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Managers - Irish FA Committee

New Role
1882-1951

Prior to the appointment of Peter Doherty as Ireland's first manager the team was selected by an IFA committee and trained/coached by various people.

Trainers employed included (dates are approximate)
William Crone 1897-1910
Hugh McAteer 1898-1914
Rab Torrans 1900-1914
John McIlvenny 1909
William Quinn 1910
J. Torrans 1926
J. Devlin 1927-1930

Ireland's Record under the "Committee"
001
18/02/1882
England
H
FR
0
-
13
002
25/02/1882
Wales
A
FR
1
-
7
003
24/02/1883
England
A
FR
0
-
7
004
17/03/1883
Wales
H
FR
1
-
1
005
26/01/1884
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
5
006
09/02/1884
Wales
A
BC
0
-
6
007
23/02/1884
England
H
BC
1
-
8
008
28/02/1885
England
A
BC
0
-
4
009
14/03/1885
Scotland
A
BC
2
-
8
010
11/04/1885
Wales
H
BC
2
-
8
011
27/02/1886
Wales
A
BC
0
-
5
012
13/03/1886
England
H
BC
1
-
6
013
20/03/1886
Scotland
H
BC
2
-
7
014
05/02/1887
England
A
BC
0
-
7
015
19/02/1887
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
4
016
12/03/1887
Wales
H
BC
4
-
1
017
03/03/1888
Wales
A
BC
0
-
11
018
24/03/1888
Scotland
H
BC
2
-
10
019
07/04/1888
England
H
BC
1
-
5
020
02/03/1889
England
A
BC
1
-
6
021
09/03/1889
Scotland
A
BC
0
-
7
022
27/04/1889
Wales
H
BC
1
-
3
023
08/02/1890
Wales
A
BC
2
-
5
024
15/03/1890
England
H
BC
1
-
9
025
29/03/1890
Scotland
H
BC
1
-
4
026
07/02/1891
Wales
H
BC
7
-
2
027
07/03/1891
England
A
BC
1
-
6
028
28/03/1891
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
2
029
27/02/1892
Wales
A
BC
1
-
1
030
05/03/1892
England
H
BC
0
-
2
031
18/03/1892
Scotland
H
BC
2
-
3
032
25/02/1893
England
A
BC
1
-
6
033
25/03/1893
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
6
034
08/04/1893
Wales
H
BC
4
-
3
035
24/02/1894
Wales
A
BC
1
-
4
036
03/03/1894
England
H
BC
2
-
2
037
31/03/1894
Scotland
H
BC
1
-
2
038
09/03/1895
England
A
BC
0
-
9
039
16/03/1895
Wales
H
BC
2
-
2
040
30/03/1895
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
3
041
29/02/1896
Wales
A
BC
1
-
6
042
07/03/1896
England
H
BC
0
-
2
043
28/03/1896
Scotland
H
BC
3
-
3
044
20/02/1897
England
A
BC
0
-
6
045
06/03/1897
Wales
H
BC
4
-
3
046
27/03/1897
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
5
047
19/02/1898
Wales
A
BC
1
-
0
048
05/03/1898
England
H
BC
2
-
3
049
26/03/1898
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
3
050
18/02/1899
England
A
BC
2
-
13
051
04/03/1899
Wales
H
BC
1
-
0
052
25/03/1899
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
9
053
24/02/1900
Wales
A
BC
0
-
2
054
03/03/1900
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
3
055
17/03/1900
England
H
BC
0
-
2
056
23/02/1901
Scotland
A
BC
0
-
11
057
09/03/1901
England
A
BC
0
-
3
058
23/03/1901
Wales
H
BC
0
-
1
059
22/02/1902
Wales
A
BC
3
-
0
060
01/03/1902
Scotland
H
BC
1
-
5
061
22/03/1902
England
H
BC
0
-
1
062
09/08/1902
Scotland
H
FR
0
-
3
063
14/02/1903
England
A
BC
0
-
4
064
21/03/1903
Scotland
A
BC
2
-
0
065
28/03/1903
Wales
H
BC
2
-
0
066
12/03/1904
England
H
BC
1
-
3
067
21/03/1904
Wales
A
BC
1
-
0
068
26/03/1904
Scotland
H
BC
1
-
1
069
25/02/1905
England
A
BC
1
-
1
070
18/03/1905
Scotland
A
BC
0
-
4
071
08/04/1905
Wales
H
BC
2
-
2
072
17/02/1906
England
H
BC
0
-
5
073
17/03/1906
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
1
074
02/04/1906
Wales
A
BC
4
-
4
075
16/02/1907
England
A
BC
0
-
1
076
23/02/1907
Wales
H
BC
2
-
3
077
16/03/1907
Scotland
A
BC
0
-
3
078
15/02/1908
England
H
BC
1
-
3
079
14/03/1908
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
5
080
11/04/1908
Wales
A
BC
1
-
0
081
13/02/1909
England
A
BC
0
-
4
082
15/03/1909
Scotland
A
BC
0
-
5
083
20/03/1909
Wales
H
BC
2
-
3
084
12/02/1910
England
H
BC
1
-
1
085
19/03/1910
Scotland
H
BC
1
-
0
086
11/04/1910
Wales
A
BC
1
-
4
087
28/01/1911
Wales
H
BC
1
-
2
088
11/02/1911
England
A
BC
1
-
2
089
18/03/1911
Scotland
A
BC
0
