John Aldridge
Be the first in the stands
Republic of IrelandCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
John William Aldridge is a former footballer and manager. Nicknamed "Aldo", he was a prolific, record-breaking striker. His tally of 329 Football League goals is the sixth-highest in the history of English football. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
10 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1988–1995The archive holds 10 team sheets naming John Aldridge in Republic of Ireland's starting line-up, from 1988-06-12 to 1995-12-13.
10 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
17 goals across 10 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1989–1995| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-10-11 |  Latvia | W2–1(h) | 61' (pen) 64' | UEFA Euro qualification | Dublin |
| 1994-11-16 |  Northern Ireland | W4–0(a) | 6' | UEFA Euro qualification | Belfast |
| 1994-09-07 | Latvia | W3–0(a) | 16' 75' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Riga |
| 1994-06-24 |  Mexico | L1–2(n) | 84' | FIFA World Cup | Orlando |
| 1993-09-08 |  Lithuania | W2–0(h) | 4' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
| 1993-06-09 | Latvia | W2–0(a) | 14' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Riga |
| 1992-09-09 | Latvia | W4–0(h) | 59' 82' (pen) 86'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
| 1992-05-26 |  Albania | W2–0(h) | 60' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
| 1990-10-17 |  Türkiye | W5–0(h) | 15' 58' 73'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Dublin |
| 1989-11-15 |  Malta | W2–0(a) | 31' 68' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Attard |
Honours
8 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours8 | ||||
| FA Charity Shield | ×2 | 1988, 1989 | Liverpool | |
| FA Cup | ×1 | 1988–89 | Liverpool | |
| Football League Cup | ×1 | 1985–86 | Oxford United | |
| Football League First Division | ×1 | 1987–88 | Liverpool | |
| Football League Second Division | ×1 | 1984–85 | Oxford United | |
| Football League Third Division | ×1 | 1983–84 | Oxford United | |
| Welsh Cup | ×1 | 1979–80 | Newport County | |
| Individual honours10 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 4 | ||||
| Football League First Division top scorer | ×3 | 1987–88, 1994–95, 1995–96 | ||
| Football League Second Division top scorer | 1984–85 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| FAI Senior International Player of the Year | 1992 | |||
| Teams of the season · 3 | ||||
| PFA Team of the Year | ×3 | 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95 | ||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| BBC Goal of the Season | ×2 | 1987–88, 1988–89 | ||