From 1924 to 1935, the Irish Free State was represented internationally by the Irish Free State national football team, with players selected by the Football Association of Ireland. This was before there was an international manager appointed, and the team was chosen by a panel of selectors. Val Harris was the head coach during the 1930s, as was Billy Lacey, and were responsible for training and tactics.

Results

Date	Flag	Opposition	Result	Scorers	Venue	Tournament	Attendance
28 May 1924		Bulgaria	1-0	Paddy Duncan	Stade Olympique, Colombes, France	1924 Olympic Games	1,500
2 June 1924		Netherlands	1-2 (AET)	Frank Ghent 32	Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen, France	1924 Olympic Games	2,000
3 June 1924		Estonia	3-1	Duncan 15, Christy Robinson 48, Ghent 69	Stade Olympique, Colombes, France	1924 Olympic Games	3,000
16 June 1924		United States of America	3-1	Ed Brookes (hat-trick)	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland	Friendly	-,---
21 March 1926		Italy	0-3		Motovelodromo, Turin, Italy	Friendly	12,000
23 April 1927		Italy B	1-2	Bob Fullam 6	Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland	Friendly	20,000
12 February 1928		Belgium	4-2	Jimmy White 55, 73, Bill Lacey 59, Jack Sullivan 77 (p)	Standard Liege Stadium, Liege, Belgium	Friendly	25,000
20 April 1929		Belgium	4-0	John Joe Flood 44, 72, 80, David Byrne 88	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland	Friendly	15,000
11 May 1930		Belgium	3-1	Jimmy Dunne 33, 57, Flood 77	Parc du Meir, Brussels, Belgium	Friendly	15,000
26 April 1931		Spain	1-1	Paddy Moore 40	Montjuic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain	Friendly	100,000
13 December 1931		Spain	0-5		Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland	Friendly	35,000
8 May 1932		Netherlands	2-0	Joe O'Reilly 20, Moore 48	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Friendly	30,000
25 February 1934		Belgium	4-4	Moore 27, 48, 59, 75	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland	1934 World Cup Qualifier	35,000
8 April 1934		Netherlands	2-5	Johnny Squires 44, Moore 57	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands	1934 World Cup Qualifier	38,000
16 December 1934		Hungary	2-4	Joey Donnelly 36, Paddy Bermingham 62 (p)	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland	Friendly	25,000
5 May 1935		Switzerland	0-1		St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland	Friendly	23,000
8 May 1935		Germany	1-3	Plev Ellis 19	Kampfbahn Rote Erde, Dortmund, Germany	Friendly	35,000
8 December 1935		Netherlands	3-5	Ellis 13, Fred Horlacher 32, 35	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland	Friendly	35,000

1934 FIFA World Cup Qualification

GROUP 7

Results:
25 Feb 1934 – Irish Free State 4-4 Belgium
08 Apr 1934 – Netherlands 5-2 Irish Free State
29 Apr 1934 – Belgium 2-4 Netherlands

Table:

*GAv is Goal Average, and was used to determine the sides who would progress. It was replaced by Goal Difference in the 1970 World Cup.

Lineups:
v Belgium: James Foley (G), Jeremiah Lynch (D), Thomas Burke (D), Peandar Gaskins (D, capt.), Joseph O’Reilly (D), Joseph Kendrick (M), William Kennedy (M), David Byrne (M), Patrick Moore (F), Timothy O’Keefe (F), James Kelley (F)

v Netherlands: Foley (G), O’Reilly, Patrick Byrne (D), Gaskins (D, capt.), James Chatton (D), Kendrick (M), Kennedy (M), John Squires (M), Moore (F), William Jordan (F), Patrick Meehan (F). Sub: Alfred Horlacher (F) for Jordan (41′).