Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

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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.

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

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 did not enter
1951 Fourth place 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 No qualification needed
1952 did not enter did not enter
1953 Fifteenth place 4 1 0 3 11 16 −5 No qualification needed
1954 Eighteenth place 5 0 0 5 4 22 −18 No qualification needed
1955 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 No qualification needed
1956 did not enter did not enter
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 9 11 –2 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
1964 Group stage 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 No qualification needed
1965 did not enter did not enter
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
1976 Group stage 3 0 0 3 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 0 2 2 9 −7
1979 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2
1980 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
1981 did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4
1982 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1
1983 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7
1984 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2
1986 6 0 2 4 5 12 −7
1988 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6
1990 did not enter did not enter
1992 did not qualify 6 0 3 3 4 10 −6
1993 4 0 1 3 8 14 −6
1994 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
1995 2 2 0 2 6 6 0
1996 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
1997 2 0 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 1 12 5 +7
2001 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3
2002 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
2003 6 2 1 3 10 6 +4
2004 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
2005 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 Qualified as hosts
2006 did not qualify 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1
2007 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6
2008 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2
2009 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3
2010 6 1 1 4 10 9 +1
2011 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
2012 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3
2013 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5
2014 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3
2015 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2
2016 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5
2017 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3
2018 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7
2019 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Qualified as hosts
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 did not qualify 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3
2023 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4
2024 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 5 -5 Qualified as hosts
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

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
Norman Kernaghan
Joe Kinkead
Tommy Casey
Jackie Cummings 1979–??
Roy Millar 1983–1999
Mal Donaghy 2000–2008
Steve Beaglehole 2008–2011
Stephen Robinson 2011–2013
Stephen Craigan 2013–2016
Stephen Frail 2016–2020
Gerard Lyttle 2021–2023
Gareth McAuley 2023–

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2007 will be eligible until the end of the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification games against Malta, Azerbaijan and Czechia on 12, 15 and 18 November 2025 respectively.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Will Murdock (2007-05-26) 26 May 2007 (age 18) Manchester United
1GK Josh Gracey (2007-12-14) 14 December 2007 (age 18) Wolves
2DF Keevan Hawthorne (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 18) Cliftonville
2DF James Simpson (2007-04-05) 5 April 2007 (age 18) Larne
2DF Luke Matykiewicz (2007-09-02) 2 September 2007 (age 18) Leeds United
2DF Alfie Friars (2007-10-28) 28 October 2007 (age 18) Derby County
2DF Callum Leacock (2008-08-19) 19 August 2008 (age 17) West Ham United
2DF Broghan Sewell (2008-10-13) 13 October 2008 (age 17) Southampton
2DF Coist Walker (2008-10-30) 30 October 2008 (age 17) Hull City
3MF Jack Doherty (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 18) Fleetwood Town
3MF Callum Burnside (2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 18) Rangers
3MF Blaine McClure (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 18) Nottingham Forest
3MF Dylan Stitt (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 18) Luton Town
3MF Joe Sheridan (2007-10-29) 29 October 2007 (age 18) Cliftonville
3MF Ceadach O'Neill (2008-04-10) 10 April 2008 (age 17) Arsenal
3MF Kalum Thompson (2008-09-27) 27 September 2008 (age 17) Nottingham Forest
3MF Brandon Downey (2008-12-15) 15 December 2008 (age 17) Portsmouth
4FW Braiden Graham (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 18) Everton
4FW Paul McGovern (2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 17) Glenavon
4FW George Feeney (2008-01-19) 19 January 2008 (age 17) Tottenham Hotpur

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 Calum Moreland (2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 (age 18) - - Aston Villa v.   Switzerland, 14 October 2025
DF Senan Devine (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 18) - - Coleraine v.   Switzerland, 14 October 2025
DF Conor Haughey (2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 18) - - Fleetwood Town v.   Switzerland, 14 October 2025
DF Noah McDonnell (2008-06-16) 16 June 2008 (age 17) - - Aberdeen v.   Switzerland, 14 October 2025
DF Matty Orr (2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 (age 18) - - Nottingham Forest v.  Albania, 19 November 2024
MF Sean Corry (2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 (age 18) - - Derby County v.   Switzerland, 14 October 2025
MF Troy Savage (2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 17) - - Burnley v.   Switzerland, 14 October 2025
MF Matthew Burns (2008-09-16) 16 September 2008 (age 17) - - Sunderland v.   Switzerland, 14 October 2025
MF Cole Brannigan (2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 (age 18) - - Aston Villa v.  Albania, 19 November 2024
MF Max Wilson (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 18) - - Preston North End v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
MF Isaac Hughes (2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 18) - - Forest Green Rovers v.  Sweden, 8 September 2024
FW Ryan Corrigan (2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 (age 18) - - Cliftonville v.  Albania, 19 November 2024
FW Michael Brammeld (2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 (age 18) - - 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.

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