1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round

The 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round was the first round of the qualifying competition for the 1960 European Nations' Cup. The tie was played over two legs, home and away, in April and May 1959 and was contested by the Republic of Ireland and Czechoslovakia, as they were randomly selected to play each other. The winner on aggregate would advance to the round of 16.

1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round
Event1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying
Republic of Ireland Czechoslovakia
2 4
Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate.
First leg
Republic of Ireland Czechoslovakia
2 0
Date5 April 1959 (1959-04-05)
VenueDalymount Park, Dublin
RefereeLucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Attendance37,500
Second leg
Czechoslovakia Republic of Ireland
4 0
Date10 May 1959 (1959-05-10)
VenueTehelné pole, Bratislava
RefereeJoseph Barbéran (France)
Attendance41,691

The first leg was played on 5 April 1959, and won by the Republic of Ireland 2–0. Czechoslovakia won the return leg 4–0 on 10 May 1959, and therefore Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate. As winners, Czechoslovakia entered the round of 16 with the 15 nations that had received a bye.

Because some of the matches of the round of 16 had already taken place when the matches of the preliminary round did, Republic of Ireland vs Czechoslovakia was not actually the first ever European Championship qualifying match (Soviet Union vs Hungary was), nor was the Republic of Ireland the first team to ever be eliminated from a European Championship (Greece was).

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Republic of Ireland  2–4  Czechoslovakia 2–0 0–4

Matches

First leg details
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Czechoslovakia
 Report
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Republic of Ireland
Czechoslovakia
GK1Jimmy O'Neill
RB2Brendan McNally
LB3Noel Cantwell (c)
RH6Pat Saward
CH5Charlie Hurley
LH4Mick McGrath
OR7Alf Ringstead
IR8Tommy Hamilton
CF9Christy Doyle
IR10George Cummins
OL11Liam Tuohy
Manager:
Johnny Carey & Selection Committee
GK1Imrich Stacho
RB4Gustáv Mráz 23'
LB2Jiří Tichý
RH5Svatopluk Pluskal (c)
CH3Ján Popluhár
LH6Titus Buberník
OR7Jan Brumovský
IR8Anton Moravčík
CF9Ladislav Kačáni
IL10Pavol Molnár
OL11Tadeusz Kraus
Substitutions:
DF12Jiří Hildebrandt 23'
Manager:
Rudolf Vytlačil

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Maximum of one substitution.

Second leg details
Czechoslovakia 4–0 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 41,691
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)
Czechoslovakia
Republic of Ireland
GK1Imrich Stacho
RB2Jiří Tichý
LB4Ladislav Novák (c)
RH5Štefan Matlák
CH3Ján Popluhár
LH6Titus Buberník
OR7Ladislav Pavlovič
IR8Adolf Scherer
CF10Ladislav Kačáni
IL9Vlastimil Bubník
OL11Milan Dolinský
Manager:
Rudolf Vytlačil
GK1Jimmy O'Neill
RB2Dick Whittaker
LB3Noel Cantwell (c)
RH4Frank O'Farrell
CH5Charlie Hurley
LH6Mick McGrath
OR7Alf Ringstead
IR8Tommy Hamilton
CF9Arthur Fitzsimons
IR10George Cummins
OL11Liam Tuohy
Manager:
Johnny Carey & Selection Committee

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level on aggregate.
  • Maximum of one substitution.

Goalscorers

There were 6 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

1 goal

References
  • "1960 European Nations' Cup". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • "1960 European Nations' Cup". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
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