— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) September 18, 2017One of our facebook followers noticed that he had scored eight goals against Latvia, and wondered was this a record for Irish players - i.e. had any player scored more goals against single opposition over the course of his career?
Usually when there's a question related to Irish goalscoring records, the answer is Robbie Keane, but not so in this case. The Irish record caps holder and goal scorer found the back of the net five times against three different countries - Georgia, Faroe Islands and Gibraltar - and is joined by Don Givens who also notched five goals against Turkey in three games, including four in one game.
This leaves Aldridge's eight goals in four games against Latvia in as the current holder of this record.
| Player | Opposition | Home Goals | Away Goals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Aldridge | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Don Givens | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Robbie Keane | Georgia | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Robbie Keane | Faroe Islands | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Robbie Keane | Gibraltar | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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