Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

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.

Northern Ireland Under-19
Nickname(s)The GAWA, Norn Iron
AssociationIrish Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachStephen Frail
Home stadiumvarious
FIFA codeNIR
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Ireland Youth 0-4  Wales
(Solitude, Belfast; 10 January 1948)
European Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1948)
Best resultRunners-Up: 1963

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 place3102712–5 No qualification needed
1949 Fourth place3012310–7 No qualification needed
1950 Did not enter Did not enter
1951 Fourth place3102330 No qualification needed
1952 Did not enter Did not enter
1953 Fifteenth place41031116–5 No qualification needed
1954 Eighteenth place5005422–18 No qualification needed
1955 Group stage301229–7 No qualification needed
1956 Did not enter Did not enter
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963 Runners-up5221911–2 211043+1
1964 Group stage210123–1 No qualification needed
1965 Did not enter Did not enter
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975 Group stage311134–1 220052+3
1976 Group stage3003310–7 Walkover against  Scotland
1977 Group stage320131+2 210121+1
1978 Did not qualify 200229–7
1979 411246–2
1980 Group stage301224–2 211020+2
1981 Did not qualify 200204–4
1982 210112–1
1983 401329–7
1984 210113–2
1986 6024512–7
1988 6114814–6
1990 Did not enter Did not enter
1992 Did not qualify 6033410–6
1993 4013814–6
1994 2020110
1995 2202660
1996 210143+1
1997 200206–6
1998 210162+4
1999 530295+4
2000 5311125+7
2001 200214–3
2002 3111220
2003 6213106+4
2004 301225–3
2005 Group stage300314–3 Qualified as hosts
2006 Did not qualify 6213109+1
2007 300328–6
2008 301224–2
2009 310247–3
2010 6114109+1
2011 3111330
2012 310258–3
2013 311194+5
2014 310214–3
2015 310257–2
2016 611449–5
2017 310225–3
2018 301229–7
2019 311145–1
2020 Qualified as hosts
Total Runners-up 43 9 6 28 53 109 –56 131 34 25 74 164 225 –61
*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 Cummings1979-??[4]
Roy Millar1983–1999
Mal Donaghy2000–2008
Steve Beaglehole2008–2011[5]
Stephen Robinson2011–2013[6]
Stephen Craigan2013–2016[7]
Stephen Frail2016–[8]

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 will be eligible until the end of the 2020 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 UEFA preparation tournament for the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Northern Ireland will play matches against  Norway,  Portugal &  Germany on 12 November, 15 November and 18 November respectively.[9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Dermot Mee (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 Manchester United
1GK Scott Pengelly (2001-10-31) 31 October 2001 Fleetwood Town
1GK David Walsh (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 Linfield
2DF Sam McClelland (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 Chelsea
2DF Daniel Finlayson (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 Rangers
2DF Kyle McClelland (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 Rangers
2DF Jake Corbett (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 Linfield
2DF Patrick Burns (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 Glenavon
3MF Darragh Burns (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 St Patrick's Athletic
3MF Christopher Conn (2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 Burnley
3MF Ben Wylie (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 Celtic
3MF Carl Johnston (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 Fleetwood Town
3MF Ryan Carmichael (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 Portadown
3MF Trai Hume (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 Linfield
3MF Dylan Boyle (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 Fleetwood Town
4FW Lewis McCann (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 Dunfermline Athletic
4FW Callum Ferris (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 Portadown
4FW Barry Baggley (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 Fleetwood Town
4FW Chris McKee (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 Rangers
4FW Ben Wilson (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 Brighton & Hove Albion
4FW Eoin Teggart (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 Portsmouth
4FW John McGovern (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 Newry City

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 Liam Hughes (2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 - - Celtic v.  Faroe Islands, 5 September 2019
DF Jack Scott (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 - - Wolverhampton Wanderers v.  Faroe Islands, 5 September 2019
DF Dean Corrigan (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 - - Ballinamallard United v.  Faroe Islands, 5 September 2019
MF Liam Hassin (2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 - - Carrick Rangers v.  Faroe Islands, 5 September 2019
FW Liam Smyth (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 - - Stevenage v.  Faroe Islands, 5 September 2019

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. "NI boss Stephen Frail names squad for U19 Championship preparation tournament". The Irish Football Association. 9 November 2019.
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