Northern Ireland women's national football team

Northern Ireland
Association	Irish Football Association (IFA)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Kenny Shiels
Captain	Marissa Callaghan
Most caps	Julie Nelson (125)
Top scorer	Rachel Furness (38)
FIFA code	NIR
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	45 2 (24 March 2023)
Highest	46 (December 2021)
Lowest	83 (December 2004)
First international
	Republic of Ireland 4–1 Northern Ireland ; (Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 30 June 1973)
Biggest win
	North Macedonia 0–11 Northern Ireland ; (Skopje, North Macedonia; 25 November 2021)
Biggest defeat
	Scotland 11–1 Northern Ireland ; (Clydebank, Scotland, 23 November 1974); England 10–0 Northern Ireland ; (Blackburn, England, 16 March 1986)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2022 )
Best result	Group stage (2022)

Last updated April 04, 2023

The Northern Ireland women's national football team represents Northern Ireland in international women's football. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, FIFA statutes permit Northern Ireland as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

The team were the lowest UEFA-ranked team (27th)^[2] to qualify for the European Championships Finals in England in 2022.

In September 2021 it was announced that the senior women's team would be adopting a full-time professional set up ahead of Euro 2022.^[3]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2022

8 April 2023 World Cup qualifying	Austria	3–1	Northern Ireland	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
	Wenninger 48' Billa 55' Dunst 57'	Report	Andrews 85'	Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

12 April 2023 World Cup qualifying	Northern Ireland	0–5	England	Belfast, Northern Ireland
		Report	Hemp 26', 60' Toone 52' Stanway 70', 79'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,348 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

23 June Friendly	Belgium	4–1	Northern Ireland	Lier, Belgium
	Wullaert 24', 86' Kerkhoven 82', 90+3'		Wade 45+1'	Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)

7 July UEFA Women's Euro GS	Norway	4–1	Northern Ireland	Southampton, England
20:00	Blakstad 10' Maanum 13' Graham Hansen 31' (pen.) Reiten 54'	Report	Nelson 49'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 9,146 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

11 July UEFA Women's Euro GS	Austria	2–0	Northern Ireland	Southampton, England
	Schiechtl 19' Naschenweng 88'	Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 9,268 Referee: Emikar Calderas Barrera (Venezuela)

15 July UEFA Women's Euro GS	Northern Ireland	0–5	England	Southampton, England
		Report	Kirby 40' Mead 44' Russo 48', 53' Burrows 76' (o.g.)	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,785 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

2 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	1–2	Northern Ireland	Esch-sur-Alzette
	Thompson 80'	Report	Robson 52' McKenna 85'	Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)

6 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Latvia	1–3	Northern Ireland
		Report

15 November Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–0	Italy
20:00

2023

6 April Friendly	Wales	v	Northern Ireland	Cardiff
19:15 UTC+1				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

Players

Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.^[4]
Caps and goal correct as of 23 June 2022, before the match against Belgium.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Jacqueline Burns	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 26)	39	0	Reading
12	1 GK	Becky Flaherty	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 25)	7	0	Brighouse Town
23	1 GK	Shannon Turner	(1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 25)	0	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers

5	2 DF	Julie Nelson	(1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 37)	125	8	Crusaders Strikers
6	2 DF	Ashley Hutton	(1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 35)	114	9	Linfield
4	2 DF	Sarah Robson	(1987-05-23) 23 May 1987 (age 35)	86	6	Durham
3	2 DF	Demi Vance	(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 31)	75	4	Unattached
17	2 DF	Laura Rafferty	(1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 26)	32	0	Southampton
2	2 DF	Rebecca McKenna	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 21)	20	1	Lewes
15	2 DF	Rebecca Holloway	(1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 27)	9	3	Racing Louisville
13	2 DF	Kelsie Burrows	(2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 22)	8	0	Cliftonville
22	2 DF	Abbie Magee	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 22)	6	0	Cliftonville

