On this weeks episode we're looking at one of the most momentous victories in Irish international football. On the 21st of September 1949 Ireland beat England at Goodison Park to become the first foreign team to ever beat England on English soil. We also talk about the recent League of Ireland attendance record being broken at Landsdowne Road as 33, 208 fans turn up to watch Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers at the historical context of it. We also discuss:The rise of St. Patricks AthleticLimerick's Tom 'Bud' AherneThe loss of Belfast Celtic & Drumcondra F.C.
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