Northern Ireland national under-21 football team records and statistics
This page details Northern Ireland national under-21 football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, and Northern Ireland under-21's match record by opponent.
Player records
Most capped players
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2019 after the match against
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liam Donnelly | 2012–2018 | 24 | 5 |
2 | Sean Friars | 1998–2001 | 21 | 2 |
3 | Terry McFlynn | 2000–2003 | 19 | 2 |
Rory McArdle | 2006–2008 | 19 | 1 | |
Thomas Stewart | 2006–2008 | 19 | 4 | |
6 | Chris Casement | 2007–2009 | 18 | 2 |
Cameron Dummigan | 2014–2018 | 18 | 0 | |
8 | Jeff Whitley | 1998–2000 | 17 | 1 |
Ciarán Toner | 2000–2003 | 17 | 1 | |
Josh Magennis | 2009–2012 | 17 | 4 | |
11 | Richard Graham | 1998–2001 | 15 | 0 |
Aaron Callaghan | 2006–2008 | 15 | 0 | |
David Buchanan | 2006–2008 | 15 | 2 | |
Trevor Carson | 2006–2009 | 15 | 0 | |
Craig Cathcart | 2006–2009 | 15 | 0 | |
Dale Gorman | 2015–2018 | 15 | 1 | |
17 | Brian McGlinchey | 1998–1999 | 14 | 0 |
Dave Waterman | 1998–1999 | 14 | 0 | |
Tony Capaldi | 2001–2003 | 14 | 0 | |
Gordon Simms | 2001–2003 | 14 | 0 | |
Robert Garrett | 2007–2009 | 14 | 0 | |
Carl Winchester | 2011–2014 | 14 | 0 | |
Ryan Johnson | 2015–2018 | 14 | 2 | |
David Parkhouse | 2017– | 14 | 2 | |
25 | Liam Burns | 1998–1999 | 13 | 0 |
Shaun Holmes | 2000–2001 | 13 | 0 | |
Jonny Tuffey | 2006–2008 | 13 | 0 | |
Conor Brennan | 2013–2016 | 13 | 0 | |
Paul Smyth | 2016–2018 | 13 | 1 | |
Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.
Highest goalscorers
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2019 after the match against
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals | Goals per game |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liam Donnelly | 2012–2018 | 24 | 5 | 0.21 |
Shayne Lavery | 2016– | 12 | 5 | 0.42 | |
3 | Adrian Coote | 1998–1999 | 12 | 4 | 0.33 |
David Healy | 1989–1999 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | |
Sam Morrow | 2005–2006 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | |
Thomas Stewart | 2006–2008 | 19 | 4 | 0.21 | |
Josh Magennis | 2009–2012 | 17 | 4 | 0.24 | |
Oliver Norwood | 2009–2012 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 | |
9 | Gary Hamilton | 2000–2001 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 |
Mo Harkin | 2000–2001 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 | |
Grant McCann | 2000–2001 | 11 | 3 | 0.27 | |
Lee McEvilly | 2002–2003 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | |
Chris Turner | 2006–2008 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 | |
Andrew Little | 2008–2010 | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | |
Billy Kee | 2009–2011 | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | |
Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.
Hat-tricks
The result is presented with Northern Ireland's score first.
Player | Goals | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Type of Game | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Kee | 3 | 10 August 2011 | The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 4–0 | 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier | [1] | |
More than a hat-trick scored * |
Red cards
The result is presented with Northern Ireland's score first.
