• Location close to M1 (main Dublin - Belfast motorway) necessary for international trading
• Road and rail infrastructure
• Availability of broadband and telecommunications services
• Access to key markets of Dublin and Belfast
• Fast growing young, skilled population
• Services offered by Ireland's largest town with excellent selection of banking, retail, restaurant, hotel, sporting, conference and entertainment
• High quality of living with access to beaches and countryside

Rotherham

Coordinates: 53.4272° N 1.3452° W

117,262 (2001 Census[1])

SK4392

Rotherham.

South Yorkshire

Yorkshire and the Humber

England

United Kingdom

ROTHERHAM

S60-S63, S65-S66

01709

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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List of places

Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England, built upon the River Don near the confluence of the Don and the Rother. It lies in the Don Valley between Sheffield and Doncaster. The town is six miles from Sheffield city centre. It is the main town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. The population of the borough of Rotherham is 248,175, and that of the Rotherham urban sub-area 117,262.^[2]

History

While there were Iron Age and Roman settlements in the area now covered by the town, Rotherham itself was not founded until the Early Middle Ages. It soon established itself as a key Saxon market town, lying, as it does, on a Roman road near a forded part of the Don.

In the 1480s the Rotherham-born Archbishop of York, Thomas Rotherham, instigated the building of a college (The College of Jesus) to rival the colleges of Cambridge and Oxford. This and the stylish new parish church of All Saints made Rotherham an enviable and modern town at the turn of the 16th century. But the college was dissolved under the reign of Edward VI, its assets stripped for the crown. By the end of the 16th century, Rotherham had fallen from a fashionable college town to a notorious haven of gambling and vice. Nevertheless, the history of Thomas Rotherham and education in the town continues to be remembered in the name of Thomas Rotherham College.

 Industry

The region had been exploited for iron since Roman times, but it was coal that first brought the industrial revolution to Rotherham. The seams were the driving force behind the improvements to navigation along the Don, the various cuttings eventually forming the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation.

However, the iron resources were soon exploited, most notably by the Walker family, who built up something of an iron and steel empire in Rotherham. Throughout the 18th century, the Walker foundries produced high quality cannons, in addition to several early cast iron bridges, one of which was commissioned by Tom Paine.[1] Meanwhile, Joseph Foljambe established a factory to produce his Rotherham plough, the first commercially successful iron plough. The first Rotherham glassworks was set up in 1751, and went on to become Beatson Clark & Co., one of the town's largest manufacturers, exporting glass medicine bottles worldwide. In the 19th century other successful industries included pottery, brass making and the manufacture of cast iron fireplaces.

Rotherham iron was very highly regarded for its strength. Iron, and later steel, became the principal industry in Rotherham, surviving well into the 20th century. Steel, Peech and Tozer's massive Templeborough steelworks (now the Magna Science Adventure Centre) was, at its peak, over a mile long, employing 10,000 workers, and housing six electric arc furnaces producing 1.8 million tonnes of steel a year. The operation finally closed down in 1993.

The 1800s saw a massive expansion of Rotherham's cast iron industry, starting with the opening of the Effingham Ironworks in 1820, later becoming Yates Haywood & Co. Other major ironfounders included William Corbitt and Co.; George Wright and Co. of Burton Weir; Owen and Co., of Wheathill Foundry; Morgan Macauley and Waide, of the Baths Foundry; the Masbro’ Stove Grate Co., belonging to Messrs. Perrot; W. H. Micklethwait, and John and Richard Corker, of the Ferham Works.

The Parkgate Ironworks was first established in 1823 by Sanderson and Watson, and changed ownership several times. In 1854 Samuel Beal & Co produced the cast iron armour plating for Isambard Kingdom Brunel's famous steamship the SS Great Eastern[2] In 1864 the ironworks was taken over by the Parkgate Iron Co. Ltd, becoming the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company in 1888. The company was purchased by Tube Investments Ltd in 1956 and finally closed in 1974.

Beatson Clark & Co. was a family business until 1961, when it became a public company. The glassworks is still operating on the same site, although the family connection has ceased and the company is now owned by TT Group plc. Its main activities are still the manufacture and sale of glass containers for the pharmaceutical, food and drinks industries.

Rotherham continues to be amongst the leaders in advanced manufacturing in the UK. The Corus Engineering Steels (CES) plant in Rotherham continues to produce steel for a number of products worldwide, including Renault Formula 1 cars and the new Airbus A380 "super jumbo" aeroplane. It currently produces approximately 1.1 million tonnes of engineering steels each year.

Other precision manufacturing companies in the town include; AESSEAL, Newburgh Engineering, Precision Magnetics and Orkot Composites. Rotherham is also the location for the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP).

 Buildings

Despite its history, Rotherham is rather short on old (secular) buildings. The only surviving timber-framed structure is the empty, dilapidated, and much altered former Three Cranes pub (16th century). In fact much of Rotherham's town centre was knocked down and modernised during the course of the 20th century.

The town centre does, however, contain one of only four bridge chapels in the country: the 15th century Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham Bridge (or "Chapel on the Bridge") on Chantry Bridge. The chapel was restored in 1923, having spent a good period of time as a tobacconist's shop.

Other buildings of note include the 15th century Minster (formerly All Saints parish church), and the 18th century Clifton House, which now houses Clifton Park Museum.

Boston Castle, which stands in the grounds of Boston Park, was originally constructed as a hunting lodge in 1776 by Thomas, 3rd Earl of Effingham to mark his opposition to British attempts to crush the American war of independence.It is named after Boston, Massachusetts, the scene of the Boston Tea Party.[3]

On the outskirts of Rotherham, a brick glassmaking furnace, the Catcliffe Glass Cone, is the oldest surviving structure of its type in Western Europe and one of only four remaining in the United Kingdom. Threatened with demolition in the 1960s, it has now been preserved as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and stands as a focal point in a sheltered housing complex

Beyond the town centre and away from the Don Valley, the Rotherham district is largely rural, containing a mixture of farming and mining communities as well as the large Wentworth Woodhouse estate, where the last surviving kiln of the Rockingham Pottery may still be seen.

