Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

National under-19 association football team representing Northern Ireland

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team.

Northern Ireland Under-19Nickname(s)| The GAWA, Norn Iron

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Association| Irish Football Association
Confederation| UEFA (Europe)
Head coach| Gareth McAuley
Home stadium| various
FIFA code| NIR

First colours

Second colours

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First international
Ireland Youth 0–4  Wales
(Solitude, Belfast; 10 January 1948)
European Championship
Appearances| 14 (first in 1948)
Best result| Runners-Up: 1963

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

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Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place

### European Championships

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* 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

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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

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### Milk Cup Elite Section

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* Winners: 1997, 2008, 2009, 2014

## Coaches

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Coaches of the Northern Ireland youth/under-18/under-19 side include:

Manager  | Career

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Billy Cook | [1]
Norman Kernaghan | [2]
Joe Kinkead | [3]
Tommy Casey |
Jackie Cummings | 1979–??[4]
Roy Millar | 1983–1999
Mal Donaghy | 2000–2008
Steve Beaglehole | 2008–2011[5]
Stephen Robinson | 2011–2013[6]
Stephen Craigan | 2013–2016[7]
Stephen Frail | 2016–2020[8]
Gerard Lyttle | 2021–2023[9]
Gareth McAuley | 2023–[10]

## Players

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### Current squad

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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 three team mini tournament against  Norway on 5 September 2024 and  Sweden on 8 September 2024.[11]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Club

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| 1GK | Mason Munn |  (2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 (age 18) |  Rangers
| 1GK | Josh Gracey  |  (2007-12-14) 14 December 2007 (age 16) |  Wolves

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| 2DF | Joshua Briggs  |  (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18) |  West Ham United
| 2DF | George Goodman  |  (2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 (age 17) |  Bradford City
| 2DF | Calum Moreland  |  (2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 (age 17) |  Aston Villa
| 2DF | Keevan Hawthorne  |  (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 17) |  Cliftonville
| 2DF | Matty Orr  |  (2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 (age 17) |  Linfield

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| 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 | Rhys Walsh  |  (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 18) |  Sunderland
| 3MF | Jack Doherty  |  (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 17) |  Fleetwood Town
| 3MF | Senan Devine  |  (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17) |  Coleraine
| 3MF | Max Wilson  |  (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 17) |  Preston North End
| 3MF | Blaine McClure  |  (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 17) |  Rangers
| 3MF | James Simpson  |  (2007-04-05) 5 April 2007 (age 17) |  Linfield
| 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 | Isaac Hughes  |  (2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 16) |  Forest Green Rovers

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| 4FW | Sam Anderson  |  (2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 18) |  Luton Town
| 4FW | Ryan Corrigan  |  (2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 (age 17) |  Cliftonville
| 4FW | Michael Brammeld  |  (2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 (age 17) |  MK Dons
| 4FW | Braiden Graham |  (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 16) |  Everton

### Recent call-ups

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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

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DF | Brendan Hamilton  |  (2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 (age 18) | \-  | \-  |  Aberdeen | v.  Norway, 21 July 2024
DF | Tom Atcheson  |  (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 18) | \-  | \-  |  Blackburn Rovers | v.  Norway, 21 July 2024

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MF | Kieran Morrison |  (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 17) | \-  | \-  |  Liverpool | v.  Norway, 21 July 2024
MF | Ryan Donnelly  |  (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 18) | \-  | \-  |  Leicester City | v.  Portugal, 21 November 2023

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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.

## See also

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* Northern Ireland national football team
* Northern Ireland national under-21 football team
* Northern Ireland national under-17 football team

## References

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1. ^ "Player Profile: Billy Cook". NIFG. 6 August 2013.
2. ^ "Best was class from the start". BBC Sport. 15 January 2012.
3. ^ "Player Profile: Joe Kinkaid". NIFG. 10 May 2010.
4. ^ "Player Profile: Jackie Cummings". NIFG. 2 June 2013.
5. ^ "BBC SPORT – Football – Internationals". BBC. 12 June 2008.
6. ^ "Robinson Named As U19 & U17 Manager". Irish FA. 28 October 2012.
7. ^ "Northern Ireland U19 & U21 Appointments". Irish FA. 22 April 2013.
8. ^ "Stephen Frail appointed Northern Ireland Under 19 and Under 17 manager". Irish FA. 19 August 2016.
9. ^ "Gerard Lyttle appointed as Northern Ireland's U19 and U17 manager". Irish FA. February 2020.
10. ^ "Gareth McAuley is new Northern Ireland U19s manager". Irish FA. 14 August 2023.
11. ^ "U19s prepare for mini tournament in Norway". The Irish Football Association. 3 September 2024.

