Nickname(s) | Green & White Army, Norn Iron | ||
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Association | Irish Football Association | ||
Head coach | Ronnie McFall | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
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The Northern Ireland national under-23 football team is: an association football team representing Northern Ireland featuring footballers playing in the: Irish League. The team first played at this level in 2007 when entering theββInternational Challenge Trophy for national semi-professional Under-23 sides, though previously the Northern Ireland Under-23 team offered a recognised stepping stone for all young players hopingββto progressββto the "full Northern Ireland side."
The Original Under-23sβ»
The original Northern Ireland Under-23 side played a total of ten matches, "all but three in the 1960s." Players to have stepped up from the Under-23 side to full international level include Pat Jennings, Bryan Hamilton, Neil Lennon and Sammy Clingan.
Resultsβ»
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
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07-02-1962 | Wales | Windsor Park, Belfast | Drew 0β0 | |
27-02-1963 | Wales | Vetch Field, Swansea | Lost 1β5 | Jimmy McLaughlin |
05-02-1964 | Wales | Windsor Park, Belfast | Drew 3β3 | Willie Irvine (2), Jimmy McLaughlin |
10-02-1965 | Wales | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Drew 2β2 | Willie Irvine, Dave Clements |
22-02-1967 | Wales | Windsor Park, Belfast | Won 2β1 | Vic McKinney (2) |
20-03-1968 | Wales | Vetch Field, Swansea | Won 1β0 | Shaun Dunlop |
26-03-1969 | Italy | Communale Stadium, Brescia | Lost 1β2 | Brendan Mullan |
11-04-1989 | Republic of Ireland | Dalymount Park, Dublin | Lost 0β3 | |
15-05-1990 | Republic of Ireland | Shamrock Park, Portadown | Lost 2β3 | Stephen McBride, John Devine |
27-04-2004 | Serbia & Montenegro | Mourneview Park, Lurgan | Drew 0β0 | (billed an Under 21β23 team) |
The New Under-23sβ»
The Irish FA announced on 2 October 2007 that they would be, entering side in the International Challenge Trophy. The team was selected only from players playing in the IFA Premiership and as such it is also a successor to the Irish League representative team. For the 2007β09 International Challenge Trophy the team was managed by Linfield's David Jeffrey and for the 2009-11 International Challenge Trophy by Portadown's Ronnie McFall. On both occasions Northern Ireland failed to make it beyond the group stage. And have not entered a team since.
2007β09 International Challenge Trophyβ»
![]() | 2β1 | ![]() |
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58 Hubert 85 Lutun |
(Report) | 46 Peter Thompson |
![]() | 0β1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | 88 Stephen Rice |
![]() | 1β0 | ![]() |
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10 Skutka | (Report) |
2009β11 International Challenge Trophyβ»
![]() | 2β2 | ![]() |
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Jay Magee Daryl Fordyce |
(Report) |
![]() | 2β0 | ![]() |
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Jordan Owens Martin Donnelly |
(Report) |
![]() | 2β0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Squadβ»
Squad for the match against Portugal, 12 October 2010. Clubs correct at time of call-up.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Chris Keenan | (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 (age 37) | ![]() | |||
1GK | Sean O'Neill | (1988-04-11) 11 April 1988 (age 36) | ![]() | |||
2DF | Chris Ramsey | (1990-05-24) 24 May 1990 (age 34) | ![]() | |||
3MF | Billy Joe Burns | (1989-08-24) 24 August 1989 (age 34) | ![]() | |||
2DF | Johnny Taylor | (1988-06-30) 30 June 1988 (age 36) | ![]() | |||
2DF | Jay Magee | (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 36) | 1 | ![]() | ||
2DF | Ross Redman | (1989-11-23) 23 November 1989 (age 34) | ![]() | |||
2DF | Archie Stewart | (1989-12-03) 3 December 1989 (age 34) | ![]() | |||
3MF | Philip Lowry | (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 34) | ![]() | |||
3MF | Robert Garrett | (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 36) | ![]() | |||
3MF | Jamie Mulgrew | (1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 38) | ![]() | |||
3MF | Stuart Dallas | (1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 33) | ![]() | |||
3MF | Martin Donnelly | (1988-08-28) 28 August 1988 (age 35) | 1 | ![]() | ||
3MF | Michael Carvill | (1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 (age 36) | ![]() | |||
4FW | Daryl Fordyce | (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 (age 37) | 1 | ![]() | ||
4FW | Curtis Allen | (1988-02-22) 22 February 1988 (age 36) | ![]() | |||
4FW | Jordan Owens | (1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 35) | 1 | ![]() | ||
4FW | Darren Boyce | (1986-01-25) 25 January 1986 (age 38) | ![]() |
Competitive recordβ»
International Challenge Trophyβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "List of Northern Ireland Under-23 Players and fixtures", 14 May 2008
- ^ Official Match Programme
- ^ "NI to compete for U23 silverware ", 14 May 2008
- ^ "U23 SQUAD ANNOUNCED", 18 December 2011