# Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

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.

## 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 | UEFA European Under-18/19 Championship Finals record | UEFA European Under-18/19 Championship Finals record | UEFA European Under-18/19 Championship Finals record | UEFA European Under-18/19 Championship Finals record | UEFA European Under-18/19 Championship Finals record | UEFA European Under-18/19 Championship Finals record | UEFA European Under-18/19 Championship Finals record | UEFA European Under-18/19 Championship Finals record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification 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 | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed |
| 1949 | Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | –7 | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed |
| 1950 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1951 | Fourth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed |
| 1952 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1953 | Fifteenth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed |
| 1954 | Eighteenth place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | −18 | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed |
| 1955 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed |
| 1956 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1957 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1958 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1959 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1960 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1961 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1962 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 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 | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed | No qualification needed |
| 1965 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1966 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1967 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1968 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1969 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1970 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1971 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1972 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1973 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1974 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 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 | Walkover against Scotland | Walkover against Scotland | Walkover against Scotland | Walkover against Scotland | Walkover against Scotland | Walkover against Scotland |
| 1977 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 1978 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
| 1979 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| 1982 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| 1983 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
| 1984 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 |
| 1988 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 |
| 1990 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| 2005 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 |
| 2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| 2025 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | 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 2006 will be eligible until the end of the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.
The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification games against Denmark, Israel and Albania on 13, 16 and 19 November 2024 respectively.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Mason Munn | (2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 (age 18) | Rangers |
| 1GK | Ben Metcalf | (2006-12-02) 2 December 2006 (age 17) | Middlesbrough |
| 2DF | Josh Briggs | (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18) | West Ham United |
| 2DF | Harry Lynch | (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 18) | Glenavon |
| 2DF | Tom Atcheson | (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 18) | Blackburn Rovers |
| 2DF | Senan Devine | (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17) | Coleraine |
| 2DF | Keevan Hawthorne | (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 17) | Cliftonville |
| 2DF | Matty Orr | (2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 (age 17) | Linfield |
| 2DF | Conor Haughey | (2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 17) | Fleetwood Town |
| 3MF | Francis Turley | (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18) | Celtic |
| 3MF | Aodhan Doherty | (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 18) | Blackburn Rovers |
| 3MF | Jack Doherty | (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 17) | Fleetwood Town |
| 3MF | Callum Burnside | (2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 17) | Rangers |
| 3MF | Blaine McClure | (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 17) | Rangers |
| 3MF | Cole Brannigan | (2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 (age 17) | Aston Villa |
| 3MF | Dylan Stitt | (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 17) | Luton Town |
| 3MF | Ceadach O’Neill | (2008-04-10) 10 April 2008 (age 16) | Arsenal |
| 4FW | Ryan Corrigan | (2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 (age 17) | Cliftonville |
| 4FW | Braiden Graham | (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 17) | Everton |
| 4FW | Paul McGovern | (2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 16) | Glenavon |

### 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 |
| GK | Josh Gracey | (2007-12-14) 14 December 2007 (age 16) | - | - | Wolves | v. Sweden, 8 September 2024 |
| DF | George Goodman | (2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 (age 17) | - | - | Bradford City | v. Sweden, 8 September 2024 |
| DF | Calum Moreland | (2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 (age 17) | - | - | Aston Villa | v. Sweden, 8 September 2024 |
| DF | Brendan Hamilton | (2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 (age 18) | - | - | Aberdeen | v. Norway, 21 July 2024 |
| MF | Max Wilson | (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 17) | - | - | Preston North End | v. Sweden, 8 September 2024 |
| MF | Rhys Walsh | (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 18) | - | - | Sunderland | v. Sweden, 8 September 2024 |
| MF | James Simpson | (2007-04-05) 5 April 2007 (age 17) | - | - | Linfield | v. Sweden, 8 September 2024 |
| MF | Isaac Hughes | (2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 17) | - | - | Forest Green Rovers | v. Sweden, 8 September 2024 |
| MF | Kieran Morrison | (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 18) | - | - | Liverpool | v. Norway, 21 July 2024 |
| MF | Ryan Donnelly | (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 18) | - | - | Leicester City | v. Portugal, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Sam Anderson | (2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 18) | - | - | Luton Town | v. Sweden, 8 September 2024 |
| FW | Michael Brammeld | (2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 (age 17) | - | - | 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. |||||||