Individual and Team records
Goal records
- First goal: Gary Blackledge – 8 March 1978 vs
Republic of Ireland - Most goals scored in one game by a player: 3 – Billy Kee, 10 August 2011 vs
Faroe Islands
Firsts
- First under-21 international: 8 March 1978 vs
Republic of Ireland - First home under-21 international: 3 April 1990 vs
Israel - First win: 3 April 1990 vs
Israel - First overseas opponent:
Israel, 3 April 1990 - First win over an overseas opponent: 3 April 1990 vs
Israel
Streaks
- Most consecutive victories: 6
- 6 February 2006 – 16 May 2016
- 6 September 2018 – 25 March 2019
- Most consecutive matches without defeat: 11
- 9 September 2003 – 16 May 2006
- Most consecutive draws: 3
- 29 May 2000 – 1 September 2000
- Most consecutive matches without a draw: 25
- 6 February 2006 – 18 November 2008
- Most consecutive matches without victory: 14
- 2 September 2011 – 14 November 2013
- Most consecutive defeats: 14
- 2 September 2011 – 14 November 2013
- Most consecutive matches scoring: 8
- 8 February 2005 – 16 May 2006
- Most consecutive matches without scoring: 4
- 2 September 2011 – 10 May 2012
- Most consecutive matches conceding a goal: 29
- 2 June 1999 – 9 September 2003
- Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 3
- 6 February 2006 – 28 February 2006
- 11 October 2018 – 22 March 2019
Biggest wins
Best Results by Northern Ireland under-21's | |||||
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Date | Opponent | Round | Result | Difference | |
1 | 16 November 2007 | 5–0 | +5 | ||
2 | 10 May 2006 | 4–0 | +4 | ||
3 September 2010 | 4–0 | ||||
10 August 2011 | 4–0 | ||||
3 | 10 October 2000 | 5–2 | +3 | ||
12 April 2006 | 4–1 | ||||
20 November 2007 | 3–0 | ||||
2 March 2010 | 3–0 |
Heaviest defeats
Performance
Performance by competition
Last updated after the match against
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UEFA European Under-21 Championship | 87 | 20 | 16 | 51 | 89 | 147 | -58 | 22.99% | 18.39% | 58.62% |
International Friendlies | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 44.12% | 20.59% | 35.29% |
Minor Tournaments | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 12.50% | 50.00% | 37.50% |
Total | 129 | 36 | 27 | 66 | 136 | 205 | -69 | 27.91% | 20.93% | 51.16% |
Performance by manager
Last updated after the match against
Manager | First Game | Last Game | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
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8 March 1978 vs. |
8 March 1978 vs. |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
3 April 1990 vs. |
3 April 1990 vs. |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
22 March 1994 vs. |
22 March 1994 vs. |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
21 April 1998 vs. |
21 April 1998 vs. |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
20 May 1998 vs. |
8 October 1999 vs. |
13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | –2 | 23.08% | 38.46% | 38.46% | |
28 March 2000 vs. |
26 March 2008 vs. |
48 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 80 | –18 | 35.42% | 18.75% | 45.83% | |
19 August 2008 vs. |
15 November 2011 vs. |
21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | –16 | 19.05% | 14.29% | 66.67% | |
10 May 2012 vs. |
15 October 2013 vs. |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 24 | –19 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
14 November 2013 vs. |
11 October 2016 vs. |
14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 27 | –19 | 7.14% | 14.29% | 78.57% | |
8 June 2017 vs. |
– | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 47.37% | 31.58% | 21.05% | |
Total | 129 | 36 | 27 | 66 | 136 | 205 | -69 | 27.91% | 20.93% | 51.16% | ||
Performance by venue
Last updated after the match against
Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home | 60 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 80 | 101 | -21 | 30.00% | 25.00% | 45.00% |
Away | 64 | 16 | 11 | 37 | 52 | 100 | -48 | 25.00% | 17.19% | 57.81% |
Neutral | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 40.00% | 20.00% | 40.00% |
Total | 129 | 36 | 27 | 66 | 136 | 205 | -69 | 27.91% | 20.93% | 51.16% |
Performance by decade
Last updated after the match against
Decade | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% |
1990s | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 31.25% | 37.50% | 31.25% |
2000s | 59 | 18 | 11 | 30 | 73 | 105 | -32 | 30.51% | 18.64% | 50.85% |
2010s | 53 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 47 | 84 | -37 | 24.53% | 16.98% | 58.49% |
Total | 129 | 36 | 27 | 66 | 136 | 205 | -69 | 27.91% | 20.93% | 51.16% |
All-time records
Head to head records
Last updated after match against
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponent | Confederation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
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UEFA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00% | 50.00% | 0.00% | |
UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | 0.00% | 50.00% | |
UEFA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 33.33% | 33.33% | 33.33% | |
UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 50.00% | 0.00% | 50.00% | |
UEFA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
UEFA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
UEFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
UEFA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
UEFA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 50.00% | 50.00% | 0.00% | |
UEFA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 40.00% | 20.00% | 20.00% | |