At Maltby near Rotherham, the medieval ruins of the Cistercian Roche Abbey are a popular tourist destination.

 Town centre, shopping and entertainment

For a large town, Rotherham has a small catchement area, lying close to Sheffield, Doncaster and Barnsley. The large Meadowhall shopping centre lies a couple of miles from the town centre, just over the border in Sheffield, and many leisure facilities are found near it, in the Lower Don Valley. As a result, Rotherham town centre is smaller and less busy than the centre of many other towns its size.

The centre has some high street names, and a large BBC Screen in All Saints Square. The square features a fountain and is surrounded by bars, restaurants and shops.

The town centre is undergoing a transformation known as the Rotherham Renaissance with the aim of regeneration, including apartments, major high street stores, outdoor cafes and a new theatre. This project has already started, with apartments being built on the waterfront.

 Culture

The comedian Sandy Powell was born in Rotherham and the town has produced several entertainers who started on the Working men's club scene, such as Duggie Brown, brother of Coronation Street actress Lynne Perrie, Zulu 440, Paul Shane, Christopher Wolstenholme of Muse, the Chuckle Brothers, and footballer David Seaman also originated from Rotherham.

It is also a thriving haven of Classic and Progressive Rock, helped by the Classic Rock Society, and has spawned many bands, such as Deadline, Saxon, Jive Bunny, Bring Me the Horizon and This Girl. The poet and author A. R. Monday was also born in Rotherham.

Professor John Lee, known for the television shows Anatomy for Beginners and Autopsy: Life and Death is a consultant histopathologist at Rotherham General Hospital.

The Arctic Monkeys grew up in the area with the lead singer's father, David Turner, now teaching music at Rawmarsh School, Rawmarsh, Rotherham.

Since the late 1990s Rotherham has consolidated its reputation as a popular and exciting clubbing destination. The principal clubbing area runs from the "Blu Bambu" nightclub (Now Closed) on Ship Hill down to "Liquid". Interestingly, the local police station is situated between these two locations. Rotherham is also home of Snafu Rock bar, a prime location for the Rock and Metal Community within the area.

The town also has a Civic Theatre and an Arts Centre. Sean Bean made his stage debut at Rotherham Civic Theatre whilst still a student at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology.

Jarvis Cocker and Pulp played their first gig at Rotherham Arts Centre in 1980.

 Sport

Rotherham has a football team in the Football League One, Rotherham United, and a small second flight rugby union team, Rotherham R.U.F.C., currently playing under the name of Earth Titans. Hurdler Chris Rawlinson, Olympic silver medallist Peter Elliott and former England goalkeeper David Seaman are from Rotherham. ChampCar and ex-Formula 1 driver Justin Wilson is from Woodall, which is in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.[4]

Politics

Denis MacShane is the current Member of Parliament for Rotherham. The politician William Hague is also from Rotherham.

 Twin towns

Rotherham is twinned with, among others:

• Saint-Quentin
• Kaiserslautern

References

1. ^ http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=276793&c=Rotherham&d=13&e=16&g=364445&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1
2. ^ ONS

• Rotherham Timeline
• Rotherham Greats

Famous people from Rotherham

• Nazir Ahmed, politician
• David Artell, footballer
• Donald Bailey, civil engineer
• Nick Banks, musician
• Ian Breckin, footballer
• Chuckle Brothers, comedians
• Frank Brown, footballer
• Jo Callis, musician
• Lucy Clarkson, model
• Ebenezer Elliott, poet
• Peter Elliott, athlete
• Scott Flinders, footballer
• Charles Sydney Gibbes, tutor and monk
• Dave Godin, anarchist and musicologist
• Justine Greening, politician
• Simon Guy, cricketer
• Lee Hague, television presenter
• William Hague, former leader of the Conservative Party
• Matt Hamshaw, footballer
• Joe Hunter, cricketer
• Daisy Makeig-Jones, politician
• Joe Miller, commentator
• Laurie Millsom, footballer
• Steve Brookes, local busy body
• Lynne Perrie, actor
• Gervase Phinn, author
• Frederick Brian Pickering, metallurgist
• Sandy Powell, comedian
• Chris Rawlinson, athlete
• Frazer Richardson, footballer
• Archbishop Thomas Rotherham, cleric and minister
• Bishop Robert Sanderson, minister and logician
• David Seaman, former England national football team goalkeeper
• Paul Shane, comedian
• Raymond Unwin, town planner
• Colin Walker, footballer
• Michael Walsh, footballer
• Howard Webb, football referee
• Chris Wolstenholme, musician

External links

• Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
• Rovvrem Forums
• Rotherhamweb
• Rotherham - The Unofficial Website
• Magna Science Adventure Centre
• Millers Mad
• Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP)
• Rotherham Community Safety & Advice Centre

Nickname(s) Founded Ground CapacityChairman Caretaker Manager League 2005-06

Rotherham United
Full name	Rotherham United Football Club
The Millers
1870
Millmoor Rotherham
7,902
Denis Coleman
Mark Robins
League One
League One, 20th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Rotherham United F.C. is an English football club from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, that plays in Football League's third tier, League One. Their home strip is red and white with white shorts, and their away kit is black with blue sleeves. Rotherham also have an alternate 3rd kit which is all white with a gold trim,which is minted.

 History

The 1925 Rotherham kit

The club was formed as Thornhill United. For many years the leading team in the area was Rotherham Town, who spent three seasons in the Football League while Thornhill United were still playing in the Sheffield & Hallamshire League. By the turn of the century, however, Rotherham Town had resigned from the Football League and briefly gone out of business before joining the Midland League. Meanwhile, Thornhill's fortunes were on the rise to the extent that in 1905 they laid claim to being the pre-eminent club in the town and changed their name to Rotherham County. For a period both clubs competed in the Midland League, finishing first and second in 1911-12. When the Great War ended, it was decided to extend The Football League by creating four new places in Division Two. Rotherham County, who had been champions of the Midland League in 1915 before the competition was suspended, were elected to one of the vacancies.

