Northern Ireland women's national football team

Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)	Green and White Army
Association	Irish Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Kenny Shiels
Captain	Marissa Callaghan
Most caps	Julie Nelson (115)
FIFA code	NIR
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	48 (8 August 2021)
Highest	48 (April 2021)
Lowest	83 (December 2004)
First international
	Republic of Ireland 4–1 Northern Ireland ; (Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 30 June 1973)
Biggest win
	Northern Ireland 8–0 Taiwan ; (Umag, Croatia; 3 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
	Scotland 11–1 Northern Ireland ; (Clydebank, Scotland, 23 November 1974)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	TBC

The Northern Ireland women's national football team represents Northern Ireland in international women's football. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, Northern Ireland is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament. The team have yet to compete in a major tournament but have qualified for the European Championships in England in 2022.

Team image[]

Nicknames[]

The Northern Ireland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Green and White Army".

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2020[]

27 October UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying	Belarus	0–1	Northern Ireland	showDinamo Stadium, Minsk
18:00 19:00 (FET)		Report	Furness 42'	Referee: Zulema González González (Spain)

27 November UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying	Northern Ireland	3–2	Belarus	showSeaview, Belfast
	McGuinness 2' Furness 61' (pen.) Voskobovich 70' (o.g.)	Report	Shcherbachenia 16', 67'	Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)

1 December UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying	Northern Ireland	5–1	Faroe Islands	showSeaview, Belfast
	Furness 6' K McGuinness 27' McCarron 56' C McGuinness 77' Langgaard 88' (o.g.)	Report	4'	Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria)

2021[]

23 February Friendly	England	6–0	Northern Ireland	showBurton upon Trent, England
12:30	White 18', 23', 49' Bronze 29' Daly 67' Toone 75' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: St George's Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

9 April UEFA Women's Euro Play-Offs	Ukraine	1–2	Northern Ireland	showKovalivka, Ukraine
18:00	Apanashchenko 22'	Report	Furness 5' Magill 57'	Stadium: Kolos Stadium Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

13 April UEFA Women's Euro Play-Offs	Northern Ireland	2–0	Ukraine	showBelfast, Northern Ireland
20:45	Callaghan 55' Caldwell 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Seaview Attendance: 0 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

10 June Friendly	Northern Ireland	0–1	Scotland	showBelfast, Northern Ireland
		Report	Weir 78' (p)	Stadium: Seaview

Players[]

Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Current squad[]

The following players were called up to the national squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs against Ukraine on 9 and 13 April 2021.^[2]

Caps and goal correct as of 23 February 2021, before the match against England.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Jacqueline Burns	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 24)	14	0	Glentoran
1GK	Becky Flaherty	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 23)	4	0	Sheffield United

2DF	Kelsie Burrows	(2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Linfield
2DF	Toni Leigh Finnegan	(2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 18)	6	0	Cliftonville
2DF	Rebecca Holloway	(1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 25)	3	0	Birmingham City
2DF	Ashley Hutton	(1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 33)	106	8	Linfield
2DF	Emma McMaster	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 22)	6	0	Glentoran
2DF	Julie Nelson	(1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 36)	109	7	Crusaders Strikers
2DF	Laura Rafferty	(1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 25)	24	0	Bristol City

3MF	Nadene Caldwell	(1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 30)	33	0	Glentoran
3MF	Marissa Callaghan	(1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 (age 35)	47	6	Cliftonville
3MF	Rachel Furness	(1988-06-19) 19 June 1988 (age 33)	61	17	Liverpool
3MF	Samantha Kelly	(1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 24)	5	0	Glentoran
3MF	Chloe McCarron	(1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 23)	11	1	Unattached
3MF	Louise McDaniel	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Unattached
3MF	Rebecca McKenna	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 20)	8	0	Linfield
3MF	Sarah Robson	(1987-05-23) 23 May 1987 (age 34)	60	4	Durham
3MF	Ciara Watling	(1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 (age 29)	0	0	Charlton Athletic

4FW	Kerry Beattie	(2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 18)	0	0	Glentoran
4FW	Simone Magill	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 26)	56	13	Everton
4FW	Danielle Maxwell	(2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 19)	3	0	Glentoran
4FW	Kirsty McGuinness	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 26)	26	5	Sion Swifts
4FW	Emily Wilson	(2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 19)	2	0	Crusaders Strikers

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been named to a squad in the past 12 months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK		(2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Crusaders Strikers	v. England on 23 February 2021
GK	Lauren Perry	(2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 20)	6	0	Forfar Farmington	v. Faroe Islands on 18 September 2020

DF		(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 17)	0	0	Lisburn Rangers	v. England on 23 February 2021
DF	Abbie Magee	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 20)	2	0	Linfield	v. England on 23 February 2021
DF	Rachel Newborough	(1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 24)	18	0	Charlton Athletic	v. Faroe Islands on 18 September 2020
DF	Demi Vance	(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 30)	53	1	Rangers	v. Faroe Islands on 18 September 2020

MF	Caragh Milligan	(1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 24)	15	2	Glentoran	v. Faroe Islands on 18 September 2020

FW	Casey Howe	(2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 18)	2	0	Linfield	v. England on 23 February 2021
FW	Lauren Wade	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 27)	21	2	Glentoran	v. England on 23 February 2021
FW	Joely Andrews	(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 19)	1	0	Glentoran	v. Faroe Islands on 18 September 2020
FW	Caitlin McGuinness	(2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 18)	5	0	Sion Swifts	v. Faroe Islands on 18 September 2020

Records[]

Northern Ireland's Simone Magill holds the world record for the fastest international goal in women's football. Previously, US forward Alex Morgan had held the record at twelve seconds. Magill achieved an eleven-second goal against Georgia at the start of a European Qualifying match on 3 June 2016, after chasing down the ball and then receiving a cross from a teammate. The Irish Football Association awarded her with a special trophy. The goal also marks the fastest ever international goal by any national Northern Irish team – male or female.^[3]

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	To Be Determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship[]

UEFA Women's Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1984	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

References[]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Northern Ireland senior women's squad for Euro play-off matches revealed". Irish Football Association. 1 April 2021.
^ Fullerton, Gareth (7 October 2017). "Northern Ireland striker recognised for scoring fastest goal ever!". belfastlive. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

External links[]

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[2] "Northern Ireland senior women's squad for Euro play-off matches revealed". Irish Football Association. 1 April 2021.

[3] Fullerton, Gareth (7 October 2017). "Northern Ireland striker recognised for scoring fastest goal ever!". belfastlive. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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