Irish Soccer Team Welcomed Home.   (R81)..1988..19.06.1988..06.19.1988..19th June 1988..After their great success in Germany in Euro 88, the Irish soccer team had a triumphant homecoming. An Taoiseach, Charles Haughey TD and his government were to the forefront of the welcome. Thousands of fans thronged the airport and all the approach roads in the hope of seeing the team. The full squad is as follows..1.GK.Packie Bonner. Celtic.2.DF.Chris Morris. Celtic.3.DF.Chris Hughton  Tottenham Hotspur.4.DF.Mick McCarthy. Celtic.5.DF.Kevin Moran. Manchester United.6.MF.Ronnie Whelan. Liverpool.7.MF.Paul McGrath. Manchester United.8.MF.Ray Houghton. Liverpool.9.FW.John Aldridge. Liverpool.10.FW.Frank Stapleton Derby County.11.MF.Tony Galvin. Sheffield Wednesday.12.FW.Tony Cascarino. Millwall.13.MF.Liam O'Brien. Manchester United.14.FW.David Kelly. Walsall.15.MF.Kevin Sheedy. Everton.16.GK.Gerry Peyton. Bournemouth.17.FW.John Byrne. Le Havre.18.FW.John Sheridan. Leeds United.19.DF.John Anderson. Newcastle United.20.FW.Niall Quinn. Arsenal..Picture shows some of the crowds who turned out to welcome the Irish Team home.
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