Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

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Northern Ireland Under-19
Nickname(s) The GAWA, Norn Iron
Association Irish Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Gareth McAuley
Home stadiumvarious
FIFA code NIR
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First international
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(Solitude, Belfast; 10 January 1948)
European Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1948 )
Best resultRunners-Up: 1963

The Northern Ireland national under-19 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-19s or Northern Ireland U19s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-19 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association and began under the name of Ireland Youth when the Home Nations first held a round robin of friendly matches in 1948. The same year they entered the first International Youth Tournament, now the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. Their best performance was in 1963 when they finished as runner-up. The team evolved into the Northern Ireland under-18 team then the current under-19 team. As well as the UEFA Under-19 Championships the team also enters the annual Milk Cup (currently as an under-20 side). In addition, the team plays regular friendlies, sometimes as an under-20 or under-18 team by agreement of the opposing association.

Contents

Competitive record

 Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place

European Championships

UEFA European Under-18/19 Championship Finals recordQualification record
Year*RoundPldWDLGFGAGDPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of England.svg 1948 Sixth place3102712−5No qualification needed
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1949 Fourth place3012310–7No qualification needed
Flag of Austria.svg 1950 did not enterdid not enter
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1951 Fourth place3102330No qualification needed
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1952 did not enterdid not enter
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1953 Fifteenth place41031116−5No qualification needed
Flag of Germany.svg 1954 Eighteenth place5005422−18No qualification needed
Flag of Italy.svg 1955 Group stage301229−7No qualification needed
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg 1956 did not enterdid not enter
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1957
Flag of Luxembourg.svg 1958
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg 1959
Flag of Austria.svg 1960
Flag of Portugal.svg 1961
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 1962
Flag of England.svg 1963 Runners-up5221911–2211043+1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1964 Group stage210123−1No qualification needed
Flag of Germany.svg 1965 did not enterdid not enter
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1966
Flag of Turkey.svg 1967
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1968
Flag of East Germany.svg 1969
Flag of Scotland.svg 1970
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1971
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1972
Flag of Italy.svg 1973
Flag of Sweden.svg 1974
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1975 Group stage311134−1220052+3
Flag of Hungary.svg 1976 Group stage3003310−7 Walkover against Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1977 Group stage320131+2210121+1
Flag of Poland.svg 1978 did not qualify200229−7
Flag of Austria.svg 1979 411246−2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1980 Group stage301224−2211020+2
Flag of Germany.svg 1981 did not qualify200204−4
Flag of Finland.svg 1982 210112−1
Flag of England.svg 1983 401329−7
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1984 210113−2
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1986 6024512−7
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1988 6114814−6
Flag of Hungary.svg 1990 did not enterdid not enter
Flag of Germany.svg 1992 did not qualify6033410−6
Flag of England.svg 1993 4013814−6
Flag of Spain.svg 1994 2020110
Flag of Greece.svg 1995 2202660
Flag of France.svg 1996 210143+1
Flag of Iceland.svg 1997 200206−6
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg 1998 210162+4
Flag of Sweden.svg 1999 530295+4
Flag of Germany.svg 2000 5311125+7
Flag of Finland.svg 2001 200214−3
Flag of Norway.svg 2002 3111220
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg 2003 6213106+4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2004 301225−3
Ulster Banner.svg 2005 Group stage300314−3Qualified as hosts
Flag of Poland.svg 2006 did not qualify6213109+1
Flag of Austria.svg 2007 300328−6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2008 301224−2
Flag of Ukraine.svg 2009 310247−3
Flag of France.svg 2010 6114109+1
Flag of Romania.svg 2011 3111330
Flag of Estonia.svg 2012 310258−3
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2013 311194+5
Flag of Hungary.svg 2014 310214−3
Flag of Greece.svg 2015 310257−2
Flag of Germany.svg 2016 611449−5
Flag of Georgia.svg 2017 310225−3
Flag of Finland.svg 2018 301229−7
Flag of Armenia.svg 2019 311145−1
Ulster Banner.svg 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Qualified as hosts
Flag of Romania.svg 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 did not qualify310225−3
Flag of Malta.svg 2023 6123711−4
Ulster Banner.svg 2024 Group stage301205-5Qualified as hosts
Flag of Romania.svg 2025 to be determinedto be determined
TotalRunners-up46973053114–61140362779173241–68
*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Honours

Milk Cup Elite Section

Coaches

Coaches of the Northern Ireland youth/under-18/under-19 side include:

ManagerCareer
Ulster Banner.svg Billy Cook [1]
Ulster Banner.svg Norman Kernaghan [2]
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Kinkead [3]
Ulster Banner.svg Tommy Casey
Ulster Banner.svg Jackie Cummings1979–?? [4]
Ulster Banner.svg Roy Millar 1983–1999
Ulster Banner.svg Mal Donaghy 2000–2008
Flag of England.svg Steve Beaglehole 2008–2011 [5]
Ulster Banner.svg Stephen Robinson 2011–2013 [6]
Ulster Banner.svg Stephen Craigan 2013–2016 [7]
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Frail 2016–2020 [8]
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Lyttle 2021–2023 [9]
Ulster Banner.svg Gareth McAuley 2023– [10]

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2006 will be eligible until the end of the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.

The following players were named in the squad for the three team mini tournament against Flag of Norway.svg  Norway on 5 September 2024 and Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden on 8 September 2024. [11]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
1 GK Mason Munn (2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 (age 18) Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers
1 GK Josh Gracey (2007-12-14) 14 December 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Wolves

2 DF Joshua Briggs (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18) Flag of England.svg West Ham United
2 DF George Goodman (2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Bradford City
2 DF Calum Moreland (2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Aston Villa
2 DF Keevan Hawthorne (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 17) Ulster Banner.svg Cliftonville
2 DF Matty Orr (2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 (age 17) Ulster Banner.svg Linfield

3 MF Francis Turley (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18) Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic
3 MF Aodhan Doherty (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Blackburn Rovers
3 MF Rhys Walsh (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Sunderland
3 MF Jack Doherty (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Fleetwood Town
3 MF Senan Devine (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17) Ulster Banner.svg Coleraine
3 MF Max Wilson (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Preston North End
3 MF Blaine McClure (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 17) Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers
3 MF James Simpson (2007-04-05) 5 April 2007 (age 17) Ulster Banner.svg Linfield
3 MF Cole Brannigan (2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Aston Villa
3 MF Dylan Stitt (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Luton Town
3 MF Isaac Hughes (2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Forest Green Rovers

4 FW Sam Anderson (2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Luton Town
4 FW Ryan Corrigan (2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 (age 17) Ulster Banner.svg Cliftonville
4 FW Michael Brammeld (2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg MK Dons
4 FW Braiden Graham (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Everton

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-19 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up

DF Brendan Hamilton (2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 (age 18)-- Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen v. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway , 21 July 2024
DF Tom Atcheson (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 17)-- Flag of England.svg Blackburn Rovers v. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway , 21 July 2024

MF Kieran Morrison (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 17)-- Flag of England.svg Liverpool v. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway , 21 July 2024
MF Ryan Donnelly (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 17)-- Flag of England.svg Leicester City v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal , 21 November 2023


COVID = Player withdrew due to a positive COVID test or from being in close contact with someone with a positive COVID test.
INJ = Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.
PRE = Preliminary squad / standby.
SEN = Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team.
SUS = Suspended from national team.
WTD = Withdrew due to other reasons.

See also

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