They said the English team would lead us on a merry dance
With their Union Jacks all them English fans for victory they were set
Until Ray Houghton got the ball and he stuck it in the net..'
(From Joxer Goes To Stuttgart - Christy Moore)
Can you remember what you were doing, where you were when Ray Houghton looped a header past Peter Shilton with the game only six minutes old? And recall being known as 'Eire' for two weeks? Post your memories to the messageboard and also your thoughts on a likely winner between the team that defeated Georgia last night and the class of Euro '88 below. Ireland finished a very credible fifth of eight nations (leaving Denmark, Spain and England in their wake) at the 8th staging of UEFA's European championships.
Group 2:
Republic of Ireland 1 (Houghton 6 mins)
England 0
Ireland:
Packie Bonner (Glasgow Celtic)
Chris Morris (Glasgow Celtic)
Mick McCarthy (Glasgow Celtic)
Kevin Moran (Manchester Utd)
Chris Hughton (Tottenham)
Ray Houghton (Liverpool)
Paul McGrath (Manchester United)
Ronnie Whelan (Liverpool)
Tony Galvin (Sheffield Wednesday)
Frank Stapleton (Derby County) capt
John Aldridge (Liverpool)
Subs: Niall Quinn (Arsenal) for Stapleton 63 mins, Kevin Sheedy (Everton) for Galvin 76 mins
England: Shilton, Stevens, Wright, Adams, Sansom, Webb, Robson, Waddle, Beardsley, Lineker, Barnes
Sub: Hoddle for Webb 60 mins, Hateley for Beardsley 82 mins