December 3, 2024

Republic of Ireland Football Results

Manager Mick McCarthy – Captain Roy Keane

Roy Keane played in 42.6% of soccer matches during Mick McCarthy’s reign as manager of the Republic of Ireland team. He played in just over a quarter of the 27 friendly matches played while Mick McCarthy was the Irish football manager.

On average he only played in one friendly for each year of McCarthy’s reign. Of the seven friendlies that he did appear in, four were in February and one was in March. On only one occasion during eight seasons did Keane play in a friendly match for McCarthy after the end of the English football season. That was in one match in the build up to the 2002 World Cup finals.

His first match for Brian Kerr on his return to International football after the Saipan incident was in an end of season friendly on 27th May 2004 against Romania.

Mick McCarthy – Republic of Ireland Record as Manager

Year
Played
Won
Drew
Loss
Win Ratio
1996
11
3
3
5
27.3%
1997
10
3
4
3
30.0%
1998
6
2
1
3
33.3%
1999
10
5
3
2
50.0%
2000
10
4
4
2
40.0%
2001
10
7
2
1
70.0%
2002
11
5
3
3
45.5%
TOTAL
68
29
20
19
42.6%

Mick McCarthy – Record as Ireland Manager when Roy Keane Played

It is not surprising to discover that that the Republic of Ireland performed much better when Roy Keane was in the team. The Irish won a higher per centage of matches and had a lower loss ratio with the Irish captain on the soccer pitch. Ireland recorded a very impressive win ratio, in excess of 70%, during 2001 when the majority of the qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup were played. The only defeat that the Irish suffered in 2001 was in the Iran second leg playoff in Tehran – which Roy Keane missed.

Year
Played
Won
Drew
Loss
Win Ratio
1996
2
0
1
1
00.0%
1997*
7
3
2
2
42.9%
1998*
3
2
0
1
66.7%
1999
4
2
2
0
50.0%
2000
4
2
2
0
50.0%
2001
7
5
2
0
71.4%
2002
2
1
0
1
50.50%
TOTAL
29
15
9
5
51.7%

* Roy Keane missed three competitive matches at the end of 1997 and three friendly matches in 1998 due to a cruciate ligament injury.

Roy Keane Football Manager

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Saipan Table of Contents Roy Keane & Eamon Dunphy
Saipan Introduction Roy Keane & Cork
Methodology Keane’s Aversion to Being Away From Home
Saipan Conclusions Roy Keane’s Relationship with Ireland
Roy Keane – Mick McCarthy Relationship Roy Keane – Zenith Data Systems Cup
Roy Keane Version of Saipan Incident Roy Keane – Jack Charlton Relationship
Mick McCarthy Version of Saipan Incident 1 Roy Keane’s Flawed Character
Mick McCarthy Version of Saipan Incident 2 Roy Keane’s Good Character
Niall Quinn Version of Saipan Incident Roy Keane – Footballer
Jason McAteer Version of Saipan Incident Roy Keane – Team Captain
Matt Holland Version of Saipan Incident Roy Keane – Family Man
Roy Keane & Saipan – The Backdrop Roy Keane & Faking Injury
Roy Keane & Saipan – The Issues Roy Keane – Bad Boy
Keane / McCarthy Boston Row 1992 Roy Keane – Career Lows
Keane Misses Iran Playoff Game Roy Keane – Red Cards etc
Keane Misses Niall Quinn Testimonial Roy Keane – Cruciate Injury
Countdown to Saipan Incident Roy Keane & Alf-Inge Haaland
Roy Keane Saipan Tirade at Mick McCarthy Roy Keane & Gareth Southgate Red Card
Roy Keane / Tom Humphries Saipan Interview 1 Roy Keane & Alan Shearer Red Card
Keane / Humphries Saipan Interview 2 Roy Keane / Alex Ferguson Relationship 1
Roy Keane / Irish Times Saipan Interview 3 Roy Keane & Sir Alex Ferguson 2
Roy Keane / Paul Kimmage Saipan Interview 1 Roy Keane & Charity
Keane / Kimmage Saipan Interview 2 Roy Keane & Autobiography Contradictions 1
Roy Keane / Sunday Independent Saipan Interview 3 Roy Keane & Contradictions 2
Roy Keane / Tommie Gorman Interview 1 Roy Keane – Integrity
Roy Keane / Tommy Gorman Interview 2 Roy Keane – International Matches
Roy Keane / RTE Interview 3 Roy Keane – Football Record
FAI Involvement in Saipan Affair Roy Keane & Sandwiches
Saipan Reaction of Irish Players Roy Keane – Walker
Mick McCarthy – ‘crap player, crap manager’ Saipan – Pacific Island
Roy Keane / Mick McCarthy Playing Record I Keano – The Musical
Colin Healy – Forgotten Man of Saipan Roy Keane – Football Manager
Saipan Ten Years Later Roy Keane’s Dog Triggs
Roy Keane’s Autobiography Saipan Bibiliography

 

Roy Keane – View Seven Years After Saipan
Football Quotes about Saipan

 

Triggs – The Autobiography of Roy Keane’s Dog
Ireland at 2002 World Cup Finals – Irish 2002 World Cup Squad – Irish Group Matches
Ireland V Cameroon – Ireland V Germany – Ireland V Saudi Arabia – Ireland V Spain