Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team.
Northern Ireland Under-19
Nickname(s)The GAWA, Norn Iron
AssociationIrish Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGareth McAuley
Home stadiumvarious
FIFA codeNIR
First colours
Second colours
First international
  0–4  Wales
(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.

Competitive record

  Champions   Runners-up   Third Place   Fourth Place

European Championships

  • 1948–1954 – FIFA Junior Tournament
  • 1955–1980 – UEFA Junior Tournament
  • 1981–2001 – UEFA European U-18 Championship
  • 2002–present – UEFA European U-19 Championship
UEFA European Under-18/19 Championship Finals record Qualification record
Year* Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD
1948 Sixth place 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5 No qualification needed
1949 Fourth place 3 0 1 2 3 10 –7 No qualification needed
1950 did not enter did not enter
1951 Fourth place 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 No qualification needed
1952 did not enter did not enter
1953 Fifteenth place 4 1 0 3 11 16 −5 No qualification needed
1954 Eighteenth place 5 0 0 5 4 22 −18 No qualification needed
1955 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 No qualification needed
1956 did not enter did not enter
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 9 11 –2 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
1964 Group stage 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 No qualification needed
1965 did not enter did not enter
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
1976 Group stage 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 Walkover against  Scotland
1977 Group stage 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
1978 did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7
1979 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2
1980 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
1981 did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4
1982 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1
1983 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7
1984 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2
1986 6 0 2 4 5 12 −7
1988 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6
1990 did not enter did not enter
1992 did not qualify 6 0 3 3 4 10 −6
1993 4 0 1 3 8 14 −6
1994 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
1995 2 2 0 2 6 6 0
1996 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
1997 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6
1998 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4
1999 5 3 0 2 9 5 +4
2000 5 3 1 1 12 5 +7
2001 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3
2002 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
2003 6 2 1 3 10 6 +4
2004 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
2005 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 Qualified as hosts
2006 did not qualify 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1
2007 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6
2008 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2
2009 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3
2010 6 1 1 4 10 9 +1
2011 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
2012 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3
2013 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5
2014 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3
2015 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2
2016 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5
2017 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3
2018 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7
2019 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Qualified as hosts
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 did not qualify 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3
2023 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4
2024 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 5 -5 Qualified as hosts
2025 to be determined to be determined
Total Runners-up 46 9 7 30 53 114 –61 140 36 27 79 173 241 –68
*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Honours

Milk Cup Elite Section

  • Winners: 1997, 2008, 2009, 2014

Coaches

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

Manager Career
Billy Cook [1]
Norman Kernaghan [2]
Joe Kinkead [3]
Tommy Casey
Jackie Cummings 1979–??[4]
Roy Millar 1983–1999
Mal Donaghy 2000–2008
Steve Beaglehole 2008–2011[5]
Stephen Robinson 2011–2013[6]
Stephen Craigan 2013–2016[7]
Stephen Frail 2016–2020[8]
Gerard Lyttle 2021–2023[9]
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 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification games against Denmark, Israel and Albania on 13, 16 and 19 November 2024 respectively.[11]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Mason Munn (2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 Rangers
1GK Ben Metcalf (2006-12-02) 2 December 2006 Middlesbrough
2DF Josh Briggs (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 West Ham United
2DF Harry Lynch (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 Glenavon
2DF Tom Atcheson (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 Blackburn Rovers
2DF Senan Devine (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 Coleraine
2DF Keevan Hawthorne (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 Cliftonville
2DF Matty Orr (2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 Linfield
2DF Conor Haughey (2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 Fleetwood Town
3MF Francis Turley (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 Celtic
3MF Aodhan Doherty (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 Blackburn Rovers
3MF Jack Doherty (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 Fleetwood Town
3MF Callum Burnside (2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 Rangers
3MF Blaine McClure (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 Rangers
3MF Cole Brannigan (2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 Aston Villa
3MF Dylan Stitt (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 Luton Town
3MF Ceadach O'Neill (2008-04-10) 10 April 2008 Arsenal
4FW Ryan Corrigan (2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 Cliftonville
4FW Braiden Graham (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 Everton
4FW Paul McGovern (2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 Glenavon

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Josh Gracey (2007-12-14) 14 December 2007 - - Wolves v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
DF George Goodman (2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 - - Bradford City v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
DF Calum Moreland (2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 - - Aston Villa v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
DF Brendan Hamilton (2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 - - Aberdeen v.  Norway, 21 July 2024
MF Max Wilson (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 - - Preston North End v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
MF Rhys Walsh (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 - - Sunderland v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
MF James Simpson (2007-04-05) 5 April 2007 - - Linfield v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
MF Isaac Hughes (2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 - - Forest Green Rovers v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
MF Kieran Morrison (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 - - Liverpool v.  Norway, 21 July 2024
MF Ryan Donnelly (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 - - Leicester City v.  Portugal, 21 November 2023
FW Sam Anderson (2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 - - Luton Town v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
FW Michael Brammeld (2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 - - MK Dons v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024

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

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Billy Cook". NIFG. 6 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Best was class from the start". BBC Sport. 15 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Joe Kinkaid". NIFG. 10 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Player Profile: Jackie Cummings". NIFG. 2 June 2013.
  5. ^ "BBC SPORT – Football – Internationals". BBC. 12 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Robinson Named As U19 & U17 Manager". Irish FA. 28 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Northern Ireland U19 & U21 Appointments". Irish FA. 22 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Stephen Frail appointed Northern Ireland Under 19 and Under 17 manager". Irish FA. 19 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Gerard Lyttle appointed as Northern Ireland's U19 and U17 manager". Irish FA. February 2020.
  10. ^ "Gareth McAuley is new Northern Ireland U19s manager". Irish FA. 14 August 2023.
  11. ^ "U19s in Albania to play Euro qualifiers". The Irish Football Association. 11 November 2024.
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