The Second Division was rather too tough for the Yorkshire side and in 1923 they were relegated to Division Three (North). In 1925 the club finished bottom and had to apply for re-election. Rotherham Town were themselves struggling and it was clear that to have two professional clubs in the town was not sustainable. Talks had begun in February 1925 and in early May the two clubs merged to form Rotherham United. Days later the reformed club was formally re-elected under its new name.

In a new amber and black strip, United may have begun with optimism but the new club fared little better than the old one. The now familiar red and white was adopted around 1928 but there was no improvement in the club's fortunes: in 1931 they again had to apply for re-election. Immediately after the Second World War things looked up. After adopting Arsenal-style white sleeved shirts, United finished as runners-up three time in succession between 1947 and 1949 and then were champions of Division Three (North) in 1951.

Rotherham reached their highest ever league position of third in the Football League Second Division in 1955, when only goal average denied them a place in the top flight after they finished level on points with champions Birmingham City and runners-up Luton Town.

The club held on to its place in Division Two until 1968 and then went into a decline that took them down to Division Four in 1973. In 1975 they were promoted back to the Third Division winning the championship. In 1981/82, Rotherham were once again in contention for promotion to the top flight but eventually finished 7th, some 4 points off 3rd place.

By 1988, United were again in Division Four but won the Division title at the first attempt. During the 1990s Rotherham were promoted and relegated between the lowest two divisions with some regularity. However, in 1996 Rotherham won the Football League Trophy final at Wembley.

The Championship Years

The most successful manager to take charge of Rotherham United in recent years is Ronnie Moore, a former player of the club. His first season ended in a mid table finish and his second in a playoff defeat, but it was third time lucky in 1999-2000 when Rotherham finished as Division Three runners-up and gained promotion to Division Two. They were favourites to be relegated in 2000-01, but surprised all the observers by finishing runners-up in Division Two and gaining a second successive promotion. During this highly successful campaign, Rotherham also surprised critics by beating Premiership side Southampton in the FA Cup.

Rotherham remained in Division One (later renamed the Football League Championship) for four seasons, their most successful of which was the 2002/03 campaign. The Millers were in contention for a play-off place, however a last minute blip in form led them to finish 15th in the league, their lowest position all season. The following season, the Millers sold danger man Alan Lee to Cardiff City, and struggled without the Irish international's goals, finishing a disappointing 17th. However, the Millers once again surprised all critics by drawing 1-1 with Arsenal in the League Cup. A disastrous 2004-05 season, finally saw Rotherham relegated from the Championship. Ronnie Moore resigned during the relegation campaign, which saw Rotherham rooted to the foot of the division virtually all season long.

2006 Financial Troubles

Mick Harford took over as Millers manager and made a promising start to their first season in League One. However, after a run of 17 games without a win, Harford was relieved of his managerial duties, replaced by former Wales international Alan Knill. Early in 2006 it was announced that the club faced an uncertain future unless a funding gap in the region of £140,000 per month could be plugged. The problem was compounded as Rotherham do not own their ground (Ken Booth took ownership of Millmoor in return for clearing £3m of debt), and have no tangible assets - as a result administration would not be a viable option for them, as it has been for other clubs. This led to the launch of a "Save Our Millers" campaign, aiming to raise the £1m needed to complete the season. It was also estimated that another £1m was required to complete work on the new stand.

Rotherham's South Yorkshire neighbors all offered their support. Sheffield United paid the wages of Stephen Quinn and Jonathan Forte during their successful loan spells at Millmoor, and also donated profits from the beam-back of the Sheffield derby on February 18 to Save The Millers. Many local clubs also held collections.

An eleventh hour intervention by a consortium of local businessmen offering substantial investment and a new business plan averted a possible dissolution of the club. Dennis Coleman took over as Rotherham United chairman, and made an immediate positive impact. ^[1]

The final match of the 2005-06 season, home to MK Dons, was a winner-take-all relegation showdown. A scoreless draw, combined with a Hartlepool United draw with Port Vale, kept Rotherham up and consigned both MK Dons and Hartlepool to the drop. However, Rotherham were to start the following season with a penalty of minus 10 points as a result of their recent financial troubles.

Alan Knill - Against The Odds

Rotherham United began their second successive year in the Coca-Cola Football League 1 with a 10-point deficit as a result of the CVA which saved the club from liquidation. Many people felt that this gave manager Alan Knill an almost impossible task but he worked hard all pre-season to give the club a fighting chance of surviving in League One.

At one point during the close season, the team had only seven full-time professionals on the books but Knill has made many high-calibre signings during this period to bolster the squad including former Liverpool winger Richie Partridge, ex-Premiership players Delroy Facey and Martin Woods, former Bayern Munich star Eugen Bopp and many others who have played at a higher level.

Manager of the Year

On 16 September, after three wins and two draws in their first nine games, Rotherham gained their first point in the league. They moved off the bottom of the table on 14 October, and after a run of three successive victories they moved out of the relegation zone after a 5-1 win against Crewe Alexandra on 28 October. After winning every league game in October, Knill was awarded the Manager of the Month and Yorkshire Manager of the Year awards.

At the arrival of the January transfer window, Knill sold stars Lee Williamson and Will Hoskins to Premiership side Watford for a combined fee in the ranges of £1 million. The much needed funds from this deal will now see Rotherham United financially secure until the end of the 2008 season - a fantastic achievement of which Alan Knill deserves much credit. ^[2] However, losing their two best players undoubtedly took its toll on the millers, who sunk back to the bottom of the table after winning only one match in three months. "We had quality but we sold it," said Knill "It's a big loss to the squad and its taken its toll." By the end of February, the Millers sat 13 points adrift of safety, making the threat of relegation almost inevitable. This resulted in Knill being sacked on March 1, with Mark Robins becoming caretaker manager.