UEFA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 33.33% | 0.00% | 66.67% | |
UEFA | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 11.11% | 11.11% | 77.78% | |
UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 50.00% | 0.00% | 50.00% | |
UEFA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% | |
UEFA | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 25.00% | 25.00% | 50.00% | |
UEFA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 60.00% | 0.00% | 40.00% | |
UEFA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
UEFA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
UEFA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
UEFA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 25.00% | 75.00% | 0.00% | |
CONCACAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
UEFA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 50.00% | 50.00% | 0.00% | |
UEFA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
UEFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
UEFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
UEFA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25.00% | 50.00% | 25.00% | |
UEFA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0.00% | 33.33% | 66.67% | |
UEFA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
UEFA | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 27.27% | 36.36% | 36.36% | |
UEFA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | 0.00% | 50.00% | |
UEFA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 25.00% | 0.00% | 75.00% | |
UEFA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00% | 50.00% | 0.00% | |
UEFA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |
UEFA | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% | |
UEFA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 25.00% | 25.00% | 50.00% | |
Total | 129 | 36 | 27 | 66 | 136 | 205 | -69 | 27.91% | 20.93% | 51.16% | |
UEFA under-21 teams yet to play against Northern Ireland
Last updated after match against
UEFA Members |
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Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
UEFA Under-21 Football Championship finals record | Qualification record | Manager(s) | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | None | |||||||||||||||
1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
1982 | ||||||||||||||||||
1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
1992 | ||||||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Chris Nicholl | |||||||||||
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | Roy Millar | ||||||||||||
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||||||
Did not enter | Did not enter | None | ||||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Roy Millar | |||||||||||
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | Roy Millar, Steve Beaglehole[note 1] | ||||||||||||
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | Steve Beaglehole | ||||||||||||
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | Steve Beaglehole, Stephen Robinson[note 2] | ||||||||||||
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | Stephen Robinson, Jim Magilton[note 3] | ||||||||||||
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | Jim Magilton | ||||||||||||
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | Ian Baraclough | ||||||||||||
To be determined | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Ian Baraclough | |||||||||||
Total | - | 0/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 85 | 19 | 15 | 51 | 83 | 145 | - |
Minor tournaments
Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Winners, group stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
Group stage | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
Group stage | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Group stage | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | |
Total | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
Honours
Titles
- Presidents Cup
- Winners (1): 1998
Notes
- Roy Millar managed for the first seven qualifying matches. Steve Beaglehole managed the last game of the qualification campaign.
- Steve Beaglehole managed for the first five qualifying matches. Stephen Robinson managed the remainder of the qualification campaign.
- Stephen Robinson managed for the first four qualifying matches. Jim Magilton managed the remainder of the qualification campaign.
References
- "Under-21 2013 - History - Northern Ireland-Faroe Islands".
- "Northern Ireland v Switzerland, 21 April 1998 - 11v11 match report".
- "Northern Ireland u21 Lineups".
- "Under-21 2002 - History - Northern Ireland-Denmark – UEFA.com".
- "Under-21 2002 - History - Iceland-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com".
- "Under-21 2002 - History - Malta-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com".
- "Under-21 2004 - History - Northern Ireland-Greece – UEFA.com".
- "BBC SPORT - Germany U21 2-1 N Ireland U21".
- "Northern Ireland u21 Lineups".
- "Under-21 2013 - History - Northern Ireland-Faroe Islands – UEFA.com".
- "Under-21 2013 - History - Serbia-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com".
- "Under-21 2013 - History - FYR Macedonia-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com".
- "Under-21 2013 - History - Northern Ireland-FYR Macedonia – UEFA.com".
- "Under-21 2015 - History - Belgium-Northern Ireland – UEFA.com".
- "Under-21 2017 - History - Northern Ireland-Scotland – UEFA.com".
- "Romania-Northern Ireland - Under-21 - UEFA.com".