Northern Ireland

UEFA. Played 711 since 18 Feb 1882: won 187, drawn 162, lost 362. Elo 1731, ranked 57 in the world; peak 1760 in 1986.

Coming fixtures

2026-11-14 19:45Northern Ireland v UkraineGroup B2 · National Football Stadium at Windsor ParkNorthern Ireland 38% · Draw 27% · Ukraine 34%Expected goals 1.4–1.3Likeliest 1–1 (13%)Preview & head to head
2026-11-17 19:45Hungary v Northern IrelandGroup B2 · Puskás ArénaHungary 53% · Draw 25% · Northern Ireland 22%Expected goals 1.7–1.1Likeliest 1–1 (12%)Preview & head to head

Latest results

2026-10-05DNorthern Ireland 0–0 GeorgiaUEFA Nations League · Group B2 · Belfast72%
2026-10-02WUkraine 0–3 Northern IrelandUpsetUEFA Nations League · Group B2 · Trnava27%
2026-09-28DNorthern Ireland 0–0 HungaryUEFA Nations League · Group B2 · Belfast56%
2026-09-25WGeorgia 0–1 Northern IrelandUpsetUEFA Nations League · Group B2 · Tbilisi30%
2026-06-08LFrance 3–1 Northern IrelandFriendly · Lille4%
2026-06-04WNorthern Ireland 1–0 GuineaFriendly · La Línea de la Concepción60%
2026-03-31DWales 1–1 Northern IrelandFriendly · Cardiff23%
2026-03-26LItaly 2–0 Northern IrelandFIFA World Cup qualification · Bergamo11%
2025-11-17WNorthern Ireland 1–0 LuxembourgFIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast85%
2025-11-14LSlovakia 1–0 Northern IrelandFIFA World Cup qualification · Košice25%

Squad

The following players were called up for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League B matches against Ukraine on 14 November and Hungary on 17 November 2026.

Players: 25
Average age: 23.6
Caps between them: 553
Most from one club: Queens Park Rangers (2)

Where they play

0 at home · 25 abroad in 2 other countries

England 24
Scotland 1

Average club rating 1612 (ClubElo; 25 of 25 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Arsenal, ranked 1 by ClubElo.

No.	Player	Age	Caps	Goals	Club	Club Elo
Goalkeepers
	Pierce CharlesQueens Park Rangers(England)	21	16	0	Queens Park Rangers(England)	1588
	Conor HazardWycombe Wanderers(England)	28	11	0	Wycombe Wanderers(England)	1511
	Dermot MeeManchester United(England)	23	0	0	Manchester United(England)	1852
Defenders
	Paddy McNairHull City(England)	31	85	7	Hull City(England)	1642
	Trai HumeSunderland(England)	24	35	1	Sunderland(England)	1732
	Ciaron BrownOxford United(England)	28	34	2	Oxford United(England)	1548
	Brodie SpencerOxford United(England)	22	27	0	Oxford United(England)	1548
	Ruairi McConvilleNorwich City(England)	21	16	0	Norwich City(England)	1620
	Terry DevlinPortsmouth(England)	22	7	0	Portsmouth(England)	1586
	Tom AtchesonBlackburn Rovers(England)	20	6	1	Blackburn Rovers(England)	1579
	Michael ForbesDundee United(Scotland)	22	1	0	Dundee United(Scotland)	1425
Midfielders
	Shea CharlesFulham(England)	23	39	2	Fulham(England)	1801
	Jordan ThompsonPreston North End(England)	29	39	0	Preston North End(England)	1505
	Isaac PriceWest Bromwich Albion(England)	23	36	11	West Bromwich Albion(England)	1612
	Ethan GalbraithStoke City(England)	25	19	0	Stoke City(England)	1580
	Justin DevennyStoke City(England)	23	18	1	Stoke City(England)	1580
	Jamie DonleyLuton Town(England)	21	14	2	Luton Town(England)	1570
	Patrick KellyBarnsley(England)	22	8	1	Barnsley(England)	1451
Forwards
	Josh MagennisStevenage(England)	36	93	12	Stevenage(England)	1483
	Paul SmythQueens Park Rangers(England)	29	25	2	Queens Park Rangers(England)	1588
	Callum MarshallLuton Town(England)	21	17	0	Luton Town(England)	1570
	Ceadach O'NeillArsenal(England)	18	4	0	Arsenal(England)	2045
	Kieran MorrisonSheffield Wednesday(England)	19	3	0	Sheffield Wednesday(England)	1478
	Braiden GrahamEverton(England)	18	0	0	Everton(England)	1828
	Eoin KennyPortsmouth(England)	20	0	0	Portsmouth(England)	1586

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Northern Ireland national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 5 October 2026; page last edited 4 Nov 2026. Read daily.

Nations League chances: Group B2

Team	Promoted	Play-off A/B	Stays in B	Play-off B/C	Pts
Northern Ireland	49%	37%	14%	–	10.3
Hungary	47%	41%	12%	<1%	10.3
Ukraine	4%	19%	58%	18%	7.3
Georgia	–	3%	16%	81%	4.0

The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.

Tournament history

World Cup: 3 appearances

Euro: 1 appearance

2016Last 16

Nations League: 5 appearances

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

Northern Ireland v England: played 99, won 7, drawn 16, lost 76; goals 81–324. First met 18 Feb 1882, last 7 Sep 2005.

2005-09-07WNorthern Ireland 1–0 EnglandUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast10%
2005-03-26LEngland 4–0 Northern IrelandFIFA World Cup qualification · Manchester4%
1987-04-01LNorthern Ireland 0–2 EnglandUEFA Euro qualification · Belfast30%
1986-10-15LEngland 3–0 Northern IrelandUEFA Euro qualification · London16%
1985-11-13DEngland 0–0 Northern IrelandFIFA World Cup qualification · London22%
1985-02-27LNorthern Ireland 0–1 EnglandFIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast42%
1984-04-04LEngland 1–0 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship · London19%
1983-05-28DNorthern Ireland 0–0 EnglandBritish Home Championship · Belfast33%
1982-02-23LEngland 4–0 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship · London22%
1980-05-20DEngland 1–1 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship · London10%
1979-10-17LNorthern Ireland 1–5 EnglandUEFA Euro qualification · Belfast25%
1979-05-19LNorthern Ireland 0–2 EnglandBritish Home Championship · Belfast36%
1979-02-07LEngland 4–0 Northern IrelandUEFA Euro qualification · London15%
1978-05-16LEngland 1–0 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship · London15%
1977-05-28LNorthern Ireland 1–2 EnglandBritish Home Championship · Belfast38%

Latest 15 of 99 meetings.

Record by competition

Northern Ireland by competition

British Home Championship	260	47	47	166	275–689	1884–1984
FIFA World Cup qualification	146	47	39	60	158–169	1949–2026
Friendly	133	37	37	59	130–208	1882–2026
UEFA Euro qualification	124	46	26	52	138–159	1962–2023
UEFA Nations League	26	6	8	12	28–31	2018–2026
FIFA World Cup	13	3	5	5	13–23	1958–1986
UEFA Euro	4	1	0	3	2–3	2016
Nations Cup	3	0	0	3	0–10	2011
Maple Cup	2	0	0	2	1–4	1995

Top scorers

David Healy 22
Kyle Lafferty 15
Gerry Armstrong 11
Iain Dowie 11
Josh Magennis 11
Colin Clarke 10
Steven Davis 10
Jimmy Quinn 9
Gareth McAuley 9
Peter McParland 7

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.