England v Ireland: head-to-head

Clubs from England against clubs from Ireland, counted for the country they played for that season.

Played
28
Results
Goals
111–12
England – Ireland

Key facts

Current run: England: 7 wins in a row

First meeting
25.09.1957 · Champions League, Qualification
0–6, Win
Latest meeting
11.12.2025 · Europa Conference League, League phase
0–3, Win
Biggest England win
15.09.1976 · Europe League, First round
12–0, Win

Meetings by season

1957/58: 2 1958/59: 0 1959/60: 0 1960/61: 0 1961/62: 0 1962/63: 0 1963/64: 0 1964/65: 0 1965/66: 0 1966/67: 0 1967/68: 0 1968/69: 2 1969/70: 2 1970/71: 0 1971/72: 0 1972/73: 0 1973/74: 0 1974/75: 0 1975/76: 0 1976/77: 2 1977/78: 2 1978/79: 2 1979/80: 0 1980/81: 0 1981/82: 4 1982/83: 2 1983/84: 2 1984/85: 2 1985/86: 0 1986/87: 0 1987/88: 0 1988/89: 0 1989/90: 0 1990/91: 0 1991/92: 0 1992/93: 0 1993/94: 0 1994/95: 0 1995/96: 0 1996/97: 0 1997/98: 0 1998/99: 0 1999/00: 0 2000/01: 0 2001/02: 0 2002/03: 0 2003/04: 0 2004/05: 0 2005/06: 0 2006/07: 0 2007/08: 0 2008/09: 0 2009/10: 0 2010/11: 0 2011/12: 2 2012/13: 0 2013/14: 0 2014/15: 0 2015/16: 0 2016/17: 0 2017/18: 0 2018/19: 0 2019/20: 0 2020/21: 2 2021/22: 0 2022/23: 0 2023/24: 0 2024/25: 1 2025/26: 1
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1957/582
1958/590
1959/600
1960/610
1961/620
1962/630
1963/640
1964/650
1965/660
1966/670
1967/680
1968/692
1969/702
1970/710
1971/720
1972/730
1973/740
1974/750
1975/760
1976/772
1977/782
1978/792
1979/800
1980/810
1981/824
1982/832
1983/842
1984/852
1985/860
1986/870
1987/880
1988/890
1989/900
1990/910
1991/920
1992/930
1993/940
1994/950
1995/960
1996/970
1997/980
1998/990
1999/000
2000/010
2001/020
2002/030
2003/040
2004/050
2005/060
2006/070
2007/080
2008/090
2009/100
2010/110
2011/122
2012/130
2013/140
2014/150
2015/160
2016/170
2017/180
2018/190
2019/200
2020/212
2021/220
2022/230
2023/240
2024/251
2025/261

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 6 6 0 0 24–5
Europa League / UEFA Cup 14 12 2 0 62–5
Cup Winners' Cup 4 2 2 0 3–1
Fairs Cup 2 2 0 0 14–0
Conference League 2 2 0 0 8–1

Clubs from England with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Tottenham 6 5 1 0 23–2
Liverpool 4 4 0 0 19–1
Man. United 4 4 0 0 19–4
Everton 4 3 1 0 11–0
Arsenal 2 2 0 0 7–2
Newcastle 2 1 1 0 4–0
Southampton 2 1 1 0 4–1
Derby County 2 2 0 0 16–1
Chelsea 1 1 0 0 5–1
Crystal Palace 1 1 0 0 3–0

Clubs from Ireland with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Dundalk 8 7 1 0 28–4
Shamrock Rovers 5 5 0 0 21–4
Finn Harps 4 4 0 0 26–1
Bohemian 2 1 1 0 4–0
Drogheda 2 2 0 0 14–0
UCD 2 1 1 0 1–0
Limerick 2 1 1 0 4–1
Waterford United 2 2 0 0 10–2
Shelbourne 1 1 0 0 3–0

All meetings

2025/26

11.12.2025 · Europa Conference League, League phase
0–3, Win

2024/25

19.12.2024 · Europa Conference League, League phase
5–1, Win

2020/21

10.12.2020 · Europe League, Group stage
2–4, Win
29.10.2020 · Europe League, Group stage
3–0, Win

2011/12

15.12.2011 · Europe League, Group stage
0–4, Win
29.09.2011 · Europe League, Group stage
3–1, Win

1984/85

02.10.1984 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
1–0, Win
Flag UCD
19.09.1984 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
Flag UCD
0–0, Draw

1983/84

28.09.1983 · Europe League, First round
8–0, Win
14.09.1983 · Europe League, First round
0–6, Win

1982/83

28.09.1982 · Champions League, First round
1–0, Win
14.09.1982 · Champions League, First round
1–4, Win

1981/82

04.11.1981 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
1–0, Win
21.10.1981 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
1–1, Draw
29.09.1981 · Europe League, First round
1–1, Draw
16.09.1981 · Europe League, First round
0–3, Win

1978/79

26.09.1978 · Europe League, First round
5–0, Win
12.09.1978 · Europe League, First round
0–5, Win

1977/78

28.09.1977 · Europe League, First round
4–0, Win
14.09.1977 · Europe League, First round
0–0, Draw

1976/77

29.09.1976 · Europe League, First round
1–4, Win
15.09.1976 · Europe League, First round
12–0, Win

1969/70

30.09.1969 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
0–4, Win
16.09.1969 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
10–0, Win

1968/69

02.10.1968 · Champions League, First round
7–1, Win
18.09.1968 · Champions League, First round
1–3, Win

1957/58

02.10.1957 · Champions League, Qualification
3–2, Win
25.09.1957 · Champions League, Qualification
0–6, Win

Side by side

Each side's whole European record, whether or not they have met.

England Ireland
Seasons in Europe 66 (1956/57 to 2026/27) 70 (1957/58 to 2026/27)
Matches 3297 683
Won–drawn–lost 1762–730–805 146–143–394
Points per match 1.83 0.85
Goals 5894–3300 607–1273
Titles 51 0
Finals 93 (won 51, lost 42) 0
Knockout ties won 752 of 1109 95 of 325
UEFA ranking No. 1 in 2026/27; best No. 1 (2026/27) No. 32 in 2026/27; best No. 24 (1984/85)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Champion ×15 Round of 32
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Champion ×11 Group stage
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Champion ×8 Second round
Best run: Fairs Cup Champion ×4 Second round
Best run: Conference League Champion ×3 Knockout round play-offs
Best run: UEFA Super Cup Champion ×10 —

Points are 3 for a win in every era. Ranking places are from the 5-year UEFA ranking.

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