Euro 1988 Qualifiers - Appearances Made and Goal Scorers

In Group 7 of the Euro 1988 qualifiers the Irish team was drawn with Bulgaria, Belgium Scotland and Luxembourg. Jack Charlton was the Republic of Ireland manager for the entire qualification campaign. It was his first campaign as Irish manager. Ireland won the group just one point ahead Bulgaria. The Irish finished their qualifiers with a 2-0 win at Lansdowne Road (now Aviva Stadium) over Bulgaria however the Bulgarians still had a home match against Scotland to come. All Bulgaria needed was a draw to qualify however a late goal by Scotland's Gary McKay condemned them to second place in group 7 and Ireland had qualified for it's first major championship finals.

Twenty-one different Irish players were used in eight matches during the Euro 1988 qualifiers.

Irish Player Appearances in Euro 1988 Qualifiers

The following players appeared for the Republic of Ireland during the 1988 Euro qualification campaign matches.

Irish Goal Scorers During Euro 1988 Qualifiers

The following players scored goals for the Republic of Ireland during the 1988 Euro qualification campaign matches.

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