player · international archive · 1988–1997
Ray Houghton
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Republic of IrelandArchive goals
6
for Republic of Ireland
Matches scored in
6
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Tournaments
4
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (3)
Career span
1988–1997
first 1988-06-12 · last 1997-11-15
Counted 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.
Raymond James Houghton is a former professional footballer and current sports analyst and commentator with RTÉ Sport. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
12 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1988–1994The archive holds 12 team sheets naming Ray Houghton in Republic of Ireland's starting line-up, from 1988-06-12 to 1994-07-04.
12 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
6 goals across 6 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 1988–1997| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-15 |  Belgium | L1–2(a) | 58' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
| 1995-06-11 |  Austria | L1–3(h) | 65' | UEFA Euro qualification | Dublin |
| 1994-06-18 |  Italy | W1–0(n) | 11' | FIFA World Cup | East Rutherford |
| 1989-10-11 |  Northern Ireland | W3–0(h) | 57' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
| 1989-05-28 |  Malta | W2–0(h) | 32' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
| 1988-06-12 |  England | W1–0(n) | 6' | UEFA Euro | Stuttgart |
Honours
7 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours7 | ||||
| FA Cup | ×2 | 1988–89, 1991–92 | Liverpool | |
| Football League Cup | ×2 | 1985–86, 1993–94 | Oxford United ·1, Aston Villa ·1 | |
| Football League First Division | ×2 | 1987–88, 1989–90 | Liverpool | |
| FA Charity Shield | ×1 | 1990 | Liverpool | |
| Individual honours3 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| FAI Senior International Player of the Year | 1994 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| PFA Team of the Year | ×2 | 1982–83, 1991–92 | ||
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