EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Aviva Stadium - Dublin Saturday 13 June 2015 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Republic of Ireland Group D - Matchday -7 Scotland Last updated 12/07/2021 17:38CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1 Republic of Ireland - Scotland Saturday 13 June 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 14/11/2014 QR (GS) Scotland - Republic of Ireland 1-0 Glasgow Maloney 75 1988 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 18/02/1987 PR (GS) Scotland - Republic of Ireland 0-1 Glasgow Lawrenson 7 15/10/1986 PR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Scotland 0-0 Dublin FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Young 4, 16, Brand 07/05/1961 QR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Scotland 0-3 Dublin 86 Brand 14, 40, Herd 03/05/1961 QR (GS) Scotland - Republic of Ireland 4-1 Glasgow 59, 85; Haverty 52 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Republic of Ireland 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 - - - - 3 1 1 1 1 1 Scotland 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 - - - - 3 1 1 1 1 1 FIFA* Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 1 7 Scotland 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 7 1 Friendlies Republic of Ireland - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 1 1 6 3 Scotland - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 1 1 3 3 6 Total Republic of Ireland 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 - - - - 10 4 2 4 8 11 Scotland 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 - - - - 10 4 2 4 11 8 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Republic of Ireland - Scotland Saturday 13 June 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Match background The Republic of Ireland will look to scrap their way back into contention for a top-two finish in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group D as they welcome Scotland. Previous meetings • Shaun Maloney scored the only goal on 75 minutes as Scotland beat Ireland 1-0 at Celtic Park in their first Group D meeting back in November. • Ireland's record in ten games against Scotland is now W4 D2 L4; in terms of competitive fixtures, Ireland have beaten Scotland only once in five encounters (W1 D1 L3) – 1-0 in a UEFA European Championship qualifier in 1987. Form guide • Ireland are without a win in their last three Group D games (D2 L1) since a 7-0 defeat of Gibraltar in Dublin. • Scotland are yet to triumph away from home in Group D (D1 L1). • Scotland beat Gibraltar 6-1 last time out in Group D, with Steven Fletcher scoring his nation's first hat-trick since Colin Stein plundered four goals against Cyprus in 1969. Trivia and links • Plenty more of the nations' players are club-mates in England: - Ireland's Paul McShane, David Meyler, Robbie Brady and Stephen Quinn, and Scotland's Andrew Robertson (Hull City AFC) - Scotland's Christophe Berra and Ireland's David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town FC) - Ireland's Richard Keogh and Cyrus Christie, and Scotland's Craig Forsyth and Johnny Russell (Derby County FC) - Ireland's John O'Shea and Scotland's Steven Fletcher (Sunderland AFC) - Ireland's Seamus Coleman, James McCarthy and Aiden McGeady, and Scotland's Steven Naismith (Everton FC) - Scotland's Alan Hutton and Ireland's Shay Given (Aston Villa FC) - Ireland's Marc Wilson, Jonathan Walters and Glenn Whelan, and Scotland's Charlie Adam (Stoke City FC) - Ireland's Wes Hoolahan and Scotland's Russell Martin and Steven Whittaker (Norwich City FC) - Ireland's Harry Arter and Scotland's Matt Ritchie (AFC Bournemouth) • Ireland's Robbie Keane is the record goalscorer in European Championship qualifying (including play-offs), with 21 goals: Cristiano Ronaldo and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (17 each) are the only current internationals who are close to his total. • Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has club history in common with his opposite numbers: he replaced Ireland coach Martin O'Neill as Celtic boss in 2005, and coached O'Neill's assistant Roy Keane at Celtic in the final season of the midfielder's playing career. 