Northern Ireland national under-21 football team

Northern Ireland U21

Association	Irish Football Association
Head coach	Jim Magilton
Most caps	21 Sean Friars (1998-2001)
Top scorer	4 (six players)
First colours Second colours
First international
8 March 1978, Rep. Ireland U21 1-1 Northern Ireland U21 FR
Biggest win
10 May 2006, Northern Ireland U21 5-0 Liechtenstein U21 ECQ
Biggest defeat
1 April 2003, Northern Ireland U21 2-6 Greece U21 ECQ

The Northern Ireland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Northern Ireland.

Former coaches

Name	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	%W
Danny Blanchflower	08-03-1978		1	0	1	0	0.0
Billy Bingham	03-04-1990		1	1	0	0	100.0
Bryan Hamilton	22-03-1994		1	0	1	0	0.0
Roy Millar	21-04-1998		1	1	0	0	100.0
Chris Nicholl	20-05-1998	08-10-1999	13	3	5	5	23.1
Roy Millar	28-03-2000	26-03-2008	48	17	9	22	35.4
Steve Beaglehole	19-08-2008	15-11-2011	21	4	3	14	19.0
Steve Robinson	10-05-2012	15-10-2013	10	0	0	10	0.0
Jim Magilton*	14-11-2013	05-03-2014	2	1	0	2	33.3

• * first two games as caretaker manager

Results and fixtures 2013–2015

2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Qualification

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	8	6	0	2	19	7	+12	18	Play-offs
2	Serbia	8	5	1	2	18	10	+8	16
3	Belgium	8	5	1	2	15	7	+8	16
4	Cyprus	8	2	0	6	7	21	−14	6
5	Northern Ireland	8	1	0	7	3	17	−14	3

30 May 2013	Cyprus	3 – 0	Northern Ireland	Makario Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus
17:00 CET	Roushias  19' Theodorou  59' Sotiriou  69'	Report		Attendance: 450 Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)

9 September 2013	Belgium	1 – 0	Northern Ireland	Den Dreef, Heverlee, Belgium
20:00 CET	Batshuayi  43'	Report	Donnelly  85', 90 (+2)'	Attendance: 2,949 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan)

11 October 2013	Northern Ireland	0 – 1	Belgium	Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland
16:00 CET		Report	Batshuayi  44'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)

15 October 2013	Serbia	3 – 1	Northern Ireland	Metalac Stadium, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
18:00 CET	Morgan  63' (o.g.) Milunović  64' Vitas  74'	Report	Gray  54'	Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

14 November 2013	Italy	3 – 0	Northern Ireland	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy
21:00 CET	Viviani  26' Rozzi  86' Belotti  88'	Report		Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)

19 November 2013	Northern Ireland	1 – 0	Cyprus	Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland
20:30 CET	Christofides  85' (o.g.)	Report		Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

5 March 2014	Northern Ireland	0 – 2	Italy	Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland
17:00 CET		Report	Rugani  59' Trotta  89'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

9 September 2014	Northern Ireland	1 – 4	Serbia	Shamrock Park, Portadown, Northern Ireland
17:00 CET	Brobbel  67'	Report	Pešić  34' Srnić  36', 56' Kostić  58'	Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)

Other fixtures

Friendly matches

14 August 2013	Northern Ireland	1 – 4	Denmark	Stangmore Park, Dungannon, Northern Ireland
17:00 CET	Thompson  24'	Report	Banggaard  17' Brock-Madsen  57', 62' Falk  63'	Attendance: 343 Referee: Rob Rogers (Republic of Ireland)

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Serbia on 9 September 2014.^[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 9 September 2014.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 12 1GK Conor Brennan (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 7 0 Kilmarnock 1 1GK Chris Johns (1995-05-13) 13 May 1995 1 0 Southampton 6 2DF Jamie Sendles-White (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 8 0 Queens Park Rangers 3 2DF Luke Conlan (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 4 0 Burnley 8 2DF Paddy McNair (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 2 0 Manchester United 4 2DF Josh Doherty (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 1 0 Watford 2 2DF Cameron Dummigan (1996-06-02) 2 June 1996 1 0 Burnley 5 2DF Jamie Harney (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 1 0 West Ham United 13 2DF Rhys Marshall (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 0 0 Glenavon 7 3MF Carl Winchester (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 13 0 Oldham Athletic 11 3MF Ryan Brobbel (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 9 1 Middlesbrough 14 3MF Cameron McGeehan (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 3 0 Norwich City 15 3MF Aaron Burns (1992-05-29) 29 May 1992 1 0 Linfield 17 3MF Aaron McEneff (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 1 0 Tottenham Hotspur 16 3MF Liam Nolan (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 1 0 Crewe Alexandra 9 4FW James Gray (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 12 2 Accrington Stanley 18 4FW Kirk Millar (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 11 0 Linfield 10 4FW Michael Duffy (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 3 0 Celtic