-
2
090
10/02/1912
England
H
BC
1
-
6
091
16/03/1912
Scotland
H
BC
1
-
4
092
13/04/1912
Wales
A
BC
3
-
2
093
18/01/1913
Wales
H
BC
0
-
1
094
15/02/1913
England
H
BC
2
-
1
095
15/03/1913
Scotland
H
BC
1
-
2
096
19/01/1914
Wales
A
BC
2
-
1
097
14/02/1914
England
A
BC
3
-
0
098
14/03/1914
Scotland
H
BC
1
-
1
099
25/10/1919
England
H
BC
1
-
1
100
14/02/1920
Wales
H
BC
2
-
2
101
13/03/1920
Scotland
A
BC
0
-
3
102
23/10/1920
England
A
BC
0
-
2
103
26/02/1921
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
2
104
09/04/1921
Wales
A
BC
1
-
2
105
22/10/1921
England
H
BC
1
-
1
106
04/03/1922
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
2
107
01/04/1922
Wales
H
BC
1
-
1
108
25/05/1922
Norway
A
FR
1
-
2
109
21/10/1922
England
A
BC
0
-
2
110
03/03/1923
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
1
111
14/04/1923
Wales
A
BC
3
-
0
112
20/10/1923
England
H
BC
2
-
1
113
01/03/1924
Scotland
A
BC
0
-
2
114
15/03/1924
Wales
H
BC
0
-
1
115
24/09/1924
South Africa
H
FR
1
-
2
116
22/10/1924
England
A
BC
1
-
3
117
28/02/1925
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
3
118
18/04/1925
Wales
A
BC
0
-
0
119
24/10/1925
England
H
BC
0
-
0
120
13/02/1926
Wales
H
BC
3
-
0
121
27/02/1926
Scotland
A
BC
0
-
4
122
20/10/1926
England
A
BC
3
-
3
123
26/02/1927
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
2
124
09/04/1927
Wales
A
BC
2
-
2
125
22/10/1927
England
H
BC
2
-
0
126
04/02/1928
Wales
H
BC
1
-
2
127
21/02/1928
France
A
FR
0
-
4
128
25/02/1928
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
0
129
22/10/1928
England
A
BC
1
-
2
130
02/02/1929
Wales
A
BC
2
-
2
131
23/02/1929
Scotland
H
BC
3
-
7
132
19/10/1929
England
A
BC
0
-
3
133
01/02/1930
Wales
H
BC
7
-
0
134
22/02/1930
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
3
135
20/10/1930
England
A
BC
1
-
5
136
21/02/1931
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
0
137
22/04/1931
Wales
A
BC
2
-
3
138
19/09/1931
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
3
139
17/10/1931
England
H
BC
2
-
6
140
05/12/1931
Wales
H
BC
4
-
0
141
12/09/1932
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
4
142
17/10/1932
England
A
BC
0
-
1
143
07/12/1932
Wales
A
BC
1
-
4
144
16/09/1933
Scotland
A
BC
2
-
1
145
14/10/1933
England
H
BC
0
-
3
146
04/11/1933
Wales
H
BC
1
-
1
147
20/10/1934
Scotland
H
BC
2
-
1
148
06/02/1935
England
A
BC
1
-
2
149
27/03/1935
Wales
A
BC
1
-
3
150
19/10/1935
England
H
BC
1
-
3
151
13/11/1935
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
2
152
11/03/1936
Wales
H
BC
3
-
2
153
31/10/1936
Scotland
H
BC
1
-
3
154
18/11/1936
England
A
BC
1
-
3
155
17/03/1937
Wales
A
BC
1
-
4
156
23/10/1937
England
H
BC
1
-
5
157
10/11/1937
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
1
158
16/03/1938
Wales
H
BC
1
-
0
159
08/10/1938
Scotland
H
BC
0
-
2
160
16/11/1938
England
A
BC
0
-
7
161
15/03/1939
Wales
A
BC
1
-
3
162
28/09/1946
England
H
BC
2
-
7
163
27/11/1946
Scotland
A
BC
0
-
0
164
16/04/1947
Wales
H
BC
2
-
1
165
04/10/1947
Scotland
H
BC
2
-
0
166
05/11/1947
England
A
BC
2
-
2
167
10/03/1948
Wales
A
BC
0
-
2
168
09/10/1948
England
H
BC
2
-
6
169
17/11/1948
Scotland
A
BC
2
-
3
170
09/03/1949
Wales
H
BC
0
-
2
171
01/10/1949
Scotland
H
WCQ*
2
-
8
172
16/11/1949
England
A
WCQ*
2
-
9
173
08/03/1950
Wales
A
WCQ*
0
-
0
174
07/10/1950
England
H
BC
1
-
4
175
01/11/1950
Scotland
A
BC
1
-
6
176
07/03/1951
Wales
H
BC
1
-
2
177
12/05/1951
France
H
FR
2
-
2

Summary:
Comp
Pl
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Win %
Pts %
W/L
WCQ*
3
0
1
2
4
17
-13
0.0%
11.1%
-2
BIC*
168
29
25
114
194
527
-333
17.3%
22.2%
-85
FR
9
0
2
7
6
41
-35
0.0%
7.4%
-7
Tot
177
29
27
121
200
568
-368
16.4%
21.5%
-92
* The 1949/50 British Championships doubled as qualifiers for the 1950 World Cup. The games are credited to both competitions, therefore the above table does not tally.

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