Northern Ireland national under-21 football team records and statistics

This page details Northern Ireland national under-21 football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, and Northern Ireland under-21's match record by opponent.

Player records

Most appearances

Last updated after the match against  Serbia on 26 March 2024.

Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

Top goalscorers

Last updated after the match against  Serbia on 26 March 2024.

Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

Hat-tricks

The result is presented with Northern Ireland's score first.

Red cards

The result is presented with Northern Ireland's score first.

Individual and Team records

Goal records

• First goal: Gary Blackledge – 8 March 1978 vs  Republic of Ireland
• Most goals scored in one game by a player: 3 – Billy Kee, 10 August 2011 vs  Faroe Islands

Firsts

• First under-21 international: 8 March 1978 vs  Republic of Ireland
• First home under-21 international: 3 April 1990 vs  Israel
• First win: 3 April 1990 vs  Israel
• First overseas opponent:  Israel, 3 April 1990
• First win over an overseas opponent: 3 April 1990 vs  Israel

Streaks

• Most consecutive victories: 6
  • 6 February 2006 – 16 May 2016
  • 6 September 2018 – 25 March 2019
• Most consecutive matches without defeat: 11
  • 9 September 2003 – 16 May 2006
• Most consecutive draws: 3
  • 29 May 2000 – 1 September 2000
• Most consecutive matches without a draw: 25
  • 6 February 2006 – 18 November 2008
• Most consecutive matches without victory: 14
  • 2 September 2011 – 14 November 2013
• Most consecutive defeats: 14
  • 2 September 2011 – 14 November 2013
• Most consecutive matches scoring: 8
  • 8 February 2005 – 16 May 2006
• Most consecutive matches without scoring: 4
  • 2 September 2011 – 10 May 2012
• Most consecutive matches conceding a goal: 29
  • 2 June 1999 – 9 September 2003
• Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 3
  • 6 February 2006 – 28 February 2006
  • 11 October 2018 – 22 March 2019

Biggest wins

Heaviest defeats

Performance

Performance by competition

Last updated after the match against  Serbia on 26 March 2024.

Performance by manager

Last updated after the match against  Serbia on 26 March 2024.

• * first two games as caretaker manager
• ** all 7 games as caretaker manager

Performance by venue

Last updated after the match against  Serbia on 26 March 2024.

Performance by decade

Last updated after the match against  Serbia on 26 March 2024.

All-time records

Head to head records

Last updated after the match against  Serbia on 26 March 2024.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

UEFA under-21 teams yet to play against Northern Ireland

Last updated after the match against  Serbia on 26 March 2024.

Competitive record

  Champions   Runners-up   Third Place   Fourth Place

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

Minor tournaments

Honours

Titles

• Presidents Cup
  • Winners (1): 1998

Notes

References

External links

• Irish Football Association – Northern Ireland Football official site
• Northern Ireland Stats & Statistics
• RSSSF archive of international results 1882–
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers

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