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.

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
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 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Qualified as hosts
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 did not qualify 310225−3
2023 6123711−4
2024 to be determined Qualified as hosts
2025 to be determined to be determined
Total Runners-up 43 9 6 28 53 109 –56 140 36 27 79 173 241 –68
*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 Lyttle2021–2023[9]
Gareth McAuley2023–[10]

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2005 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 a friendly tournament against  Hungary on 15 November 2023,  Czech Republic on 18 November 2023 and  Portugal on 21 November 2023.[11]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Pierce Charles (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 Sheffield Wednesday
1GK Mason Munn (2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 Rangers
2DF Sean Brown (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 Larne
2DF Phoenix Scholtz (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 Milton Keynes Dons
2DF Ruairi McConville (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 Brighton
2DF Gallagher Lennon (2005-12-19) 19 December 2005 St Mirren
2DF Joshua Briggs (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 West Ham United
2DF Brendan Hamilton (2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 Aberdeen
2DF Tom Atcheson (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 Blackburn Rovers
2DF George Goodman (2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 Bradford City
3MF Corey Smith (2005-01-24) 24 January 2005 Larne
3MF Lewis Trickett (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 Accrington Stanley
3MF Joel Thompson (2005-07-25) 25 July 2005 Nottingham Forest
3MF Rio Oudnie-Morgan (2005-12-06) 6 December 2005 Ipswich Town
3MF Francis Turley (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 Celtic
3MF Ryan Donnelly (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 Leicester City
3MF Jack Doherty (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 Fleetwood Town
3MF Blaine McClure (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 Rangers
4FW Sam Glenfield (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 Fleetwood Town
4FW Reece Evans (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 Leicester City
4FW Devlan Moses (2005-10-17) 17 October 2005 Sheffield Wednesday
4FW Kieran Morrison (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 Liverpool

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
DF Daithí McCallion (2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 - - Finn Harps v.  Norway, 28 March 2023
DF Reece Jordan (2005-03-06) 6 March 2005 - - Cliftonville v.  France, 22 March 2023 INJ
DF Darragh McCloskey - - Derry City Football Federations Cup, 23–28 March 2022
MF Jack Patterson (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 - - Everton v.  Italy, 7 September 2023
FW Leon Boyd (2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 - - Glentoran v.  Italy, 7 September 2023
FW Rhys Walsh (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 - - Glentoran v.  Italy, 7 September 2023
FW Jamie Donley (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 - - Tottenham Hotspur v.  Faroe Islands, 3 September 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. "Gareth McAuley is new Northern Ireland U19s manager". Irish FA. 14 August 2023.
  11. "Gareth McAuley names U19s squad for Euros prep tournament". The Irish Football Association. 10 November 2023.
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