Skipper Dara O’Shea, Jack Taylor, Chieo Ogbene, Sammie Szmodics and new signing Kasey McAteer have all been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for their World Cup qualifiers next month.

Ireland host the Hungarians at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday 6th September, then travel to take on Armenia in Yerevan on the following Tuesday.

O’Shea has previously won 35 full caps, Taylor five, Ogbene 24, scoring four times, Szmodics 10 and McAteer six, netting one international goal.

Former Blues loanee Troy Parrott is also in Heimir Hallgrímsson’s party.

Town last had five players named in the same international squad ahead of England's World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg in October 1977, Trevor Whymark, Kevin Beattie, Brian Talbot, Paul Mariner and Clive Woods. Skipper Mick Mills would have been a sixth but for injury.

Mariner, Whymark, who came off the bench to make his debut, and Beattie, also a sub, winning his ninth and final cap, all played in the 2-0 victory with Talbot and Woods unused.

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Bluewhiteboy added 11:13 - Aug 26 That Tuesday at armenia is brutal. 7/8hr flight wipes out Wednesday. Then Thursday back with squad before game Friday night game. Hopefully our boys feel "niggles" after game in Dublin to avoid the long travel
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WeWereZombies added 11:13 - Aug 26 Ah, our not quite second string quintet, delightful.
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wischip added 12:40 - Aug 26 Is that Alan Quintet ?
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Kickingblock added 13:11 - Aug 26 No injuries please.
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flykickingbybgunn added 14:05 - Aug 26 It should help the Irish to have nearly half the team know each other well. Happy for those chosen but hoping they all come back fine.
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ChestnutSe added 15:35 - Aug 26 Oops, just woken up
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Len_Brennan added 06:38 - Aug 27 I didn't know that Clive Woods had gotten a call up for an England squad, but I would have been very young at the time & not all over football & stats the way I was a couple of years later. I was always pleased for Paul Cooper, that he managed to get a cap at that time, despite the goalkeeping position being sown up by Shilton & Clemence.
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PhuketPete added 11:13 - Aug 27 This was predictable but is still unfortunate. Even if we sign 2-3 more players we won’t get a chance in the Int’l break to bed them all in. Mind you at the current rate of progress re transfers……….
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