Don Givens

Born on : August 09, 1949 (74 years) at Limerick

Number of international caps : 56 (19 goals)

First cap : vs Denmark 27/05/1969

First international goal : vs Hungary 08/06/1969

Main position
Striker	100%

Identities

Don Givens

Donald Joseph Givens

Manager careerLast updated on 17/04/2024 at 16:30

V D L

Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
2010	Ireland U-21																								1			100%1		1	2	1			100%1		1	2
2009	Ireland U-21																								7	14%1	57%4	29%2		7	12	7	14%1	57%4	29%2		7	12
2008	Ireland U-21																								4		50%2	50%2		3	8	4		50%2	50%2		3	8
2007	Ireland																								3		100%3			3	3	3		100%3			3	3
2007	Ireland U-21																								4	25%1		75%3		1	6	4	25%1		75%3		1	6
2006	Ireland U-21																								4	75%3		25%1		8	1	4	75%3		25%1		8	1
2005	Ireland U-21																								5		40%2	60%3		5	9	5		40%2	60%3		5	9
2004	Ireland U-21																								3	33%1		67%2		5	5	3	33%1		67%2		5	5
2003	Ireland U-21																								6	33%2	33%2	33%2		6	6	6	33%2	33%2	33%2		6	6
2002	Ireland																								1		100%1			0	0	1		100%1
2002	Ireland U-21																								2			100%2		2	5	2			100%2		2	5
2001	Ireland U-21																								5	60%3	20%1	20%1		8	2	5	60%3	20%1	20%1		8	2
2000	Ireland U-21																								3	33%1		67%2		2	5	3	33%1		67%2		2	5
1996/1997	Xamax B
1995/1996	Xamax B
1994/1995	Xamax B
1993/1994	Xamax B
Total																									48	25%12	31%15	44%21		51	64	48	25%12	31%15	44%21		51	64

Givens's career statisticsLast updated on 17/04/2024 at 16:30

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

1986/1987

1985/1986

1984/1985

1983/1984

1982/1983

1981/1982

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1							4	0	0%	1	50%			100%	0%	0%

1980/1981

1980/1981

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Birmingham	Division 1	10	1	540	9	1	540	40%	6	31%	20%	50%	30%
Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3			2	1	179	67%	1	75%	67%	33%	0%
Ireland	Friendlies	1			2		45	100%		100%	0%	0%	100%

1979/1980

Birmingham

121

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Ireland	Friendlies	1	1	45			45	0%	1	33%	100%	0%	0%
Ireland	Euro Qualifying	1					16	0%	1	33%	0%	0%	100%
Ireland	Friendlies	2	1	180	1	1	180	100%		100%	50%	0%	50%

1978/1979

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Birmingham	Division 1	38	7	476	57	5	3330	100%		90%	16%	24%	61%
Ireland	Euro Qualifying	4	1	278	2	2	278	75%	1	100%	25%	50%	25%
Ireland	Friendlies	2				1	59	100%		100%	0%	50%	50%

1977/1978

QPR

772

263

635

Club	Competition										V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	37	4	772	55	8	3089	100%	88%		19%	41%	41%
QPR	FA Cup	6	2	263	7	1	525	100%	100%		33%	50%	17%
Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1				1	90	100%	100%	1	0%	100%	0%
Ireland	Friendlies	1				1	59	100%	33%		0%	100%	0%
Ireland	Euro Qualifying	1			1		45	100%	100%		0%	100%	0%

1976/1977

QPR

Club	Competition										V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	41	10	351	51	10	3510	100%	98%		32%	27%	41%
QPR	(C3) UEFA Cup	8	7	107	12	4	750	100%	100%		63%	13%	25%
Ireland	Friendlies	2			4		180	100%	100%		0%	100%	0%
Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3	1	270	4	1	270	100%	100%	1	33%	0%	67%
Ireland	Friendlies	1			1		90	100%	50%		0%	0%	100%

1975/1976

QPR

284

208

Club	Competition									V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	42	13	284	31	19	3690	100%	100%	57%	26%	17%
Ireland	Euro Qualifying	1	4	23		1	90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
Ireland	Friendlies	2	2	85		2	170	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%

1974/1975

QPR

219

113

198

Club	Competition															V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	40	16		219		52	8	3510	0	100%		95%			35%	25%	40%
Ireland	Euro Qualifying	5	4		113		5	1	450	0	100%		100%			40%	20%	40%

1973/1974

QPR

369

401

Club	Competition										V	D	L
QPR	Division 1	42	10	369	52	13	3690	100%	100%		31%	40%	29%
Ireland	Friendlies	1				1	83	100%	100%		100%	0%	0%
Ireland	Friendlies	3			4		239	100%	100%	1	33%	0%	67%