Millmoor

Rotherham united play all their home games at Millmoor. On one side of the ground is the site of the new Main Stand which is being constructed. It is hoped that the 4,500 capacity which is single tiered, all seated and covered, will be completed sometime during the 2006/07 season. On the other side of the ground is the Millmoor Lane Stand, which has a mixture of covered and open seating. Roughly each section on this side is about a third of the length of the pitch. The covered seating in the middle of this stand looks quite distinctive, with several supporting pillars and an arched roof. Both ends are former terraces, with several supporting pillars and have now been made all seated. The larger of the two is the Tivoli End, used by home fans. It was noticeable that the pitch slopes up towards this end. The ground also benefits from a striking set of floodlights, the pylons of which are some of the tallest in the country at approximately 124 feet high.

Away fans are housed in the Railway End where normally just over 2,000 fans can be accommodated. This end is covered and all seated. An unusual feature is that away fans can only access this end via a small, narrow alleyway.

Millmoor is famous for being the first ground in the country to sell Pukka Pies. The fans are generally considered friendly and the standard of stewarding within the ground relaxed.

 Club Staff

Board Members

• Chairman: Denis Coleman
• Director:Gary Hall
• Director: Giles Brearely
• Director: Dave Costin
• Chief Operating Officer: Paul Douglas

Team Management

• Caretaker Manager: Mark Robins

 Squad

As of 6 January, 2007

No. Position Player 1 GK Gary Montgomery 2 DF David Worrell 3 DF Paul Hurst 4 MF Michael Keane 5 DF Ian Sharps 6 DF Colin Murdock 7 MF Richie Partridge 8 DF Pablo Mills 9 FW Delroy Facey 10 FW Ian Henderson (loan from Norwich) 11 DF Gregor Robertson 12 MF Justin Cochrane 14 DF Rossi Jarvis 15 FW Chris O'Grady 16 DF Stephen Brogan

No. Position Player 17 FW Marc Newsham 18 MF Sam Duncum 19 DF Liam King 20 DF Ryan Taylor 21 MF Toumani Diagouraga (loan from Watford) 22 GK Neil Cutler 23 MF Martin Woods 24 DF Craig Fleming 25 MF Eugen Bopp 26 MF Jamie Green 27 MF Jamie Yates 28 DF Nathaniel Kerr 29 DF Simon Harrison 30 GK Andy Liversidge 31 DF Che Wilson (on loan from Southend United F.C.) 33 DF Theo Streete (on loan from Derby County)

 Notable Former Players

Notable fans

The Chuckle Brothers and the Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme are known to be Millers fans, as are the American band Orson after the TV show Soccer AM selected a team for the group in a random lottery. Also 80's electro band My Pierrot Dolls are big fans of the club, as is Dean Andrews from BBC One's Life on Mars.

 External links

• Official Site
• Rotherham United Mad/ Announcement of March 2006 investors

Sources

Croke Park
Páirc an Chrócaigh

Location
Area:	Dublin 3
County:	Dublin
Country:	Republic of Ireland
Facility Statistics
Broke Ground:	1884
Opened	1913
Renovated	2004
Surface :	Grass
Owner:	Gaelic Athletic Association
Original Construction Cost:
Reconstruction Cost:	€ 260 million
Architect:	Gilroy McMahon
Capacity
Capacity:	82,500
Dimensions
Dimensions:	144.5 m x 88 m

Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports stadium in Ireland and the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Ireland's biggest sporting organisation. Since 1884 the site has been used primarily by the GAA to host Gaelic Games, most notably the annual finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and Senior Hurling Championship. Music concerts by major international acts have also been held in "Croker", as it is often called, and it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2003 Special Olympics. During the refurbishment of Lansdowne Road the stadium is also hosting the Irish national rugby union and soccer teams. Following a redevelopment program started in the 1990s, Croke Park has a capacity of 82,500,^[1] making it the forth largest stadium in the EU and the largest stadium in the 2007 Six Nations Championship.

 History

The area now known as Croke Park was originally an Athletics Course known variously as the City and Suburban Racecourse and "Jones Road" Sportsground. It was originally owned by Maurice Butterly. From the foundation of the association in 1884 this sportsground was used by the organisation regularly for Gaelic Games and Athletics. In 1896 both All-Irelands were played in the ground signifying the growing importance of the suburban plot for the ever expanding GAA. Recognising the potential of the Jones Road sportsground a journalist and GAA member, Frank Dineen, borrowed much of the £3,250 asking price and bought the ground personally in 1908. Only in 1913 did the GAA come into exclusive ownership of the plot when they purchased it from Dineen for £3,500. Once bought, the ground became known as Croke Park in honour of Archbishop Thomas Croke, one of the GAA's first patrons.

In 1913 Croke Park had two stands on what is now known as the Hogan stand side and grassy banks all round. In 1917 the rubble from the Easter Rising in 1916 was used to construct a grassy hill on the railway end of Croke Park to afford patrons a better view of the pitch which by now hosted all major football and hurling matches. Immortalised as Hill 16 it is perhaps one of the most famous terraces in the world.

On November 21, 1920 Croke Park was the scene of a massacre by the Auxiliary Division. British army auxiliaries – nicknamed the Black and Tans – entered the ground, shooting indiscriminately into the crowd killing 14 during a Dublin-Tipperary gaelic football match. The dead included 13 spectators and one player, Michael Hogan. The latter, Tipperary's captain, gave his name posthumously to the Hogan stand built four years later in 1924. These shootings, on the day which became known as Bloody Sunday, were possibly a reprisal for the assassination of 14 British Intelligence officers, known as the Cairo Gang, by Michael Collins' squad earlier that day.

A fully refurbished Croke Park, as seen from Hill 16 during the All-Ireland Football Final in 2004.

In the 1920s the GAA set out to create a high capacity stadium at Croke Park. Following the Hogan Stand, the Cusack Stand, named after Michael Cusack from Clare (who founded the GAA and served as its first secretary), was built in 1927. 1936 saw the first double-deck Cusack Stand open with 5,000 seats, and concrete terracing being constructed on Hill 16. In 1952 the Nally Stand was built in memorial of Paddy Nally, another of the GAA founders. Seven years later, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the GAA, the first cantilevered "New Hogan Stand" was opened.

