1998/99 Republic of Ireland Home Football Shirt (Y)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. Fading to the button on the collar. A few little bobbles around the upper chest & lower front. Wear to the motif near the lower front hem

Size: Adult Youth

Chest Measurement: 36-38 Inches / 92-97 CM

Manufacturer: Umbro

Colour: Green, white & navy trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1998/1999 & 1999/2000

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Umbro Republic of Ireland home football shirt from the 1998/99 international season.

The condition of this original football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. Fading to the button on the collar. A few little bobbles around the upper chest & lower front. Wear to the motif near the lower front hem (see photos).

Charlton was replaced by Mick McCarthy but Ireland still missed out on the next two major tournaments. Ireland just managed to finish second to Romania in their 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign after Tony Cascarino scored a late goal to win the away match with Lithuania. 

A play-off with Belgium followed, with the match at Lansdowne Road finishing in a 1–1 draw, the match in Belgium finishing 2–1 to the home team and substitute David Connolly being sent off in the latter, preventing Ireland from progressing to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. FIFA awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for 1997 to the Irish supporters "for their exemplary behaviour at Ireland team matches, especially the FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs against Belgium".