1972/1973

QPR

315

Club	Competition								V	D	L
QPR	League Cup	1	1	90	2	90	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
QPR	FA Cup	1	1	90	4	90	100%		0%	0%	100%
Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3			3	270	100%	75%	33%	33%	33%
Ireland	Friendlies	2			3	180	100%	100%	0%	50%	50%

1971/1972

Luton Town

270

360

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Luton Town	League Cup	1					2		90	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%
Ireland	Friendlies	3	1		270		5		270	0	100%		75%			67%	0%	33%

1970/1971

Luton Town

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland	Euro Qualifying	4					10		335	0	100%		80%	1		0%	25%	75%

1969/1970

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Man United	Division 1	8	1	540	7	2	540	50%	4	19%	13%	50%	38%
Man United	League Cup	1				1	90	100%		13%	100%	0%	0%
Ireland	Friendlies	1	1	90	1		90	100%		100%	0%	100%	0%
Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3	1	225	5		225	100%		100%	0%	33%	67%
Ireland	Friendlies	2	1	176	4		176	100%		100%	0%	0%	100%

1968/1969

Man United

180

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2	1		180		4		180	0	100%		67%			0%	0%	100%

1967/1968

1966/1967

1965/1966

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Runner-ups

Premier League

1976

Transfers

01/02/08 >	Retired	mana.
01/10/07 > 01/02/08	Ireland	mana.
06/11/02 > 27/01/03	Ireland	mana.
01/07/00 > 24/03/10	Ireland U-21	mana.
01/07/97 > 01/07/00	Arsenal	y. c.
01/07/93 > 01/07/97	Xamax B	mana.

01/07/87 >	Retired
01/07/81 > 01/07/87	Xamax
01/03/81 > 01/07/81	Sheffield U
01/07/78 > 01/03/81	Birmingham
01/07/72 > 01/07/78	QPR
01/07/70 > 01/07/72	Luton Town
01/07/66 > 01/07/70	Man United
01/07/65 > 01/07/66	Limerick

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 15/04/2024 at 00:18

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Ireland	4	0%0	100%4	0%0	3	3
Ireland U-21	44	27%12	25%11	48%21	45	61

Player career by clubLast updated on 15/04/2024 at 00:18

Club	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Birmingham	48	8	484	3870			88%42	17%8	54%26
Ireland	56	19	226	4298	3	1	91%51	30%17	43%24
Luton Town	1			90			100%1	0%0	100%1
Man United	9	1	630	630			56%5	22%2	33%3
QPR	218	64	296	18944			100%218	36%78	33%72

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Cyprus U-21	4	3	8	1
Estonia U-21	3	2	5	1
Azerbaijan U-21	2	2	6	0
Switzerland U-21	5	1	7	9
Russia U-21	2	1	2	2
Bulgaria U-21	2	1	1	2
Spain U-21	1	1	2	1
Greece U-21	1	1	2	0
Georgia U-21	4	0	4	4
Portugal U-21	4	0	3	8
France U-21	2	0	1	3
Israel U-21	2	0	3	5
England U-21	2	0	0	6
Armenia U-21	2	0	2	6
Netherlands U-21	2	0	1	3
Albania U-21	2	0	0	4
Montenegro U-21	2	0	1	2
Cyprus	1	0	1	1
Turkey U-21	1	0	0	3
Wales	1	0	2	2

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Man City	11	3	0
Middlesbrough	10	5	4
Leicester	10	5	4
Coventry	12	5	5
Leeds United	11	3	1
Tottenham	10	5	2
Sheffield U	6	2	2
Everton	14	4	3
Arsenal	12	4	1
Wolves	12	4	7
Newcastle	11	5	3
Norwich City	11	3	1
Man United	9	4	5
Liverpool	12	2	1
West Ham	12	3	4
Ipswich Town	12	3	3
Derby County	12	3	7
Stoke City	8	3	1
Poland	4	2	3
Norway	3	1	0

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Switzerland U-21	5	3	9
Portugal U-21	4	3	8
France U-21	2	2	3
England U-21	2	2	6
Armenia U-21	2	2	6
Albania U-21	2	2	4
Israel U-21	2	1	5
Turkey U-21	1	1	3
Russia U-21	2	1	2
Belgium U-21	1	1	1
Bulgaria U-21	2	1	2
Netherlands U-21	2	1	3
Montenegro U-21	2	1	2

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Everton	14	8	27
Liverpool	12	7	20
Ipswich Town	12	6	20
Birmingham	10	5	19
Nottingham	7	5	12
Norwich City	11	5	18
Man United	9	4	9
Arsenal	12	4	15
Newcastle	11	4	14
Leeds United	11	4	14
Man City	11	4	7
Wolves	12	4	15
Derby County	12	4	19
Stoke City	8	4	12
WBA	10	4	13
Burnley	6	4	8
Aston Villa	8	3	8
Tottenham	10	3	8
West Ham	12	3	14
Coventry	12	3	13