## External links

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* Fixtures & Results
* Current squad
* UEFA U19 Championship Record

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Northern Ireland national football team

General|

* Irish Football Association
* Ireland national football team (1882–1950)
* Managers

Venues|

* Windsor Park
* Celtic Park
* Solitude
* Grosvenor Park
* The Oval
* Dalymount Park
* Balmoral Showgrounds
* Bloomfield
* Ulster Cricket Ground

Results|

* 1882–99
* 1900–29
* 1930–59
* 1960–79
* 1980–99
* 2000–19
* 2020–present
* Matches v Home Nations

Statistics|

* Records & Statistics
* U21 Records & Statistics

Players|

* Players
* Pre-1950 players
* Dual Ireland footballers

Goals|

* David Healy

World Finals|

* Summary
* 1958
* 1982
* 1986

European Finals|

* Summary
* 2016

Other tournaments|

* British Home Championship (1884-1984)
* 2011 Nations Cup

Culture|

* Green and White Army
* Rivalry with the Republic of Ireland

Other teams|

* Women's
* B
* Amateur (defunct)
* U-23
* U-21
* U-19
* U-18 Schools
* U-17
* U-16 Schools
* Juniors

* v
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* e

National under-19 football teams of Europe (UEFA)

Active|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

Defunct|

* Czechoslovakia (U18)
* East Germany (U18)
* Soviet Union (U18)
* Yugoslavia (U18)

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UEFA European U-18 and U-19 Championship

Under-18 era, 1948–2001

FIFA Youth
Tournament|

* England 1948
* Netherlands 1949
* Austria 1950
* France 1951
* Spain 1952
* Belgium 1953
* West Germany 1954

UEFA Youth
Tournament|

* Italy 1955
* Hungary 1956
* Spain 1957
* Luxembourg 1958
* Bulgaria 1959
* Austria 1960
* Portugal 1961
* Romania 1962
* England 1963
* Netherlands 1964
* West Germany 1965
* Yugoslavia 1966
* Turkey 1967
* France 1968
* East Germany 1969
* Scotland 1970
* Czechoslovakia 1971
* Spain 1972
* Italy 1973
* Sweden 1974
* Switzerland 1975
* Hungary 1976
* Belgium 1977
* Poland 1978
* Austria 1979
* East Germany 1980

UEFA U-18
Championships|

* West Germany 1981
* Finland 1982
* England 1983
* Soviet Union 1984
* Yugoslavia 1986
* Czechoslovakia 1988
* Hungary 1990
* Germany 1992
* England 1993
* Spain 1994
* Greece 1995
* France 1996
* Iceland 1997
* Cyprus 1998
* Sweden 1999
* Germany 2000
* Finland 2001

Qualification|

* 1986
* 1988
* 1990
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001

Squads|

* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1990
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001

Under-19 era, 2002–present

UEFA U-19
Championships|

* Norway 2002
* Liechtenstein 2003
* Switzerland 2004
* Northern Ireland 2005
* Poland 2006
* Austria 2007
* Czech Republic 2008
* Ukraine 2009
* France 2010
* Romania 2011
* Estonia 2012
* Lithuania 2013
* Hungary 2014
* Greece 2015
* Germany 2016
* Georgia 2017
* Finland 2018
* Armenia 2019
* ~~Northern Ireland 2020~~
* ~~Romania 2021~~
* Slovakia 2022
* Malta 2023
* Northern Ireland 2024
* Romania 2025
* Wales 2026
* Israel 2027

Qualification|

* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006 (First, Elite)
* 2007 (First, Elite)
* 2008 (First, Elite)
* 2009 (First, Elite)
* 2010 (First, Elite)
* 2011 (First, Elite)
* 2012 (First, Elite)
* 2013 (First, Elite)
* 2014 (First, Elite)
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Squads|

* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* v
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Association football in Northern Ireland

Irish Football Association \- Northern Ireland Women's Football Association

National teams|

* Northern Ireland (history)
* B
* U-23
* U-21
* U-19
* U-18 Schools
* U-17
* U-16 Schools
* Juniors
* Women's
* Women's U-19
* Women's U-17
* Irish League XI

Leagues|

| Men|

* NIFL Premiership
* NIFL Championship
* NIFL Premier Intermediate League
* Ballymena & Provincial Football League
* Mid-Ulster Football League
* Northern Amateur Football League
* NIFL Premiership Development League

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Women|

* Women's Premiership
* Championship 1
* Championship 2

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Irish Cup
* NI Football League Cup
* Scottish Challenge Cup
* NIFL Charity Shield
* County Antrim Shield
* Mid-Ulster Cup
* North West Senior Cup
* Irish Intermediate Cup
* Steel & Sons Cup
* Bob Radcliffe Cup
* Craig Memorial Cup

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Women|

* IFA Women's Challenge Cup
* NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup
* All-Island Cup

Defunct leagues|

* Irish Intermediate League
* IFA Interim Intermediate League
* Northern Ireland Intermediate League

Defunct cups|

* Gold Cup
* Ulster Cup
* City Cup
* Floodlit Cup
* Carlsberg Cup
* Top Four Cup
* Belfast Charity Cup
* Alhambra Cup
* Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup
* McElroy Cup
* Setanta Sports Cup
* Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup
* North-South Cup
* Blaxnit Cup
* Texaco Cup
* Tyler Cup
* Irish News Cup
* Champions Cup
* George Wilson Cup

Awards|

* Ulster Footballer of the Year
* Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year

* Sunday football in Northern Ireland
* List of clubs
* List of grounds
* Records

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National sports teams of Northern Ireland

Men|

* Cricket
* Football
* B
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U18
* U17
* U16
* CP
* Futsal
* Volleyball

Women|

* Football
* U19
* U17
* Netball
* Volleyball

Multi-sport events|

* Commonwealth Games

*[Pld]: Games played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
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