The highest attendance ever recorded at an All-Ireland Senior Football Final was 90,556 at the 1961 Offaly v Down final. Following the introduction of seating to the Cusack stand in 1966, the largest crowd recorded since has been reduced to 82,516.

Stadium design

In the 1980s the organisation decided to investigate ways to increase the capacity of the old stadium. The design for an 80,000 capacity stadium was completed in 1991. Gaelic Sports have special requirements as they take place on a large field. A specific requirement was to ensure the spectators were not too far from the field of play. This resulted in the three-tier design from which viewing games is possible: the main concourse, a premium level incorporating hospitality facilities and finally an upper concourse. The premium level contains restaurants, bars and conference areas. The project was split into four phases over a 14-year period.

 Phase one

The first phase of construction was to build a replacement for Croke Park's Cusack Stand. Completed in 1995 at a cost of £35 million, the new stand is 180 metres long, 35 metres high, has a capacity for 25,000 people and contains 46 hospitality suites. The new Cusack Stand contains three layers from which viewing games is possible: the main concourse, a premium level incorporating hospitality facilities and finally an upper concourse.

 Phase two

Phase Two of the development commenced in late 1998 and involved extending the new Cusack Stand to replace the existing Canal End terrace. It is now going to be known as The Davin Stand, after Maurice Davin, the first president of the GAA.

 Phase three

Phase Three saw the building of the new Hogan Stand. This required a greater variety of spectator categories to be accommodated including general spectators, corporate patrons, VIPs, broadcast and media services and operation staff. Extras included a fitted-out mezzanine level for VIP and Ard Comhairle (Where the dignatories sit) along with a top-level press media facility. The end of Phase Three took the total spectator capacity of Croke Park to 69,500.

 Phase four

After the 2003 Special Olympics, construction began in September 2003 on the final phase, Phase Four. This involved the redevelopment of the Nally Stand and Hill 16 into a new Nally End/Dineen Hill 16 terrace. It was officially opened by the then GAA President Seán Kelly on March 14, 2005. For logistical reasons (and, to a degree, historical reasons), and also to provide cheaper high-capacity space, the area is a terrace rather than a stand, the only remaining standing-room in Croke Park. Unlike the previous Hill, the new terrace was divided into separate sections – Hill A (Cusack stand side), Hill B (behind the goals) and the Nally terrace (on the site of the old Nally Stand). The fully redeveloped Hill has a capacity of around 13,000, bringing the overall capacity of the stadium to 82,500. This made the stadium the fourth-largest in the European Union, after the Nou Camp in Barcelona, Wembley Stadium in London, and the San Siro in Milan.

Future expansion

Although the stadium has completed all four phases, there is speculation that future development will include a roof for the stadium. The Hill 16 end is unlikely to be developed further in the near future with a second upper tier (in line with the other 3 sides) due to the proximity of the railway line and the fact that there are houses immediately behind the raised wall on which the rail line runs meaning the GAA would have to buy a street of houses to expand Hill 16 to anything more than a terrace.

Pitch

Seating chart of Croke Park

The pitch in Croke Park is a Desso GrassMaster pitch which was laid in 2002 replacing the existing grass pitch. This is a modern development in pitch design which couples natural grass with a stitching of synthethic fibres. The close proximity of the stitching and the natural grass roots growing around the stitching is what gives the pitch its stability and is the key to the success of this type of surface. The system is employed in a number of English football stadia, including Anfield (Liverpool), Boleyn Ground (West Ham United), Madejski Stadium (Reading), Adams Park (Wycombe Wanderers) and Villa Park (Aston Villa).

Since January 2006, a special growth and lighting system called the SGL Concept has been used to assist grass growing conditions, even in the winter months. The system, created by Dutch company SGL (Stadium Grow Lighting), helps in controlling and managing all pitch growth factors, such as light, temperature, CO₂, water, air and nutrients.^[2]

 Floodlighting

With the 2007 Six Nations clash with France and possibly other matches in subsequent years requiring lighting the GAA installed floodlights in the stadium. Indeed many other GAA grounds around the country have started to erect floodlights as the organisation starts to hold games in the evenings, whereas traditionally major matches were played almost exclusively on Sunday afternoons. The first game to be played under these lights at Croke Park was a National Football League Division One match between Dublin and Tyrone on 3 February 2007^[3] with Irelands Six Nations match with France following on 11 February.^[4] Temporary floodlights were installed for the American Bowl game between the Chicago Bears and the Pittsburgh Steelers on the pitch during the 1990s

Controversy on playing non-Gaelic Games

There is great debate in Ireland regarding the use of Croke Park for sports other than those of the GAA. As the GAA was founded as a nationalist organisation to maintain and promote indigenous Irish sport, it has felt honour-bound throughout its history to oppose other, rival or "foreign" sports.

Up until the early 1970s, rule 27 of the GAA constitution stated that a member of the GAA could be banned from playing its games if found to be also playing soccer, rugby or cricket. That rule was abolished but another rule, #42, still prohibited the use of GAA property for games with interests in conflict with the interests of the GAA. The belief was that rugby and soccer were in competition with football and hurling, and that if the GAA allowed these sports to use their ground it may be harmful to Gaelic games. Therefore rule #42 has been taken to mean the sports of Rugby Union and Association Football as the playing of three games of American Football (two between Notre Dame and Navy, and an American Bowl game between the Chicago Bears and the Pittsburgh Steelers) on the pitch during the 1990s showed.

U2 concert at Croke Park, 24 June 2005.

On 16 April 2005, a motion to temporarily relax rule #42 was passed at the GAA Annual Congress. The motion gives the GAA Central Council the power to authorise the renting or leasing of Croke Park for events other than those controlled by the Association, during a period when Lansdowne Road – the venue for international soccer and rugby matches – is closed for redevelopment. The final result was 227 in favour of the motion to 97 against, 11 votes more than the required two-thirds majority.

