Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

Northern Ireland Under-19
Nickname(s)The GAWA, Norn Iron
AssociationIrish Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGerard Lyttle
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

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 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 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Qualified as hosts
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 To be determined To be determined
2023 To be determined To be determined
2024 To be determined Qualified as hosts
2025 To be determined To be determined
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 Frail2016–2020[8]
Gerard Lyttle2021–[9]

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2003 will be eligible until the end of the 2022 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 Football Federations Cup games against  Norway,  Belgium and  Czech Republic on 23 March, 25 March and 28 March.[10]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Dylan Graham (2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 Everton
1GK Stephen McMullan (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 Warrenpoint Town
2DF Callum Wilson (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 Shrewsbury Town
2DF Tommy Fogarty (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 Birmingham City
2DF Bobby Deane (2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 Lincoln City
2DF Matty Carson (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 Southampton
2DF Michael Forbes (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 West Ham United
2DF Brodie Spencer (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 Huddersfield Town
2DF Reece Jordan (2005-03-06) 6 March 2005 Portadown
2DF Ruairi McConville (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 Brighton
2DF Darragh McCloskey Derry City
3MF Charlie Lindsay (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 Rangers
3MF Jamie McDonnell (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 Nottingham Forest
3MF Aaron Wightman (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 Glentoran
3MF Darren Robinson (2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 Derby County
4FW Conor Falls (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 Huddersfield Town
4FW Conor Scannell (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 Glenavon
4FW Mackenzie Kirk (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 Hearts
4FW Patrick Kelly (2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 Coleraine
4FW Callum Marshall (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 West Ham United
4FW Omari Kellyman (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 Aston Villa
4FW Reece Evans Leicester 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 Dylan Berry (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 - - Norwich City v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
GK Josh Clarke (2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 - - Bournemouth v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
GK Conor Manderson (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 - - Portsmouth Training Camp, March 2021
DF Cameron Stewart (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 - - Ipswich Town v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
DF Lewis MacKinnon (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 - - Rangers v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
DF Shea Charles (2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 - - Manchester City v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
DF Dane McCullough (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 - - Burnley v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
DF Henry Jeffcott (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003 - - Arsenal v.  Czech Republic, 6 October 2021 INJ
DF Jake Wallace (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 - - Fleetwood Town Training Camp, June 2021
DF Aaron Donnelly (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 - - Nottingham Forest Training Camp, March 2021
MF Sean McAllister (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 - - Everton v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
MF Oisin Conaty (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 - - Portadown v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
MF Caolan McBride (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 - - Aston Villa v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
MF Isaac Price (2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 - - Everton v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
MF Charlie Allen (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 - - Leeds United v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
MF Terry Devlin (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 - - Dungannon Swifts v.  Czech Republic, 6 October 2021 INJ
MF Harry Wilson (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 - - Fleetwood Town Training Camp, June 2021
FW Euan Williams (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 - - Charlton Athletic v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
FW Ross McCausland (2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 - - Rangers v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
FW Dale Taylor (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 - - Nottingham Forest v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
FW Ciaran McGuckin (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 - - Rotherham United v.  Kazakhstan, 12 October 2021
FW Matthew Lusty (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 - - Larne v.  Faroe Islands, 3 September 2021
FW Jamie Donley (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 - - Tottenham Hotspur v.  Faroe Islands, 3 September 2021
FW Rio McEvoy - - Bolton Wanderers Training Camp, June 2021
FW Marcus Daws (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 - - Bournemouth Training Camp, March 2021

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. "U19s to take part in Football Federations Cup". The Irish Football Association. 17 March 2022.
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