DUNDALK’S INTERNATIONALS

by Sean De Loughry

 

This is a list of all the players who have won full, senior international caps for the Republic of Ireland while playing for Dundalk

It doesn’t include substitutes who were not used, under-age, B or Olympic internationals, or caps won when players were not playing for Dundalk


 

PLAYER CAPS

Willie O'Neill (1935-39) 11

Joey Donnelly (1934-37) 10 (Scored 4)

Mick Hoy (1937-39) 6

Turlough O'Connor (1971-72) 5 (inc. 3 as sub, Scored 1)

Dicky Lunn (1938) 2

Synan Braddish (1978) 2 (inc. 1 as sub)

Mick Fairclough (1982) 2 (Both as sub)

Robert Egan (1929) 1

Tommy McConville (1971) 1

Terry Murray (1950) 1

Tony O'Connell (1966) 1

 

 

Full list of Irish international matches featuring Dundalk players

20th April 1929, Friendly

Republic of Ireland 4 Belgium 0 (Robert Egan)

16th December 1934, Friendly

Republic of Ireland 2 Hungary 4 (Joey Donnelly)

Donnelly scored one of Ireland goals

5th May 1935, Friendly

Switzerland 1 Republic of Ireland 0 (Joey Donnelly)

8th May 1935, Friendly

Germany 3 Republic of Ireland 1 (Joey Donnelly)

8th December 1935, Friendly

Republic of Ireland 3 Holland 5 (Willie O'Neill, Joey Donnelly)

17th March 1936, Friendly

Republic of Ireland 1 Switzerland 0 (Willie O'Neill, Joey Donnelly)

3rd May 1936, Friendly

Hungary 3 Republic of Ireland 3 (Willie O'Neill, Joey Donnelly)

9th May 1936, Friendly

Luxembourg 1 Republic of Ireland 5 (Willie O'Neill, Joey Donnelly)

Donnelly scored for Ireland

7th October 1936, Friendly

Republic of Ireland 5 Germany 2 (Willie O'Neill, Joey Donnelly)

Joey Donnelly scored twice in one Ireland’s greatest victories

6th December 1936, Friendly

Republic of Ireland 2 Hungary 3 (Willie O'Neill, Joey Donnelly)

17th May 1937, Friendly

Switzerland 0 Republic of Ireland 1 (Willie O'Neill)

23rd May 1937, Friendly

France 0 Republic of Ireland 0 (Willie O'Neill)

10th October 1937, World Cup qualifier

Norway 3 Republic of Ireland 2 (Mick Hoy, Joey Donnelly)

7th November 1937, World Cup qualifier

Republic of Ireland 3 Norway 3 (Willie O'Neill)

18th September 1938, Friendly

Republic of Ireland 4 Switzerland 0 (Mick Hoy, Dicky Lunn)

13th November 1938, Friendly

Republic of Ireland 3 Poland2 (Mick Hoy, Dicky Lunn)

19th March 1939, Friendly

Republic of Ireland 2 Hungary 2 (Mick Hoy)

18th May 1939, Friendly

Hungary 2 Republic of Ireland 2 (Willie O'Neill, Mick Hoy)

May 23rd 1939, Friendly

Germany 1 Republic of Ireland 1 (Willie O'Neill, Mick Hoy)

10th May 1950, Friendly

Belgium 5 Republic of Ireland 1 (Terry Murray)

October 23rd 1966, European Championship qualifier

Republic of Ireland 0 Spain 0 (Tony O'Connell)

October 10th 1971, European Championship qualifier

Austria 6 Republic of Ireland 0 (Tommy McConville, Turlough O'Connor)

June 11th 1972, Brazil Independence Cup

Republic of Ireland 2 Iran 1 (Sub: Turlough O'Connor)

June 18th 1972, Brazil Independence Cup

Ecuador 2 Republic of Ireland 3, (Sub: Turlough O'Connor)

Substitute O’Connor scored the winner for Ireland

June 21st 1972, Brazil Independence Cup

Chile 2 Republic of Ireland 1 (Turlough O'Connor (sent off))

Turly becomes the first and only Dundalk player to be sent of while representing Ireland!

June 25 1972, Brazil Independence Cup

Republic of Ireland 1 Portugal 2 (Sub: Turlough O'Connor)

April 5th 1978, Friendly

Republic of Ireland 4 Turkey 2 (Sub: Synan Braddish)

April 12th 1978, Friendly

Poland 3 Republic of Ireland 0 (Synan Braddish)

May 21st 1982, Friendly

Chile 1 Republic of Ireland 0 (Sub: Mick Fairclough)

May 30th 1982, Friendly

Trinidad & Tobago 2 Republic of Ireland 1 (Sub: Mick Fairclough)

 

 

Tommy McConville won 6 caps in total with Waterford and Dundalk between 1971 and 1973.

Tony O’Connell won two caps in total, with Dundalk in 1966 and Bohemians in 1970.

Turlough O’Connor won 8 caps in total with Fulham, Dundalk and Bohemians between 1967 and 1973.