy | MF | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Kelham O'Hanlon | GK | 1 | — | 43 |
| Peter Eccles | DF | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Barry Murphy | DF | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Pat Scully | DF | 1 | 0 | 42 |
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