Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

Northern Ireland Under-19
Nickname(s) The GAWA, Norn Iron
Association Irish Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Stephen Frail
Home stadium various
FIFA code NIR
First colours
Second colours
First international
10 January 1948, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Youth 0-4 Wales Youth Wales FR
European Championship
Appearances 13 (first in 1948)
Best result Runners-Up: 1963

The Northern Ireland national under-19 football team (also known as Northern Ireland under-19, under-19s or U19) 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

FIFA International Youth Tournament

  • 1948 6th place
  • 1949 4th place
  • 1951 4th place
  • 1953 15th place
  • 1954 18th place

UEFA European Youth Tournament

  • 1955 1st round (group stage)
  • 1963 runners-up
  • 1964 1st round (group stage)
  • 1975 1st round (group stage)
  • 1976 1st round (group stage)
  • 1977 1st round (group stage)
  • 1978-1979 did not qualify
  • 1980 1st round (group stage)

UEFA Under-18 Championships

  • 1981-2001 did not qualify

UEFA Under-19 Championships

  • 2002-2004 did not qualify
  • 2005 1st round (group stage)
  • 2006-2013 did not qualify

Milk Cup Elite Section

  • Winners 1997, 2008, 2009, 2014

Coaches

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

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 will be eligible until the end of the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Names in italics denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.

The following players were named in the squad for the European Championship qualifying round matches in October 2016.[10]

Name DOB Club Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Conor Hazard5 March 1998[11]Scotland Celtic5 (0)
Tiarnan Hargan1 April 1999[12]Republic of Ireland Derry City0 (0)
Defenders
Joe Crowe20 April 1998[13]England Norwich City7 (0)
Nathan Kerr20 January 1998[14]England Stevenage5 (0)
Dylan King27 August 1998[15]England Oldham Athletic5 (0)
Matthew Smyth8 May 1998[16]Scotland Dundee3 (0)
Cal Templeton4 December 1998[17]England Leicester City2 (0)
Caolan Marron4 July 1998Northern Ireland Glenavon0 (0)
Midfielders
Shea Gordon16 May 1998[18]England Stalybridge Celtic (on loan from Sheffield United)8 (0)
Mark McKee1 December 1998[19]England Stevenage3 (1)
Kyle McLean3 October 1998[20]England Nottingham Forest3 (1)
Chris Gallagher30 March 1999[21]England Shrewsbury Town3 (0)
Ollie Bassett6 March 1998England Dorchester Town (on loan from Yeovil Town)1 (0)
Daniel Rooney30 November 1998[22]England Plymouth Argyle1 (0)
Forwards
Shayne Lavery8 December 1998[23]England Everton5 (1)
Brendan Glackin25 July 1998[24]England Oldham Athletic3 (0)
Tre Sterling16 February 1999[25]England Fleetwood Town2 (0)
Jack White4 January 1999[26]England Wigan Athletic2 (0)

Other recent call-ups

Other players still eligible for the Under-19 team.[27]

Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Most recent call-up
Midfielders
Jamal Lewis25 January 1998[28]England Norwich City3 (0)2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Elite qualification round, 24–29 March 2016

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. ↑ "IFA appoints new coaching staff". BBC Sport. 15 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Under-19 Squad Named". Irish FA. 15 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Under-19 Squad Named". Irish FA. 15 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Robinson Named As U19 & U17 Manager". Irish FA. 28 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "NORTHERN IRELAND U19 AND U21 APPOINTMENTS". Irish FA. 22 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Men U19s begin Euro qualifiers on Thursday". The Irish Football Association. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Under 19 – Conor Hazard". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Under 17 – Tiarnan Hargan". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Under 19 – Joe Crowe". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Under 19 – Nathan Kerr". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Under 19 – Dylan King". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Under 17 – Matthew Smyth". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "UEFA Youth League – Cal Templeton". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Under 19 – Shea Gordon". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Under 19 – Mark McKee". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Under 19 – Kyle McLean". UEFA. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  21. ↑ "Under 17 – Chris Gallagher". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  22. ↑ "Under 17 – Daniel Rooney". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  23. ↑ "Under 19 – Shayne Lavery". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "Under 19 – Brendan Glackin". UEFA. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  25. ↑ "Under 17 – Tre Sterling". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  26. ↑ "Under 17 – Jack White". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  27. ↑ "Under-19 Squad". Irish FA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  28. ↑ "Under 19 – Jamal Lewis". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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