Northern Ireland women's national football team

Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)	Green and White Army
Association	Irish Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Kenny Shiels
Captain	Marissa Callaghan
Most caps	Julie Nelson (115)
Top scorer	Rachel Furness (38)
FIFA code	NIR
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	46 (25 March 2022)[1]
Highest	46 (December 2021)
Lowest	83 (December 2004)
First international
	Republic of Ireland 4–1 Northern Ireland ; (Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 30 June 1973)
Biggest win
	North Macedonia 0–11 Northern Ireland ; (Skopje, North Macedonia; 25 November 2021)
Biggest defeat
	Scotland 11–1 Northern Ireland ; (Clydebank, Scotland, 23 November 1974)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	TBC

The Northern Ireland women's national football team represents Northern Ireland in international women's football. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, Northern Ireland is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

The team have yet to compete in a major tournament but were the lowest UEFA-ranked team (27th)[2] to qualify for the European Championships Finals in England in 2022.

In September 2021 it was announced that the senior women's team would be adopting a full-time professional set up ahead of Euro 2022.[3]

Team image

Nicknames

The Northern Ireland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Green and White Army".

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2021

9 April UEFA Women's Euro Play-Offs	Ukraine	1–2	Northern Ireland	Kovalivka, Ukraine
18:00	Apanashchenko 22'	Report	Furness 5' Magill 57'	Stadium: Kolos Stadium Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

13 April UEFA Women's Euro Play-Offs	Northern Ireland	2–0	Ukraine	Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:45	Callaghan 55' Caldwell 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Seaview Attendance: 0 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

10 June Friendly	Northern Ireland	0–1	Scotland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
		Report	Weir 78' (p)	Stadium: Seaview

17 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Northern Ireland	4–0	Luxembourg	Larne, Northern Ireland
	Callaghan 16' Furness 23' Wilson 41' Wade 70'	Report		Stadium: Inver Park Referee: Eleni Antoniou (GRE)

21 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Northern Ireland	4–0	Latvia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:00 (19:00 BST)	McDaniel 48' McGuinness 65' Callaghan 78' Furness 82' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

23 October 2023 World Cup qualifying	England	4–0	Northern Ireland	London, England
18:15 (17:15 BST)	Mead 64', 74', 78' England 72'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

26 October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying	Northern Ireland	2–2	Austria	Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:00 (19:00 BST)	Wade 46' Vance 50'	Report	Dunst 42' Enzinger 90+2'	Stadium: Seaview Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

25 November 2023 World Cup qualifying	North Macedonia	0–11	Northern Ireland	Skopje, North Macedonia
		Report	Furness 4', 16' (pen.), 68' McKenna 10' Magill 11', 42', 73', 90' Wade 26' McGuinnness 33' Holloway 90+1'	Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)

29 November 2023 World Cup qualifying	Northern Ireland	9–0	North Macedonia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
	McGuiness 11', 38', 62' Holloway 30', 64' Furness 36', 87' Magill 74' Beattie 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Seaview Referee: Meitar Shemesh (Israel)

2022

17 February Friendly	Northern Ireland	3–1	Faroe Islands	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
	Kelly 6' McFadden 40' McCarron 45+2'		Wade 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

20 February Friendly	Northern Ireland	2–2	Switzerland	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
19:00	Magill 43', 72' (pen.)		Lehmann 51' Bachmann 54'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

23 February Friendly	Northern Ireland	0–1	Romania	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
17:00			Marcu 63'	Stadium: Marbella Fpptball Center

8 April 2023 World Cup qualifying	Austria	3–1	Northern Ireland	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
	Wenninger 48' Billa 55' Dunst 57'	Report	Andrews 85'	Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

12 April 2023 World Cup qualifying	Northern Ireland	0–5	England	Belfast, Northern Ireland
		Report	Hemp 26', 60' Toone 52' Stanway 70', 79'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,348 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

7 July UEFA Women's Euro GS	Norway	v	Northern Ireland	Southampton, England
		Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium

11 July UEFA Women's Euro GS	Austria	v	Northern Ireland	Southampton, England
		Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium

15 July UEFA Women's Euro GS	Northern Ireland	v	England	Southampton, England
		Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium

2 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	v	Northern Ireland
		Report

6 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Latvia	v	Northern Ireland
		Report

Players

Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Current squad

The following players were called up to the national squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs against Ukraine on 9 and 13 April 2021.[4]
Caps and goal correct as of 23 February 2021, before the match against England.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Jacqueline Burns	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997	18	0	Glentoran
1GK	Becky Flaherty	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998	4	0	Sheffield United

2DF	Kelsie Burrows	(2001-02-22) 22 February 2001	1	0	Linfield
2DF	Toni Leigh Finnegan	(2002-10-16) 16 October 2002	6	0	Cliftonville
2DF	Rebecca Holloway	(1995-08-25) 25 August 1995	3	0	Birmingham City
2DF	Ashley Hutton	(1987-11-02) 2 November 1987	106	8	Linfield
2DF	Emma McMaster	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999	6	0	Glentoran
2DF	Julie Nelson	(1985-06-04) 4 June 1985	109	7	Crusaders Strikers
2DF	Laura Rafferty	(1996-04-29) 29 April 1996	24	0	Bristol City