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1986/1987	Xamax	0%	0%	0	67%	11%	36	-
1985/1986	Xamax	0%	0%	0	55%	23%	40	-
1984/1985	Xamax	0%	0%	0	50%	18%	38	-
1983/1984	Xamax	0%	0%	0	50%	19%	32	-
1982/1983	Xamax	0%	0%	0	50%	24%	34	-
1981/1982	Xamax	0%	0%	0	60%	14%	42	-
1980/1981	Sheffield U	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1980/1981	Birmingham	20%	30%	10	40%	37%	30	Very negative
1979/1980	Birmingham	0%	0%	0	52%	25%	48	-
1978/1979	Birmingham	16%	61%	38	0%	83%	6	-
1977/1978	QPR	21%	37%	43	43%	57%	7	Very negative
1976/1977	QPR	37%	39%	49	50%	20%	10	Slightly negative
1975/1976	QPR	57%	17%	42	33%	33%	6	-
1974/1975	QPR	35%	40%	40	56%	22%	9	Negative
1973/1974	QPR	31%	29%	42	56%	22%	9	Negative
1972/1973	QPR	0%	100%	2	58%	11%	45	-
1971/1972	Luton Town	0%	100%	1	23%	35%	43	-
1970/1971	Luton Town	0%	0%	0	43%	28%	47	-
1969/1970	Man United	22%	33%	9	42%	20%	50	Very negative
1968/1969	Man United	0%	0%	0	40%	33%	58	-
1967/1968	Man United	0%	0%	0	54%	22%	54	-
1966/1967	Man United	0%	0%	0	56%	18%	45	-
1965/1966	Limerick	0%	0%	0	35%	30%	40	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Manchester United
09/08/1969	D1	Crystal Palace - Man United	2 - 2	First match with the club
13/08/1969	D1	Man United - Everton	0 - 2	First loss
19/08/1969	D1	Everton - Man United	3 - 0	First start
30/08/1969	D1	Man United - Sunderland	3 - 1	First victory, first goal
Luton Town
07/09/1971	LC	Crystal Palace - Luton Town	2 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
Queens Park Rangers
06/09/1972	LC	WBA - QPR	2 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first loss, first goal
10/09/1973	D1	West Ham - QPR	2 - 3	First victory, first time scoring 2 goals
01/02/1975	D1	QPR - Derby County	4 - 1	First time scoring 3 goals
Birmingham City
19/08/1978	D1	Man United - Birmingham	1 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
26/08/1978	D1	Birmingham - Derby County	1 - 1	First goal
11/11/1978	D1	Birmingham - Man United	5 - 1	First victory

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 15/04/2024 at 00:18

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	258	62	353	21899	96%248		31%80	32%82	37%96
FA Cup	FA Cup	7	3	205	615	100%7		29%2	43%3	29%2
League Cup	League Cup	3	1	270	270	100%3		33%1		67%2
Friendlies	Friendlies	24	7	267	1866	96%23	1	33%8	25%6	42%10
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	16	3	406	1218	88%14		31%5	25%4	44%7
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	16	9	135	1214	88%14		25%4	31%5	44%7
Europa League	Europa League	8	7	107	750	100%8		63%5	13%1	25%2

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1986/1987	Xamax	1	1	48	30	21	6	3	75	27
1985/1986	Xamax	1	2	42	30	18	6	6	78	32
1984/1985	Xamax	1	3	39	30	14	11	5	59	34
1983/1984	Xamax	1	4	40	30	15	10	5	54	27
1982/1983	Xamax	1	6	37	30	15	7	8	61	40
1981/1982	Xamax	1	4	45	30	18	9	3	67	30
1979/1980	Birmingham	2	3	53	42	21	11	10	58	38
1978/1979	Birmingham	1	21	22	42	6	10	26	37	64
1977/1978	QPR	1	19	33	42	9	15	18	47	64
1976/1977	QPR	1	14	38	42	13	12	17	47	52
1975/1976	QPR	1	2	59	42	24	11	7	67	33
1974/1975	QPR	1	11	42	42	16	10	16	54	54
1973/1974	QPR	1	8	43	42	13	17	12	56	52
1972/1973	QPR	2	2	61	42	24	13	5	81	37
1971/1972	Luton Town	2	13	38	42	10	18	14	43	48
1970/1971	Luton Town	2	6	49	42	18	13	11	62	43
1969/1970	Man United	1	8	45	42	14	17	11	66	61
1968/1969	Man United	1	11	42	42	15	12	15	57	53
1967/1968	Man United	1	2	56	42	24	8	10	89	55
1966/1967	Man United	1	1	60	42	24	12	6	84	45
1965/1966	Limerick	1	6	22	22	7	8	7	36	35

