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Northern Ireland national football team records and statistics


Northern Ireland national football team records and statistics


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

Player records

Most capped players

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Scotland.

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

Top goalscorers

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Scotland.

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

Most captaincies

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Scotland.

Captaincy appearances are only awarded to players who were assigned the captaincy at the start of an international game.
Players with an equal number of captaincies are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

Most clean sheets

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Scotland.

A goalkeeper is awarded a clean sheet if he does not concede a goal during his time on the pitch.

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

Age records

  • Youngest player to make debut: Samuel Johnston – 15 years and 154 days, 18 February 1882 vs  England
  • Oldest player to play a game: Elisha Scott – 42 years and 200 days, 11 March 1936 vs  Wales
  • Youngest player to play at World Cup finals: Norman Whiteside – 17 years and 41 days, 17 June 1982 vs  Yugoslavia
  • Oldest player to play at World Cup finals: Pat Jennings – 41 years and 0 days, 12 June 1986 vs  Brazil
  • Youngest player to score a goal: Samuel Johnston – 15 years and 161 days, 25 February 1882 vs  Wales

Goal records

  • First Irish goal: Samuel Johnston – 15 years and 161 days, 25 February 1882 vs  Wales
  • Most goals scored in one game by a player: 6 – Joe Bambrick, 1 February 1930 vs  Wales

Firsts

  • First International: 18 February 1882 vs  England
  • First home international: 18 February 1882 vs  England
  • First win: 12 March 1887 vs  Wales
  • First overseas opponent:  Norway, 25 May 1922
  • First win over an overseas opponent: 1 May 1957 vs  Portugal

Streaks

  • Most consecutive victories: 5
    • 26 March 2017 – 4 September 2017
    • 21 March 2019 – 5 September 2019
  • Most consecutive matches without defeat: 12
    • 29 March 2015 – 4 June 2016
  • Most consecutive draws: 4
    • 11 September 2012 – 6 February 2013
  • Most consecutive matches without a draw: 24
    • 26 January 1884 – 28 March 1891
  • Most consecutive matches without victory: 21
    • 5 November 1947 – 7 November 1953
  • Most consecutive defeats: 11
    • 26 January 1884 – 19 February 1887
    • 3 October 1959 – 7 October 1961
  • Most consecutive matches scoring: 13
    • 4 November 1933 – 16 March 1938
  • Most consecutive matches without scoring: 13
    • 27 March 2002 – 11 October 2003
  • Most consecutive matches conceding a goal: 46
    • 18 February 1882 – 27 March 1897
  • Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 6
    • 27 March 1985 – 26 February 1986

Biggest wins

Heaviest defeats

Competition Records

FIFA World Cup

Qualification
  • First match: 1 October 1949 vs  Scotland
  • First goal: Sammy Smyth vs  Scotland, 1 October 1949
Finals
  • First finals: Sweden 1958
  • Total number of times qualified for the finals: 3 (1958), (1982) and (1986)
  • First game: 8 June 1958 vs  Czechoslovakia
  • First goal: Wilbur Cush vs  Czechoslovakia, 8 June 1958
  • Most Successful final: 1958 – Quarter finals
  • World Cup top goal scorer: 5
    • Peter McParland (1958)

UEFA European Championship

Qualification
  • First match: 10 October 1962 vs  Poland
  • First goal: Derek Dougan vs  Poland, 10 October 1962
Finals
  • First finals: France 2016
  • Total number of times qualified for the finals: 1 (2016)
  • First game: 12 June 2016 vs  Poland
  • First goal: Gareth McAuley vs  Ukraine, 16 June 2016
  • Most Successful final: 2016 - Round of 16
  • European Championship scorer: 1
    • Gareth McAuley (2016)
    • Niall McGinn (2016)

UEFA Nations League

Qualification
  • First match: 8 September 2018 vs  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • First goal: Will Grigg vs  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8 September 2018

Rankings

  • Highest FIFA Rank: 20 (September 2017)
  • Lowest FIFA Rank: 129 (September 2012)
  • Highest Elo Rank: 5 (1882)
  • Lowest Elo Rank: 114 (11 October 2013)

Performance

Performance by competition

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Scotland.

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

Performance by manager

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Scotland.

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

Performance by venue

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Scotland.

Performance by confederation

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Scotland.

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

Performance by decade

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Scotland.

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

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All-time records

Head to head records

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Scotland.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

FIFA members yet to play against Northern Ireland

As of 26 March 2024 after the match against  Scotland.

Competitive record

  Champions   Runners-up   Third Place   Fourth Place

FIFA World Cup

UEFA European Championship

UEFA Nations League

British Home Championship

Minor tournaments

Honours

Titles

  • British Home Championship
    • **Winners (3): 1914 (as  Ireland), 1980, 1984
    • **Shared (5): 1903, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1964

FIFA Rankings

Last updated 27 March 2023

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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