In January 2006, it was announced that the GAA had reached agreement with the FAI and IRFU to stage two Six Nations games and four soccer internationals at Croke Park in 2007 and in February 2007, use of the pitch by the FAI and the IRFU in 2008 was also agreed.^[5] These agreements were within the temporary relaxation terms, as Lansdowne Road will still be under redevelopment until early 2009. However the GAA also said that hosted use of Croke Park would not extend beyond 2008, irrespective of the redevelopment progress.

11 February 2007 saw the first Rugby Union international to be played there. Ireland were leading France in a Six Nations clash, but lost 17-20 after conceding a last minute (converted) try.

A second match between Ireland and England on 24 February 2007 caused controversy – partially because of the singing of the British National Anthem God Save the Queen. ^[6] Ultimately the anthem was sung without interruption or incident, and applauded by both sets of supporters at the match, which Ireland won by 43-13 (their largest ever win over England, in rugby).

On the 24 March 2007 the first soccer match took place at Croke Park. The Republic of Ireland took on Wales in a Euro 2008 Qualifier, in which a Stephen Ireland goal secured a 1-0 win for the Irish in front of a crowd of 72,500. Prior to this, the IFA Cup had been played at the then Jones's Road Ground in 1901, but this was before the GAA took ownership.

Further information: List of Non-Gaelic Games played in Croke Park

 See also

Rugby pitch laid out on the larger Gaelic football pitch

Six Nations Championship at Croke Park

Hogan Stand

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
• Australian rules football
• Camogie
• International Rules
• Gaelic Athletic Association
• Gaelic football
• Hurling
• Handball
• Sport in Ireland
• Stadiums of Ireland

 References

External links

• Official Webpage
• Unofficial Webpage
• GAA Webpage - Croke Park
• sportsvenue-technology.com Webpage
• Google Satellite view of Croke Park
• Croke Park Undersoil Heating

Republic of Ireland
Nickname	The Boys in Green
Association	Football Association of Ireland
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Steve Staunton (2006-) mentored by Sir Bobby Robson (2006-)
Asst coach	Kevin MacDonald (2006-)
Captain	Robbie Keane
Most caps	Steve Staunton (102)
Top scorer	Robbie Keane (29)
Home stadium	Croke Park (while Lansdowne Road is being redeveloped)
FIFA code	IRL
FIFA ranking	51
Highest FIFA ranking	6 (August 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking	57 (November 1998)
Elo ranking	35
Highest Elo ranking	8 (April 2002, August 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking	67 (May 1972)
First kit 　 Second kit
First international Italy 3 - 0 Ireland (FAI) (Turin, Italy; 21 March 1926)
Biggest win Republic of Ireland 8 - 0 Malta (Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 16 November 1983)
Biggest defeat Brazil 7 - 0 Republic of Ireland (Uberlândia, Brazil; 27 May 1982)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1990)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 1990
European Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 1988)
Best result	Round 1, 1988

The Republic of Ireland national football team is the football team of the Republic of Ireland and is governed by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). The FAI were founded on June 1, 1921 and were permitted to join FIFA in 1923 as the Football Association of the Irish Free State (FAIFS). Prior to this, the Irish Football Association (IFA) governed all football on the island with the all-Ireland international team playing under the name, 'Ireland'. The first international game involving the new Irish association team took place in Turin, Italy in March 1926. The FAIFS also used the name, 'Ireland', for its team even though the IFA still remained in existence and fielded a team under the same name. In 1936, the FAIFS re-adopted its original name, the FAI, in order to conform with the approaching enactment of the 1937 Constitution of Ireland and the impending official name-change of the state from the Irish Free State to Ireland. It was not until 1953 that the FAI team became known as the 'Republic of Ireland', when a FIFA intervention directed that this be so, in order to distinguish the team from the IFA's 'Ireland', who were from then on to be known as 'Northern Ireland'. Three years previously FIFA had also directed that the two associations were to discontinue the practice of choosing players from all over the island and limited them to fielding players from their own respective jurisdictions.

Though they had been involved in international competition since the 1930s, the FAIFS/FAI team did not qualify for any international tournaments until Euro 88 in Germany. That was followed by reaching the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup. The Irish also reached the second round in the 1994 and 2002 World Cups.

The FAI announced on October 17, 2005 that the contract of manager Brian Kerr would not be renewed following elimination from the 2006 World Cup Qualifiers. On 9 January 2006 he was replaced by Steve Staunton, who will be mentored until Euro 2008 by Sir Bobby Robson.

 Stadium

Since the 1980s, most home matches have been played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, the national rugby stadium owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). This ground is to be closed for redevelopment in the period 2007-2009. The first football international played there was a friendly against Italy in 1971; a 5-0 victory over San Marino in a Euro 2008 qualifying match on 15 November 2006 was the last game there before the reconstruction. The all-seater capacity of Lansdowne Road prior to the renovation was 36,000, although higher attendances, using the standing only areas, were permitted for friendly matches. The all seater new stadium will increase capacity for competitive games to 50,000.

Prior to the 1980s, the Republic of Ireland played most home games at Dalymount Park, home of Bohemian FC, but progressively more games were played at Lansdowne following a safety review which reduced Dalymount's capacity and the last international match played there was against Morocco in 1990. The Republic of Ireland has also played home matches in Tolka Park (twice) and the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin as well in Cork venues Mardyke and Flower Lodge.

Croke Park

With the announcement of the rebuilding of Lansdowne Road, a new venue was required to stage Ireland's home internationals. The only stadium in Ireland capable of holding international football was Croke Park, home of the Gaelic Athletic Association. To accommodate this, the GAA temporarily relaxed its rule governing the playing of "foreign" games on its property. Initially, four Euro 2008 qualifiers will be played at Croke Park during 2007.

24 March 2007	Republic of Ireland v Wales	1 - 0
28 March 2007	Republic of Ireland v Slovakia	1 - 0
13 October 2007	Republic of Ireland v Germany	-
17 October 2007	Republic of Ireland v Cyprus	-

 History in major tournaments

See comprehensive article: Republic of Ireland national football team - record in major tournaments

 World Cup record

• 1930 Did not enter
• 1934-1986 Did not qualify
• 1990 - Quarter-finals
• 1994 - Round of 16
• 1998 - Did not qualify
• 2002 - Round of 16
• 2006 - Did not qualify

 European Championships record

• 1960-1984 - Did not qualify

Kit number style

• 1988 - Round 1
• 1992-2004 - Did not qualify

Notable past players

See also Category:Republic of Ireland international footballers

 Current squad

Clubs are part of the English league system except where noted.

