Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

Northern Ireland Under-19
Nickname(s)	The GAWA, Norn Iron
Association	Irish Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Gerard Lyttle
Home stadium	various
FIFA code	NIR
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Ireland Youth 0-4 Wales; (Solitude, Belfast; 10 January 1948)
European Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1948)
Best result	Runners-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 place

3

1

0

2

7

12

–5

No qualification needed

1949

Fourth place

3

0

1

2

3

10

–7

No qualification needed

1950

Did not enter

1951

Fourth place

3

1

0

2

3

0

No qualification needed

1952

Did not enter

1953

Fifteenth place

4

1

0

3

11

16

–5

No qualification needed

1954

Eighteenth place

5

0

5

4

22

–18

No qualification needed

1955

Group stage

3

0

1

2

9

–7

No qualification needed

Did not enter

Runners-up

5

2

1

9

11

–2

2

1

0

4

3

+1

1964

Group stage

2

1

0

1

2

3

–1

No qualification needed

Did not enter

Group stage

3

1

3

4

–1

2

0

5

2

+3

1976

Group stage

3

0

3

10

–7

Walkover against Scotland

1977

Group stage

3

2

0

1

3

1

+2

2

1

0

1

2

1

+1

1978

Did not qualify

2

0

2

9

–7

1979

4

1

2

4

6

–2

1980

Group stage

3

0

1

2

4

–2

2

1

0

2

0

+2

1981

Did not qualify

2

0

2

0

4

–4

1982

2

1

0

1

2

–1

1983

4

0

1

3

2

9

–7

1984

2

1

0

1

3

–2

1986

6

0

2

4

5

12

–7

1988

6

1

4

8

14

–6

1990

Did not enter

1992

Did not qualify

6

0

3

4

10

–6

1993

4

0

1

3

8

14

–6

1994

2

0

2

0

1

0

1995

2

0

2

6

0

1996

2

1

0

1

4

3

+1

1997

2

0

2

0

6

–6

1998

2

1

0

1

6

2

+4

1999

5

3

0

2

9

5

+4

2000

5

3

1

12

5

+7

2001

2

0

2

1

4

–3

2002

3

1

2

0

2003

6

2

1

3

10

6

+4

2004

3

0

1

2

5

–3

2005

Group stage

3

0

3

1

4

–3

Qualified as hosts

2006

Did not qualify

6

2

1

3

10

9

+1

2007

3

0

3

2

8

–6

2008

3

0

1

2

4

–2

2009

3

1

0

2

4

7

–3

2010

6

1

4

10

9

+1

2011

3

1

3

0

2012

3

1

0

2

5

8

–3

2013

3

1

9

4

+5

2014

3

1

0

2

1

4

–3

2015

3

1

0

2

5

7

–2

2016

6

1

4

9

–5

2017

3

1

0

2

5

–3

2018

3

0

1

2

9

–7

2019

3

1

4

5

–1

2020

Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Qualified as hosts

2021

Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2022

To be determined

2023

To be determined

2024

To be determined

Qualified as hosts

2025

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 Cummings	1979-??[4]
Roy Millar	1983–1999
Mal Donaghy	2000–2008
Steve Beaglehole	2008–2011[5]
Stephen Robinson	2011–2013[6]
Stephen Craigan	2013–2016[7]
Stephen Frail	2016–2020[8]
Gerard Lyttle	2021–[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 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round games against Denmark, Czech Republic and Kazakhstan on 6 October, 9 October and 12 October.[10][11]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
12	1GK	Dylan Berry	(2003-05-14) 14 May 2003	Norwich City
1	1GK	Josh Clarke	(2004-07-28) 28 July 2004	Bournemouth

14	2DF	Cameron Stewart	(2003-02-20) 20 February 2003	Ipswich Town
5	2DF	Lewis MacKinnon	(2003-03-03) 3 March 2003	Rangers
6	2DF	Shea Charles	(2003-11-05) 5 November 2003	Manchester City
13	2DF	Dane McCullough	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003	Burnley
3	2DF	Matty Carson	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004	Southampton
4	2DF	Michael Forbes	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004	West Ham United
15	2DF	Brodie Spencer	(2004-05-06) 6 May 2004	Huddersfield Town

2	3MF	Sean McAllister	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	Everton
19	3MF	Oisin Conaty	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003	Portadown
16	3MF	Caolan McBride	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003	Aston Villa
17	3MF	Isaac Price	(2003-09-26) 26 September 2003	Everton
8	3MF	Charlie Allen	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003	Leeds United
7	3MF	Charlie Lindsay	(2004-01-26) 26 January 2004	Rangers

10	4FW	Euan Williams	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003	Charlton Athletic
11	4FW	Ross McCausland	(2003-05-12) 12 May 2003	Rangers
9	4FW	Dale Taylor	(2003-12-12) 12 December 2003	Nottingham Forest
18	4FW	Ciaran McGuckin	(2003-12-30) 30 December 2003	Rotherham United
20	4FW	Conor Falls	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004	Huddersfield Town

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	Stephen McMullan	(2004-12-31) 31 December 2004	-	-	Warrenpoint Town	Training Camp, June 2021
GK	Conor Manderson	(2003-12-12) 12 December 2003	-	-	Portsmouth	Training Camp, March 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	Bobby Deane	(2004-04-11) 11 April 2004	-	-	Lincoln City	Training Camp, June 2021
DF	Aaron Donnelly	(2003-06-08) 8 June 2003	-	-	Nottingham Forest	Training Camp, March 2021

MF	Terry Devlin	(2003-11-06) 6 November 2003	-	-	Dungannon Swifts	v. Czech Republic, 6 October 2021 ^INJ
MF	Jamie McDonnell	(2004-02-16) 16 February 2004	-	-	Nottingham Forest	v. Faroe Islands, 3 September 2021
MF	Harry Wilson	(2004-02-16) 16 February 2004	-	-	Fleetwood Town	Training Camp, June 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.

References

"Player Profile: Billy Cook". NIFG. 6 August 2013.
"Best was class from the start". BBC Sport. 15 January 2012.
"Player Profile: Joe Kinkaid". NIFG. 10 May 2010.
"Player Profile: Jackie Cummings". NIFG. 2 June 2013.
"BBC SPORT - Football - Internationals". BBC. 12 June 2008.
"Robinson Named As U19 & U17 Manager". Irish FA. 28 October 2012.
"Northern Ireland U19 & U21 Appointments". Irish FA. 22 April 2013.
"Stephen Frail appointed Northern Ireland Under 19 and Under 17 manager". Irish FA. 19 August 2016.
"Gerard Lyttle appointed as Northern Ireland's U19 and U17 manager". Irish FA. February 2020.
"U19s boss Lyttle names 20-strong squad for Euro qualifiers". The Irish Football Association. 28 September 2021.
"Northern Ireland Under-19 - UEFA". UEFA. 5 October 2021.

External links

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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] "U19s boss Lyttle names 20-strong squad for Euro qualifiers". The Irish Football Association. 28 September 2021.

[11] "Northern Ireland Under-19 - UEFA". UEFA. 5 October 2021.

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 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

Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

Competitive record

European Championships

Honours

Milk Cup Elite Section

Coaches

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

See also

References

External links