Republic of Ireland B national football team

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Republic of Ireland B

Nickname(s)	The Boys in Green
Association	Football Association of Ireland
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Pat Devlin
Asst coach	Pat Fenlon
Captain	Alex Bruce
Top scorer	Christy Doyle Daryl Clare David Kelly Jackie Hennessy Neale Fenn Niall Quinn (all 2 goals each)
Home stadium	Dalymount Park Lansdowne Road Tolka Park Turner's Cross Carlisle Grounds
FIFA code	IRL
Home colours Away colours
First international
Republic of Ireland B 1 - 0 Romania B (Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland; October 20, 1957)
Biggest win
Republic of Ireland B 4 - 1 England B (Turner's Cross, Cork, Republic of Ireland; March 27, 1990)
Biggest defeat
England B 2 - 0 Republic of Ireland B (Anfield, Liverpool, England; December 1, 1994)

Republic of Ireland B is the reserve team of the Republic of Ireland national football team. There are no competitions for B teams. However since 1957 the Football Association of Ireland has arranged occasional friendlies.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early B internationals 1.2 1990s 2 Recent Years 3 Results[7] 4 Current squad 5 See also 6 References

[edit] History

[edit] Early B internationals

The FAI first introduced B internationals during the 1950s. In an era when League of Ireland players were getting less opportunities to break into the senior team, these games were seen as a chance for these players to gain some international experience. The Republic of Ireland B played their first game on October 20 1957 at Dalymount Park against Romania B. They held the visitors to a 1-1 draw. Three days later, on October 23, the Romanians lost 6-0 to a Northern Ireland B team. ^[1]

In August 1958 a Republic of Ireland B team travelled to Reykjavik and beat Iceland 3-2. Then in September 1960, Iceland made a return visit to Dalymount Park, this time losing 2-1. On both occasions Iceland fielded their senior team and the Football Association of Iceland regard these games as full internationals. ^[2][3]In between the two games against Iceland, the Republic of Ireland B also beat South Africa 1-0 at Dalymount Park. The South Africans also regard this as a full international. Several League of Ireland players who played in these games subsequently played for the senior Republic of Ireland team. These included Christy Doyle, who had scored against both Iceland and South Africa, Jackie Hennessy who had scored twice against Iceland and Liam Tuohy.

After the game against Iceland in 1960 it would be thirty years before a Republic of Ireland B team officially played again. However on May 24 1971, the FAI, celebrating its Golden Jubilee arranged a special game at Lansdowne Road. This should have been a full international, however their opponents, England, only sent a B team. Steve Heighway scored for an unofficial Republic of Ireland B team in the subsequent 1-1 draw.^[4]

[edit] 1990s

Under Jack Charlton, B internationals were revived and during the 1990s the Republic of Ireland B played England B twice. They recorded their biggest win to date when they beat England B 4-1 at Turner's Cross on March 27 1990. However four years later England B avenged this defeat when they beat the Republic of Ireland B 2-0 at Anfield on December 1 1994. This remains their biggest defeat to date.^[5]

In between the two games against England B, the Republic of Ireland B also beat Denmark B 2-0 at Tolka Park on February 12 1992. Under Mick McCarthy, the Republic of Ireland B played a further three games, including two against a League of Ireland XI and one against a Northern Ireland B team.^[1]

[edit] Recent Years

In April 2006 the FAI announced that Pat Devlin would join the management team of Steve Staunton as manager of the Republic of Ireland B and as Eircom League co-ordinator. The intention was for Devlin to monitor players in the league, report on potential international players and introduce them to international football at B level. ^[6] Since then the Republic of Ireland B has played Scotland B twice.

[edit] Results^[7]

October 20, 1957	Republic of Ireland B	1–1	Romania B	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Friendly Attendance: Referee:
	Neville		Semenescu

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August 11, 1958	Iceland	2–3	Republic of Ireland B	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland Friendly Attendance: Referee:
	Björgvinsson, Þórðarson		Doyle Nolan McCann

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October 11, 1958	Republic of Ireland B	1–0	South Africa	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Friendly Attendance: Referee:
	Doyle

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September 11, 1960	Republic of Ireland B	2–1	Iceland	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Friendly Attendance: Referee:
	Hennessy Hennessy		Beck

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May 24, 1971	Republic of Ireland B[8]	1–1	England B	Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Friendly Attendance: Referee:
	Heighway		? ?

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March 27, 1990	Republic of Ireland B	4–1	England B	Turner's Cross, Cork, Republic of Ireland Friendly Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Cooper (Wales)
	McLoughlin Kelly (pen) Quinn Quinn		Atkinson

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February 12, 1992	Republic of Ireland B	2–0	Denmark B	Tolka Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Friendly Attendance: Referee:
	Fenlon Kelly

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December 1, 1994	England B	2–0	Republic of Ireland B	Anfield, Liverpool, England Friendly Attendance: 7,431 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
	Cole Fowler

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March 17, 1997	Republic of Ireland B	1–1	League of Ireland XI	Tolka Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Friendly Attendance: Referee:
	Foley		Morley

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February 11, 1998	Republic of Ireland B	0–1	Northern Ireland B	Tolka Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Friendly Attendance: Referee:
			O'Boyle

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February 9, 1999	Republic of Ireland B	4–3	League of Ireland XI	Carlisle Grounds, Bray, Republic of Ireland Friendly Attendance: Referee:
	Fenn Fenn Clare Clare		Coughlan Gormley (pen) Tony Cousins

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November 14, 2006	Republic of Ireland B	0–0	Scotland B	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Friendly Attendance: Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
		Report

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November 20, 2007	Scotland B	1 –1	Republic of Ireland B	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie, Scotland Friendly Attendance: Referee: Joseph Attard (Malta)
	Howard	Report	Byrne

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October 9, 2008	Republic of Ireland B	2 –0	Nottingham Forest F.C.	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland Friendly Attendance: 4040 Referee: Damien Hancock (Republic of Ireland)
	Folan Keogh	Report

[edit] Current squad

Squad for game against Nottingham Forest on October 9, 2008.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Joe Murphy Scunthorpe United GK Kieran Westwood Coventry City DF Kevin Foley Wolverhampton Wanderers DF Alex Bruce Ipswich Town DF Darren O'Dea Celtic MF Lee Frecklington Lincoln City DF Eddie Nolan Preston North End MF Stephen Ward Wolverhampton Wanderers MF Darron Gibson Manchester United MF Keith Andrews Blackburn Rovers MF Wes Hoolahan Norwich City MF Keith Treacy Blackburn Rovers MF Martin Rowlands QPR MF Darren Potter Wolverhampton Wanderers MF Owen Garvan Ipswich Town FW Andy Keogh Wolverhampton Wanderers FW Anthony Stokes Sunderland FW Caleb Folan Hull City FW Shane Long Reading FW Sean Scannell Crystal Palace

[edit] See also

• Cat:Republic of Ireland B international footballers

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Northern Ireland’s Footballing Greats
2. ^ www.geocities.com
3. ^ Iceland results at Rsssf
4. ^ The Boys In Green - The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan [1]
5. ^ England B at Rsssf
6. ^ www.rte.ie
7. ^ Republic of Ireland B results from Rsssf
8. ^ unofficial international

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