Fixtures

Forthcoming fixtures

Date	City	Opponent	Type of game
May 23, 2007	New York	Ecuador	Friendly game
May 26, 2007	Foxborough	Bolivia	Friendly game
August 22, 2007	Arhus	Denmark	Friendly game
September 9, 2007	Bratislava	Slovakia	Euro 2008 qualifier
September 12, 2007	Prague	Czech Republic	Euro 2008 qualifier
October 13, 2007	Dublin	Germany	Euro 2008 qualifier
October 17, 2007	Dublin	Cyprus	Euro 2008 qualifier
November 17, 2007	Cardiff	Wales	Euro 2008 qualifier

Key historical games

Italy 3 - 0 Ireland
March 21, 1926. Turin; Friendly;
Ireland's first game independent of the IFA

England 0 - 2 Ireland
September 21, 1949. Goodison Park; Friendly;
England's first defeat at home to a non-Home Nation side

Spain 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland
November 10, 1965: Stade Colombes, Paris; World Cup qualifying playoff;
Was supposed to be played in London (where Irish community would have given huge support), but FAI agreed to move the game to Paris in exchange for 100% of gate money. In front of an almost totally Spanish crowd, the Republic of Ireland lost their best chance of making the finals at that point.

Republic of Ireland 1 - 2 Italy
May 11, 1971:Lansdowne Road; European Championship qualifier;
Republic of Ireland's first game at Lansdowne Road

Belgium 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland
March 25, 1981:Heysel, Brussels; World Cup qualifer;
Controversial loss which ultimately cost Ireland qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Brazil 7 - 0 Republic of Ireland
May 27, 1982:Uberlândia; Friendly;
Republic of Ireland's record defeat

Republic of Ireland 8 - 0 Malta
November 16, 1983: Lansdowne Road; European Championship qualifier;
Record victory

Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 Bulgaria
October 14, 1987: Lansdowne Road; European Championship qualifier;
Enabled qualification to first ever major tournament (Euro 88) when on November 11, 1987, Bulgaria lost their last home qualifying game to Scotland 0-1.

Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 England
June 12, 1988: Neckarstadion, Stuttgart; European Championship first round
Upset victory in Ireland's first ever match in a major tournament

Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 England
June 11, 1990: Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari; World Cup first round
Ireland's first ever match in a World Cup Finals tournament

Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Romania; 5 - 4 penalties
June 25, 1990:Stadio Luigi FerrarisGenoa; World Cup second round;
David O'Leary's famous penalty brought Ireland into last eight

Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Italy
June 18, 1994: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford; World Cup first round;
Unexpected victory over the side who later lost the final on penalties, it was also Ireland's first World Cup win

Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 England
February 15, 1995: Lansdowne Road; Friendly;
Stadium rioting by English hooligans causes match to be abandoned.

Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Netherlands
September 1, 2001: Lansdowne Road; World Cup qualifier;
Acclaimed performance, all but guaranteeing World Cup qualification

Cyprus 5 - 2 Republic of Ireland
October 7, 2006. GSP Stadium, Nicosia; European Championship qualifier;
Cyprus (103rd FIFA) become the lowest ranking team ever to beat Ireland in a competetive game.

Republic of Ireland 5 - 0 San Marino
November 15, 2006: Lansdowne Road; European Championship qualifier;
The last Ireland match at Lansdowne Road before redevelopment.

Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Wales
March 24, 2007: Croke Park; European Championship qualifier;
Ireland play in Croke Park in a competitive fixture for the first time.

Managers

• Team of selectors (1921-1969)
• Mick Meagan (1969-1971)
• Liam Tuohy (1971-1973)
• Seán Thomas (interim, 1973)
• Johnny Giles (1973-1980)
• Alan Kelly Snr (interim, 1980)
• Eoin Hand (1980-1985)
• Jack Charlton (1986-1995)
• Mick McCarthy (1996-2002)
• Don Givens (interim, 2002)
• Brian Kerr (2003-2005)
• Steve Staunton (2006-)

Record Caps

Record Goal scorers

See here for top goal scorers per country.

Trivia

• It is often said in Ireland that Germany's common use of a green-coloured away jersey is in recognition of Ireland being the first team to play Germany after World War 2. Despite the fact that Switzerland were actually the Germans' first opponent, this urban myth persists.
• Gary Kelly is the uncle of Ian Harte. Both players featured in the same squad for Ireland's 2002 World Cup campaign.
• Ireland and Wales have played each other at five different Dublin venues ; Croke Park, Lansdowne Road, Tolka Park, Dalymount Park and the Royal Dublin Society showgrounds.
• Ireland at home are a formidable team, however the away record in qualifying competitions is dismal. In the past 40 years, Ireland have only three away wins against countries who previously qualified for a major tournament; Scotland in 1987, Turkey in 1991 and Northern Ireland in 1994.
• Ireland's longest competetive winning streak achieved in 1989 during the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign is five games. The defeated opponents on that occasion were Spain, Northern Ireland, Hungary and Malta twice. Today's team is presently on a competetive winning streak of four games.

See also

• Republic of Ireland B national football team
• Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
• Republic of Ireland national football team - results

2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group D

 

 

Standings and results for Group D of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.

Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD

Germany	13	5	4	1	0	21	3	+18
Czech Republic	13	6	4	1	1	15	4	+11
Republic of Ireland	13	7	4	1	2	12	8	+4
Slovakia	9	6	3	0	3	15	11	+4
Wales	6	5	2	0	3	8	9	-1
Cyprus	4	6	1	1	4	9	16	-7
San Marino	0	5	0	0	5	1	30	-29

Notes on the current tiebreaking situation:

• Germany, Czech Republic and Republic of Ireland are ranked by their head-to-head records:
  • Germany – 6 pts, (1:0 vs Republic of Ireland, 2:1 vs Czech Republic)
  • Czech Republic – 1 pt, -1 GD, 2 GF (1:1 vs Republic of Ireland, 1:2 vs Germany)
  • Republic of Ireland – 1 pt, -1 GD, 1 GF (0:1 vs Germany, 1:1 vs Czech Republic)

Results

September 2, 2006 20:15 CEST
	Czech Republic	2–1	Wales	Na Stínadlech, Teplice Attendance: 16,204 Referee: Eriksson (Sweden)
	Lafata 76', 89'	Report	Jiránek 85' (og)

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September 2, 2006 20:15 CEST
	Slovakia	6–1	Cyprus	Tehelné Pole, Bratislava Attendance: 4,783 Referee: Orekhov (Ukraine)
	Škrtel 9' Mintál 33', 55' Šebo 43', 48' Karhan 52'	Report	Yiasoumi 90'

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September 2, 2006 20:45 CEST
	Germany	1–0	Republic of Ireland	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart Attendance: 53,198 Referee: Medina (Spain)
	Podolski 57'	Report

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September 6, 2006 20:15 CEST
	Slovakia	0–3	Czech Republic	Tehelné Pole, Bratislava Attendance: 27,683 Referee: Bennett (England)
		Report	Sionko 10', 21' Koller 57'

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September 6, 2006 20:45 CEST
	San Marino	0–13	Germany	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle Attendance: 5,019 Referee: Dereli (Turkey)
		Report	Podolski 12', 43', 64', 73' Schweinsteiger 29', 47' Klose 30', 45+1' Ballack 35' Hitzlsperger 66', 72' M. Friedrich 87' Schneider 90' (pen)

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October 7, 2006 15:00 BST
	Wales	1–5	Slovakia	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 28,493 Referee: Van Egmond (Netherlands)
	Bale 37'	Report	Švento 14' Mintál 32', 38' Karhan 51' Vittek 59'

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October 7, 2006 17:15 CEST
	Czech Republic	7–0	San Marino	U Nisy Stadion, Liberec Attendance: 9,514 Referee: Aliyev (Azerbaijan)
	Kulič 15' Polák 22' Baroš 32', 68' Koller 42', 52' Jarolím 49'	Report

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October 7, 2006 17:00 EEST
	Cyprus	5–2	Republic of Ireland	Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Batista (Portugal)
	Konstantinou 10', 50' (pen) Garpozis 16' Charalambides 60', 75'	Report	Ireland 8' Dunne 44'

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October 11, 2006 19:30 GMT
	Republic of Ireland	1–1	Czech Republic	Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Layec (France)
	Kilbane 62'	Report	Koller 64'

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October 11, 2006 20:45 CEST
	Slovakia	1–4	Germany	Tehelné Pole, Bratislava Attendance: 21582 Referee: Hauge (Norway)
	Varga 58'	Report	Podolski 13', 72' Ballack 25' Schweinsteiger 36'

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October 11, 2006 20:00 BST
	Wales	3–1	Cyprus	Millenium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 20,456 Referee: Granat (Poland)
	Koumas 33' Earnshaw 39' Bellamy 72'	Report	Okkas 83'

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November 15, 2006 21:00 EET
	Cyprus	1–1	Germany	Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Frøjdfeldt (Sweden)
	Okkas 43'	Report	Ballack 16'

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November 15, 2006 19:30 GMT
	Republic of Ireland	5–0	San Marino	Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 34,018 Referee: Isaksen (Faroe Islands)
	Reid 7' Doyle 24' Keane 31', 58'(pen) , 85'	Report

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February 7, 2007 20:45 CET
	San Marino	1–2	Republic of Ireland	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle Attendance: 3,294 Referee: Rasmussen (Denmark)
	Manuel Marani 86'	Report	Kilbane 49' Ireland 90+4'

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March 24, 2007 15:00 GMT
	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Wales	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 72,539 Referee: Hauge (Norway)
	Ireland 39'	Report

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March 24, 2007 20:00 EET
	Cyprus	1–3	Slovakia	Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 2,696 Referee: Lehner (Austria)
	Aloneftis 45'	Report	Vittek 54' Škrtel 67' Jakubko 77'

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March 24, 2007 20:45 CET
	Czech Republic	1–2	Germany	Toyota Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,821 Referee: Rosetti (Italy)
	Baroš 77'	Report	Kuranyi 42', 62'

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March 28, 2007 17:25 CEST
	Czech Republic	1–0	Cyprus	U Nisy, Liberec Attendance: 9,310 Referee: Bebek (Croatia)
	Kováč 22'	Report

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March 28, 2007 19:45 WEST
	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Slovakia	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 71,297 Referee: Baskakov (Russia)
	Doyle 13'	Report

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March 28, 2007 20:00 BST
	Wales	3–0	San Marino	Millenium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 18,752 Referee: Tchagharyan (Armenia)
	Giggs 3' Bale 20' Koumas 63' (pen)	Report

 Remaining fixtures

Group D fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in Frankfurt, Germany on 9 February 2006.

Saturday 2 June 2007 Germany vs. San Marino Wales vs. Czech Republic Wednesday 6 June 2007 Germany vs. Slovakia Wednesday 22 August 2007 San Marino vs. Cyprus

Saturday 8 September 2007 San Marino vs. Czech Republic Wales vs. Germany Slovakia vs. Republic of Ireland Wednesday 12 September 2007 Czech Republic vs. Republic of Ireland Slovakia vs. Wales Cyprus vs. San Marino Saturday 13 October 2007 Republic of Ireland vs. Germany Cyprus vs. Wales Slovakia vs. San Marino

Wednesday 17 October 2007 Germany vs. Czech Republic Republic of Ireland vs. Cyprus San Marino vs. Wales Saturday 17 November 2007 Czech Republic vs. Slovakia Germany vs. Cyprus Wales vs. Republic of Ireland Wednesday 21 November 2007 Cyprus vs. Czech Republic Germany vs. Wales San Marino vs. Slovakia

 References

• UEFA web site