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  • Norway suffered its 3rd consecutive defeat
  • Republic of Ireland earned its 4th consecutive victory
  • Record for most Norway caps: Thorbjørn Svenssen's 55th appearance
  • Norway vs Republic of Ireland Head to Head: Norway national football team's 3rd loss in 6 matches

Norway vs Rep. of Ireland international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 25 May 1955, 19:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Norway
1-3
Rep. of Ireland
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Albert Meißner, Nuremberg /
West Germany
Attendance, venue:
18 574, Bislett Stadion, Oslo
Goals:
0-1 (17') George Cummins, 1-1 (39') Arne Kotte, 1-2 (70') George Cummins, 1-3 (80') Alf Ringstead
Norway national football team line-up in match Nr.211
Managed by national coach Willibald Hahn (Austria), selection committee: William Eriksen, Georg Olsen, Odvar Moen, Knut Brynildsen, Nils Eriksen
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Managed by selection committee, coach Alex Stevenson
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Norway
nan
nan
0
1
0
0
Rep. of Ireland
nan
nan
0
3
0
0
Historical data sources
Irish Independent (Dublin), №124, 26 May 1955; Irish Newspaper Archives
Arbeiderbladet (Oslo), №119, 26 May 1955; Nasjonalbiblioteket
Friheten (Oslo), №118, 26 May 1955; Nasjonalbiblioteket
Comments
Norway vs Rep. of Ireland post-match head-to-head
WP
33.4
P
6
W
1
D
2
L
3
GF
12
GA
15
GF/P
2.000
GA/P
2.500
Av attendance
24 950
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Norway national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Norway vs Hungary 0-5
Oslo, Sunday 8 May 1955
Next match:
Friendly International
Norway vs Romania 0-1
Oslo, Sunday 12 June 1955
Rep. of Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Rep. of Ireland vs Netherlands 1-0
Dublin, Sunday 1 May 1955
Next match:
Friendly International
West Germany vs Rep. of Ireland 2-1
Hamburg, Saturday 28 May 1955
Top Norway goal scorers
1. Jørgen Juve (1929 - 1934) - 33 goals
2. Einar Gundersen (1917 - 1928) - 26 goals
3. Gunnar Thoresen (1946 - 1953) - 21 goals
4. Odd Wang Sørensen (1947 - 1952) - 17 goals
5. Arne Brustad (1936 - 1939) - 17 goals
6. Reidar Kvammen (1934 - 1947) - 17 goals
... Arne Kotte (1955) - 1 goal
(correct as of May 25, 1955)
Top Rep. of Ireland goal scorers
1. Jimmy Dunne (1930 - 1938) - 13 goals
2. Paddy Moore (1931 - 1934) - 7 goals
3. Con Martin (1949 - 1954) - 6 goals
... Alf Ringstead (1951 - 1955) - 4 goals
... John Joe Flood (1929 - 1930) - 4 goals
... Tom Davis (1936 - 1938) - 4 goals
... Paddy Bradshaw (1938 - 1939) - 4 goals
... George Cummins (1954 - 1955) - 3 goals
(correct as of May 25, 1955)
Brief match report
Wed. 25 May 1955
Bislett Stadion, Oslo
Norway 1-3 Rep. of Ireland
Goals: 17, 39, 70, 80

Att: 18 574,
Ref: Meißner (West Germany)

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