Ireland 3-0 West Germany - November 25, 1956 / Friendlies 1956
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Team line-ups
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Alan Kelly | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gerard Mackey | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Seamus Dunne | 26 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Thomas Dunne | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Noel Cantwell | 62 | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ronald Nolan | 19 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy McCann | 89 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Joe Haverty | 87 | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dermot Curtis | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Arthur Fitzsimmons | 26 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Noel Peyton | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
22.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
4
West Germany
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Heinz Kwiatkowski | 30 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Herbert Erhardt | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Heinz Wewers | 29 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Erich Juskowiak | 30 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Karl Mai | 28 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Elwin Schlebrowski | 31 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Hans Schäfer | 10 | 29 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jakob Miltz | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Heinz Vollmar | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Helmut Rahn | 27 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Max Morlock | 31 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
28.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
11
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Horst Eckel | 10 | 24 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jimmy McCann
IN
John Thomas Gavin
OUT
Alan Kelly
IN
James O'Neill
OUT
Noel Peyton
IN
Liam Whelan
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Herbert Erhardt
IN
Werner Liebrich
OUT
Heinz Wewers
IN
Horst Eckel
OUT
Heinz Kwiatkowski
IN
Heinz Kubsch
OUT
Elwin Schlebrowski
IN
Hans Neuschäfer
OUT
Karl Mai
IN
Alfred Pfaff
OUT
Jakob Miltz
IN
Fritz Walter
OUT
Helmut Rahn
IN
Karl Schmidt
OUT
Max Morlock
IN
Horst Szymaniak
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
37
5
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Carey vs West Germany
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Carey vs Herberger
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
59
107
Success rate in this team:
58 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
58 %
Herberger vs Ireland
2 victories
1 draw
2 losses
Herberger vs Carey
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Archie Murdoch
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Ireland2 matches | General total | West Germany1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | Season total | West Germany1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on November 25, 1956 | Latest figure on November 25, 1956 |
Videos
Key figures

It's the first time Joe Haverty scores 1 goal vs Germany in his professional career

End of streak for Ireland after 6 matches with at least one goal conceded (since 25/05/1955). It was the best streak for the club since 09/10/1949-16/11/1952 (11 matches).

Ireland keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 27/11/1955). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 07/03/1954-25/05/1955 time period (4 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VIreland 4-0 Luxembourg28/10/1953 | VIreland 2-1 Norway08/11/1954 | VIreland 1-0 Netherlands01/05/1955 | LIreland 1-4 Yugoslavia19/10/1955 | DIreland 2-2 Spain27/11/1955 | VIreland 2-1 Denmark03/10/1956 |
Overall | VNorway 1-3 Ireland25/05/1955 | LGermany 2-1 Ireland28/05/1955 | LIreland 1-4 Yugoslavia19/10/1955 | DIreland 2-2 Spain27/11/1955 | VNetherlands 1-4 Ireland10/05/1956 | VIreland 2-1 Denmark03/10/1956 |
Current form
Away | LEngland 3-1 West Germany01/12/1954 | VPortugal 0-3 West Germany19/12/1954 | LYugoslavia 3-1 West Germany25/09/1955 | LItaly 2-1 West Germany18/12/1955 | VNorway 1-3 West Germany13/06/1956 | DSweden 2-2 West Germany30/06/1956 |
Overall | LWest Germany 1-2 Netherlands14/03/1956 | LWest Germany 1-3 England26/05/1956 | VNorway 1-3 West Germany13/06/1956 | DSweden 2-2 West Germany30/06/1956 | LWest Germany 1-2 Soviet Union15/09/1956 | LWest Germany 1-3 Switzerland21/11/1956 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
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Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 10 | 9 |
Conceding streak | 3 | 6 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 6 | 15 |
Conceding streak | 4 | 7 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
9 |
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
5 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
13 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
4 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2.5 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.17 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
Betting aid
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
6 |
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
6 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
0
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Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-1 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Arthur Fitzsimmons | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Willi Schröder | ![]() |
- | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Ulrich Biesinger | ![]() |
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![]() | Arthur Fitzsimmons | 2 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Hans Neuschäfer | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
4 ga
Away
3 gf
9 ga
Total
11 gf
13 ga
Historical head to head
Home
9 gf
3 ga
Away
4 gf
8 ga
Total
13 gf
11 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 2 |
October 17, 1936 |
Home | 5 - 2 |
October 17, 1936 |
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
May 04, 1952 |
Away | No success yet |
Latest head to head
May 28, 1955 - Rencontres amicales 1955
May 04, 1952 - Rencontres amicales 1952
October 17, 1951 - Rencontres amicales 1951
May 23, 1939 - Rencontres amicales 1939
October 17, 1936 - Rencontres amicales 1936
Best historical scorers against West Germany
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Thomas Davis | 2 goals | 1936 - 1936 |
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Plev Ellis | 2 goals | 1935 - 1936 |
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Sean Fallon | 1 goal | 1955 - 1955 |
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Mattie Geoghegan | 1 goal | 1936 - 1936 |
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Arthur Fitzsimmons | 1 goal | 1951 - 1951 |
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Joey Donnelly | 1 goal | 1936 - 1936 |
Best historical scorers against Ireland
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Ludwig Damminger | 2 goals | 1935 - 1935 |
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Fritz Szepan | 1 goal | 1936 - 1936 |
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Helmut Schön | 1 goal | 1939 - 1939 |
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Max Morlock | 1 goal | 1951 - 1951 |
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Josip Posipal | 1 goal | 1952 - 1952 |
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Bernhard Termath | 1 goal | 1952 - 1952 |
Players with most games played vs West Germany
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Thomas Eglinton | 3 matches | 1951 - 1955 |
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Sean Fallon | 3 matches | 1951 - 1955 |
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Peter Farrell | 3 matches | 1951 - 1955 |
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Arthur Fitzsimmons | 3 matches | 1951 - 1955 |
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Thomas Aherne | 2 matches | 1951 - 1952 |
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William O'Neill | 2 matches | 1936 - 1939 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
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Ernst Lehner | 3 matches | 1935 - 1939 |
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Jakob Streitle | 3 matches | 1939 - 1952 |
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Otto Siffling | 2 matches | 1935 - 1936 |
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Hans Jakob | 2 matches | 1936 - 1939 |
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Erich Retter | 2 matches | 1952 - 1955 |
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Paul Janes | 2 matches | 1935 - 1939 |
Competition info
The other matches
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