Northern Ireland women's national football team

Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)	Green and White Army
Association	Irish Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Alfie Wylie
Captain	Marissa Callaghan
FIFA code	NIR
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	56 (22 June 2018)
Highest	53 (June 2012)
Lowest	83 (December 2004)
First international
	England 5–1 Northern Ireland ; (Bath, England; September 7, 1973)
Biggest win
	Northern Ireland 8–0 Taiwan ; (Umag, Croatia; March 3, 2017)
Biggest defeat
	England 10–0 Northern Ireland ; (Blackburn, England, March 16, 1986)

The Northern Ireland women's national football team represents Northern Ireland in international women's football.

Competitive record

World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Championship record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1984	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
& 1997	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Records

Simone Magill holds the world record for Northern Ireland 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.

Current squad

Date: 24 October 2015^[1]
Competition: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
Opponent: Georgia
Venue: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut
Goalkeepers
Emma Higgins	(1986-05-15) 15 May 1986	Grindavík	66 (1)	vs. Portugal, 14 March 2004
Nicole Adams		Linfield Ladies
Defenders
Julie Nelson	(1985-06-04) 4 June 1985	Glasgow City	62 (6)	vs. Portugal, 14 March 2004
Billie Simpson	(1992-07-07) 7 July 1992	Linfield Ladies	3 (0)
Hannah Doherty	(1997-09-08) 8 September 1997	Linfield Ladies	1 (0)
Jessica Foy	(1995-06-07) 7 June 1995	Glentoran Belfast United	0 (0)
Hayley Crackle	(1995-01-13) 13 January 1995	Aston Villa		vs. Poland, 5 March 2015
Midfielders
Laura Rafferty	(1996-04-29) 29 April 1996	Chelsea Ladies	6 (0)	vs. Rep. of Ireland, 6 March 2013
Marissa Callaghan	(1985-09-02) 2 September 1985	Cliftonville Ladies	14 (0)	vs. Scotland, 23 May 2010
Kirsty McGuinness	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994	Glentoran Belfast United	13 (1)	vs. Estonia, 24 July 2010
Clare Timoney	(1988-05-27) 27 May 1988	Linfield Ladies
Ciara Sherwood	(1992-08-18) 18 August 1992	Crystal Palace	6 (0)	vs. Georgia, 24 October 2015
Emma McMaster	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999	Newry City Ladies	(1)	vs. Georgia, 3 March 2016
Strikers
Simone Magill	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994	Everton Ladies	49 (10)	vs. Scotland, 23 May 2010
Lauren Wade	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993	Glentoran Belfast United	5 (0)	vs. Poland, 23 November 2013
Aimee Mackin	(1997-04-22) 22 April 1997	Newry City Ladies	7 (1)	vs. Scotland, 26 October 2013
Avilla Bergin	(1991-08-01) 1 August 1991	Tottenham Hotspur	4 (0)
Rachel Furness	(1988-06-19) 19 June 1988	Reading	47 (10)
Lauren Brennan	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995
Cathy Hyndman	(1990-08-31) 31 August 1990

Results and fixtures

2015

8 February 2015 Int. Friendly	Northern Ireland	0–4	Scotland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
13:30 GMT		Report	Ross 39', 73' Weir 40', 47'	Stadium: Solitude

4 March 2015 Istria Cup	Poland	2–0	Northern Ireland	Rovinjsko Selo, Croatia
11:30 GMT	Sikora 60' Balcerzak 90+4'	Report

6 March 2015 Istria Cup	Northern Ireland	0–1	Romania	Poreč, Croatia
11:30 GMT		Report	Lunca 12'

9 March 2015 Istria Cup	Croatia	2–1	Northern Ireland	Umag, Croatia
14:30 GMT	Baban 57' (pen.) Rudelic 70'	Report	Callaghan 8'

11 March 2015 Istria Cup	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–0 (4–5 p)	Northern Ireland	Poreč, Croatia
16:00 GMT		Report