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up DF Liam Donnelly (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 6 0 Fulham v.  Italy, 5 March 2014 DF Luke McCullough (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 6 0 Doncaster Rovers v.  Italy, 5 March 2014 DF Rhys Sharpe (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 4 0 Derby County v.  Cyprus, 19 November 2013 DF Dominic Ball (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 2 0 Tottenham Hotspur v.  Belgium, 9 September 2013 DF Paddy McNally (1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 1 0 Glenavon v.  Cyprus, 30 May 2013 DF Ryan McLaughlin (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 1 0 Liverpool v.  Macedonia, 10 May 2012 MF David Morgan (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 5 0 Ilkeston v.  Cyprus, 19 November 2013 MF Paul McElroy (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 1 0 Hull City v.  Serbia, 15 October 2013 MF Chris Lester (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 1 0 Bolton Wanderers v.  Cyprus, 30 May 2013 FW Shay McCartan (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 3 0 Accrington Stanley v.  Cyprus, 19 November 2013 FW Jamie Reid (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 2 0 Exeter City v.  Serbia, 15 October 2013

Player records

Top Appearances

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-21 Caps
1	Sean Friars	Liverpool, Ipswich Town	1998–2001	21
2	Rory McArdle	Sheffield Wednesday, Rochdale	2006–2008	19
2	Terry McFlynn	Queens Park Rangers, Woking, Margate	2000–2003	19
2	Thomas Stewart	Wolverhampton Wanderers, Linfield	2006–2008	19
5	Chris Casement	Ipswich Town, Dundee	2007–2009	18
6	Josh Magennis	Cardiff City, Aberdeen	2009–2012	17
6	Ciarán Toner	Tottenham Hotspur	2000–2003	17
6	Jeff Whitley	Manchester City	1998–2000	17
9	David Buchanan	Bury	2006–2008	15
9	Aaron Callaghan	Limavady United, Ballymena United, Derry City	2006–2008	15
9	Trevor Carson	Sunderland	2006–2009	15
9	Craig Cathcart	Manchester United	2006–2009	15
9	Richard Graham	Queens Park Rangers	1998–2001	15

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s.

Top Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-21 Goals
1	Adrian Coote	Norwich City	1998–1999	4
1	David Healy	Manchester United	1998–1999	4
1	Josh Magennis	Cardiff City, Aberdeen	2009–2012	4
1	Sam Morrow	Hibernian	2005–2006	4
1	Oliver Norwood	Manchester United	2009–2012	4
1	Thomas Stewart	Wolverhampton Wanderers, Linfield	2006–2008	4
7	Gary Hamilton	Blackburn Rovers, Portadown	2000–2001	3
7	Mo Harkin	Wycombe Wanderers	2000–2001	3
7	Billy Kee	Leicester City, Torquay United, Burton Albion	2009–2011	3
7	Andrew Little	Rangers	2008–2010	3
7	Grant McCann	West Ham United	2000–2001	3
7	Chris Turner	Sligo Rovers, Bohemian	2006–2008	3

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s.

Under-21 graduates

Players who have won 15 of more Northern Ireland 'Full' caps after playing for Northern Ireland U21 (Correct as of end of the 2011/12 season)

Name	U21 Caps/Goals	U21 Career	Full Caps/Goals
Chris Baird	6/0	2002-2003	56/0*
Kingsley Black	1/0	1990	30/1
Noel Brotherston	1/0	1978	27/3
Chris Brunt	2/1	2005-2006	30/1*
Tony Capaldi	14/0	2001-2003	22
Roy Carroll	11/0	1998-1999	20/0*
Sammy Clingan	11/1	2003-2006	32/0*
Steven Davis	3/0	2003-2004	52/3*
Mal Donaghy	1/0	1978	91/0
Iain Dowie	1/0	1990	59
Stuart Elliott	3/0	1998-1999	39/4
Corry Evans	10/0	2008-2010	16/1*
Jonny Evans	3/0	2006	29/1*
Warren Feeney	8/2	2001-2003	46/5*
Keith Gillespie	1/0	1994	86/2
Danny Griffin	10/1	1998-1999	29/1
Billy Hamilton	1/0	1978	42/5
David Healy	8/4	1998-1999	93/35*
Michael Hughes	1/0	1990	71/5
Damien Johnson	11/0	1998-1999	56/0
Kyle Lafferty	2/0	2006	30/9*
Neil Lennon	2/0	1990-1994	40/2
Jim Magilton	1/0	1990	52/5
Grant McCann	9/3	2000-2001	39/4*
George McCartney	5/0	2000-2001	33/1*
David McCreery	1/0	1978	67/0
Ryan McGivern	5/1	2009-2011	16/0*
Gerard McMahon	1/0	1994	18/2
Paul McVeigh	11/0	1998-1999	20/0
Phil Mulryne	5/1	1998-1999	27/3
Jimmy Nicholl	1/0	1978	73/1
John O'Neill	1/0	1978	39/2
Michael O'Neill	1/0	1994	31/4
Darren Patterson	1/0	1994	17/1
James Quinn	1/0	1994	50/4
Maik Taylor	1/0	1998	88/0*
Jeff Whitley	17/1	1998-2000	20/2

• * Player still active.

See also

• Northern Ireland national football team
• Northern Ireland national under-17 football team

References

External links

• Fixtures & Results - Under 21 of 2007 and 2008, with further links to Results of 2006 and 2005
• U21-squad-announced for the international challenge match against Finland on Tuesday August 21.
• NI U21 Appearance Details from NIFG

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