vs. Ireland, the badge embroidered SvI 1924, button up collar, long sleeved, interior label for T.R. CHARLTON SPORTS OUTFITTER Glasgow

Note: The above shirt was worn by James Greig Reid (1890-1938) in his last International match vs. Ireland. The tie was played at Celtic Park and ended a 2-0 victory for Scotland. Wales won the 1923/24 tournament outright with three wins.

The game vs. Ireland comes from an important time in the development of the sport in Ireland, following the partition of the nation and the formation of a seperate Football Association of Ireland (FAI) in Dublin.

Further information on the Irish footballing split is available below,

'In 1923, at a time when the home nations had withdrawn from FIFA, the FAI was recognised by FIFA as the governing body of the Irish Free State on the condition that it changed its name to the Football Association of the Irish Free State. The Irish FA continued to organise its national team on an all-Ireland basis.

Between 1928 and 1946, the IFA were not affiliated to FIFA and the two Ireland teams co-existed, never competing in the same competition. On 8 March 1950, however, in a 0–0 draw with Wales at the Racecourse Ground in a FIFA World Cup qualifier, the IFA fielded a team that included four players who were born in the Irish Free State. All four players had previously played for the FAI in their qualifiers and as a result had played for two different associations in the same FIFA World Cup tournament.

After complaints from the FAI, FIFA intervened and restricted players' eligibility based on the political border. In 1953 FIFA ruled neither team could be referred to as Ireland, decreeing that the FAI team be officially designated as the Republic of Ireland, while the IFA team was to become Northern Ireland.'

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