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Squad of Ireland for World Cup 1990
| # | | | | Player | | Height | |
Age | | | Position |
Team |
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Bonner
| | 1.88 | | 30 | | | GK |  Celtic |
| 2 | |
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Morris, Chris
| | 1.80 | | 26 | | | DF | Celtic |
| 3 | |
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Staunton
| | 1.83 | | 21 | | | DF Left-back/Centre-back |  Liverpool |
| 4 | |
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McCarthy, M
(c) | | 1.88 | | 31 | | | DF Centre-back | Millwall |
| 5 | |
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Moran
| | 1.79 | | 34 | | | DF Centre-back |  Sp.Gijon |
| 6 | |
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Whelan, R
| | 1.76 | | 28 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Left-midfield | Liverpool |
| 7 | |
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McGrath, P
(c) | | 1.84 | | 30 | | | DF Centre-back/Defensive midfielder | A.Villa |
| 8 | |
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Houghton
| | 1.71 | | 28 | | | MF Attacking midfielder | Liverpool |
| 9 | |
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Aldridge
| | 1.81 | | 31 | | | FW Striker | R.Sociedad |
| 10 | |
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Cascarino
| | 1.90 | | 27 | | | FW Striker | Millwall |
| 11 | |
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Sheedy
| | 1.75 | | 30 | | | MF | Everton |
| 12 | |
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O'Leary, D
| | | | 32 | | | DF Centre-back | Arsenal |
| 13 | |
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Townsend, A
| | 1.81 | | 26 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Defensive midfielder | Norwich C |
| 14 | |
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Hughton, C
| | 1.70 | | 31 | | | DF | Tottenham |
| 15 | |
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Slaven
| | 1.80 | | 29 | | | FW | Middlsbro |
| 16 | |
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Sheridan, J
| | 1.77 | | 25 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder | Sheff.Wed |
| 17 | |
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Quinn, N (1966)
| | 1.93 | | 23 | | | FW Striker | Arsenal |
| 18 | |
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Stapleton
| | 1.83 | | 33 | | | FW Striker | Blackburn |
| 19 | |
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Kelly, David
| | 1.80 | | 24 | | | FW Striker | West Ham |
| 20 | |
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Byrne, John
| | 1.83 | | 29 | | | FW Striker |  Le Havre |
| 21 | |
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McLoughlin, A
| | 1.73 | | 23 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder | Swindon |
| 22 | |
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Peyton, G
| | | | 34 | | | GK | Bournemth |
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