3 Republic of Ireland - Scotland Saturday 13 June 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Squad list Republic of Ireland Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Shay Given 20/04/1976 39 Aston Villa - 1 0 0 0 - David Forde 20/12/1979 35 Millwall - 4 0 0 0 Sheff. - Keiren Westwood 23/10/1984 30 - 0 0 0 0 Wednesday Defenders - John O'Shea 30/04/1981 34 Sunderland - 5 1 0 0 - Stephen Ward 20/08/1985 29 Burnley - 4 0 0 0 - Marc Wilson 17/08/1987 27 Stoke * 4 0 0 0 - Richard Keogh 11/08/1986 28 Derby - 1 0 0 0 - Seamus Coleman 11/10/1988 26 Everton * 3 0 0 0 - Cyrus Christie 30/09/1992 22 Derby - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Glenn Whelan 13/01/1984 31 Stoke - 3 0 0 0 - Wes Hoolahan 20/05/1982 33 Norwich - 3 1 0 0 - Aiden McGeady 04/04/1986 29 Everton - 5 2 0 0 - Stephen Quinn 01/04/1986 29 Hull - 3 0 0 0 - James McCarthy 12/11/1990 24 Everton - 2 0 0 0 - Robbie Brady 14/01/1992 23 Hull - 4 0 0 0 - David Meyler 29/05/1989 26 Hull - 3 0 0 0 - James McClean 22/04/1989 26 Wigan - 4 2 0 0 - Jeff Hendrick 31/01/1992 23 Derby - 3 0 0 0 Forwards - Robbie Keane 08/07/1980 34 LA Galaxy - 5 3 0 0 - Jon Walters 20/09/1983 31 Stoke - 4 0 0 0 - Daryl Murphy 15/03/1983 32 Ipswich - 1 0 0 0 - Shane Long 22/01/1987 28 Southampton - 3 1 0 0 - David McGoldrick 29/11/1987 27 Ipswich - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Martin O'Neill 01/03/1952 63 - 5 0 0 0 4 Republic of Ireland - Scotland Saturday 13 June 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Scotland Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Craig Gordon 31/12/1982 32 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 - Craig Samson 01/04/1984 31 Kilmarnock - 0 0 0 0 - David Marshall 05/03/1985 30 Cardiff - 5 0 0 0 Defenders - Charlie Mulgrew 06/03/1986 29 Celtic - 2 0 0 0 - Steven Whittaker 16/06/1984 30 Norwich - 3 0 0 0 - Alan Hutton 30/11/1984 30 Aston Villa - 4 0 0 0 - Christophe Berra 31/01/1985 30 Ipswich - 0 0 0 0 - Gordon Greer 14/12/1980 34 Brighton - 2 0 0 0 - Craig Forsyth 24/02/1989 26 Derby - 0 0 0 0 - Russell Martin 04/01/1986 29 Norwich - 5 0 0 0 - Andrew Robertson 11/03/1994 21 Hull - 3 0 0 0 Midfielders - Shaun Maloney 24/01/1983 32 Chicago Fire - 5 4 0 0 - Darren Fletcher 01/02/1984 31 West Brom - 3 0 0 0 - Charlie Adam 10/12/1985 29 Stoke - 0 0 0 0 - James Morrison 25/05/1986 29 West Brom * 4 0 0 0 - Scott Brown 25/06/1985 29 Celtic - 4 0 0 0 Crystal - James McArthur 07/10/1987 27 - 2 0 0 0 Palace - James Forrest 07/07/1991 23 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 - Matt Ritchie 10/09/1989 25 Bournemouth - 1 0 0 0 - Ikechi Anya 03/01/1988 27 Watford - 5 1 0 0 Forwards - Steven Fletcher 26/03/1987 28 Sunderland - 5 3 0 0 - Steven Naismith 14/09/1986 28 Everton - 5 2 0 0 - Leigh Griffiths 20/08/1990 24 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Gordon Strachan 09/02/1957 58 - 5 0 0 0 5 Republic of Ireland - Scotland Saturday 13 June 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Head coach Martin O'Neill Date of birth: 1 March 1952 Nationality: Northern Irish Playing career: Lisburn Distillery FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Norwich City FC (twice), Manchester City FC, Notts County FC, Chesterfield FC, Fulham FC Coaching career: Grantham Town FC, Shepshed Charterhouse FC, Wycombe Wanderers FC, Norwich City FC, Leicester City FC, Celtic FC, Aston Villa FC, Sunderland AFC, Republic of Ireland • The highlight of Northern Irish international O'Neill's playing career was winning the 1977/78 English title and 1979 and 1980 European Cups under Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest (though he did not play in the first of those finals). He also appeared at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. • After injury ended O'Neill's career, he entered management with non-league Grantham, Shepshed and Wycombe, whom he led into the Football League for the first time in 1993 and a further promotion the next year. • He left Wycombe for Norwich in June 1995 but within six months had gone to Leicester, whom he would guide into the Premier League, winning the 1997 and 2000 League Cups to earn two UEFA Cup campaigns. • O'Neill was appointed by Celtic in summer 2000 and in five years at the helm landed three league titles and three Scottish Cups, the Scottish League Cup completing a 2000/01 treble.