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9 unusual facts about Lansdowne Road


Charles Gurdon

His sixth match, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road, was notable as the one and only time that Gurdon was given the captaincy of the England national team.

Chris Hughton

Hughton was awarded a testimonial which was played on 29 May 1995 at Lansdowne Road.

Eircom Park

Plans for Eircom Park were first announced in January 1999 while Republic of Ireland were playing home games at Lansdowne Road, owned by the IRFU.

Ian Gilzean

Days after the disappointment of losing to Celtic St Pats were involved in a 4 team tournament at Lansdowne Road.

Johnny Matthews

Matthews' greatest honour was winning league honours with Waterford but his cherished memory is scoring a penalty against Gordon Banks when the League of Ireland XI played the English League XI in 1971 at Lansdowne Road.

Lansdowne, Maryland

The road starts at Halethorpe Farms Road in the Halethorpe area and proceeds east across I-695, then crosses the Baltimore (city) line after passing Lansdowne Road/Daisy Avenue to Patapsco Avenue, ending at US-1/Washington Boulevard.

Mark Rooney

Despite a difficult season for him personally, Mark was part of the Drogheda United squad that won the 2005 FAI Cup after beating Cork City in the final on 4 December 2005 at Lansdowne Road.

Synan Braddish

He came on as a late substitute in the 67th minute during a friendly at Lansdowne Road.

Tommy Coyne

He made his international debut on 25 March 1992 against Switzerland in a friendly played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.


Jeff Probyn

Along with Stuart Barnes, Wade Dooley, Mike Teague, Peter Winterbottom and Jon Webb, Probyn wore the England shirt for the last time in a 17-3 defeat by Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1993.


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All-seater stadium

Either temporary seats have to be installed (as is the case with Croke Park, home to the Republic of Ireland national team during the Lansdowne Road redevelopment), or the standing areas must be converted to seating (as is the case with several of the larger stadiums in Germany, many of which were used in an all-seater configuration for the 2006 FIFA World Cup).

Belfield Park

The main stand was the covered AIB Stand, while the Foster's Avenue End, which had been closed for 2 seasons because the wooden floorboards were unsafe in wet weather, was re-opened for the 2007 League of Ireland season with the bucket seats from the old Lansdowne Road stadium.

Grahame Parker

He was capped the first time for the national rugby union team during the 1938 Home Nations Championship, when England defeated Ireland 36 to 14 at Lansdowne Road.

Lansdowne Road football riot

The last time England had played Ireland at Lansdowne Road was a UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 7 match in November 1990.