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
June 12, 1987	12/06	NA	Round 30	Xamax	2 - 1	Aarau	No data
June 03, 1987	03/06	NA	Round 29	Lausanne-Sport	1 - 1	Xamax	No data
May 30, 1987	30/05	NA	Round 28	Xamax	2 - 0	Bellinzone	No data
May 28, 1987	28/05	EQ	Group 7	Luxembourg	0 - 2	Ireland	Absent
May 23, 1987	23/05	F	Intercontinental	Ireland	1 - 0	Brazil	Absent
May 23, 1987	23/05	NA	Round 27	BSC Young Boys	2 - 3	Xamax	No data
May 16, 1987	16/05	NA	Round 26	Xamax	5 - 0	La Chaux	No data
May 09, 1987	09/05	NA	Round 25	FC Zürich	2 - 2	Xamax	No data
May 02, 1987	02/05	NA	Round 24	FC Basel	1 - 4	Xamax	No data
April 29, 1987	29/04	EQ	Group 7	Ireland	0 - 0	Belgium	Absent
April 25, 1987	25/04	NA	Round 23	Xamax	4 - 1	Grasshops	No data
April 20, 1987	20/04	NA	Round 22	Servette	3 - 1	Xamax	No data
April 11, 1987	11/04	NA	Round 21	FC Wettingen	1 - 1	Xamax	No data
April 04, 1987	04/04	NA	Round 20	Xamax	3 - 2	FC Sion	No data
April 01, 1987	01/04	EQ	Group 7	Bulgaria	2 - 1	Ireland	Absent
March 21, 1987	21/03	NA	Round 19	Xamax	2 - 2	FC Lucerne	No data
March 15, 1987	15/03	NA	Round 18	Locarno	0 - 2	Xamax	No data
March 07, 1987	07/03	NA	Round 17	Xamax	3 - 0	St. Gallen	No data
February 28, 1987	28/02	NA	Round 16	Vevey	2 - 4	Xamax	No data
February 18, 1987	18/02	EQ	Group 7	Scotland	0 - 1	Ireland	Absent
November 29, 1986	29/11	NA	Round 15	Xamax	3 - 0	Vevey	No data
November 23, 1986	23/11	NA	Round 14	St. Gallen	0 - 2	Xamax	No data
November 12, 1986	12/11	F	Europe	Poland	1 - 0	Ireland	Absent
November 11, 1986	11/11	SC	Round of 16	FC Sion	3 - 0	Xamax	No data
November 05, 1986	05/11	C3UEFAC	Round of 32	Xamax	1 - 1	FC Groningen	No data
November 01, 1986	01/11	NA	Round 13	Xamax	7 - 2	Locarno	No data
October 25, 1986	25/10	NA	Round 12	FC Lucerne	2 - 1	Xamax	No data
October 22, 1986	22/10	C3UEFAC	Round of 32	FC Groningen	0 - 0	Xamax	No data
October 18, 1986	18/10	SC	Round of 32	FC Monthey	0 - 3	Xamax	No data
October 15, 1986	15/10	EQ	Group 7	Ireland	0 - 0	Scotland	Absent
October 11, 1986	11/10	NA	Round 11	FC Sion	0 - 1	Xamax	No data
October 08, 1986	08/10	NA	Round 10	Xamax	3 - 1	FC Wettingen	No data
October 04, 1986	04/10	NA	Round 9	Xamax	1 - 1	Servette	No data
October 01, 1986	01/10	C3UEFAC	First round	Lyngby	1 - 3	Xamax	No data
September 27, 1986	27/09	NA	Round 8	Grasshops	1 - 0	Xamax	No data
September 20, 1986	20/09	SC	Round of 64	Breitenbach	2 - 8	Xamax	No data
September 17, 1986	17/09	C3UEFAC	First round	Xamax	2 - 0	Lyngby	No data
September 13, 1986	13/09	NA	Round 7	Xamax	2 - 1	FC Basel	No data
September 10, 1986	10/09	EQ	Group 7	Belgium	2 - 2	Ireland	Absent
September 06, 1986	06/09	NA	Round 6	Xamax	4 - 0	FC Zürich	No data
September 03, 1986	03/09	NA	Round 5	La Chaux	0 - 1	Xamax	No data
August 30, 1986	30/08	NA	Round 4	Xamax	1 - 1	BSC Young Boys	No data
August 23, 1986	23/08	NA	Round 3	Bellinzone	0 - 3	Xamax	No data
August 16, 1986	16/08	NA	Round 2	Xamax	2 - 0	Lausanne-Sport	No data
August 09, 1986	09/08	NA	Round 1	Aarau	0 - 5	Xamax	No data

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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