The League of Ireland celebrated a famous night at Dalymount Park in Dublin by beating the might of the Football League 2-1 for the first time in 17 representative fixtures. Before a crowd 25,000 the Irish part-timers managed by Alf Ramsey beat their professional opposition which included three West Ham United players Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Johnny Byrne. Centre-forward Byrne squander a penalty chance in the 33rd minute, before heading the opening goal five minutes later.

On this occasion, this was a good as it got for the Football League side as the Irish side scored twice in the second half. Ramsey declaring afterwards, “We had chances, but the Irish ran us into the ground.”