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England men · International friendly

England
v Republic of Ireland⁠

1–1

Full time

England v Republic of Ireland finished 1–1.

Republic of Ireland
Long 13'
Date
Wednesday 29 May 2013 · England in 2013
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-4-2

Starting XI

Substitutes

Republic of Ireland Formation 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • No. 1, David Forde GK
  • No. 2, Seamus Coleman RB
  • No. 4, John O'Shea CB
  • No. 5, Sean St. Ledger CB
  • No. 12, Stephen Kelly LB
  • No. 15, Jonathan Walters RM Off in the 82'
  • No. 6, Glenn Whelan CM Off in the 74'
  • No. 8, James McCarthy CM
  • No. 7, Aiden McGeady LM Off in the 68'
  • No. 9, Shane Long FW
  • No. 10, Robbie Keane FW Off in the 66'

Substitutes

  • No. 19, Simon Cox On in the 66'
  • No. 11, James McClean On in the 68'
  • No. 26, Jeff Hendrick On in the 74'
  • No. 24, Conor Sammon On in the 82'
  • No. 13, Richard Keogh (not used)
  • No. 14, Darren O'Dea (not used)
  • No. 16, Kieren Westwood (not used)
  • No. 17, Paul McShane (not used)
  • No. 18, Stephen Quinn (not used)
  • No. 20, David Meyler (not used)
  • No. 21, Robbie Brady (not used)
  • No. 22, Andy Keogh (not used)
  • No. 23, Darren Randolph (not used)
  • No. 25, Wes Hoolahan (not used)
  • No. 27, Damien Delaney (not used)

Referee: William Collum.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1985 – 1991

Official meetings since 1946

England v Republic of Ireland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings18In our results database
England wins8England perspective
Draws8Level at full time
Republic of Ireland wins2Republic of Ireland victories

England have scored 30 goals to Republic of Ireland's 13 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Taylor

3 goals against Republic of Ireland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Republic of Ireland · Fixture leader

2

Daly

Republic of Ireland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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