10	3 MF	Rachel Furness	(1988-06-19) 19 June 1988 (age 34)	85	38	Liverpool
8	3 MF	Marissa Callaghan (captain)	(1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 (age 37)	72	9	Cliftonville
16	3 MF	Nadene Caldwell	(1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 32)	67	2	Glentoran
7	3 MF	Chloe McCarron	(1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 25)	23	1	Glentoran
20	3 MF	Joely Andrews	(2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 20)	7	1	Glentoran
18	3 MF	Louise McDaniel	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 22)	6	0	Cliftonville

	4 FW	Simone Magill	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 28)	70	21	Aston Villa
11	4 FW	Kirsty McGuinness	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 28)	57	14	Cliftonville
14	4 FW	Lauren Wade	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 29)	41	7	Reading
19	4 FW	Emily Wilson	(2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 21)	11	1	Crusaders Strikers
21	4 FW	Caitlin McGuinness	(2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 20)	11	1	Cliftonville

Recent call-ups

The following players have been named to a squad in the past 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

DF	Toni Leigh Finnegan	(2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 20)	6	0	Cliftonville	v. Belgium, 23 June 2022

MF	Caragh Hamilton	(1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 26)	0	0	Glentoran	v. England, 12 April 2022
MF	Samantha Kelly	(1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 25)	0	0	Glentoran	v. England, 12 April 2022
MF	Megan Bell	(2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Rangers	v. England, 12 April 2022

FW	Kerry Beattie	(2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 20)	6	1	Glentoran	v. Belgium, 23 June 2022

Records

Northern Ireland's Simone Magill holds the world record for the fastest international goal in women's football. Previously, US forward Alex Morgan had held the record at twelve seconds. Magill achieved an eleven-second goal against Georgia at the start of a European Qualifying match on 3 June 2016, after chasing down the ball and then receiving a cross from a teammate. The Irish Football Association awarded her with a special trophy. The goal also marks the fastest ever international goal by any national Northern Irish team – male or female.^[5]

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
1991	Did not qualify								UEFA EURO 1991
1995	Did not enter								UEFA EURO 1995
1999									Did not enter
2003									Did not enter
2007	Did not qualify								6	2	1	3	7	11	−4
2011									10	3	2	5	8	16	−8
2015									10	1	2	7	3	19	−16
2019									8	1	0	7	4	27	−23
2023									To be determined
Total	0/9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	34	7	5	22	22	73	−51

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
UEFA Women's Championship record								Qualifying record
1984	Did not qualify							6	0	0	6	5	21
1987	Did not qualify							6	0	0	6	2	35
1989	Did not enter							Did not enter
1991	Did not qualify							4	0	0	4	1	21
1993	Did not enter							Did not enter
1995
1997
2001
2005
2009	Did not qualify							11	2	1	8	11	28
2013								10	3	2	5	12	15
2017								8	2	1	5	10	22
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	11	10	6	2	2	21	18
Total	1/13	3	0	0	3	1	11	55	13	6	36	62	160

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty kicks.

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References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
↑ "Women's National Teams Coefficient Overview" (PDF). editorial.uefa.com. 24 February 2021.
↑ VAVEL.com (29 September 2021). "Northern Ireland Women move to a full-time international set-up". VAVEL. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
↑ "Northern Ireland UEFA Women's Euro squad announced". IFA.
↑ Fullerton, Gareth (7 October 2017). "Northern Ireland striker recognised for scoring fastest goal ever!". belfastlive. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[2] "Women's National Teams Coefficient Overview" (PDF). editorial.uefa.com. 24 February 2021.

[3] VAVEL.com (29 September 2021). "Northern Ireland Women move to a full-time international set-up". VAVEL. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[4] "Northern Ireland UEFA Women's Euro squad announced". IFA.

[5] Fullerton, Gareth (7 October 2017). "Northern Ireland striker recognised for scoring fastest goal ever!". belfastlive. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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v t e Northern Ireland national football team
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