Irish Football Manager’s Playing Records

Up until September 1969 the Irish football team was selected by a five man committee. Under pressure from the players, led by Eamon Dunphy, the FAI agreed to the appointment of a manager of the Republic of Ireland. Below are the records of all Irish soccer managers; Mick Meagan, Liam Tuohy, John Giles, Alan Kelly, Eoin Hand, Jack Charlton, Brian Kerr, Steve Staunton, Giovanni Trapattoni, and Martin O’Neill. The record of interim managers Sean Thomas, Don Givens and Noel King are also included. Details include numbers of football matches played, wins, losses, draws, goals for & against, biggest win, heaviest defeat, number of players used, appearances, debuts, and leading goalscorers.

Summary of Irish Soccer Managers Records

MANAGER	PLAYED	WON	DREW	LOSS	G F	G A
Mick Meagan	12	0 (0%)	3 (25%)	9 (75%)	7	26
Liam Tuohy	10	3 (30%)	1 (10%)	6 (60%)	11	20
Sean Thomas	1	0 (0%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	1	1
John Giles	38	15 (39%)	9 (24%)	14 (37%)	49	45
Alan Kelly Snr	1	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2	0
Eoin Hand	40	11 (28%)	9 (22%)	20 (50%)	47	59
Jack Charlton	94	47 (50%)	30 (32%)	17 (18%)	128	63
Mick McCarthy	68	29 (43%)	20 (29%)	19 (28%)	117	66
Don Givens	3	0 (0%)	2 (67%)	1 (33%)	2	3
Brian Kerr	33	18 (55%)	11 (33%)	4 (12%)	39	20
Stephen Staunton	17	6 (35%)	6 (35%)	5 (30%)	23	18
Giovanni Trapattoni	64	26 (41%)	22 (34%)	16 (25%)	86	64
Noel King	2	1 (50%)	0	1 (50%)	3	4
Martin O’Neill	45	18 (40%)	16 (36%)	11 (24%)	64	43

Irish Manager Mick Meagan – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
12	0	3	9	7	26	0%

Management Term	Sep 1969 to May 1971
Biggest Win	No wins
Heaviest Loss	0-4 against Hungary
Number of Players Used	30
Most Appearances	11 – Eamon Dunphy & Alan Kelly
Debuts Given	10 Players
Top Goal Scorer	3 – Don Givens

Irish Manager Liam Tuohy – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
10	3	1	6	11	20	30%

Management Term	Oct 1971 to May 1973
Biggest Win	3-2 Ecuador
Heaviest Loss	0-6 against Austria
Number of Players Used	30
Most Appearances	9 – Alan Kelly, Mick Martin, Paddy Mulligan, Ray Treacy
Debuts Given	9 Players
Top Goal Scorer	2 – Terry Conroy, Mick Leech, Mick Martin, Eamon Rogers

Irish Manager Sean Thomas – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
1	0	1	0	1	1	0%

Management Term	June 1973
Biggest Win	None
Heaviest Loss	None
Number of Players Used	13
Most Appearances	N/A
Debuts Given	1 Player
Top Goal Scorer	1 – Miah Dennehy

Irish Manager John Giles – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
37	14	9	14	49	45	38%

Management Term	Oct 1973 to Mar 1980
Biggest Win	4-0 Turkey
Heaviest Loss	1-4 against Czechoslovakia
Number of Players Used	53
Most Appearances	28 – Mick Martin, Paddy Mulligan
Debuts Given	33 Players
Top Goal Scorer	13 – Don Givens

Irish Manager Alan Kelly – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
1	1	0	0	2	0	100%

Management Term	April 1980
Biggest Win	2 – 0 Switzerland
Heaviest Loss	None
Number of Players Used	11
Most Appearances	N/A
Debuts Given	2 Players
Top Goal Scorer	1 – Gerry Daly, Don Givens

Irish Manager Eoin Hand – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
40	11	9	20	47	59	28%

Management Term	Apr 1980 to Nov 1985
Biggest Win	8-0 Malta
Heaviest Loss	0-7 against Brazil
Number of Players Used	49
Most Appearances	32 – Frank Stapleton
Debuts Given	24 Players
Top Goal Scorer	11 – Frank Stapleton

Irish Manager Jack Charlton – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
94	47	30	17	128	63	50%

