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Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team.

Northern Ireland Under-19
Nickname(s)The GAWA, Norn Iron
AssociationIrish Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGareth McAuley
Home stadiumvarious
FIFA codeNIR
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Ireland Youth 0–4  Wales
(Solitude, Belfast; 10 January 1948)
European Championship
Appearances14 (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

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  Champions   Runners-up   Third Place   Fourth Place

European Championships

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  • 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
England 1948 Sixth place 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5 No qualification needed
Netherlands 1949 Fourth place 3 0 1 2 3 10 –7 No qualification needed
Austria 1950 did not enter did not enter
France 1951 Fourth place 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 No qualification needed
Spain 1952 did not enter did not enter
Belgium 1953 Fifteenth place 4 1 0 3 11 16 −5 No qualification needed
West Germany 1954 Eighteenth place 5 0 0 5 4 22 −18 No qualification needed
Italy 1955 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 No qualification needed
Hungary 1956 did not enter did not enter
Spain 1957
Luxembourg 1958
Bulgaria 1959
Austria 1960
Portugal 1961
Romania 1962
England 1963 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 9 11 –2 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
Netherlands 1964 Group stage 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 No qualification needed
West Germany 1965 did not enter did not enter
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1966
Turkey 1967
France 1968
East Germany 1969
Scotland 1970
Czechoslovakia 1971
Spain 1972
Italy 1973
Sweden 1974
Switzerland 1975 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
Hungary 1976 Group stage 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 Walkover against  Scotland
Belgium 1977 Group stage 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
Poland 1978 did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7
Austria 1979 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2
Czechoslovakia 1980 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
West Germany 1981 did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4
Finland 1982 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1
England 1983 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7
Soviet Union 1984 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1986 6 0 2 4 5 12 −7
Czechoslovakia 1988 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6
Hungary 1990 did not enter did not enter
Germany 1992 did not qualify 6 0 3 3 4 10 −6
England 1993 4 0 1 3 8 14 −6
Spain 1994 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Greece 1995 2 2 0 2 6 6 0
France 1996 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
Iceland 1997 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6
Cyprus 1998 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4
Sweden 1999 5 3 0 2 9 5 +4
Germany 2000 5 3 1 1 12 5 +7
Finland 2001 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3
Norway 2002 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
Liechtenstein 2003 6 2 1 3 10 6 +4
Switzerland 2004 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
Northern Ireland 2005 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 Qualified as hosts
Poland 2006 did not qualify 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1
Austria 2007 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6
Czech Republic 2008 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2
Ukraine 2009 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3
France 2010 6 1 1 4 10 9 +1
Romania 2011 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
Estonia 2012 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3
Lithuania 2013 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5
Hungary 2014 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3
Greece 2015 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2
Germany 2016 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5
Georgia (country) 2017 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3
Finland 2018 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7
Armenia 2019 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1
Northern Ireland 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Qualified as hosts
Romania 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Slovakia 2022 did not qualify 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3
Malta 2023 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4
Northern Ireland 2024 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 5 -5 Qualified as hosts
Romania 2025 to be determined to be determined
Total Runners-up 46 9 7 30 53 114 –61 140 36 27 79 173 241 –68
*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Honours

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Milk Cup Elite Section

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  • Winners: 1997, 2008, 2009, 2014

Coaches

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

Manager Career
Northern Ireland Billy Cook [1]
Northern Ireland Norman Kernaghan [2]
Northern Ireland Joe Kinkead [3]
Northern Ireland Tommy Casey
Northern Ireland Jackie Cummings 1979–??[4]
Northern Ireland Roy Millar 1983–1999
Northern Ireland Mal Donaghy 2000–2008
England Steve Beaglehole 2008–2011[5]
Northern Ireland Stephen Robinson 2011–2013[6]
Northern Ireland Stephen Craigan 2013–2016[7]
Scotland Stephen Frail 2016–2020[8]
Northern Ireland Gerard Lyttle 2021–2023[9]
Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley 2023–[10]

Players

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Current squad

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Players born on or after 1 January 2006 will be eligible until the end of the 2024 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 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification games against  Denmark,  Israel and  Albania on 13, 16 and 19 November 2024 respectively.[11]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Mason Munn (2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 (age 18) Scotland Rangers
1GK Ben Metcalf (2006-12-02) 2 December 2006 (age 18) England Middlesbrough
2DF Josh Briggs (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18) England West Ham United
2DF Harry Lynch (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 18) Northern Ireland Glenavon
2DF Tom Atcheson (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 18) England Blackburn Rovers
2DF Senan Devine (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17) Northern Ireland Coleraine
2DF Keevan Hawthorne (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 17) Northern Ireland Cliftonville
2DF Matty Orr (2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 (age 17) Northern Ireland Linfield
2DF Conor Haughey (2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 17) England Fleetwood Town
3MF Francis Turley (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18) Scotland Celtic
3MF Aodhan Doherty (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 18) England Blackburn Rovers
3MF Jack Doherty (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 17) England Fleetwood Town
3MF Callum Burnside (2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 17) Scotland Rangers
3MF Blaine McClure (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 17) Scotland Rangers
3MF Cole Brannigan (2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 (age 17) England Aston Villa
3MF Dylan Stitt (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 17) England Luton Town
3MF Ceadach O’Neill (2008-04-10) 10 April 2008 (age 16) England Arsenal
4FW Ryan Corrigan (2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 (age 17) Northern Ireland Cliftonville
4FW Braiden Graham (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 17) England Everton
4FW Paul McGovern (2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 16) Northern Ireland Glenavon

Recent call-ups

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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 Josh Gracey (2007-12-14) 14 December 2007 (age 17) - - England Wolves v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
DF George Goodman (2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 (age 18) - - England Bradford City v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
DF Calum Moreland (2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 (age 17) - - England Aston Villa v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
DF Brendan Hamilton (2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 (age 18) - - Scotland Aberdeen v.  Norway, 21 July 2024
MF Max Wilson (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 17) - - England Preston North End v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
MF Rhys Walsh (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 18) - - England Sunderland v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
MF James Simpson (2007-04-05) 5 April 2007 (age 17) - - Northern Ireland Linfield v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
MF Isaac Hughes (2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 17) - - England Forest Green Rovers v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
MF Kieran Morrison (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 18) - - England Liverpool v.  Norway, 21 July 2024
MF Ryan Donnelly (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 18) - - England Leicester City v.  Portugal, 21 November 2023
FW Sam Anderson (2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 18) - - England Luton Town v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
FW Michael Brammeld (2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 (age 17) - - England MK Dons v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024

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

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References

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  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. ^ "Gareth McAuley is new Northern Ireland U19s manager". Irish FA. 14 August 2023.
  11. ^ "U19s in Albania to play Euro qualifiers". The Irish Football Association. 11 November 2024.
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