3MF	Nadene Caldwell	(1991-01-24) 24 January 1991	33	0	Glentoran
3MF	Marissa Callaghan	(1985-09-02) 2 September 1985	47	6	Cliftonville
3MF	Rachel Furness	(1988-06-19) 19 June 1988	81	38	Liverpool
3MF	Samantha Kelly	(1997-08-01) 1 August 1997	5	0	Glentoran
3MF	Chloe McCarron	(1997-12-22) 22 December 1997	11	1	Glentoran[5]
3MF	Louise McDaniel	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000	0	0	Cliftonville[6]
3MF	Rebecca McKenna	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001	8	0	Linfield
3MF	Sarah Robson	(1987-05-23) 23 May 1987	60	4	Durham
3MF	Ciara Watling	(1992-08-18) 18 August 1992	0	0	Charlton Athletic

4FW	Kerry Beattie	(2002-09-27) 27 September 2002	0	0	Glentoran
4FW	Simone Magill	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994	56	13	Everton
4FW	Danielle Maxwell	(2002-04-09) 9 April 2002	3	0	Glentoran
4FW	Kirsty McGuinness	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994	26	5	Cliftonville[6]
4FW	Emily Wilson	(2001-08-26) 26 August 2001	2	0	Crusaders Strikers

Recent call-ups

The following players have been named to a squad in the past 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

Records

Northern Ireland's Simone Magill holds the world record 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.[7]

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
1991	Did not qualify								UEFA EURO 1991
1995	Did not enter								UEFA EURO 1995
1999									Did not Enter
2003									Did not Enter
2007	Did not qualify								6	2	1	3	7	11	−4
2011									10	3	2	5	8	16	−8
2015									10	1	2	7	3	19	−16
2019									8	1	0	7	4	27	−23
2023	To be determined								To be determined
Total	0/9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	34	7	5	22	22	73	−51

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
UEFA Women's Championship record								Qualifying record
1984	Did not qualify							6	0	0	6	5	21
1987	Did not qualify							6	0	0	6	2	35
1989	Did not enter							Did not enter
1991	Did not qualify							4	0	0	4	1	21
1993	Did not enter							Did not enter
1995
1997
2001
2005
2009	Did not qualify							11	2	1	8	11	28
2013								10	3	2	5	12	15
2017								8	2	1	5	10	22
2022	Qualified							10	6	2	2	21	18
Total	1/13	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	13	6	36	62	160

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty kicks.

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
"Women's National Teams Coefficient Overview" (PDF). editorial.uefa.com. 24 February 2021.
VAVEL.com (29 September 2021). "Northern Ireland Women move to a full-time international set-up". VAVEL. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
"Northern Ireland senior women's squad for Euro play-off matches revealed". Irish Football Association. 1 April 2021.
"Chloe McCarron: Northern Ireland midfielder joins Women's Premiership champions Glentoran". BBC Sport. 14 July 2021.
"Women's Premiership: Louise McDaniel joins sisters Kirsty and Caitlin McGuinness at Cliftonville". BBC Sport. 21 April 2021.
Fullerton, Gareth (7 October 2017). "Northern Ireland striker recognised for scoring fastest goal ever!". belfastlive. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

External links

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[2] "Women's National Teams Coefficient Overview" (PDF). editorial.uefa.com. 24 February 2021.

[3] VAVEL.com (29 September 2021). "Northern Ireland Women move to a full-time international set-up". VAVEL. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[4] "Northern Ireland senior women's squad for Euro play-off matches revealed". Irish Football Association. 1 April 2021.

[5] "Chloe McCarron: Northern Ireland midfielder joins Women's Premiership champions Glentoran". BBC Sport. 14 July 2021.

[autogenerated1-6] "Women's Premiership: Louise McDaniel joins sisters Kirsty and Caitlin McGuinness at Cliftonville". BBC Sport. 21 April 2021.

[7] Fullerton, Gareth (7 October 2017). "Northern Ireland striker recognised for scoring fastest goal ever!". belfastlive. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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
Results	1882–99 1900–29 1930–59 1960–79 1980–99 2000–19 2020–present Matches v Home Nations
Statistics	Records & Statistics U21 Records & Statistics
Players	Players Pre-1950 players Dual Ireland footballers
Goals	David Healy
World Finals	Summary 1958 1982 1986
European Finals	Summary 2016
Other tournaments	British Home Championship (1884–1984) 2011 Nations Cup
Culture	Green and White Army Rivalry with the Republic of Ireland
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 Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia 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 Vatican City

National sports teams of Northern Ireland
Men	Cricket Football B U23 U21 U19 U18 U17 U16 CP Volleyball
Women	Football U19 Netball
Multi-sport events	Commonwealth Games