Management Term	Feb 1986 to Dec 1995
Biggest Win	5-0 – Israel & Turkey
Heaviest Loss	0-3 against Portugal
Number of Players Used	57
Most Appearances	69 – Packie Bonner
Debuts Given	9 Players
Top Goal Scorer	19 – John Aldridge

Irish Manager Mick McCarthy – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
70	31	20	19	117	66	44%

Management Term	Feb 1996 to Nov 2002
Biggest Win	5-0 Liechtenstein x 2 & Malta
Heaviest Loss	2-4 Russia
Number of Players Used	65
Most Appearances	52 – Gary Breen
Debuts Given	41 Players
Top Goal Scorer	14 – Robbie Keane

Irish Manager Don Givens – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
3	0	2	1	2	3	0%

Management Term	Nov 2002, Nov 2007 & Feb 2008
Biggest Win	None
Heaviest Loss	0-1 Brazil
Number of Players Used	21
Most Appearances	3 – Lee Carsley, Shay Given, John O’Shea
Debuts Given	1 Player
Top Goal Scorer	1 – Kevin Doyle & Robbie Keane

Irish Manager Brian Kerr – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
33	18	11	4	39	20	55%

Management Term	Jan 2003 to Oct 2005
Biggest Win	3-0 Canada & Cyprus
Heaviest Loss	0-3 Nigeria
Number of Players Used	45
Most Appearances	28 – Kenny Cunningham
Debuts Given	15 Players
Top Goal Scorer	11 – Robbie Keane

Irish Manager Steve Staunton – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
17	6	6	5	23	18	35%

Management Term	Jan 2006 to Oct 2007
Biggest Win	5-0 San Marino
Heaviest Loss	0-4 Netherlands
Number of Players Used	49
Most Appearances	17 – Kevin Kilbane
Debuts Given	23 Players
Top Goal Scorer	6 – Robbie Keane

Irish Manager Giovanni Trapattoni – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
64	26	22	15	86	64	41%

Management Term	Feb 2008 to Sep 2013
Biggest Win	5-0 Northern Ireland
Heaviest Loss	1-6 Germany
Number of Players Used
Most Appearances
Debuts Given
Top Goal Scorer	28 – Robbie Keane

Irish Manager Noel King – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
2	1	0	1	3	4	50%

Management Term	Sep 2013 to October 2013
Biggest Win	3-1 Kazakhstan
Heaviest Loss	0-3 Germany
Number of Players Used	11
Debuts Given	0
Top Goal Scorer	1 – Robbie Keane; 1 John O’Shea

Irish Manager Martin O’Neill – Playing Record

Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Win Ratio
45	18	16	11	64	43	40%

Management Term	Nov 2013 to date
Biggest Win	7-0 Gibraltar
Heaviest Loss	1-5 Portugal & Denmark
Number of Players Used	N/A
Debuts Given	N/A
Top Goal Scorers	9 – James McClean, 7 – Shane Long, 7 – Jonathan Walters, 5 – Robbie Keane, 4 – Robbie Brady, 3 – Daryl Murphy, 2 – Kevin Doyle, 2 – Aiden McGeady, 2 – Wes Hoolahan, 2 – Shane Duffy

Republic of Ireland Football Managers – Irish Manager’s Records

Mick Meagan – Liam Tuohy – Sean Thomas – John Giles – Alan Kelly Snr – Eoin Hand – Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton’s Playing Style – Jack Charlton’s Appointment – Mick McCarthy – Manager Don Givens
Brian Kerr – Martin O’Neill – Stephen Staunton – Giovanni Trapattoni – Noel King

Irish Football Players

John Aldridge – George Best – Packie Bonner – Liam Brady – Shay Brennan – Noel Cantwell – Johnny Carey
Gerry Daly – Mal Donaghy – Derek Dougan – Damien Duff – Tony Dunne – Eamon Dunphy – Johnny Giles
Shay Given – Don Givens – Harry Gregg – David Healy – Ray Houghton – Denis Irwin – Pat Jennings
Robbie Keane – Robbie Keane Caps Goals – Robbie Keane Penalties Ireland – Roy Keane – Alan Kelly
Mark Lawrenson – Con Martin – Mick Martin – Kevin Moran – David McCreery – Paul McGrath
Sammy McIlroy – Jimmy Nicholl – David O’Leary – John O’Shea – Niall Quinn – Kevin Sheedy – Frank Stapleton Steve Staunton – Billy Whelan – Ronnie Whelan – Norman Whiteside

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