A modern history of Ireland jerseys in 58 pictures

See the evolution of the green shirt from 1980 to present day.

BEFORE 1978, THE Irish football team wore fairly bland kits – consisting of the green jersey with a shamrock crest, white shorts and either plain or striped socks.

The Boys in Green, one of two national sides in Europe to play in the colour as their first choice along with Northern Ireland, have since had three sponsors (Opel, Eircom and the current one 3 Mobile) while Athleta, O’Neill’s, Adidas and Umbro have all manufactured the team’s clothing down the years.

Below, we look back at how the home, away and goalkeeper strips have evolved over the past 30 years.

A modern history of Ireland jerseys in 58 pictures

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1980 - Home
1982 - Home
1984 - Goalkeeper
1985 - Home
1987 - Home
1988 - Home
1990 - Home
1990 - Away
1990 - Goalkeeper
1990 - Goalkeeper
1992 - Home
1993 - Away
1993 - Goalkeeper
1994 - Home
1994 - Away
1994 - Goalkeeper
1995 - Home
1995 - Goalkeeper
1996 - Home
1996 - Away
1996 - Goalkeeper
1996 - Goalkeeper
1997 - "I had a Macedonia"
1998 - Home
1998 - Away
1998 - Goalkeeper
2000 - Home
2000 - Away
2002 - Home
2002 - Away
2002 - Goalkeeper
2002 - Goalkeeper
2003 - Home
2003 - Away
2003 - Goalkeeper
2004 - Home
2004 - Goalkeeper
2005- Away
2005 - Goalkeeper
2006 - Home
2006 - Goalkeeper
2007 - Away
2008 - Home
2008 - Away
2008 - Goalkeeper
2009 - Away
2010 - Home
2010 - Away
2010 - Goalkeeper
2010 - Charity
2011 - Home
2011 - Away
2011 - Third strip
2011 - Goalkeeper
2011 - Goalkeeper
2012 - Home
2012 - Away
2012 - Goalkeeper

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A modern history of Ireland jerseys in 58 pictures

1980 - Home

1982 - Home

1984 - Goalkeeper

1985 - Home

1987 - Home

1988 - Home

1990 - Home

1990 - Away

1990 - Goalkeeper

1990 - Goalkeeper

1992 - Home

1993 - Away

1993 - Goalkeeper

1994 - Home

1994 - Away

1994 - Goalkeeper

1995 - Home

1995 - Goalkeeper

1996 - Home

1996 - Away

1996 - Goalkeeper

1996 - Goalkeeper

1997 - "I had a Macedonia"

1998 - Home

1998 - Away

1998 - Goalkeeper

2000 - Home

2000 - Away

2002 - Home

2002 - Away

2002 - Goalkeeper

2002 - Goalkeeper

2003 - Home

2003 - Away

2003 - Goalkeeper

2004 - Home

2004 - Goalkeeper

2005- Away

2005 - Goalkeeper

2006 - Home

2006 - Goalkeeper

2007 - Away

2008 - Home

2008 - Away

2008 - Goalkeeper

2009 - Away

2010 - Home

2010 - Away

2010 - Goalkeeper

2010 - Charity

2011 - Home

2011 - Away

2011 - Third strip

2011 - Goalkeeper

2011 - Goalkeeper

2012 - Home

2012 - Away

2012 - Goalkeeper

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