24 October 2015 Euro 2017 qual.	Georgia	0–3	Northern Ireland	Tbilisi, Georgia
15:00 GMT		Report	Nelson 3' Bergin 29', 56'	Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Referee: Barbara Poxhofer (Austria)

27 November 2015 Euro 2017 qual.	Northern Ireland	1–8	Switzerland	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
19:30 GMT	Furness 37'	Report	Humm 14', 35' Kiwic 28' Moser 33' Ismaili 36' Crnogorčević 59' Deplazes 74' Dickenmann 85'	Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (Slovakia)

2016

2 March 2016 2016 Istria Cup	Slovakia	1–0	Northern Ireland	Porec
14:00	Vojteková 89'	Report^[2]^[3]		Stadium: Veli Jože

4 March 2016 2016 Istria Cup	Croatia	0–1	Northern Ireland	Umag
11:00		Report^[4]^[5]	McGuinness 86'	Stadium: Umag 4

7 March 2016 2016 Istria Cup	Hungary B	2–0	Northern Ireland	Umag
11:00	unknown player(s) ?', ?'			Stadium: Umag 4

3 August 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Northern Ireland	1–1	Czech Republic	Mourneview Park, Lurgan
20:30	Furness 55' (pen.)	Report	Chlastáková 35'	Attendance: 332 Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

12 April 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Italy	3–1	Northern Ireland	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
18:00	Sabatino 71' Mauro 86' Stracchi 90+3'	Report	Magill 62'	Attendance: 1,114 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

3 June 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Northern Ireland	4–0	Georgia	Solitude, Belfast
20:30	Magill 1' Callaghan 21', 40' Furness 90+5'	Report		Attendance: 320 Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)

7 June 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Czech Republic	3–0	Northern Ireland	Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou
19:30	Voňková 3' Cahynová 34' Bartoňová 65'	Report		Attendance: 467 Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)

16 September 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Northern Ireland	0–3	Italy	Mourneview Park, Lurgan
20:30		Report	Girelli 45+1', 90+4' Gabbiadini 76'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)

20 September 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Switzerland	4–0	Northern Ireland	Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne
19:00	Bernauer 17', 46' Kiwic 42' Rinast 54'	Report		Attendance: 1,308 Referee: Tanja Subotič (Slovenia)

References

↑ "Northern Ireland Women Squad". IFA. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
↑ "Slovaks beat Northern Ireland 1: 0". futbalsfz.sk. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
↑ "International Fixtures & Results: Slovakia v. Northern Ireland: Wed, 02 Mar 2016". irishfa.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
↑ "International: Senior Women's Squad Fixtures: Croatia v. Northern Ireland: Fri, 04 Mar 2016". irishfa.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
↑ "In the second appearance at this year's Istria Women's Cup, the Croatian national team was defeated by Northern Ireland". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved March 20, 2016.

External links

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[1] "Northern Ireland Women Squad". IFA. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

[2] "Slovaks beat Northern Ireland 1: 0". futbalsfz.sk. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.

[3] "International Fixtures & Results: Slovakia v. Northern Ireland: Wed, 02 Mar 2016". irishfa.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.

[4] "International: Senior Women's Squad Fixtures: Croatia v. Northern Ireland: Fri, 04 Mar 2016". irishfa.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.

[5] "In the second appearance at this year's Istria Women's Cup, the Croatian national team was defeated by Northern Ireland". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved March 20, 2016.

Northern Ireland national football team
General	Irish Football Association Ireland national football team (1882–1950) Managers
Venues	Windsor Park Celtic Park Solitude Grosvenor Park The Oval Dalymount Park Balmoral Showgrounds Bloomfield Ulster Cricket Ground
Statistics	Results
Players	Players Pre-1950 players Dual Irish international footballers
World Finals	Summary 1958 1982 1986
European Finals	Summary 2016
Other tournaments	British Home Championship (1884–1984) Nations Cup 2011
Culture	Green and White Army
Other teams	Women's B Amateur (defunct) U-21 U-19 U-18 Schools U-17 U-16 Schools Juniors

National women's football teams of Europe (UEFA)
Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia
Other	Great Britain