
Ireland 3-1 Poland - May 22, 1988 / Friendlies 1988
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Team line-ups
Ireland

First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Gerry Peyton | 32 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul McGrath | 53 | 28 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Chris Morris | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin Moran | 32 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Hughton | 29 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Sheridan | 4063 | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ronnie Whelan | 56 | 26 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kevin Sheedy | 12 | 28 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tony Galvin | 63 | 31 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Aldridge | 29 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Cascarino | 31 | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Poland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Jozef Wandzik | 46 | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Damian Lukasik | 26 | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Roman Wojcicki | 30 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ryszard Komornicki | 46 | 28 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Wieslaw Cisek | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dariusz Kubicki | 24 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Waldemar Prusik | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Roman Kosecki | 46 | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jan Urban | 26 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jacek Ziober | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dariusz Dziekanowski | 25 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
22
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Liam O'Brien | 63 | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Niall Quinn | 53 | 21 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mark Kelly | 63 | 18 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Byrne | 56 | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Grzegorz Stencel | 46 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Witold Bendkowski | 26 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ryszard Tarasiewicz | 46 | 26 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Robert Warzycha | 6546 | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gerry Peyton
IN
Pat Bonner
OUT
Ronnie Whelan
IN
Ray Houghton
OUT
Tony Galvin
IN
David Kelly
OUT
John Aldridge
IN
Frank Stapleton
OUT
Tony Cascarino
IN
Mark Kelly
OUT
Kevin Sheedy
IN
Mick McCarthy
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Waldemar Prusik
IN
Ryszard Tarasiewicz
OUT
Wieslaw Cisek
IN
Dariusz Wdowczyk
OUT
Roman Wojcicki
IN
Zbigniew Boniek
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
53
17
Success rate in this team:
65 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Charlton vs Poland
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Charlton vs Lazarek
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
50
19
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Lazarek vs Ireland
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Lazarek vs Charlton
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Ffrangcon Roberts
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | General total | Poland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | Season total | Poland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on May 22, 1988 | Latest figure on May 22, 1988 |
Videos
Key figures

Ireland keeps its 4 matches won with a difference of 2 goals in Friendlies running (since 10/11/1987). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/05/1976 (2 matches)

End of streak for Poland after 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most away from home in Friendlies (since 16/05/1986). It was the best streak for the club since 10/02/1985-11/12/1985 (6 matches).

The last time Ireland has ended with the score 3-1 , It was on the 29/04/1981 (vs )
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VIreland 1-0 Brazil23/05/1987 | VIreland 2-1 Luxembourg09/09/1987 | VIreland 2-0 Bulgaria14/10/1987 | VIreland 5-0 Israel10/11/1987 | VIreland 2-0 Romania23/03/1988 | VIreland 2-0 Yugoslavia27/04/1988 |
Overall | VLuxembourg 0-2 Ireland28/05/1987 | VIreland 2-1 Luxembourg09/09/1987 | VIreland 2-0 Bulgaria14/10/1987 | VIreland 5-0 Israel10/11/1987 | VIreland 2-0 Romania23/03/1988 | VIreland 2-0 Yugoslavia27/04/1988 |
Current form
Away | DNetherlands 0-0 Poland19/11/1986 | LGreece 1-0 Poland29/04/1987 | LHungary 5-3 Poland17/05/1987 | VCyprus 0-1 Poland11/11/1987 | VIsrael 1-3 Poland10/02/1988 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Poland23/03/1988 |
Overall | LPoland 0-2 Netherlands14/10/1987 | LCzechoslovakia 3-1 Poland27/10/1987 | VCyprus 0-1 Poland11/11/1987 | DPoland 2-2 Romania06/02/1988 | VIsrael 1-3 Poland10/02/1988 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Poland23/03/1988 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 6 | 7 |
Unbeaten streak | 9 | 8 |
Drawless streak | 6 | 7 |
Scoring streak | 6 | 7 |
Invincibility streak | 4 | 4 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 3 | 4 |
Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 4 | 5 |
Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
6 |
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
4 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-1 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Kevin Moran | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Wieslaw Cisek | ![]() |
![]() | Kevin Moran | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Roman Kosecki | ![]() |
![]() | Kevin Moran | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | Wieslaw Cisek | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
11 gf
10 ga
Away
6 gf
23 ga
Total
17 gf
33 ga
Historical head to head
Home
23 gf
6 ga
Away
10 gf
11 ga
Total
33 gf
17 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 2 - 0 |
May 26, 1976 |
Home | 1 - 0 |
October 21, 1973 |
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 0 |
May 22, 1938 |
Away | 2 - 0 |
September 23, 1970 |
Latest head to head
November 12, 1986 - Rencontres amicales 1986
May 23, 1984 - Rencontres amicales 1984
May 24, 1981 - Rencontres amicales 1981
April 12, 1978 - Rencontres amicales 1978
April 24, 1977 - Rencontres amicales 1977
Best historical scorers against Poland
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Don Givens | 3 goals | 1970 - 1976 |
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Andrew McEvoy | 2 goals | 1964 - 1964 |
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Noel Cantwell | 2 goals | 1958 - 1958 |
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Jimmy Dunne | 1 goal | 1938 - 1938 |
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Alfie Hale | 1 goal | 1968 - 1968 |
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William Fallon | 1 goal | 1938 - 1938 |
Best historical scorers against Ireland
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Wlodzimierz Lubanski | 5 goals | 1964 - 1973 |
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Ernest Pohl | 3 goals | 1958 - 1964 |
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Leonard Piontek | 3 goals | 1938 - 1938 |
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Zygfryd Szoltysik | 3 goals | 1964 - 1970 |
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Gerard Wodarz | 2 goals | 1938 - 1938 |
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Ernest Wilimowski | 2 goals | 1938 - 1938 |
Players with most games played vs Poland
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Raymond Treacy | 9 matches | 1968 - 1978 |
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Alan Kelly | 6 matches | 1964 - 1973 |
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Paddy Mulligan | 6 matches | 1970 - 1977 |
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Terry Conroy | 5 matches | 1970 - 1977 |
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James Holmes | 5 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
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Don Givens | 4 matches | 1970 - 1976 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
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Wlodzimierz Lubanski | 7 matches | 1964 - 1978 |
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Wladyslaw Zmuda | 6 matches | 1973 - 1984 |
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Zbigniew Boniek | 4 matches | 1976 - 1984 |
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Henryk Kasperczak | 4 matches | 1973 - 1977 |
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Stanislaw Oslizlo | 4 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
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Robert Gadocha | 4 matches | 1968 - 1973 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 12, 1988
January 13, 1988
January 15, 1988
January 19, 1988
January 27, 1988
February 03, 1988
February 06, 1988
February 10, 1988
February 17, 1988
February 20, 1988
February 24, 1988
March 16, 1988
March 22, 1988
March 23, 1988
March 26, 1988
March 30, 1988
March 31, 1988
April 02, 1988
April 06, 1988
April 13, 1988
April 27, 1988
May 04, 1988
May 10, 1988
May 17, 1988
May 21, 1988
May 24, 1988
May 28, 1988
June 01, 1988
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